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American swimming stars Dressel and Manuel settle for relay spots at US swim trials
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Coming back from lengthy layoffs, American swimming stars Caeleb Dressel and Simone Manuel were eager to claim their first individual events of the Paris Olympics. Instead, they had to settle for supporting roles. Dressel finished third in the...
Coming back from cancer, Brazil rugby sevens star Raquel Kochhann ready to tackle her third Olympics
She heard her No. 10 being called, tapped hands with a teammate who was leaving the field, and ran into position for Brazil, a smile on her face. She made a quick sign of the cross, rubbed her hands and held them up with fingers splayed to receive the ball. And then Raquel Kochhann...
Japan's 'beat poet' Kazuko Shiraishi, pioneer of modern performance poetry, dies at 93
TOKYO (AP) — Kazuko Shiraishi, a leading name in modern Japanese “beat” poetry, known for her dramatic readings, at times with jazz music, has died. She was 93. Shiraishi, whom American poet and translator Kenneth Rexroth dubbed “the Allen Ginsberg of Japan,” died of heart...
Regan Smith sets a world record in the 100 backstroke at the U.S. Olympic trials
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — This world record was five years in the making for Regan Smith. What an up-and-down journey it's been. Bouncing back from a close-but-no-Olympics call in her first race, Smith set a world record in the women's 100-meter backstroke at the U.S....
Luke Whitlock delivers on Olympic dream by teaming up with Bobby Finke on U.S. distance swim team
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Three years ago, Luke Whitlock watched the Tokyo Olympics and dreamed of the day he could compete on the American team. Now he's being mentioned in the same sentences as Michael Phelps. The 18-year-old soon-to-be college freshman at Florida became...
World champ Alise Willoughby will lead the US BMX racing team at her fourth Olympics in Paris
Alise Willoughby has done just about everything in BMX racing except win an Olympic gold medal. She'll get her fourth shot at the Paris Games. The 33-year-old stalwart of U.S. racing was selected Tuesday for the five-rider squad — three women and two men — that USA...
Tokyo Olympic star Caeleb Dressel makes his debut at US swim trials, advancing in the 100 free
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caeleb Dressel made his debut at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials on Tuesday, posting the third-fastest time in the preliminaries of the 100-meter freestyle. The winner of five gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics, Dressel came into the trials as a bit of a mystery...
Bob Schul, the only American runner to win the 5,000 meters at the Olympics, dies at 86
Bob Schul, the only American distance runner to win gold in the 5,000 meters at the Olympics, has died. He was 86. His death on Sunday was announced by Miami University in Ohio, where Schul shined on the track and was inducted into the school’s hall of fame in 1973. No cause of...
A gate is installed on a Mount Fuji trail to control crowds, but governor says more measures needed
TOKYO (AP) — A crowd-control gate was installed halfway up Japan's Mount Fuji on Monday ahead of the July 1 start of this year's climbing season, but the governor of Yamanashi, one of the two prefectures that are home to the mountain, said additional measures are needed to control overcrowding on...
A night for familiar names at US swim trials. Ledecky, Murphy, King and Grimes win
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — It was a night for familiar names at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials. American backstroke star Ryan Murphy is headed to his third Olympics. So is breaststroke queen Lilly King. And the most prominent name of all, Katie Ledecky, locked up a second individual...
