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1st openly transgender Olympians are competing in Tokyo

Canada's Quinn, left, and Chile's Karen Araya vie for the ball during a women's soccer match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Sapporo, Japan. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Olympics: Already dealing with a pandemic and oppressive heat, Tokyo braces for an approaching typhoon

Supporters use fans to beat the heat at the men's cross country mountain biking at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Izu, Japan. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Tokyo Olympics: Russia takes gold in men’s team gymnastics final

Artur Dalaloyan, of the Russian Olympic Committee, performs on the horizontal bar during the artistic men's team final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Caeleb Dressel wins U.S. Olympic swimming gold as member of men’s freestyle relay team

United States men's 4x100m freestyle relay team Bowen Beck, Blake Pieroni, and Caeleb Dressel celebrate after winning the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

German gymnastics team, tired of ‘sexualization,’ wears new unitards at Tokyo Olympics

Pauline Schaefer-Betz, of Germany, performs her floor exercise routine during the women's artistic gymnastic qualifications at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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NFL faces a multitude of questions as training camps open amid ongoing pandemic

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott throws a pass as coach Mike McCarthy watches during the NFL football team's training camp in Oxnard, Calif., in this Thursday, July 22, 2021, file photo. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker, File)

Olympic surfing science: Weather dependent and defined by the sea

France's Michel Bourez goes airborne as he rides a wave during a training session at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, at Tsurigasaki beach in Ichinomiya, Japan. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)France's Michel Bourez goes airborne as he rides a wave during a training session at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, at Tsurigasaki beach in Ichinomiya, Japan. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Restraining order against Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer remains in place for now following hearing

Trevor Bauer of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on after giving up a hit to Joey Gallo of the Texas Rangers at Dodger Stadium on June 12. (Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)

Naomi Osaka lights Olympic cauldron during opening ceremony in Tokyo

Naomi Osaka lights the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics on July 23, 2021, in Tokyo. (David J. Phillip/Associated Press)

U.S. women’s soccer team urge 9th Circuit trial court to reinstate equal pay lawsuit citing superior performance

United States' goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, center, reacts at the end of a women's soccer match against Sweden at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 21, 2021, in Tokyo. Sweden won 3-0. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

Unvaccinated U.S. swimmer Michael Andrew sparks debate as Tokyo Olympics begin

In this June 19, 2021, file photo, Michael Andrew participates in the men's 50 freestyle during wave 2 of the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Cleveland’s baseball team will change name from Indians to Guardians

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Triston McKenzie delivers in the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Friday, July 9, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

At least 100 U.S. athletes remain unvaccinated as Tokyo Olympics begin

In this July 22, 2021, file photo, a health care worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Tokyo Olympics officially begin with opening ceremony held in near-empty stadium

Fireworks illuminate over the National Stadium during the opening ceremony of 2020 Tokyo Olympics views from Shibuya Sky observation deck Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

NFL coach dies after being hit by car while biking

A 2019 photo shows Greg Knapp, then with the Atlanta Falcons NFL football team. (AP Photo)