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By Mary Cunningham and the Associated Press USA gymnastics legend Simone Biles withdrew from Thursday’s all-around competition to focus on her mental well-being. USA Gymnastics said in a statement today that the 24-year-old is opting […]

By Harry Allison As painful as it was for the USA to lose to France yesterday for its first Olympic basketball defeat since 2004, this was worse. As the New York Post’S Mike Vaccaro put […]

By Harvey Hoffman NBA and NFL analyst/host Maria Taylor is officially leaving ESPN. According to an ESPN statement, Taylor and the network couldn’t come to an agreement on a contract extension. Her final assignment was Tuesday […]

By Mary Cunningham The United States women’s national team lost to Sweden today 3-0 today at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, ending its 44-match unbeaten run. Fifth-ranked Sweden put the pressure on almost immediately with three shots […]

By Mary Cunningham With some events just days away from their scheduled start, A COVID-19 outbreak could lead to cancellation of the 2021 version of the 2020 Olympics. This Reuters report has the details, as organizers […]

By Harvey Hoffman The Tokyo Olympics were delayed from last summer because of COVID-19 and are scheduled to begin in July. However, Japan is seeing a rise in cases and has a low vaccination rate. […]

By Lewis Gould The 2021 DC Sports Hall of Fame class makes you wonder: Couldn’t they have come up with anyone better? I mean, they had to scrounge for five and they added two journos. […]

By Gil Backus Tiger Woods was “lucky to be alive” after being seriously injured in a rollover crash near Rancho Palos Verdes, the Los Angeles County sheriff said yesterday. Woods was the sole occupant of […]