Novak Djokovic’s search for ‘Golden Slam’ comes to an end at Tokyo 2020
By Ben Morse, CNN Novak Djokovic’s search for a historic ‘Golden Slam’ came to an end on Friday as he lost to Alexander Zverev at…
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Novak Djokovic’s search for a historic ‘Golden Slam’ came to an end on Friday as he lost to Alexander Zverev at…
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, CNN The story of Suni Lee’s rise as Olympic gold medalist in many ways reflects the larger struggles of the Hmong people as one…
Continue ReadingSunisa’s Lee’s family and friends gathered in her Minnesota hometown to cheer her on as she competed in the women’s all-around gymnastics…
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente, CNN Seventeen gold medals were won. Here’s a breakdown of who’s taking home the gold: Artistic Gymnastics…
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, CNN Suni Lee just accomplished what no one expected three days ago — not even herself. “This is such a surreal moment. I…
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN The sight of a jubilant Olympian standing atop the podium after being victorious in their discipline with a gold medal between…
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN After a turbulent few years, Sunisa Lee can now call herself an Olympic gold medalist. The American gymnast won the…
Continue ReadingBy Mayumi Maruyama, Jaide Garcia and Sara Spary, CNN Germany cycling coach Patrick Moster has been sent back home from the Toyko Olympics after he…
Continue ReadingBy Jill Martin and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Caeleb Dressel has won the men’s 100 meter freestyle final with a time of 47.02 seconds, an Olympic…
Continue ReadingBy Sana Noor Haq and Aditi Sangal, CNN A tiny landlocked European country surrounded by Italy, San Marino enjoyed a breakout moment at Tokyo 2020 on…
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN After years of dominance that equated to a glut of 20 medals across the past three Olympic Games, Great Britain’s rowers…
Continue ReadingBy Sara Spary, CNN Simone Biles, the US gymnast who withdrew from Tokyo 2020 Olympic events to prioritize her mental health, has thanked fans for…
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho (KIFI) – Game one of a six-game series against the Boise Hawks did not go the way the Idaho Falls Chukars wanted it to go. The Hawks put…
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse and Shane O’Donoghue, CNN After making history with his victory at the Open earlier this month, Collin Morikawa might well be the…
Continue ReadingCollin Morikawa won the Open golf tournament on Sunday, finishing two shots ahead of Jordan…
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Trent, CNN So you’re trying to avoid spoilers about the Olympics… Even if working from home takes out the risk of watercooler…
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente and Ray Sanchez, CNN The Baltimore Ravens opened training camp Wednesday without star quarterback Lamar Jackson, who tested…
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN In between the superhuman feats of strength and grace, this year’s Olympic athletes are treating us to something equally…
Continue ReadingHow do elite athletes keep calm on the big stage? Dr. Sanjay Gupta looks at the science behind keeping…
Continue ReadingAs surfing makes its debut as an Olympic sport in Japan, CNN’s Will Ripley talks to members of the US team about the challenges of making Olympic…
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN It was meant to be the biggest day of Paula Radcliffe’s career. The whole planet was expecting the world record holder…
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, CNN Twenty-three gold medals were won. Here’s a breakdown of who’s taking home the gold: Basketball 3 X 3…
Continue ReadingDuring the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Simone Biles along with her Team USA gymnastics team addressed the media following the conclusion of the women’s team…
Continue ReadingBy Jill Martin, CNN Katie Ledecky has won the women’s 1500-meter freestyle final, giving the American her first gold medal of the Tokyo 2020…
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN The 2020 Summer Olympic Games are already historic, and not just because they’re taking place a year later than…
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN Amid spiking temperatures and humidity at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, tennis player Daniil Medvedev posed an unsettling…
Continue ReadingBy Sara Spary, CNN Simone Biles, the US gymnast who withdrew from Tokyo 2020 Olympic events to prioritize her mental health, has thanked fans for…
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church and Jill Martin, CNN Simone Biles has withdrawn from the individual all-around competition to focus on her mental health, USA…
Continue ReadingSix-time Olympic medalist Aly Raisman reacts to former teammate Simone Biles pulling out of the Team Gymnastics event at the Tokyo…
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN Simone Biles came to the Tokyo Olympics looking to earn another gold medal or four and deliver yet another stellar performance…
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, CNN At 4 feet, 8 inches tall, Simone Biles often feels she has “the weight of the world on my shoulders.” She was the first…
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, John Sinnott and Rebecca Wright, CNN Simone Biles withdrew from the women’s team gymnastics final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics…
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas and Marianne Garvey, CNN The 2020 Tokyo Olympics continue Tuesday. Here just some of the events that viewers can enjoy watching.…
