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China's Zou Jingyuan defends gold in parallel bars
PARIS -- China's Zou Jingyouan handily beat his rivals to retain the Olympic parallel bars title on Monday, picking up his third medal of the Paris Games and giving his country a second gold in gymnastics.,The 26-year-old, nicknamed 'king of parallel bars' for his dominance on the apparatus, earned ...
Algeria's Kaylia Nemour wins gold on bars; Suni Lee takes bronze
PARIS -- Algeria's Kaylia Nemour became the first African gymnast to win an Olympic medal when she secured the gold with a breathtaking routine on the uneven bars at the Paris Games on Sunday that wowed the crowd in Bercy Arena.,The 17-year-old's fast-paced routine featuring a number of complex rele...
Simone Biles grabs gold, teammate Suni Lee bronze in all-around
PARIS -- Simone Biles clinched her sixth Olympic gold medal in front of an ecstatic crowd at the Paris Games on Thursday, reasserting her status as the world's best all-around gymnast three years after she withdrew from the same final at the Tokyo Games.,In a tight race between Biles and Brazil's Re...
Simone Biles sparkles to take gold, Suni Lee bronze in all-around
PARIS -- Simone Biles sealed her sixth gold medal with a soaring floor routine and launched into a flag-waving celebration with American teammate Suni Lee, the bronze medalist in the women's gymnastics all-around on Thursday at the Olympic Games.,Biles' score of 59.131 made her the most decorated Ol...
Japan's Shinnosuke Oka wins gold in tense gymnastics all-around
PARIS -- Japan's Shinnosuke Oka displayed nerves of steel to capitalize on early errors by top contenders and fended off a late challenge by China's Zhang Boheng to win the men's all-around gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.,Zhang trailed by just 0.233 of a point to take silver and his c...
Simone Biles, Team USA dominate, claim women's gymnastics gold
Simone Biles was nearly flawless to lift Team USA to gold for the fourth time in women's gymnastics, capping a dramatic rebound from disappointment at the Tokyo Games.,Biles, who started with a 14.9 on the vault, set the record for most Olympic medals by an American gymnast. She punctuated the team ...
Chanettee Wannasaen defends maiden LPGA win in Portland
With many of the top players in Paris preparing for the Olympic Women's Golf Competition, it presents an excellent opportunity for the 144-player field at this week's Portland Classic.,Chanettee Wannasaen will defend her maiden LPGA Tour title at the Columbia Edgewater Country Club, where she beat X...
Dodgers deal RHP Ricky Vanasco to Tigers for cash
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded right-hander Ricky Vanasco to the Detroit Tigers on Monday in exchange for cash considerations.,Vanasco, 25, made his major league debut on April 15 and appeared in two games out of the Dodgers' bullpen. He allowed three runs on three hits in two innings, posting a 13....
Simone Biles shakes off ankle pain, qualifies first for Olympics all-around
PARIS -- Simone Biles experienced pain in her left calf on the first day of the women's gymnastics competition at the Paris Olympics on Sunday but the American never considered aborting any of her four apparatus routines, her coaches said.,Biles, a four-time Olympic gold medalist competing in her th...
U.S. gymnastics star Brody Malone out of all-around after struggles
American gymnast Brody Malone was expected to continue his extraordinary comeback from a serious leg injury suffered in March 2023 by competing for an all-around medal at the Paris Olympics.,Instead, after falling twice on the high bar -- his specialty -- and once on the pommel horse in the qualifyi...
Simone Biles submits original skill for Olympics uneven bars
PARIS -- Simone Biles submitted an original skill on uneven bars ahead of the Paris Olympics, which would become the American's sixth signature move and first on bars if she can successfully complete it.,The new skill is a clear hip circle forward with 1.5 turns to handstand, a variation of an eleme...
Chanettee Wannasaen hangs on to win Dana Open
Twenty-year-old Chanettee Wannasaen of Thailand notched her second LPGA Tour victory by winning the Dana Open on Sunday in Sylvania, Ohio.,Wannasaen started the day with a three-stroke lead at Highland Meadows Golf Club and fired a 4-under-par 67 to finish at 20-under 264 for the week.,She was ahead...
Chanettee Wannasaen up 3 shots with round to play at Dana Open
Chanettee Wannasaen shot a 5-under-par 66 on Saturday to continue her blistering start at the Dana Open in Sylvania, Ohio.,The product of Thailand fired six birdies, including one at No. 18 to cap her round, extending her Friday lead from a single stroke to three. Wannasaen, who previously won the P...
Tadej Pogacar closes in on third Tour de France victory
Overall leader Tadej Pogacar won his fifth stage of the Tour de France on Saturday, giving him what should be an insurmountable lead heading into the final day of the race.,Pogacar, a 25-year-old Slovenian, outsprinted two-time defending champion Jonas Vingegaard to take Stage 20, a 132.8-kilometer ...
Late eagle puts Chanettee Wannasaen into Dana Open lead
Thailand's Chanettee Wannasaen closed with an eagle on the 18th hole Friday to fire a 6-under par 65 and take a one-shot lead after two rounds of the Dana Open at Sylvania, Ohio.,After an early birdie and bogey, Wannasaen was 6 under over her final 11 holes to roar in front by a shot over Sweden's L...
Tracy Cortez chops hair to make weight for Rose Namajunas fight
Tracy Cortez made weight for her UFC main event in an unusual way.,Needing to lose roughly half a pound in order to get down to 126 pounds for her flyweight bout against Rose Namajunas, Cortez cut off a fistful of her hair.,That did the trick, as she officially weighed in at 126 pounds on the dot Fr...
Winners and Losers of 2024 NHL Free Agency
With the dust mostly settled from a frenetic NHL free agency period, let's break down the winners and losers of hockey’s offseason to date....
Dodgers send starter Bobby Miller to minors
The Los Angeles Dodgers demoted right-hander Bobby Miller to the minors on Wednesday, one day after he gave up nine runs in four innings at Philadelphia, swelling his ERA to 8.07.,The 25-year-old Miller, who is in second season in the majors, is 1-2 in seven games, all as a starter, covering 29 inni...
Wizards acquire C Jonas Valanciunas from Pelicans
The Washington Wizards acquired center Jonas Valanciunas from the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday in a sign-and-trade deal for a 2027 second-round draft pick that is protected by the Chicago Bulls between slots 31 and 50.,Valanciunas, 32, averaged 12.2 points and 8.8 rebounds in 82 games (all start...
Simone Biles Olympics-bound for 3rd time after winning team trials
Simone Biles will be headed to the Olympics for the third time after posting an all-around score of 117.225 in Minneapolis at the U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials, which concluded on Sunday night. ,Biles came on the scene at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, collecting four gold medals and a bronze. She ...