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

Olympics

Sports

Minnesota has continued its playoff momentum and is one of the top teams in the WNBA

Minessota picked up right where it left off in last year's playoffs and the Lynx are one of the top teams in the WNBA

Minnesota has continued its playoff momentum and is one of the top teams in the WNBA
Sports

Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese headline WNBA All-Star team that will face US Olympic squad

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will team up on the WNBA All-Star team to play against the U.S. Olympic team led by A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart

Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese headline WNBA All-Star team that will face US Olympic squad
Sports

Brazil soccer star Marta to play in sixth Olympics at Paris Games

Brazil soccer star Marta to play in sixth Olympics at Paris Games

Brazil soccer star Marta to play in sixth Olympics at Paris Games
Arts

Fandom usually means tracking your favorite team for years − so why are the Olympics so good at making us root for sports and athletes we tune out most of the time?

Patriotic coverage helps forge the Olympics’ sense of community, weaving viewers’ lives together with athletes’ struggles and triumphs.

Fandom usually means tracking your favorite team for years − so why are the Olympics so good at making us root for sports and athletes we tune out most of the time?
Education|Entertainment

One way to get real-life legal experience? A free trip to the Paris Olympics

Georgia State professor Moraima “Mo” Ivory is known for bringing celebrities like Steve Harvey and Ludacris into her law class

One way to get real-life legal experience? A free trip to the Paris Olympics
Sports

Summer Olympians will get their support systems back in Paris after Tokyo's COVID bans

Athletes at the last Summer Olympics remember the unmistakable sadness of competing with nearly no one in the stands amid pandemic-era restrictions in Tokyo three years ago

Summer Olympians will get their support systems back in Paris after Tokyo's COVID bans
Entertainment|Sports

Jesse Owens’ achievements at 1936 Olympics were ‘thumb in the eye’ to Adolf Hitler, says US athlete’s grandson

"August 4th – An Olympic Odyssey" is a new, hour long documentary from Warner Brothers Discovery, which aired on Max, discovery+* and Eurosport. The film has utilized an extensive archive to highlight a day that holds huge importance and significance in Summer Olympics down the years, including 1936, which saw the legendary American athlete Jesse Owens win four gold medals. CNN World Sport's Don Riddell caught up with Stuart Owen Rankin, the grandson of Jesse Owens, and they began by discussing the perhaps unlikely friendship which came about from Owens competing against a German long jumper by the name of Luz Long.

Jesse Owens’ achievements at 1936 Olympics were ‘thumb in the eye’ to Adolf Hitler, says US athlete’s grandson
Sports

Simone Biles aims to qualify for third Olympics at US Gymnastics Trials

Simone Biles aims to qualify for third Olympics at US Gymnastics Trials

Simone Biles aims to qualify for third Olympics at US Gymnastics Trials
Entertainment|Sports

Team USA’s new Olympic uniforms revealed

CNN's Coy Wire joins Wolf Blitzer to discuss Team USA's new Olympic uniforms designed by iconic designer Ralph Lauren.

Team USA’s new Olympic uniforms revealed
Sports

Novak Djokovic confirmed to compete at Paris Olympics following knee surgery

Novak Djokovic confirmed to compete at Paris Olympics following knee surgery

Novak Djokovic confirmed to compete at Paris Olympics following knee surgery
Sports

French swimmer Rafael Fente-Damers injures shoulder while celebrating Olympic qualification

French swimmer Rafael Fente-Damers injures shoulder while celebrating Olympic qualification

French swimmer Rafael Fente-Damers injures shoulder while celebrating Olympic qualification
Health|Sports

‘You never think it will happen to you,’ says WNBA rookie and Olympic hopeful Cameron Brink after suffering ACL tear

‘You never think it will happen to you,’ says WNBA rookie and Olympic hopeful Cameron Brink after suffering ACL tear

‘You never think it will happen to you,’ says WNBA rookie and Olympic hopeful Cameron Brink after suffering ACL tear
Health|Sports

Simone Manuel wins 50m freestyle at US Olympic swimming trials as she continues return from overtraining syndrome

Simone Manuel wins 50m freestyle at US Olympic swimming trials as she continues return from overtraining syndrome

Simone Manuel wins 50m freestyle at US Olympic swimming trials as she continues return from overtraining syndrome
Sports

Katie Ledecky makes history with 800m freestyle victory at US Olympic trials

Katie Ledecky makes history with 800m freestyle victory at US Olympic trials

Katie Ledecky makes history with 800m freestyle victory at US Olympic trials
Sports

Sha’Carri Richardson wins 100-meter final to qualify for 2024 Paris Olympics

Sha’Carri Richardson wins 100-meter final to qualify for 2024 Paris Olympics

Sha’Carri Richardson wins 100-meter final to qualify for 2024 Paris Olympics
Sports

Lilly King gets engaged immediately after her race at the US Olympic swimming trials

Lilly King gets engaged immediately after her race at the US Olympic swimming trials

Lilly King gets engaged immediately after her race at the US Olympic swimming trials
Sports

Noah Lyles wins 100 meters at US trials to qualify for Paris Olympics

Noah Lyles wins 100 meters at US trials to qualify for Paris Olympics

Noah Lyles wins 100 meters at US trials to qualify for Paris Olympics
Sports

Sha’Carri Richardson makes statement with blistering 200m at US Olympic trials

Sha’Carri Richardson makes statement with blistering 200m at US Olympic trials

Sha’Carri Richardson makes statement with blistering 200m at US Olympic trials
Sports

Elaine Thompson-Herah, five-time Olympic gold medalist, ruled out of Paris Games with Achilles injury

Elaine Thompson-Herah, five-time Olympic gold medalist, ruled out of Paris Games with Achilles injury

Elaine Thompson-Herah, five-time Olympic gold medalist, ruled out of Paris Games with Achilles injury
Entertainment|Sports|Technology

NBC to use AI version of announcer Al Michaels’ voice for Olympics recaps

NBC to use AI version of announcer Al Michaels’ voice for Olympics recaps

NBC to use AI version of announcer Al Michaels’ voice for Olympics recaps
Sports

Athing Mu’s hopes of defending her Olympic 800m title end after falling at the US trials

Athing Mu’s hopes of defending her Olympic 800m title end after falling at the US trials

Athing Mu’s hopes of defending her Olympic 800m title end after falling at the US trials
Entertainment|Sports

Snoop Dogg delivers mic drop moments at US trials as 52-year-old runs 200m in 34.44 seconds

Snoop Dogg delivers mic drop moments at US trials as 52-year-old runs 200m in 34.44 seconds

Snoop Dogg delivers mic drop moments at US trials as 52-year-old runs 200m in 34.44 seconds
Sports

Croatia keeps Olympic hopes alive despite loss, but fails to shut door on Doncic, Slovenia

Croatia is advancing in its bid to earn one of the final spots in the Paris Olympics’ basketball field, but not with the kind of momentum it had hoped

Croatia keeps Olympic hopes alive despite loss, but fails to shut door on Doncic, Slovenia
Political|Sports|Travel

Olympics-High costs, safety worries hurt Paris Games bookings

Spiralling travel and accommodation costs, French political tumult and security concerns are discouraging many sports fans and

Olympics-High costs, safety worries hurt Paris Games bookings
Health|Lifestyle|Sports

HYROX: These two women are at the forefront of a ‘body-breaking’ fitness race with Olympic aspirations

HYROX: These two women are at the forefront of a ‘body-breaking’ fitness race with Olympic aspirations

HYROX: These two women are at the forefront of a ‘body-breaking’ fitness race with Olympic aspirations

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