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A person involved in the Tokyo Games has been stripped of their credential after violating the COVID-19 protocol by going sightseeing. View the original article to see embedded media. A participant in the Tokyo Games has been stripped of their credential for violating the Games' COVID-19 protocol after leaving the athletes' village to go sightseeing, according to Kyodo News . This marks the first dismissal of someone at the Olympics for breaking these restrictions, organizing committee spokesman Masanori Takaya said. No further details were provided, including whether the person involved is an athlete or what nationality they are. "No one must leave the athletes' village for the purpose of sightseeing," Takaya said, adding the decision was made on Friday. Olympians were placed under strict COVID-19 guidelines coming into the Games. In addition to routine testing, competitors live under a "bubble" environment, which requires them to wear masks at

Swimming the second leg of the U.S. mixed medley team, Lydia Jacoby's goggles fell from her eyes at the start of her swim, and the Americans were left off the podium. View the original article to see embedded media. In the first-ever mixed-gender swimming event at the Olympics, the United States team was undone by an equipment mishap. Lydia Jacoby, swimming the second leg breaststroke, had her goggles fall from her eyes and get stuck across her face as she dove into the pool, which clearly hindered her performance. She still swam the leg in 1:05, close to her individual swim result, but the U.S. team was put in a hole that it was unable to dig itself out of. The Americans ended up finishing fifth with a time of 3:40.58. Great Britain took gold with a world-record time of 3:37.58. China came in second at 3:38.86, while Australia won bronze at 3:38.95. Though the goggles incident was an unfortunate break, it's no sure thing the U.S. would have been in a position to win

Ledecky completes the three-peat by holding off Australia's Ariarne Titmus to win her seventh career Olympic gold medal. Death, taxes and Katie Ledecky winning gold in the 800m freestyle. Ledecky won gold on Saturday night in the 800m freestyle for the third consecutive Olympics, cruising to victory with relative ease. She finished with a time of 8:12.57, touching the wall 1.26 ahead of the runner-up. Australia's Ariarne Titmus came in second with a time of 8:13.83, while Italy’s Simona Quadarella came in third at 8:18.35. The victory gives Ledecky six individual gold medals in her Olympics career, setting a women's record and breaking a tie with Hungary's Krisztina Egerszegi, who swam in the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Games. Incredibly, Ledecky has now swam the 24 fastest times in the 800m race on record. Her best time is 8:04.79, set at the Rio Olympics in 2016. The fastest time by someone other than Ledecky is actually Titmus's finish in this race, an incredi

Votto becomes the eighth player in MLB history to hit a home run in seven consecutive games, moving one game shy of the all-time record. View the original article to see embedded media. There's a hot streak, and then there's whatever Joey Votto is experiencing right now. Votto became the eighth player in MLB history to hit a home run in seven consecutive games, going deep against the Mets Friday night at Citi Field. His solo homer in the sixth inning was a no-doubter, traveling 423 feet to give Cincinnati a 3-1 lead. In all, Votto has homered nine times during his streak, upping his season total from 12 to 21. Before the start of the streak, Votto was batting a respectable .266/.361/.471 on the season. He's since upped that slash line to .279/.375/.565, a remarkable hot streak that has him one game behind the all-time league record. Three players have hit home runs in eight consecutive games: Ken Griffey Jr. (July 20-28, 1993), Don Mattingly (July 8-18, 1987) and

Biles is still dealing with what she calls the "twisties" and will be replaced by MyKayla Skinner. View the original article to see embedded media. Ahead of the finals for the vault and uneven bars, USA Gymnastics announced Saturday that Simone Biles will not participate in either event. Her status for the finals in the floor exercise and balance beam has yet to be determined. Biles will be replaced in both events by MyKayla Skinner. Biles has been perhaps the story of the Olympics after she withdrew from the team gymnastics final and the individual all-around event , putting her future participation in the Tokyo Games in jeopardy. She reported having, " no idea where (she) was in the air " after she pulled out midway through the team gymnastics final, and has dealt with what she's calling a "twisties" problem that prevents her from executing her moves with confidence. Biles won six medals in 2016 in Rio—four gold, one silver and one bronze.

The star swimmer already won gold in in the 100m individual freestyle, setting a new Olympics record in the process. Caeleb Dressel does it again.  The sprint specialist found himself on the medal stand once more in Tokyo, taking home gold in the 100m butterfly. Heading into the race, Dressel was the heavy favorite after tying the Olympic record (50.39) in the heat and breaking it less than 24 hours later during the semifinal. He somehow one-upped himself again, setting a new world record with a time of 49.45. Kristof Milak of Hungary came in second at 49.68, while Switzerland's Noe Ponti took bronze with a time of 50.74. The 24-year-old won his first individual gold medal just a few days ago after setting a new Olympic record in the 100m individual freestyle . Once Dressel realized what he had accomplished, the emotions came flooding to the surface.  "I don't know if it's just set in yet. Right now I'm just kind of hurt," Dressel said, running a ha

The Dodgers and Giants' jaw-dropping acquisitions are among the highlights of MLB's wildest trade deadline in years. View the original article to see embedded media. Madness. So chaotic was this baseball trade deadline that it not only moved huge names—including 10 All-Stars just from this year—it also changed the game. With moves made by every contender, team decision-makers no longer will be able to hide behind the excuse of saying, “Sometimes the best deals are the ones you don’t make.” It will be a requirement going forward that standing still is not an option. The Giants and Mariners proved this new world order in their own way. Sitting on the best record in baseball in a magic carpet ride of a season—the Giants have hit the most homers and allowed the third-fewest in the National League, compiling a 151-101 advantage in homers—San Francisco could have held firm. And for hours Friday, it looked that way. Instead, because the Dodgers pulled off the blockbuster of all