Acrobats’ son Kharun flips script to win medal for Canada
PARIS — When two Ukrainian acrobats from the Cirque du Soleil raised their son in Las Vegas, little did they know he would one day win an Olympic medal for Canada.
MLB trade deadline roundup: All the trades from Monday
Less than 24 hours remain before the MLB trade deadline. If you want to catch up on all the deals made over the weekend, here’s your Thursday-Saturday roundup, and here’s Sunday’s edition. Let’s dig in on all the deals that went down Monday.
Simone Biles, U.S. women’s gymnastics golden once again after dominant display of redemption in Olympic team final
PARIS — It took 6.81 seconds to erase a conversation stretching back three years and three days.
Morgan brothers bring home silver at AVP Junior Nationals, eyeing Olympic dreams
HERMOSA BEACH, Calif. — Elijah and Ellison Morgan, rising beach volleyball stars from the West Side, recently clinched the silver medal in the AVP Junior National Championships in Hermosa Beach. The brothers’ impressive performance fuels their ambition to represent the United States in beach volleyball at the Olympics one day, inspired by the electrifying setting under the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
In the 1,500, there’s Katie Ledecky and then there’s everyone else
NANTERRE, France — The last time that Katie Ledecky was beaten in a 1,500-meter freestyle event was a regional swim meet in Maryland 14 years ago.
Belichick isn’t back, he’s everywhere
Bill Belichick landed his first NFL coaching gig in 1975 as a special assistant on Ted Marchibroda’s Baltimore Colts. To put that in perspective, it was so long ago that 48-year-old George Blanda was still playing in the NFL. It was so long ago that Robert Kraft was a little-known part owner of the Boston Lobsters in World Team Tennis. It was so long ago that most NFL fans under age 50 have no memory of the Colts being based in Baltimore.
Local sports briefs: Vulcans named Cobalt Golf All-America scholars; HHSAA flag football returning
Four Vulcans honored with All-America Scholar recognition
UH’s Ashlock and Heimuli are true brothers in the braddahhood
Moore, Florence win their heats to advance in Olympic surfing
Novak Djokovic eliminates rival Rafael Nadal in Olympics singles
PARIS — Top-seeded Serbian Novak Djokovic overcame a brief bout of nerves in the second set before beating 14-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal 6-1, 6-4 at the Paris Olympics on Monday.
U.S women’s hoops on target for eighth gold after beating Japan
VILLENEVE-D’ASCQ, France — The United States romped to a resounding 102-76 victory over Japan in the women’s basketball tournament at the Pierre Mauroy stadium on Monday, demonstrating that the defending champions are positioned to make a strong push for their eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal.
Majestic Marchand puts France in a frenzy with first pool gold
PARIS — Leon Marchand carried the expectations of a nation on the strongest of shoulders as he stormed to gold in the 400m individual medley in a cathartic victory at his home Olympics.
Jhonattan Vegas birdies 18th to win 3M Open, end drought
Just to be in position to win another tournament on the PGA Tour took perseverance for Jhonattan Vegas.
A flying restart for Simone Biles at Paris Olympics
PARIS — Three years after pulling out of the Tokyo Games with a mental block that prevented her from doing her dangerous gymnastics moves, Simone Biles proved to everyone Sunday at the Paris Games that she was back — and in full force.
Nadal continues majestic return to Roland Garros for Spain
PARIS — Spain’s Rafael Nadal continued his triumphant return to Roland Garros on Sunday as he blasted his way into the second round of the Olympic tennis tournament, and set up a blockbuster clash with nemesis Novak Djokovic of Serbia.
US crushes Serbia; South Sudan overcomes Puerto Rico
LILLE, France — Defending champions the United States won their Group C opener against Serbia 110-84 in front of an ecstatic crowd in one of the most anticipated games of the Olympic men’s basketball tournament at the Pierre Mauroy stadium on Sunday.
MLB roundup: Bailey Ober, Twins hold Tigers to 1 hit
Bailey Ober held Detroit to one hit over eight innings as the visiting Minnesota Twins downed the Tigers 5-0 on Sunday afternoon.
Japan’s mixed doubles team stunned, Luxembourg veteran Ni advances
Japan’s world number two table tennis mixed doubles team, Hina Hayata and Tomokazu Harimoto, were upset by North Korea’s Ri Jong Sik and Kim Kum Yong 4-1 in the first round at the Paris Olympics, losing the chance to retain the country’s gold medal.
Marks leads US charge as surf pumps for Tahiti opening day
TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti — A strong U.S. team set the standard as Olympic surfing got underway in the beautiful and sometimes brutal waves of Teahupo’o in Tahiti on Saturday, with reigning world champion Caroline Marks notching the highest heat score of the day.
For Katie Ledecky, Olympics open with a complicated loss to her biggest rival
NANTERRE, France — Ariarne Titmus got to her lane first. Or so she thought.
