Olympics

12:13 AM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — U.S. manager Mike Scioscia was ejected after Philadelphia prospect Luke Williams hit a two-run triple in a four-run sixth inning, and the United States rallied to beat the Dominican Republic 8-6 on Tuesday night in Olympic baseball, qualifying to advance to the super round of

5:07 PM ET Associated Press RIGA, Latvia — Kevin Labanc and Conor Garland scored two goals apiece and the United States won its sixth straight game with a 4-2 victory over Italy in its final preliminary game at the world hockey championship on Tuesday. With the victory, the U.S. clinched first in Group B and

8:00 AM ET Aramide Oladipo Caroline Dubois was born with boxing in her blood. She comes from a family with a rich boxing history dating back centuries, but her journey to the top ranks was a fight of its own. At the age of nine she was forced to disguise herself as a boy named

7:30 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Japan started vaccinating Tokyo Games-bound athletes on Tuesday, the Japanese Olympic Committee said. The vaccination of healthy athletes comes as only 2-3% of the general population in Japan has been fully vaccinated. Japanese Olympic Committee officials said about 200 athletes were vaccinated at a training center on the

Jun 1, 2021 Jonathan SelvarajESPN Amit Panghal was beaten by Uzbekistan’s Shakhobidin Zoirov by a 3-2 split decision in the flyweight final at the Asian Championships on Monday. The result was a surprise since most observers felt that the 25-year-old Indian had won the bout. Three of the five scoring ringside judges gave Panghal the

11:16 PM ET Associated Press PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Todd Frazier hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in a two-run first inning, St. Louis prospect Matthew Liberatore pitched one-run ball for five innings and manager Mike Scioscia’s U.S. team beat Nicaragua 7-1 Monday night in the first game of its second chance to qualify for

7:20 PM ET Australia’s softball squad arrived in Japan on Tuesday for a pre-Olympic training camp, as the majority of the Japanese public is opposed to holding the huge international event in a country where the COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been slow. The squad, the first national team to come to Japan for such training

6:04 PM ET ESPN News Services RIGA, Latvia — Vladimir Tarasenko, a week after his St. Louis Blues were eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs, found himself across the globe, scoring a winning goal in a key game at the world championships. Russia took over the lead in Group A with 13 points Sunday, after

12:14 PM ET Simon Cambers PARIS — World No. 1 Novak Djokovic said Monday he may not play at the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer if no fans are allowed into the stadiums. Djokovic told reporters at Roland Garros he is hoping to play in Japan but that any changes to spectator numbers could

6:50 PM ET ESPN News Services RIGA, Latvia — Andrew Mangiapane had two goals and four points as resurgent Canada defeated winless Italy 7-1 on Sunday at the world hockey championships to move into a fourth-place tie in Group B. Team Canada coach Gerrard Gallant, after his team fell to 0-3 to open the tournament,

12:09 PM ET The Team USA men’s team was upset Sunday by the Netherlands in the 3×3 basketball Olympic qualifying tournament in Graz, Austria, failing to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. The 21-16 defeat in the quarterfinals eliminated the Americans from getting one of the three bids available for the Olympics. It was a surprise

11:38 AM ET Associated Press MILAN — Colombian rider Egan Bernal appears to have finally put his back problems behind him as he added the Giro d’Italia title to his Tour de France win on Sunday. Bernal, who won the Tour in 2019, safely maintained his advantage on the final day’s time trial to Milan.

11:13 AM ET Associated Press PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Catcher Matt Wieters has been dropped from the U.S. roster for Olympic baseball qualifying that starts Monday. “He’ll be on our radar if we do get the opportunity to move forward,” U.S. manager Mike Scioscia said Sunday. Wieters, a four-time All-Star, hit .200 (7-for-35) with

5:55 PM ET Associated Press RIGA, Latvia — Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist, and the United States won its fourth straight game in the world hockey championship, beating Norway 2-1 on Saturday. Jake Oettinger made 22 saves, and Conor Garland also scored. The Americans are second in Group B, a point behind

9:24 PM ET DURBAN, South Africa – Double Olympic 800 meters champion Caster Semenya failed in her latest bid to qualify for this year’s Tokyo Games, finishing well outside the qualifying mark for the 5000m. The 30-year-old South African is banned from competing in any race from 400m to a mile after the sport’s governing

5:52 PM ET Associated Press RIGA, Latvia — Adam Henrique had a goal and two assists as Canada beat Kazakhstan 4-2 on Friday at the world hockey championship to move into sixth place in Group B. Cole Perfetti scored the winner, Andrew Mangiapane and Connor Brown each had a goal and an assist, and Darcy

12:51 PM ET Associated Press Mike Scioscia was planning on having Alek Manoah for the U.S. rotation for Olympic qualifying next week. Instead, the Toronto Blue Jays called up 23-year-old right-hander, who pitched six scoreless innings against the New York Yankees this week in his major league debut. “It’s been fluid. From the roster we

6:41 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — The president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee hinted Friday that even local fans may be barred from venues when the games open in just under two months. Fans from abroad were ruled out months ago as being too risky during a pandemic. The prospect of empty venues