Alex Ovechkin reacts after scoring a goal. – Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports Most NHL players begin to experience a significant statistical regression at 36 years old — and that’s assuming they even last that long in the league. The ...
Blazing heat, tropical storm force Tokyo organizers to reschedule events As if dealing with a pandemic wasn’t enough, the Tokyo Games are about to get hit with a tropical storm that is expected to bring heavy rains and strong gusty ...
This year marks the first Olympics since 2000 without Michael Phelps in the water, but the 23-time gold medalist is confident that the male and female swimmers on just starting their Olympic careers on Team USA are poised to carry ...
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 ...
The bronze medal game for softball is set. Canada will face Mexico to determine which team will join the U.S. and Japan on the podium. The Canadians enter the game riding the high of their 8-1 victory over Italy which ...
The first of three new Olympic swimming events got underway Monday with preliminary heats in the women’s 1500m freestyle. There was never a doubt who would set the initial mark. Katie Ledecky, racing her third event of the day after the 400 free ...
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 ...
Podcast: Rough and rowdy rugby stars open up about their sport’s culture on and off the pitch Rugby’s a rough sport? Really? U.S. Rugby Men’s Eagles Sevens studs Kevon Williams and Brett Thompson ponder this observation on the latest episode ...
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 ...
TOKYO – Tokyo Olympic organisers on Monday moved the medal events in the surfing competition a day earlier than scheduled, marking the latest change to the programme caused by tropical storm Nepartak as it churned toward Japan’s main island. The storm is ...