Summer Olympics

Olympic athlete, staffer test positive for virus in Tokyo

People walk by the Olympic rings installed by the Nippon Bashi bridge in Tokyo on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (AP…

July 15, 2021 • AP

Bradley Beal out of Olympics for health and safety reasons

United States' Bradley Beal brings the ball up court against Argentina during the second half of an exhibition basketball game…

July 15, 2021 • AP

Summer Olympics

Novak Djokovic posts he is in for Tokyo Olympics

Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates his victory over Italy's Matteo Berrettini in the men's singles final match on day thirteen of…

July 15, 2021 • AP

Basketball

AP sources: Ogwumike denied by FIBA to play for Nigeria

WNBA basketball player Nneka Ogwumike, of the Los Angeles Sparks, arrives at the world premiere of "Space Jam: A New…

July 15, 2021 • AP

Basketball

USA bounces back, tops Argentina 108-80 in pre-Tokyo tune-up

Argentina's Luis Scola (4) drives the ball against United States' Bam Adebayo (13) during the first half of an exhibition…

July 14, 2021 • AP

Basketball

Shocker: U.S. falls to Nigeria 90-87 in pre-Olympic opener

United States' Damian Lillard (6) defends the ball against Nigeria during an exhibition basketball game Saturday in Las Vegas.AP Photo/David…

July 12, 2021 • AP

Cycling

Christopher Blevins builds on Durango’s Olympic mountain bike legacy

23-year-old a rider to admire on and off the bike

July 10, 2021 • John Livingston — Herald Sports editor

Cycling

Sofia Gomez-Villafañe gives Fort Lewis College another Olympian

to represent Argentina in mountain bike race

July 10, 2021 • John Livingston — Herald Sports editor

Sports

Japan bans fans at Tokyo-area Olympics venues due to virus

Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto looks on after the five-party meeting in Tokyo, Thursday, July 8, 2021. (Behrouz Mehri/Pool Photo…

July 8, 2021 • AP

Canoeing

Bug on a river: Durango’s Lokken into Olympics for slalom canoe

for paddling began on Animas River, has taken 2012 Durango High graduate around the world and to first Summer Games

July 2, 2021 • John Livingston — Herald Sports editor

Running

Olympics are harder on marijuana than pro sports

Sha'Carri Richardson celebrates after winning the women's 100-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials on June 19…

July 2, 2021 • AP

Running

U.S. sprinter Richardson will miss Olympics after marijuana test

In this June 19, 2021 photo, Sha'Carri Richardson celebrates after winning the first heat of the semis finals in women's…

July 2, 2021 • AP

AP Sports

Carli Lloyd makes U.S. soccer team for her 4th Olympics

U.S. forward Carli Lloyd (10) slides on the turf after scoring in the first minute against Jamaica during the first…

June 25, 2021 • AP

Sports

Berry opens at Olympic trials: ‘I want to impact the world’

Gwendolyn Berry lifts her arm during introductions for the prelims of the women's hammer throw at the U.S. Olympic Track…

June 25, 2021 • AP

Golf

Top-heavy field for Olympic golf still missing some stars

Dustin Johnson plays his shot from the fifth tee during the final round of the U.S. Open Golf Championship, Sunday,…

June 22, 2021 • AP

Sports

Tokyo: Olympics like no other with Olympic Village to match

A view from residential buildings for athletes during a media tour at the Olympic and Paralympic Village for the Tokyo…

June 22, 2021 • AP

Summer Olympics

Tokyo Olympics to allow local fans — but with strict limits

Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto and IOC President Thomas Bach, on a screen, greet each other during a five-party online…

June 21, 2021 • AP

AP Sports

Bird, Taurasi earn spots on fifth U.S. Olympic basketball team

Seattle Storm's Sue Bird drives as Indiana Fever's Jantel Lavender defends during the second half of a WNBA game Thursday…

June 21, 2021 • AP

Sports

Top medical adviser says ‘no fans’ safest for Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto, left, and President Seiko Hashimoto attend the news conference after receiving a report from a…

June 19, 2021 • AP

Cycling

Durango mountain biker Christopher Blevins selected for Tokyo Olympics

23-year-old gains bid from USA Cycling, continues Durango’s Olympic mountain bike legacy

June 11, 2021 • John Livingston — Herald Sports editor

Sports

10,000 volunteers drop out; Tokyo Olympics open in less than 50 days

People walk past the countdown clock for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games near Shimbashi station in Tokyo, Thursday,…

June 5, 2021 • AP

Summer Olympics

IOC offers Tokyo medical help amid call for cancellation

Demonstrators protest against the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The IOC and Tokyo Olympic organizers start three days of virtual…

May 20, 2021 • AP

Sports

More tests, no quarantine in updated Tokyo Olympic rules

Toshio Muto, CEO of Tokyo 2020, attends a press conference after a Tokyo 2020 executive board meeting Monday in Tokyo,…

April 27, 2021 • Stephen Wade

Professional Sports

Olympic athletes promised legal support if they protest

Jadon Sancho of Borussia Dortmund celebrates scoring his teams second goal of the game with a ‘Justice for George Floyd’…

April 22, 2021 • Graham Dunbar