By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — With some names that seemed more relevant to Old-Timers Day than the present, the Dominican Republic overcame a bullpen meltdown to claim its first Olympic baseball medal. Juan Francisco homered in a four-run first inning, then ...

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 ...

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — There was an unfamiliar sight along the women's marathon course at the Tokyo Olympics: actual fans. Cheering, too. At the end, a more familiar view — a Kenyan racer leading the way. Peres Jepchirchir led a 1-2 Kenyan finish in ...

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer KAWAGOE, Japan (AP) — Her parents used to call her a lion when Nelly Korda was young because she was relentless in everything she played, from gymnastics to ice skating to golf. "I've always been super determined and super focused on what I want," Korda ...

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Argentina won its second Olympics medal ever in men's volleyball, rallying to beat Brazil 25-23, 20-25, 20-25, 25-17, 15-13 for the bronze on Saturday. The only other medal the Argentinians won in the sport came in Seoul in 1988 when they ...

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics are already the most successful since 2000 for the U.S. boxing team if measured by its haul of four medals. It's the best performance by the Americans since 1988 if measured by their three berths in Olympic title ...