San Jose Mercury News Apologizes For Simone Manuel Olympics Headline

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Mercury News of San Jose, California, is apologizing for an insensitive headline about U.S. swimmer Simone Manuel.

The 20-year-old became the first black woman to win a gold medal in an individual swimming event when she tied for first with Penny Oleksiak of Canada in the 100-meter freestyle Thursday night.

After the race, the San Francisco Bay Area newspaper omitted Manuel's name in a headline reading "Olympics: Michael Phelps shares historic night with African-American."

It was posted on the newspaper's website and quickly removed and replaced with one carrying Manuel's name with Phelps.

The Mercury News, which covers Stanford University where Manuel trains and attends college, tweeted an apology, saying the headline was insensitive.

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