EUGENE, Ore. — Elise Cranny used a late kick to pull away for the win the women’s 5,000 meters Monday at U.S. trials and make her first Olympic team. Joining her in Tokyo will be Karissa Schweizer and Rachel Schneider. Cranny, who went to college at Stanford after winning state titles as a high schooler at Niwot High School, finished […]

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JAMIE GEORGE joined Warren Gatland’s Lions squad on Monday vowing that his Championship-winning campaign has put him in great nick to face the Springboks. Hooker George was part of Saracens’ 57-15 win over Ealing Trailfinders on Sunday – cementing their return to the Premiership to end their nightmare since the salary cap scandal. And he could be heading straight into […]

When Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi won their first Olympic gold medals, there were no iPhones, Chipotle had a few more than 300 restaurants spread across the country and Netflix still was sending DVDs of motion pictures through the mail. Oh, my, here we go: Another story of some extraordinary “AARPthletes.” Bird and Taurasi were named Monday by USA Basketball […]

When Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi won their first Olympic gold medals, there were no iPhones, Chipotle had a few more than 300 restaurants spread across the country and Netflix still was sending DVDs of motion pictures through the mail. Oh, my, here we go: Another story of some extraordinary “AARPthletes.” Bird and Taurasi were named Monday by USA Basketball […]

Laura Kenny and Jason Kenny spearhead Team GB’s 26-strong cycling squad named for this summer’s rearranged Olympic Games. The pair are aiming to make history, with Jason Kenny needing one more gold medal to move past the British-record six he shares with former sprint king Chris Hoy, while his wife Laura looks to continue her extraordinary run of winning every […]

At first glance, this year’s Wimbledon, returning after the coronavirus pandemic shut down the world’s most famed tennis tournament in 2020, looks to be a diminished affair. No Rafael Nadal. After a bruising defeat to Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the French Open, Nadal withdrew from Wimbledon, citing a need to heal. No Naomi Osaka. She announced last week […]

Kiwis captain Dallin Watene-Zelezniak has signed with the Warriors and will join the club with immediate effect. Watene-Zelezniak signed from the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in a deal until the end of the 2024 NRL season. Now in his eighth season, the 25-year-old Hamilton-born Watene-Zelezniak adds another level of experience and leadership to the Warriors. He’ll be available to make his debut […]

RAHMBO proved an unstoppable force at Torrey Pines, as Jon Rahm emerged from his coronavirus nightmare with a dream US Open triumph. Rahm, 26, was cruelly denied back-to-back victories at the Memorial when he failed a Covid-19 test after a dazzling third round 64 had set him powering into a six shot lead. He was forced into isolation, and spent […]

OMAHA, Neb. — Logan Michaels gave his dad one of the greatest Father’s Day gifts imaginable Sunday. In his first College World Series at-bat, the light-hitting catcher for Virginia homered for the first time this season. Jeff Michaels, a three-year pancreatic cancer survivor, was there to see his son do it — and more — in the Cavaliers’ 6-0 victory […]