Today: September 20, 2024
Today: September 20, 2024

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Entertainment|Sports

Shaun White starting new halfpipe league in hopes of increasing prizes, visibility for action sports

Shaun White is starting a season-long halfpipe league that will offer $1.5 million in prizes in hopes of pulling together what has long been a spread-out, confusing action-sports calendar

Shaun White starting new halfpipe league in hopes of increasing prizes, visibility for action sports
Sports

McLaughlin-Levrone to focus on her best event, the 400 hurdles, at Olympic trials

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone plans on defending her title in the 400-meter hurdles at the Paris Olympics, and has scratched from the 200 and 400-meter flat races that she had originally signed up for

McLaughlin-Levrone to focus on her best event, the 400 hurdles, at Olympic trials
Sports

Sprint great Michael Johnson launching 'Grand Slam Track' league with $100K first prizes

Sprinting great Michael Johnson is launching a track league that looks to assemble nearly 100 of the sport’s top performers four times a year to compete for $12.6 million in prize money over the season

Sprint great Michael Johnson launching 'Grand Slam Track' league with $100K first prizes
Sports

Tokyo Olympic star Caeleb Dressel makes his debut at US swim trials, advancing in the 100 free

Caeleb Dressel has made his debut at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, posting the third-fastest time in the preliminaries of the 100-meter freestyle

Tokyo Olympic star Caeleb Dressel makes his debut at US swim trials, advancing in the 100 free
Sports

Injuries taking toll on Dallas Wings, who sit near bottom of WNBA standings

The Dallas Wings have been struggling this year, with injuries taking a major toll

Injuries taking toll on Dallas Wings, who sit near bottom of WNBA standings
Health|Sports

U.S. Open champ Bryson DeChambeau now pins his Olympic hopes on Los Angeles in 2028

Bryson DeChambeau couldn’t play at the Tokyo Olympics because of COVID-19

U.S. Open champ Bryson DeChambeau now pins his Olympic hopes on Los Angeles in 2028
Sports

Rory McIlroy's time off 'exactly what he should be doing,' PGA Tour commissioner says

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan says he understands why Rory McIlroy withdrew from the Travelers Championship to recover from a late-Sunday meltdown at the U.S. Open

Rory McIlroy's time off 'exactly what he should be doing,' PGA Tour commissioner says
Sports|Travel

Paris awaits for Sha'Carri, Lyles and dozens more, but Olympic spots must be earned at trials

There is one more item to scratch off the list before everyone from Sha’Carri Richardson to Noah Lyles to Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone embark on their trips to Paris for the Olympics

Paris awaits for Sha'Carri, Lyles and dozens more, but Olympic spots must be earned at trials
Entertainment|Sports

Graduation, lack of opportunity force most gymnasts to quit. A women's league is out to change that

A new professional women's gymnastics league is hoping to give athletes a chance to walk away from the sport on their terms

Graduation, lack of opportunity force most gymnasts to quit. A women's league is out to change that
Sports

Four of America's biggest swimming stars double up at the US swimming trials

Four of America’s biggest swimming stars have doubled up at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials

Four of America's biggest swimming stars double up at the US swimming trials
Economy|News|Sports

Athletics to move to 1st week of 2028 Olympics, swimming to 2nd week, plus some venues changed

The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics announced changes to its venue plan that it says will create an estimated $156 million in combined savings and revenue increases

Athletics to move to 1st week of 2028 Olympics, swimming to 2nd week, plus some venues changed
Environment|Sports

US Olympic and other teams will bring their own AC units to Paris, undercutting environmental plan

The U.S. Olympic team is one of a handful that will supply air conditioners for their athletes at the Paris Games in a move that undercuts organizers’ plans to cut carbon emissions

US Olympic and other teams will bring their own AC units to Paris, undercutting environmental plan
Sports

He's back! Caeleb Dressel looks like himself again, winning at US Olympic swim trials