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, CNN There’s no replacing Simone Biles. But her teammate and confidante Jordan Chiles was tasked with trying. Chiles, a…
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, CNN Twenty-two gold medals were won. Here’s a breakdown of who’s taking home the gold: Artistic Gymnastics…
Continue ReadingBy Aleks Klosok, CNN The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) won a dramatic women’s team gymnastic final to take the gold medal after Team USA was…
Continue ReadingSimone Biles has withdrawn from the women’s team gymnastic team event, the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee has confirmed to CNN. CNN’s…
Continue ReadingBy Jill Martin, CNN Naomi Osaka will leave the Tokyo 2020 Olympics without a medal, as the four-time major champion was upset in the third round…
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, CNN Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz made history Monday becoming the first athlete from the Philippines to win gold at the Olympics. The…
Continue ReadingAfter losing for just the second time in 23 games against the Rocky Mountain Vibes Sunday, the Idaho Falls Chukars used an early burst of offense to…
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Trent, CNN If you’ve been watching the Olympics this year, you may notice an unfamiliar abbreviation, ROC. It stands for the Russian…
Continue ReadingWayne Sterling, CNN Twenty-one gold medals were won. Here’s a breakdown of who’s taking home the gold: Archery Men’s Team: Republic…
Continue ReadingAnna Kiesenhofer secured Austria’s first cycling gold medal since 1896 with a shock win. The 30-year-old broke away from the leading group more than…
Continue ReadingBy Coy Wire and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Nobody was speaking about Anna Kiesenhofer ahead of the Tokyo 2020 women’s road race, but they certainly are…
Continue ReadingBy Toyin Owoseje, CNN Singer-songwriter Pink has offered to pay fines handed out to the Norwegian women’s beach handball team after they…
Continue ReadingBy Rebecca Wright and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN The German women’s gymnastics team has forgone bikini-cut unitards in favor of full-body versions…
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN The 2020 Tokyo Olympics continue Monday. Here just some of the events that viewers can enjoy watching. (Don’t forget:…
Continue ReadingBy Toyin Owoseje, CNN Argentinian fencer Maria Belen Perez Maurice may have lost the chance of a medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday, but she is…
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, CNN Eighteen athletes won gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. Here’s a breakdown of who clinched gold: Archery…
Continue ReadingIDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – The first annual Rigby Lake Water Polo Invitational featured eight teams competing. Tournament organizer Ryan Hancock…
Continue ReadingBy Claire Colbert and Homero De la Fuente, CNN France beat the US men’s basketball team 83-76 at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, ending Team…
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN An Iranian taekwondo athlete competing for the Refugee Olympic Team made her mark at Tokyo 2020 after she defeated two-time Olympic…
Continue ReadingBy Sana Noor Haq and Matias Grez, CNN Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten threw her arms up in the air, her face a picture of ecstasy and joy.…
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN These are early days for the Tokyo Olympics, but Naomi Osaka is quickly emerging as the headline act. Two days after lighting…
Continue ReadingBy Seamus Fagan and Kevin Dotson, CNN The United States has won its first medals of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as Chase Kalisz and Jay Litherland…
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, CNN All 11 gold medals have been awarded at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for Saturday. Here’s a breakdown of who clinched gold:…
Continue ReadingBy John Sinnott and Matias Grez, CNN Day one of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and things are hotting up — not least the weather. World No. 1 Novak…
Continue ReadingBy Don Riddell, CNN More than 10,000 athletes compete in the summer Olympics. There are gold medalists and athletes who’ll never get anywhere…
Continue ReadingBelgium’s 40-year-old basketball player Ann Wauters boasts a glittering resume of success with club teams in three different continents, but neither…
Continue ReadingBy David Close, Taylor Barnes and Aqeel Najim, CNN Algerian judo athlete Fethi Nourine says he has chosen to withdraw from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics…
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN The Tokyo Olympics — after a long delay — are finally happening. The opening ceremony formally kicked off the Games…
Continue ReadingFriday night at Melaleuca Field, the Idaho Falls Chukars made it 20 wins against the Rocky Mountain Vibes this season in 21…
Continue ReadingIDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – The 2021 Lucky Disc Golf Open got started on Friday at Freeman Park and the College of Eastern Idaho. Joseph Kozlowski…
Continue ReadingBy Teele Rebane, CNN Covid-19 has thrown more than a few curve balls at Tokyo Olympic organizers — but this isn’t the first Games to…
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente and David Close, CNN Players from the United States women’s national soccer team filed an appeal Friday to overturn a…
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN With no fans in attendance and a reduced number of athletes joining the parade, the Tokyo Olympics‘ Opening Ceremony…
Continue ReadingBy Seamus Fagan and Sara Spary, CNN Over 150 athletes, sports organizations, human rights and social justice experts have signed an open letter…
