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May 11, 2025

Summer Olympics

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Golden, again: U.S. beats France in men’s basketball

August 7, 2021 The Associated Press

SAITAMA, Japan — Nothing about the summer was easy for the U.S. men’s basketball team, and neither was the gold-medal game. The Americans expected nothing less. And in the end, their Olympic reign lives on. […]

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Holly Springs diver will get two shots at medals in Tokyo

July 27, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Holly Springs High School has a rooting interest in this year’s Summer Olympics. Andrew Capobianco, a 2017 graduate of the school, will compete in two diving events and represent the United States at […]

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Biles exits with injury, US gymnasts finish 2nd in team competition

July 27, 2021 Cory Lavalette

TOKYO — Simone Biles came to Tokyo as the star of the U.S. Olympic movement and perhaps the Games themselves. It all came to a stunning halt in the women’s gymnastics final on Tuesday night […]

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Tokyo Olympics Day 2: Brown is the new bronze

July 25, 2021 Brett Friedlander

The United States had yet to win a medal at the Toyko Olympics when Charlotte native Erika Brown dove into the pool for the leadoff leg of the 4×100 meter relay Saturday night. By the […]

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In search of Olympic baseball glory — and runs

July 21, 2021 Bob Sutton

DURHAM — In order to go to a faraway place, Tim Federowicz first stepped into a new home — literally. For the former University of North Carolina catcher, it has been quite a few weeks […]

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Military strikes: Fayetteville’s Naomi Graham boxes way to Olympics

July 14, 2021 Brett Friedlander

Not all athletes are role models, and as Charles Barkley famously pointed out in a controversial 1993 Nike commercial, not all want to be. Naomi Graham is one who does. A staff sergeant in the […]

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Tokyo, under state of emergency, won’t allow fans for Olympics

July 8, 2021 The Associated Press

TOKYO — Fans were banned from the pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics which will open in two weeks, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said after meeting with IOC and Japanese organizers on Thursday. The ban came hours after […]

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Bulls teammates headed to Olympics for Team USA

July 7, 2021 Shawn Krest

DURHAM — Durham Bulls pitcher Joe Ryan picked up a new nickname from teammate Brent Honeywell Jr.: Captain America. That’s because Ryan, who is 3-3 with a 4.11 ERA in his first year with the […]

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Triangle triathletes ready for Tokyo

July 7, 2021 Brett Friedlander

The Research Triangle is famous for being a hotbed of college basketball and home to the Durham Bulls, arguably the best-known team in minor league baseball. What isn’t as well known is the high concentration […]

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Dream comes true: NC high school swimmer Claire Curzan headed to Tokyo

June 23, 2021 Brett Friedlander

Some kids dress up as superheroes for Halloween. Others wear costumes to look like ballerinas or princesses. When Claire Curzan was younger, she wanted to go trick-or-treating as an Olympic swimmer. “I remember going through […]

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