EUGENE (AP) — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone lowered her world record once again, running the 400-meter hurdles in 50.65 seconds Sunday, June 30, to win the U.S. Olympic trials. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) In only her fourth long hurdles race of the season, the 24-year-old...
EUGENE (AP) — When the track announcer asked Grant Holloway what he thought of his latest win at U.S. track trials, America’s best hurdler made it clear there are bigger things to come. Grant Holloway wins the men's 110-meter hurdles final during the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Maybe the most remarkable thing about Simone Biles’ decade-plus run redefining what’s possible in gymnastics is how she has managed to stay healthy while doing it. Simone Biles prepares for competition at the United States Gymnastics Olympic Trials on Friday, June 28, in...
LAUSANNE (AP) — Russian tennis players Karen Khachanov and Liudmila Samsonova declined to play at the Paris Olympics, the IOC said on Friday, June 28, and their next highest ranked compatriots were invited instead. The Olympic rings are seen on the Eiffel Tower from the Beach Volleyball court at...
Kawhi Leonard, Tyrese Haliburton and Joel Embiid are all good to go for the start of USA Basketball’s men’s national team training camp in Las Vegas next week, the first step toward what the Americans hope is a fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal. Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (AP)...
BRISBANE (AP) — Eight years after turning down his first opportunity, a still-regretful Jason Day will finally make it to an Olympics as part of an Australian golf team that includes a brother-and-sister combination for the Paris Games. Australia's Jason Day (AP) Day was ranked No. 1 in 2016 when...
KINGSTON (AP) — Elaine Thompson-Herah, the two-time reigning Olympic champion at 100 and 200 meters, will miss the Paris Games because of what she said is a small tear in her Achilles tendon. Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah (AP) Thompson-Herah went down at the New York Grand Prix this month and...
LAUSANNE (AP) — The IOC invited eight top Russian tennis players plus Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Azarenka from Belarus on Thursday, June 27, to compete as neutral athletes at the Paris Olympics — though some already declined the expected offer. Russia's Daniil Medvedev (AP) The...
PARIS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama plays against the top names in the game with the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA. He can’t wait to do the same for France at the Paris Olympics. France's basketball player Victor Wembanyama, who plays for the NBA San Antonio Spurs, speaks during media day at the...
Veteran forward Alex Morgan won’t be going to the Paris Olympics after surprisingly being left off the roster by U.S. national team coach Emma Hayes. Alex Morgan (AP) Morgan, a three-time Olympian and two-time Women’s World Cup winner, was the most notable absence on the 18-player list...
The United States is strongly favored to win the most overall medals when the Paris Olympics open in a month. The big question is this: will the Americans also top the gold-medal tally in a close race with China? An employee holds medals for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games...
It's 18 and still counting for the Philippines’ 100th year participation in the Olympics with swimmers Kayla Sanchez and Jarod Hatch and judoka Kiyomi Watanade making the grade for Paris. Lauren Hoffman (File photo) And the roster could increase to 20 pending the International Golf Federation’s...
