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Olympics 2020

US overwhelms Spain for 3rd straight water polo gold

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Maddie Musselman held her phone out, and the U.S. women's water polo team gathered for a picture on the top step of the podium. It was a familiar scene. The dynasty is alive and well. Musselman scored three times, Ashleigh Johnson made 11 ...

Danes win return of Madison to Olympic track cycling program

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer IZU, Japan (AP) — Lasse Norman Hansen kept using the single word "devastated" to describe how he felt after his heavily favored Danish pursuit team lost to Italy in their gold medal race at the Tokyo Olympics. He'll probably find a few more joyful ones ...

France beats Serbia 91-76 for bronze medal in women’s hoops

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Gabby Williams fell to the court, not wanting anyone to see her crying while dealing with a roller-coaster of emotions. Taking home a bronze medal brought on the tears as she reflected on the sacrifices to get here. ...

Knockout punch: Brazil’s Sousa takes gold on spectacular KO

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Hebert Sousa decisively lost each of the first two rounds in the men's middleweight final. Ukraine's top-seeded Oleksandr Khyzhniak had battered the Brazilian to the brink of defeat at the Tokyo Olympics. When only a knockout could save ...

China finishes off single greatest Olympic diving contest

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — China finished off the single greatest diving performance in Olympic history on Saturday, when Cao Yuan outdueled his teammate to win the men's 10-meter platform title, giving the Chinese gold medals in seven of eight events at the Tokyo ...

USA’s Steveson scores late to win wrestling gold

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer CHIBA, Japan (AP) — With 10 seconds remaining, Gable Steveson trailed in the biggest wrestling match of his life by three points. When the clock hit zero, he was an Olympic gold medalist. Steveson was losing to Georgia's Geno Petriashvili 8-5 with time ...