Hulk
High jump gold medalist Gianmarco Tamberi, right, of Italy, celebrates with compatriot Lamont Marcell Jacobs, after he won the final of the men's 100-meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo. (Alfredo Falcone/LaPresse via AP)
Texas-born Italian sprints from unknown to Bolt’s successor

By Eddie Pells Aug. 01, 2021 12:26 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 31, 2020, file photo, the third base gate to Truist Park, home of baseball's Atlanta Braves, is chained shut in Atlanta. A year after the worldwide coronavirus pandemic stopped all the games in their tracks, the aftershocks are still being felt across every sector. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)
Column: MVP or MBE? Highs and lows of sports’ strange year

By Jim Like And Tim Dahlberg Mar. 09, 2021 06:36 PM EST

FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 10, 2015 file photo, Tommy 'Tiny' Lister greets fans as he arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Straight Outta Compton" at the Microsoft Theater. Tommy “Tiny” Lister, a former wrestler who was known for his Deebo character in the “Friday” films, has died. He was 62. Lister manager, Cindy Cowan, said Lister was found unconscious in his home in Marina Del Rey, California, on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. He was pronounced dead at the scene. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP, File)
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, who played Deebo in 'Friday,' dies

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. Dec. 10, 2020 10:03 PM EST