Caeleb Dressel has earned his first individual race of the Paris Games, winning the men’s 50-meter freestyle at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials

He's back! Caeleb Dressel looks like himself again, winning at US Olympic swim trials
Sports

Sha'Carri Richardson overcomes wobbly start for win in first heat at Olympic trials

Sha’Carri Richardson wobbled out of the starting block and raced with her right shoe untied but still won her preliminary 100-meter heat in 10.88 seconds to open her quest to make the Olympics at the U.S. track trials

Sha'Carri Richardson overcomes wobbly start for win in first heat at Olympic trials
Sports

Dressel and Ledecky win again at U.S. Olympic swimming trials. Keep an eye on Kate Douglass, too

Caeleb Dressel has locked up his second individual race in Paris, giving him another chance to shine after his stellar performance at the last Olympics

Dressel and Ledecky win again at U.S. Olympic swimming trials. Keep an eye on Kate Douglass, too
Sports

Sha'Carri Richardson sprints onto US Olympic team after winning 100 in 10.71 seconds

Sha’Carri Richardson earned her spot in the Paris Olympics, winning the 100-meter final in a season-best 10.71 seconds at U.S. track trials

Sha'Carri Richardson sprints onto US Olympic team after winning 100 in 10.71 seconds
Sports

Simone Manuel channels her winning side, touches first in 50 free to claim individual Olympic race

Simone Manuel has earned an individual race at the Olympics on the final night of the U.S. swimming trials, winning the 50-meter freestyle

Simone Manuel channels her winning side, touches first in 50 free to claim individual Olympic race
Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports

Vogue World celebrates French style, Olympics amid razzmatazz, as menswear season wraps up in Paris

On International Olympic Day, Vogue World took over the last day of Paris Fashion Week’s menswear collections with a show-cum-spectacle themed around the Olympics

Vogue World celebrates French style, Olympics amid razzmatazz, as menswear season wraps up in Paris
Entertainment|Sports

A look back at the US swimming trials, which were a big hit in Indianapolis

The crowds were large and raucous

A look back at the US swimming trials, which were a big hit in Indianapolis
Arts|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports

Dior’s Mount Olympus: A sporty couture homage to the Paris Games

Dior has staged an homage to sport before the Paris Olympics on the grounds of the Musée Rodin on the first day of Paris Couture Week

Dior’s Mount Olympus: A sporty couture homage to the Paris Games
Sports

Dearica Hamby replaces Sparks teammate Cameron Brink on US 3x3 Olympic team

Dearica Hamby has replaced Los Angeles Sparks teammate Cameron Brink, who suffered a torn ACL last week, on the U.S. Olympic 3x3 basketball team

Dearica Hamby replaces Sparks teammate Cameron Brink on US 3x3 Olympic team
Sports

Athing Mu stumbles, falls in 800 meters and will not have chance to defend her Olympic title

Olympic champion Athing Mu’s hopes for a repeat title came crashing down during the first lap of the 800-meter final at U.S. track trials

Athing Mu stumbles, falls in 800 meters and will not have chance to defend her Olympic title
Sports

US swim great Phelps tells Congress that Olympic anti-doping efforts fall short

U.S. swimming great Michael Phelps told a

US swim great Phelps tells Congress that Olympic anti-doping efforts fall short
Sports

American slalom canoeist Casey Eichfeld seeks first Olympic podium on record fourth try

Casey Eichfeld has qualified for the Olympics in canoe slalom, becoming the first American to qualify for four Olympics in slalom

American slalom canoeist Casey Eichfeld seeks first Olympic podium on record fourth try
Sports

Jordan Spieth is now an expert on what a 59 looks like in golf. He's watched it happen twice

Jordan Spieth became a footnote in history as the only player on the PGA Tour to twice play alongside someone who shot 59

Jordan Spieth is now an expert on what a 59 looks like in golf. He's watched it happen twice

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