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, Jill Martin, Coy Wire, CNN Well over three quarters of the US athletes that are in Japan for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have received…
Continue ReadingIDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Matt Feinstein’s grand slam in the second inning helped the Idaho Falls Chukars beat the Rocky Mountain Vibes 8-4 on…
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN The Covid-19 pandemic has loomed large over the Tokyo Olympics ever since last year’s postponement, shaping a Games the…
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, Jacob Lev and Homero De la Fuente, CNN If a National Football League game cannot be rescheduled and is canceled due to a Covid-19…
Continue ReadingArmand “Mondo” Duplantis holds the world record in pole vault and he’s sharing his tips on managing stress in competition to help the rest of us…
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Defending Olympic champion Brazil defeated Germany on Thursday in what was a rematch of the 2016 Rio men’s football final.…
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse and Ivana Kottasova, CNN Czech beach volleyball players Markéta Sluková-Nausch and Barbora Hermannova are coming to terms with being…
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN Legendary college football coach Bobby Bowden has been diagnosed with a terminal medical condition, he and his family announced on…
Continue ReadingIDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Kona Quiggle’s three RBI day at the plate helped the Idaho Falls Chukars beat the Rocky Mountain Vibes 9-4. With the win,…
Continue ReadingBy Seamus Fagan, David Close and Jill Martin, CNN The 2020 Summer Olympics are finally underway in Tokyo. Competition began Wednesday, more than a…
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN Five women’s soccer teams took a knee ahead of their opening matches at the 2020 Summer Games. Great Britain and Chile teams…
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente, CNN US men’s beach volleyball player Taylor Crabb will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for…
Continue ReadingOlympic athletes have arrived in Japan for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and are sharing what they do in their down time on social…
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy, CNN With the Milwaukee Bucks seeking their first NBA championship in 50 years, their superstar guided the way, putting up 50 points…
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church and Aleks Klosok, CNN The Netherlands thrashed Zambia 10-3 to break the record for the most goals scored by a single team in a…
Continue ReadingIf the Olympics were held on time last year, Ryota Yamagata wouldn’t have qualified. One year later, he’s been named captain of the country’s…
Continue ReadingBy Blake Essig, Akanksha Sharma and Emiko Jozuka, CNN Empty stadiums, no fans, and if you’re an athlete it’s probably best to avoid…
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse and Aleks Klosok, CNN Brazil football legends Marta and Formiga created Olympic history on Wednesday in their opening match of the 2020…
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN Sweden laid down an early marker in the women’s Olympic football competition, hammering the US Women’s National Team…
Continue ReadingBy Chandler Thornton, CNN Brisbane has been officially announced as host of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2032. The Australian city and…
Continue ReadingBy Rebecca Wright and Will Ripley, CNN Oonagh Cousins was training up to 35 hours a week after she was picked for the British rowing team for the…
Continue ReadingBy Joshua Berlinger, CNN After a delay of more than a year due to the pandemic, the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics are finally underway. Competition…
Continue ReadingHosting the Olympics during a pandemic presents an unprecedented challenge for Japan, but there has also been a huge impact on…
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN New York Jets assistant coach Greg Knapp is in critical condition following a bicycling accident, Lieutenant Tami Williams of the…
Continue ReadingBy Luke Wolagiewicz and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Six Polish swimmers have had to return home from the Tokyo Olympics due to an administrative error by…
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN The Norwegian women’s beach handball team has been fined after players opted to wear shorts instead of bikini bottoms…
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy and Duarte Mendonca, CNN An English Premier League club has suspended a member of its first team squad after he was arrested on suspicion…
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, CNN What could have been the pinnacle of her acclaimed career has been thwarted by positive coronavirus tests. But US gymnast Kara…
Continue ReadingAfter Italy defeated England in that penalty shootout at the Euros 2020 final, some fans’ hostility resurfaced in the form of online racist abuse…
Continue ReadingBy Chandler Thornton and Ben Church, CNN Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto isn’t ruling out a last minute cancellation of the Olympic Games amid…
Continue ReadingAmerican tennis hopeful Cori “Coco” Gauff will miss the Tokyo Olympics after announcing on Twitter she tested positive for coronavirus. CNN’s Andy…
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy, CNN The sports world, just days ahead of one of its premier global events, has been dealing with a significant and concerning number…
Continue ReadingBy Jill Martin, CNN Nneka Ogwumike of the Los Angeles Sparks and Elizabeth Williams of the Atlanta Dream won’t be able to play for Nigeria in…
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