Local News from Across the Rainy River District
To Italians, she sounds American. To Americans, she sounds Wisconsin. That’s fine by Rae Lin D’Alie, because now she’s an Olympian. “Rae Rae” – only her mom calls her Rae Lin – is the 5-foot-3 point guard of the Italian 3-on-3 basketball team fully capable of surprising the favourites at […]
TOKYO – Naomi Osaka’s first match in nearly two months will come against 52nd-ranked Zheng Saisai of China in the opening round of the Olympic tennis tournament. The second-seeded Osaka, who represents host Japan and is one of the top names at the Games, is returning to competition after she […]
TOKYO – Athlete activism is making a comeback at these Olympic Games. When play starts at the Tokyo Games on Wednesday, acts of free expression of the kind athletes were long banned from making at the Olympics will take centre stage. The British women’s soccer team has pledged to take […]
Toronto FC suffered a blow Tuesday with news that forward Ayo Akinola is out for the season after injuring the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee in Canada’s 1-0 loss to the U.S. on Sunday at the Gold Cup. Canada Soccer, meanwhile, confirmed that fellow striker Cyle Larin, injured in […]
TOKYO – Women’s basketball player Miranda Ayim and men’s rugby sevens player Nathan Hirayama have been named Canada’s flag-bearers for the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics. The reveal of who would lead Canada into the Games was made Monday morning by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “Seeing two tremendous leaders […]
TOKYO (AP) – An alternate on the United States women’s gymnastic team has tested tested positive for COVID-19 in a training camp in Japan, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee said Monday. The USOPC did not say if world champion Simone Biles or any of the other favorites to […]
TOKYO – An Olympic athlete and a staffer linked to the Tokyo Games tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Japan, organizers said Thursday. The two people, who were not identified, were among six new cases – including four contractors who are residents of Japan – reported by the Tokyo […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne, the 2018 Vezina Trophy winner, is retiring after 15 seasons. Rinne, 38, announced his decision Tuesday. The Predators have a previously scheduled morning news conference. “For more than 15 years, I’ve been on an incredible, life-changing journey with the Nashville Predators […]
LONDON (AP) – Formula One driver Lando Norris says his watch was stolen after he left the European Championship final at Wembley Stadium. Norris was unharmed but “shaken” by the incident on Sunday night, and the British driver was being supported by his McLaren team ahead of the British Grand […]
TOKYO (AP) – IOC President Thomas Bach referred to his Japanese hosts as Chinese when he appeared in public on Tuesday for the first time since arriving in Tokyo last week. Giving a pep talk at the headquarters of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee, Bach’s opening remarks were, “You have […]
Damon Allen will work with the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders’ coaching staff as part of the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship program. It’s the same program former CFL quarterback Henry Burris participated in last year with the Chicago Bears. The Bears decided to keep Burris on their staff for the […]
SANDWICH, England (AP) – Former champion Zach Johnson was the latest to withdraw from the British Open on Monday because he tested positive for the coronavirus. Louis de Jager, one of 12 players who earned a spot at Royal St. George’s through local final qualifying two weeks ago, also returned […]
