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Messenger TOKYO, July 19, (AP): A third athlete at the Olympic Village in Tokyo has tested positive for COVID-19, with the Czech Republic team reporting the case Monday of a beach volleyball player who could miss his first game. Kara Eaker, an alternate on the United States women’s gymnastics team, has tested positive for COVID- 19 in an Olympic training camp in Japan. Al Fong, the personal coach for both Eaker and fellow Olympic alternate Leanne Wong, confirmed the positive test in an email to The Associated Press on Monday. Wong said Eaker, 18, was vaccinated against the novel coronavirus...

Tokyo Olympics opening overshadowed by high-profile COVID cases: Kara Eaker, Coco Gauff, Katie Lou Samuelson Jul. 19, 2021Olympics MORE A barge carrying the Olympic rings crosses Tokyo Bay, July 19, 2021. The games are due to take place from July 23 to August 8, 2021. Photo credit: Valery Sharifulin/TASS via Reuters Connect. As more than 11,000 athletes descend upon the Olympic Village in Tokyo, the number of COVID-19 cases are rising. So far, about 60 cases have been reported among those tied to the Olympics.  "The total number of positive cases lin...

NCAA's Emmert gets $2.9 million in compensation in 2019 Oklahoman Replay Video © Matt York, AP NCAA president Mark Emmert was compensated for $2.9 million in 2019. NCAA president Mark Emmert was credited with $2.9 million in total compensation during the 2019 calendar year, according to the association’s new federal tax return. The amount includes just under $2.5 million in base salary, which represents an increase of slightly more than $175,000 compared to the base amount reported for him for the 2018 calendar year. The NCAA’s new return — provided Monday in resp...

By Graham Dunbar7 hours ago Kara Eaker competes on the balance beam during the 2021 US Olympic Trials. FShareTTweetQSMSWWhatsAppBEmailJTumblrLLinkedIn7 hours ago By AP -- A third athlete at the Olympic Village in Tokyo has tested positive for COVID-19, with the Czech Republic team reporting the case Monday of a beach volleyball player who could miss his first game. Czech beach volleyball player Ondřej Perušič could miss his opening game on Monday after a PCR test confirmed his infection. Perušič and his playing partner are due to the begin their Olympic program against a team from Latvia...

Washington Post journalists Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker about their new book, I Alone Can Fix It, which chronicles the final year of the Trump presidency.