Brady cuts himself out of preseason start
(Reuters) – New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady knocked himself out of Thursday’s preseason game against the Chicago Bears after he cut his thumb on a pair of scissors by accident, according to media reports.
Murray sails on as Nadal, Wawrinka fall in upsets
(Reuters) – Olympic champion Andy Murray restored some order at the Western & Southern Open by cutting down South African giant Kevin Anderson to reach the quarter-finals on an upset-filled Thursday in Cincinnati.
Kerber’s march to the top continues in Cincinnati
(Reuters) – Angelique Kerber moved a step closer to turning a dream goal into reality with a hard-fought win over Barbora Strycova to reach the quarter-finals of the Western & Southern Open in a hot and humid Cincinnati on Thursday.
American Eaton retains decathlon title
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – American Ashton Eaton won his second straight Olympic decathlon gold medal on Thursday, extending his reign in a sport whose champion earns the title of the world’s greatest athlete.
Muhammad continues U.S. hurdle streak
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Dalilah Muhammad of the United States led from start to finish to take the Olympic gold medal in the 400 meters hurdles on Thursday and complete a U.S. double in the women’s and men’s events.
Athletics: American Crouser wins shot gold with record throw
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – American Ryan Crouser hurled the longest throw of his life to win the men’s shot put final on Thursday, breaking the Olympic record and snatching gold.
Basketball: U.S. heads to women’s final against Spain, maybe without Bird
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The United States beat France 86-67 on Thursday to secure their ninth trip to the women’s Olympic basketball final, where they will meet medal game debutantes Spain.
Two U.S. swimmers head out of Brazil after police questioning
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – U.S. swimmers Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger arrived at Rio de Janeiro international airport and checked onto a U.S.-bound flight on Thursday night, after they were questioned by Brazilian police over an incident at a gas stati…
Rio incident cuts short Ryan Lochte’s commercial victory lap
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The week after winning his sixth career Olympic gold in Rio, U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte should have been doing a victory lap, cashing in on his performance with fresh sponsorship deals.
Athletics: U.S. grasp second chance in 4×100 relay
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The United States grasped their second chance to reach the Olympic women’s 4×100 meters final with both hands on Thursday, racing alone around the Rio track in 41.77 seconds to knock China out of the last eight.
