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Noah Lyles not fastest in 200m semis, but still moves on to final: What to know
Noah Lyles will be going for his second gold medal of the Paris Olympics on Thursday, but he will need to improve upon his semifinal time if he hopes to make that happen.
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How Cole Hocker pulled off one of the greatest finishes to a race in Olympic history
Cole Hocker threw a jolt into track Tuesday night, first catching up to — then slipping his way past — fierce rivals Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Josh Kerr to pull the upset of the Olympic Games with an unexpected victory in a much-hyped showdown in the men’s 1500m race that wasn’t supposed to involve him.
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Noah Lyles in 200m race: Here's what to know and when to watch
All the overhead shots and race replays tell the same story. Noah Lyles only led one time during his Olympic 100-meter sprint for the ages: at the finish line. There’s a good argument that the rest of his stay at these Paris Games won’t be anywhere near as nip-and-tuck. With the Olympics still abuzz over his .005-second victory in...
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New Jersey's Athing Mu stumbles, falls in 800 meters and will not have chance to defend her Olympic title
Athing Mu got tangled up in the middle of the track and started falling. One hand hit the ground, then the other. As she rolled onto her back, her bright pink shoes started pointing toward the sky. With that, one of America’s most promising runners saw her hopes of back-to-back Olympic titles in the 800 meters go down the drain,…
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Is Shaun White Competing in 2022 Winter Olympics? You Betcha — for One Last Time
One last time, Shaun White will stand atop the Olympic halfpipe, slap his hands together, give a high-five to his coach and take his snowboard, and snowboarding, on the sort of ride that only he can dream up. The Beijing Games will be the fifth Olympics for the three-time gold medalist. And they’ll be the last Olympics for the...
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‘Sucks to Suck on the Biggest Stage': Emma Coburn Blasts Her Own Steeplechase
As has played out time and again at the Olympics, the trip, pressure, yearlong delay caused by COVID-19 — to say nothing of searing pressure that accompanies big expectations — are all valid reasons to focus more on an athlete’s journey than the result. But as Coburn stood there, chewing gum, hand on her hip, attempting to process her disappointment,...
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Skateboarder Nyjah Huston Brings Unique Brand to Olympics
On the one hand, skateboarder Nyjah Huston is the quintessential counterculture sports star with a story even the best marketing team could not make up: He spent different parts of his childhood cut off from society, living off the land, perfecting his trade in a family-owned indoor skateboard park. On the other, Huston is as typical a mainstream pitchman as…
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Slam Dunk: Gonzalez Makes Hall, Along with Bailey, Reed, Law
For towering tight end Tony Gonzalez, this was a slam dunk. The 6-foot-5 Gonzalez, who turned the celebratory post-TD dunk over the crossbar into an art form, was voted into the Hall of Fame on Saturday.
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Super Bowl: Pats vs. Rams in a Meeting of Past vs. Future
It’s never been so clear: This year’s Super Bowl matchup between the Patriots and Rams is a showdown between the NFL’s past and its future.
