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Author: Jeff Metcalfe, USA TODAY

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US wrestling heavyweight Gable Steveson takes gold at Tokyo Olympics in stunning last-second victory

August 6, 2021Jeff Metcalfe, USA TODAYComments Off on 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.

Sports

American Sakura Kokumai wants people to know karate beyond what they see in movies

August 5, 2021Jeff Metcalfe, USA TODAYComments Off on American Sakura Kokumai wants people to know karate beyond what they see in movies

Kokumai reached the final six at the Olympics, where karate made its debut in the Summer Games on Thursday in Tokyo.

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American gymnast MyKayla Skinner wins silver in vault as replacement for Simone Biles

August 1, 2021August 1, 2021Jeff Metcalfe, USA TODAYComments Off on 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.

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Olympian Kayla Miracle breaking barriers in wrestling and as LGBTQ+ pioneer

July 31, 2021Jeff Metcalfe, USA TODAYComments Off on 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.

Sports

Hall of Famer Mike Haynes wanted Herm Edwards as Arizona State football coach in 2011

October 11, 2019Jeff Metcalfe, USA TODAYComments Off on 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.

Sports

Pac-12 power rankings: Arizona State, Colorado move forward in major reshuffling this week

September 30, 2019Jeff Metcalfe, USA TODAYComments Off on Pac-12 power rankings: Arizona State, Colorado move forward in major reshuffling this week

Week 5 in college football brought change to the Pac-12 power rankings with Arizona State and Colorado surging ahead and California and USC falling.

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‘Big Hero 6’s San Fransokyo comes to life at Disneyland

August 31, 2023Eve Chen, USA TODAY

Velocity at what cost? MLB’s hardest throwers keep succumbing to Tommy John surgery

August 31, 2023Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY

Gadget guru or digitally distracted? Which of these 5 tech personalities are you?

August 31, 2023Jennifer Jolly

U.S. Embassy urges Americans to leave Haiti ‘as soon as possible’

August 31, 2023Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY

PCE inflation report: Key measure ticks higher in July. What will the Fed do?

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023Paul Davidson, USA TODAY

USF is building a $340M on-campus football stadium amid concerns academics are being left behind

August 31, 2023AP

At 61, Meg Ryan is the lead in a new rom-com. That shouldn’t be such a rare thing.

August 31, 2023Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY

Iran bans weightlifter for shaking hands, taking photo with Israeli competitor

August 31, 2023Steve Gardner, USA TODAY

Blue supermoon: See photos of the rare moon that won’t happen again until 2037

August 31, 2023Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY

College professor harassed students to quench ‘clown fetish,’ offering extra credit, cash

August 31, 2023Chris Quintana and Colin Campo, USA TODAY
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