A clean slate awaits the U.S. women’s artistic gymnastics team after an unusually shaky performance in qualifications resulted in the gold medal favorites qualifying in second behind the Russian Olympic Committee. Led by Simone Biles, the four gymnasts will get a ...
For the first time since 2004, a country other than China has won an Olympic table tennis event. Japan’s Mizutani Jun and Ito Mima rallied after losing the first two sets to China’s Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen, taking the next three sets by close margins ...
The United States men did just about all they could in the team Olympic gymnastics final, but they never really had a chance of catching up to Russia, China or Japan without a major implosion from one of the three. The night ...
Two-time Olympic all-around champion Kohei Uchimura entered the Tokyo Games as a favorite to win gold as an event specialist focusing on high bar, but the Japanese superstar’s quest for an eighth Olympic medal was cut short during the second ...
TOKYO, Japan (NBC) – A coronavirus state of emergency has come into effect in Japan’s capital as new cases rise and athletes begin to arrive with just eleven days to go until the start of the Tokyo Olympics. Tokyo is ...
TOKYO, Japan (NBC) – With the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics just 15 days away, Japan declared a new state of emergency in the city amid a spike in coronavirus cases, and has banned fans, domestic and international, at ...
MEDFORD, Ore – March 26th, 2019 marks the 74th anniversary of the end of battle for Iwo Jima. The 5-week long invasion of the Japanese island helped shape the outcome of World War II in the Pacific. It’s been nearly ...
Tokyo, Japan (NTV/NBCNC) – Japan’s Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera and U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis agreed Wednesday morning Japan time to strengthen pressure on North Korea during talks over the phone in the wake of Pyongyang’s nuclear blast test this ...
Gold Hill, Ore. — A six-man rafting team is putting Southern Oregon on the map. The U.S.A. Men’s Raft Team will join nearly 100 other teams from 20 to 30 countries around the world to compete for the gold. “It’s controlled carnage… ...
Pyongyang, North Korea – U.S. officials believe North Korea fired a missile capable of reaching Alaska. The two-stage ballistic missile could have a range of at least 3,500 miles and would mark a significant step in the country’s weapons program. ...