Jesse Smith
Italy's Gonzalo Echenique, right, celebrates after scoring past Greece's Stylianos Argyropoulos Kanakakis, left, during a preliminary round men's water polo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Japan playing its own water polo style at Tokyo Olympics

By Jay Cohen Jul. 27, 2021 01:24 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 8, 2016, file photo, United States' Jesse Smith, left, shoots as Spain's Balasz Sziranyi Somogyi defends during their men's water polo preliminary round match at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Smith is heading to his record-tying fifth Olympics after he was selected Friday, July 2, 2021, for the U.S. men's water polo team for the Tokyo Games. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)
US water polo captain Jesse Smith misses opening ceremony

By Jay Cohen Jul. 22, 2021 11:34 PM EDT

Drones flying over the National Stadium during the opening ceremony of 2020 Tokyo Olympics is seen from Shibuya Sky observation deck Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
The Latest: Osaka lights cauldron at Tokyo opening ceremony

Jul. 22, 2021 09:51 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 8, 2016, file photo, United States' Jesse Smith, left, shoots as Spain's Balasz Sziranyi Somogyi defends during their men's water polo preliminary round match at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Smith is heading to his record-tying fifth Olympics after he was selected Friday, July 2, 2021, for the U.S. men's water polo team for the Tokyo Games. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)
Water polo's Jesse Smith makes 5th US Olympic team

By Jay Cohen Jul. 02, 2021 05:03 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2016, file photo, United States' Kerri Walsh Jennings digs for a ball while playing Brazil during the women's beach volleyball bronze medal match of the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. During the coronavirus pandemic, beach volleyball star Walsh Jennings has been doing online talks with young volleyball players, including one with the team at her alma mater of Archbishop Mitty H.S. in California. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Olympians look to help young athletes during shutdown

By Jay Cohen May. 03, 2020 01:45 PM EDT