2:14 AM ET More Tokyo Olympics, more life. The action rolled on Thursday night as we made our way over to the track for the first time since the opening ceremony when track and field qualifying events began. Team USA has medal contenders in Rai Benjamin in the men’s 400-meter hurdles and Athing Mu and
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10:26 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The LPGA Tour and the Swinging Skirts Golf Foundation canceled the Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA on Thursday because of ongoing travel and border restrictions and current health concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was scheduled for Oct. 28-31 at Miramar Golf Country Club.
8:32 PM ET More Tokyo Olympics, more life. The action rolls on Thursday night as we make our way over to the track for the first time since the opening ceremonies when track and field qualifying events begin. Team USA has medal contenders in Rai Benjamin in the men’s 400-meter hurdles, and Athing Mu and
5:53 PM ET Associated Press Jordan Smith made seven birdies on his back nine to shoot an 8-under 62 and take a two-shot lead after the first round of the World Invitational. Smith birdied his opening hole and followed it with eight pars before his run of birdies. Germany’s Matthias Schmid and Scotland’s David Drysdale
9:38 AM ET Associated Press KAWAGOE, Japan — Rikuya Hoshino did not have the first tee to himself Thursday for the start of Olympic golf. The grandstand behind him, normally empty like at so many other venues at the spectator-less Games, was filled with volunteers in their Tokyo2020 shirts wanting to see the 25-year-old from
10:10 AM ET American Sunisa Lee is the women’s all-around gymnastics champion at the Tokyo Olympics. With Simone Biles out of the competition, Lee held off Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade. The United States holds the medal lead with 38, 14 of which are gold. China is right behind with 31 medals but the most golds at
7:02 AM ET SAITAMA, Japan — Around 6 p.m. Wednesday evening Patrick Reed was riding in a cart around a golf course he’d never seen before, trying to take notes before it got dark so he could start play for an Olympic medal the following morning. These entire Tokyo Games are unique and uncomfortable, but
1:20 AM ET Associated Press KAWAGOE, Japan — Men’s golf began Thursday in the Olympics, and the No. 1 player in the world was nearly 6,000 miles away watching from home. Jon Rahm still can’t believe he’s not playing. “I didn’t think ever that I was not going to be there,” Rahm said in a
6:20 AM ET Seven of the top 10 players in the Official World Golf Ranking may not be competing in the men’s tournament at the Tokyo Olympics this week, but that doesn’t mean England’s Tommy Fleetwood and others aren’t having the time of their lives. Australia’s Cameron Smith is showing his national pride in an
6:29 AM ET Rory McIlroy made clear his feelings before embarking on his first Olympic men’s golf tournament, which begins this week at the Tokyo Games. An event without spectators and lacking buzz will also be without a highly motivated McIlroy. “I am not a very patriotic guy,” McIlroy said after the final round of