VASHTI CUNNINGHAM

Sam “Bam” Cunningham, an All-American fullback at Southern California whose performance against Alabama was credited with helping to integrate football in the South, has died.

Facing tough opposition from Australia’s Nicola McDermott and Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh, ROC athlete Maria Lasitskene proved to be the only athlete to clear the bar at 2.04 meters.

Day 15 of the Tokyo Games will feature the American women going for gold in basketball, volleyball and water polo.

Vashti, 23, recently qualified for the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo. Her return is a chance at redemption after falling short in 2016.

Vashti, 23, recently qualified for the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo. Her return is a chance at redemption after falling short in 2016.

The so-called playbook for athletes at the Tokyo Olympics provides a guide to a “safe and successful Games."

There won’t be any reaction shots of excited, shocked or crying family members in the stands at the Tokyo Olympics.

When the American Track League opens its four-week-long series on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021 de Grasse will be one of the athletes competing at the indoor setting at the University of Arkansas. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)The prospect of winning prize money isn’t what brings high jumper Vashti Cunningham, sprinter Andre De Grasse and other top names in track to an indoor meet in Arkansas this weekend. The American Track League begins a four-week indoor series Sunday at the University of Arkansas. Crouser's staring at a number: 22.66 meters (74 feet, 4¼ inches), which happens to be the longstanding world indoor shot put record. The 28-year-old threw 22.58 meters (74 feet, 1 inch) at a meet in Manhattan, Kansas, on Dec. 5.