MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The U.S. women’s soccer team has another come-from-behind, last-minute thriller to add to its legacy. The Americans won’t have much time to celebrate it: It’s time to focus on winning it all.
This is the moment the U.S. pla…
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LONDON (AP) — Sanya Richards-Ross wore her Olympic gold medal around her neck late into the night, got a few hours of sleep, said goodbye to her husband and then headed back to the track.
She put the celebration on hold.
When it resumes, it could jus…
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The U.S. women’s soccer team has advanced to the gold medal match of the Olympic tournament with a wild 4-3 win in extra time over Canada.
Alex Morgan scored on a header in the final minute of injury time in extra time Mond…
LONDON (AP) — Two-time defending champion Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica barely advanced out of the opening round of the Olympic 200 meters, finishing third in her heat in 22.75 seconds Monday night.
Sanya Richards-Ross, running less than 24 hour…
LONDON (AP) — Katie Taylor stepped through the ropes and into the madness, beaming at thousands of flag-waving, face-painted Irish fans raucously celebrating her Olympic boxing victory.
The pound-for-pound world champion clenched her fists and roared…
LONDON (AP) — Algerian middle-distance runner Taoufik Makhloufi has been kicked out of the London Olympics for not trying hard Monday in an 800-meter preliminary heat.
Makhloufi, who stopped running in the first lap of the 800, had already qualified …
LONDON (AP) — Olympic officials on Monday sharply criticized a man arrested for throwing a plastic bottle on the Olympic track before Sunday’s men’s 100-meter final, but competitors said the unpleasant incident did not affect the showcase event.
Seba…
LONDON (AP) — Defending world champion Dawn Harper, fellow American Lolo Jones and world champion Sally Pearson cruised into the semifinals of the women’s 100-meter hurdles Monday, then found themselves trying to console a longtime rival.
Jones and P…
LONDON (AP) — Pulling away from the pack with every long stride, Usain Bolt crossed the finish line and thrust his right index finger in the air.
Yes, he’s still No. 1 in the 100-meter dash. Maybe not better than ever, but Bolt is definitely back.
On…
LONDON (AP) — On the first day of the rest of his life, Michael Phelps found old habits are hard to break.
He got up around 6 in the morning Sunday, as he did while he was training.
Phelps can start sleeping later now, having ended his swimming caree…