Jayson Tatum scores 27 point and Kevin Durant becomes the all-time leading scorer for USA men’s basketball in Olympic play in a 119-84 win.
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Japan expands virus state of emergency after record spikes amid Olympics
Japan has expanded a coronavirus state of emergency to four more areas in addition to Tokyo on Friday.
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U.S. women’s soccer team advances to semis with win over the Netherlands
Alyssa Naeher stops a penalty late in regulation and two more in a shootout, and Megan Rapinoe converts the deciding kick as the U.S. advances to face Canada.
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Olympics: Maine’s Rachel Schneider narrowly misses advancing to 5,000-meter final
The 30-year-old from Sanford, making her first appearance at the Olympics, finishes seventh in her semifinal and is edged out of the final by less than a second.
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Djokovic loses to Zverev in semifinals, ending Golden Slam bid
Novak Djokovic was attempting to become the first man to win all four Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic gold in the same year.
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Athletes at the Tokyo Games speak out about mental health
The topic has become the talk of the Summer Olympics in the wake of Simone Biles’ decision to withdraw from the gymnastics team championships.
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Sponsors praise Simone Biles after withdrawal from gynmastics event
Athleta and Visa are among the sponsors standing by Biles’ decision to put her mental health first.
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U.S. swimmer Dressel wins first individual gold, winning the 100 freestyle
Caeleb Dressel won three previous Olympic gold medals in relays.
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Olympics roundup: Top U.S. pole vaulter tests positive for COVID-19, forced to withdraw
Sam Kendricks, a two-time world champion and the American record holder, pulls out of the Tokyo Games because of a positive COVID-19 test.
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American Sunisa Lee wins all-around gymnastics gold
The 18-year-old from Minnesota edges Rebeca Andrade of Brazil in an entertaining and hotly contested final.