The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D. Marcus Traxler, The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D. Dec. 5—MITCHELL — For elite athletes, what ends up on their plate when it's time to eat is not a coincidence.

THE BACKGROUND: It was the year that mental health took a prominent position in the sports world – led by two female athletes, Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka. Biles, the American gymnastics superstar, ...

The team first debuted at the 2016 Rio Olympics and has since tripled in size. Yusra Mardini escaped the Syrian civil war in August 2015. She went from Syria to Lebanon and then to Turkey, and from ...

She was the dominant force at U.S. Speed Skating Trials in January, winning not only the 1000m and 1500m, but also the 500m ...