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Welcome 2021: The year of the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Ever since the Olympics were postponed nine months ago, local organizers and the IOC have been biding their time. Ever since the Olympics were postponed nine months ago, local organizers and the IOC have been biding their time. The International Olympic Committee and Tokyo organizers will have to start getting specific in the next few months. “The fact that you're going to put 10,000-plus athletes, plus all the volunteers, plus all the coaches, plus, plus, plus, plus plus. There is just too much unknown.”Q: Despite the uncertainties, what do we firmly know about staging the Tokyo Olympics?

Swimmer Ryan Lochte miffed at his times in return to racing

“This is probably going to go down as my worst meet that I’ve ever had,” he said by phone from Sarasota, Florida. When I get back (home), I’m going to start turning it up again.”At 36, Lochte is taking aim at making a fifth U.S. Olympic team. I know I’m physically tired,” he said. Lochte said he’s still in touch with Phelps, who retired after Rio and has three boys of his own now. It’s still fun.”Lochte still has his supporters, whether it’s his fans who know he’s always willing to accommodate their requests or those in the sport.

'Empire' star Taraji P. Henson hailed for mental health work

“Empire” star Taraji P. Henson has enjoyed wealth, celebrity, a Golden Globe win and an Academy Award nomination. “It’s OK to not be OK," Henson, the latest recipient of the Morton E. Ruderman Award in Inclusion, told The Associated Press via email. In 2018, the Washington, D.C., native started the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation to stop those with mental illness from being stigmatized — especially Blacks, who she says are less likely to seek treatment. This year, with the coronavirus pandemic complicating people's mental health struggles, Henson's foundation has been helping African Americans — who've been disproportionately affected by COVID-19 — access free online therapy. “We need more people like Taraji to continue to eliminate the stigma around mental health across all our communities in America.”___Follow AP New England editor Bill Kole on Twitter at http://twitter.com/billkole.

Olympics return to antiquity at the 2004 Athens Games

FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2004, file photo, the Olympic Rings are shown in flames in a pool of water during the Opening Ceremony of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)When the Olympics returned to Athens in 2004, they also returned to antiquity. They finished in central Athens at the Panathenian Stadium, the marble venue used for the opening and closing ceremonies of the inaugural 1896 Games. Irina Korzhanenko of Russia became the first woman to win a gold medal at the ancient site that birthed the Olympics. The gold medal instead went to Argentina, a team led by Manu Ginobili.

Bird's Nest and Water Cube: Beijing venues were stars, too

That was true in Beijing in 2008, and the stars were Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt. But Beijing is also storied for its signature venues like the Bird's Nest stadium, and the Water Cube swimming venue. Here are some of the highlights of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. That was true in Beijing in 2008, when the stars were Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt. But Beijing is also storied for its signature venues like the the 91,000-seat Bird's Nest stadium, and the nearby swimming venue called the Water Cube.No games before or since have impacted a city the way the Olympics did Beijing.

Cold War rivalries split the Olympics in Moscow in 1980

Here are some of the highlights of the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. The Cold War made for decades of tense Olympic battles between the United States and the Soviet Union. Four years later, the Soviet Union boycotted the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles as retaliation. The Soviet war in Afghanistan rumbled on through the 1980 Olympics. Barely a decade later, the Soviet Union would be a thing of the past as it fractured into 15 newly independent countries.

Under Armour delaying payments to some of its athletes as it deals with the fallout from coronavirus

After first-quarter sales plummeted 23%, the apparel maker said the company is negotiating sports marketing contracts to defer payment with some of its athletes. "It's obviously not a desirable situation for companies and their athletes, but these are unprecedented times and call for unprecedented tactics," he added. Dorfman said assuming Under Armour has strong relationships with its athletes and there's confidence that business will eventually turn around, he believes athletes would be willing to accept an extended payment option. Under Armour said Monday it plans to cut $325 million in operating costs to help weather the crisis. "All of our athletes have been phenomenal during this period with how they have helped their communities and how they have helped Under Armour," he said.

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Swimming legend Michael Phelps opens up

(CNN) - Swimming legend Michael Phelps is more likely to jump in a ball pool than a swimming pool these days. Phelps, who already had two sons, Boomer and Beckett, says fatherhood as been one of the "greatest things" he's had the chance to do. "For me it has been such an amazing and exciting time to see Boomer grow up as he has," Phelps told CNN's Don Riddell. "That has to change," added Phelps, as he reflected on the issue of doping in sport. "It's difficult at times," Phelps said when asked about dealing with fame.

Kieran Culkin and Jazz Charton Welcome Their First Child Together: Find Out Her Name!

Kieran Culkin and his wife, Jazz Charton, have welcomed their first child together. Charton took to Instagram on Wednesday to share the news with a sweet photo of her in a bra and underwear, cradling her newborn daughter. My favourite surprise so far, Charton captioned a sonogram pic at the time. We had no idea how much we wanted this until it happened.For more recent celebrity baby news, watch the clip below:RELATED CONTENT:Michael Phelps and Wife Nicole Welcome Third Child: Find Out His Name! Christina Anstead Welcomes Baby Boy With Husband Ant AnsteadChance the Rapper and Wife Kirsten Welcome Baby No.

Michael Phelps and Wife Nicole Welcome Third Child: Find Out His Name!

Michael Phelps and his wife, Nicole, have welcomed their third child, a baby boy named Maverick. Born 9-9-19, he captioned an Instagram shot from Nicoles hospital room with his wife and their three sons. #housefullofboys @boonestudios.Michael and Nicole are already parents to sons Boomer, 3, and Beckett, 1. For more celebrity baby news, watch the clip below:RELATED CONTENT:Michael Phelps and Wife Nicole Johnson are Expecting Baby No. 3 -- See the Cute AnnouncementMichael Phelps Celebrates Son Boomer's 2nd Birthday With Heartwarming Family PhotosMichael Phelps and Wife Nicole Welcome Baby No.