Stacy St. Clair – Page 19

Will softball ever get back on the Olympics roster? ‘We’ve shown that, globally, it’s a competitive sport.’ Now it’s up to the IOC.

July 27, 2021 at 5:56 p.m.

The Japanese softball team won its second Olympic gold medal Tuesday, toppling a favored American squad in a fairy-tale finish for the host country. Except no one — not the...

The sun rises amid dark clouds on Rainbow Bridge over Tokyo Bay before the Olympic triathlon Monday at Odaiba Marine Park. A tropical storm is forecast to hit Japan around 3 a.m. Wednesday.

A tropical storm — perhaps a typhoon — is expected to make landfall at the Olympics. Because of course.

July 27, 2021 at 6:04 a.m.

A tropical storm is expected to make landfall early Wednesday on Japan's main island, likely bringing heavy rain, extreme winds and high waves to Tokyo. Because of course. Tropical Storm...

How Kevin McDowell of Geneva beat cancer en route to a 6th-place finish at the Olympics — the best-ever showing for a U.S. male triathlete: ‘I’m living the dream’

July 25, 2021 at 9:33 p.m.

When triathlete Kevin McDowell crossed the finish line in sixth place Monday morning, it marked the final steps in a difficult journey begun more than a decade ago in suburban...

Tunisia's Ahmed Hafnaoui celebrates July 25, 2021, after winning the final of the men's 400m freestyle swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Stefanie Dolson? Who? At the Olympics, she’s known as ‘Big Mama Stef’ on the 3×3 basketball court for Team USA.

July 25, 2021 at 5:53 p.m.

The Chicago Sky's Stefanie Dolson is having quite an Olympics so far. Not that you ever hear her name. Around these parts, Dolson is referred to almost exclusively as "Big...

Olivia Smoliga of Glenview helps the US reach the final of the 400-meter freestyle relay — then wins a bronze medal in an unexpected way

July 25, 2021 at 11:13 a.m.

This is not what Olivia Smoliga expected to be doing here. After helping the United States secure a spot in the women's 400-meter freestyle relay final, the Glenview native was...

The Olympic cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on July 23, 2021 at Olympic Stadium.

7 things to know about the Olympics opening ceremony, including Naomi Osaka’s big moment and Pita Taufatofua making another shirtless — and oiled — appearance

July 23, 2021 at 3:50 p.m.

The Tokyo Olympics officially are underway with the completion of the opening ceremony. But for those of you stateside who didn't watch the event live, here are seven things to...

A police officer stands on a bridge with a view of Tokyo at sunset on July 18, 2021, before the postponed 2020 Olympics begin.

Olympics begin with a somber opening ceremony in an empty Tokyo stadium, reflecting the reality of the pandemic

July 23, 2021 at 4:22 p.m.

Here's what you should know about Arisa Tsubata, the woman who ran on a treadmill at the beginning of the Olympic opening ceremony Friday. She is a nurse who worked...

Alie Rusher, with USA teammates Cicely Madden, Meghan O'Leary and Ellen Tomek, finishes fifth in a heat of the women's quadruple sculls Friday, July 23, 2021 at Sea Forest Waterway during the Tokyo Olympics.

Alie Rusher of Glenview becomes the 3rd Olympian in her family as the Tokyo rowing competition begins

July 23, 2021 at 4:13 p.m.

Glenview's Alie Rusher became the third member of her family to compete in the Olympics when the U.S. women's quadruple sculls team finished fifth in its preliminary heat Friday. "I...

What do the Olympics sound like without fans? You can hear cicadas buzzing outside Tokyo Stadium. Welcome to the Quiet Games.

July 22, 2021 at 7:54 p.m.

Roughly 30 minutes into Mexico's first Olympic match Thursday, goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa made a diving save to keep the game tied against France. It was the kind of save that,...

Olympics Q&A: What was the travel process like from Chicago to Tokyo — and now to quarantine for 3 days? And … what does aloe-flavored yogurt taste like?

July 20, 2021 at 4:01 p.m.

To entertain themselves during a mandatory three-day quarantine upon arriving in Japan, Tribune photojournalist Brian Cassella and reporter Stacy St. Clair asked their social media followers to send them questions...

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