August 8, 2021 Olympic French marathon runner finishes 17th after knocking opponents' water bottles to the ground A French marathon runner is getting some flak online for appearing to knock over a row of water bottles at a hydration station during the latter half of the Olympic men’s marathon on Sunday.
August 8, 2021 Team USA tops China in medal count as Tokyo Olympics wrap with closing ceremony The United States made a push in the final stretch of the Olympics and succeeded in taking the top spot on the gold medal count from China on the final day of competitions.Â
August 7, 2021 NBC sees 'worst case scenario' as Olympics ratings plunge amid 'woke' protests NBC is giving advertisers who bought airtime during the Tokyo Olympics extra commercials due to underwhelming ratings for this year’s 2020 Olympic Games, fueled by a pandemic-weary population and backlash against woke athletes protesting the U.S. flag and national anthem.
August 7, 2021 Tokyo Olympics 2020: Americans who have won gold medals at the Games The United States has racked up a bunch of gold medals through the first week of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
August 7, 2021 Kevin Durant leads Team USA over France; fourth consecutive gold for Americans The U.S. men’s basketball team won its fourth consecutive gold medal Saturday after narrowly defeating France 87-82, extending the Americans' second-longest Olympic streak since 1968.Â
August 6, 2021 At least 10 passengers injured in stabbings on Tokyo train A man with a knife stabbed at least 10 passengers on a commuter train in Tokyo on Friday.
August 6, 2021 US women Ross, Klineman win beach volleyball gold at Olympics, defeating Australia Americans April Ross and Alix Klineman beat out Australia to claim Olympic gold in beach volleyball on Friday.
August 5, 2021 US men's basketball team advances to gold medal game after beating Australia After a poor start at the Tokyo Olympics, the U.S. men's basketball team climbed all the back Thursday as they defeated Australia in the semifinals – and are now just one win away from a fourth straight gold medal.
August 3, 2021 McLaughlin outsprints teammate Muhammad for hurdles record Sydney McLaughlin broke her world record Wednesday and won the Olympic 400-meter-hurdles gold, finishing in 51.46 seconds in yet another close victory over rival Dalilah Muhammad.
August 1, 2021 Olympic athlete Raven Saunders becomes latest to inject politics into Toykyo games United States shot-putter Raven Saunders delivered a political demonstration at the Tokyo Olympics podium on Sunday