Katie Ledecky, Simone Biles, Megan Rapinoe, Caeleb Dressel were among those with the most memorable quotes of the Tokyo Olympics.
Author: Jeff Metcalfe, USA TODAY
US wrestling heavyweight Gable Steveson takes gold at Tokyo Olympics in stunning last-second victory
Gable Steveson, named after US wrestling legend Dan Gable, upsets Georgia’s Geno Petriashvili to win his first Olympic gold medal.
‘Losing gets their attention:’ US women’s basketball team rolls into semifinals at Olympics
After losing to Australia in a pre-Olympic exhibition match, the U.S. women’s basketball team wins 79-55 in a quarterfinal.
American gymnast MyKayla Skinner wins silver in vault as replacement for Simone Biles
MyKayla Skinner, competing in place of teammate Simone Biles, won the silver in vault behind Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, who took gold.
Olympian Kayla Miracle breaking barriers in wrestling and as LGBTQ+ pioneer
Kayla Miracle chose a still relatively new path for women when she took up wrestling and now as an Olympian is advocating for the LGBTQ+ community.
10 to watch: For Diana Taurasi, ‘longevity is no coincidence’ as she chases 5th Olympic gold
WNBA star Diana Taurasi is undefeated in 32 Olympic games. Team USA is favored to win a seventh consecutive gold medal in Tokyo.
Hall of Famer Mike Haynes wanted Herm Edwards as Arizona State football coach in 2011
When Arizona State was looking for a football coach after the 2011 season, Hall of Famer Mike Haynes had a candidate: Herm Edwards. It took six years.