Today: November 15, 2024
Today: November 15, 2024

Olympics

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Skye Blakely ‘shut down’ after the 2021 Olympic trials. A mental coach helped bring her back

Gymnast Skye Blakely says working on her mental health has helped put her in the mix for the 2024 Olympics

Skye Blakely ‘shut down’ after the 2021 Olympic trials. A mental coach helped bring her back
Sports

Simone Biles, looking perhaps better than ever, surges to early lead at US Championships

Simone Biles put herself in position to win a ninth national gymnastics title, stringing together four occasionally brilliant rotations to take a massive lead at the U.S. Championships

Simone Biles, looking perhaps better than ever, surges to early lead at US Championships
Sports

Gable Steveson makes switch from wrestling to football by signing with the Buffalo Bills

Olympic gold medal wrestler Gable Steveson is seeking to trade the mat for the gridiron by signing a standard undrafted rookie free agent contract with the Buffalo Bills

Gable Steveson makes switch from wrestling to football by signing with the Buffalo Bills
News|Opinion|Sports

Ledecky says faith in Olympic anti-doping system at 'all-time low' after Chinese swimming case

Olympic champion Katie Ledecky says faith in the anti-doping system is at an “all-time low” in the wake of the way global regulators handled a case involving Chinese swimmers

Ledecky says faith in Olympic anti-doping system at 'all-time low' after Chinese swimming case
Asia|Sports|Travel|World

Surfers get 'best waves of our lives' at dress rehearsal for Olympic venue in Tahiti

After days of barreling along the huge waves of Tahiti’s island paradise, French Polynesian surfer Vahine Fierro has even more reason to look forward to this summer’s Olympics

Surfers get 'best waves of our lives' at dress rehearsal for Olympic venue in Tahiti
Sports

'Pure grit.' Jordan Chiles is making a run at a second Olympics, this time on her terms

Jordan Chiles is making another run at the Olympics

'Pure grit.' Jordan Chiles is making a run at a second Olympics, this time on her terms
Sports

12 years later, American Olympic hurdler Lashinda Demus will get gold medal at ceremony in Paris

There’s no making up for what Olympic hurdler Lashinda Demus lost on the day she finished

12 years later, American Olympic hurdler Lashinda Demus will get gold medal at ceremony in Paris
Business|News|Sports|World

P&G plans to downplay its corporate name in ads during Paris Olympics

What is missing from the Paris 2024 Olympics? A tear-jerking corporate advertising campaign from Procter & Gamble saluting the mothers of athletes.

P&G plans to downplay its corporate name in ads during Paris Olympics
News|Sports

Olympic boxing medalists in Paris promised cash prizes by rogue governing body

The boxing governing body declared rogue by the International Olympic Committee says it will pay $50,000 in prize money to each gold medalist at the Paris Games

Olympic boxing medalists in Paris promised cash prizes by rogue governing body
Europe|News|World

France to send extra military aid to Ukraine shortly, says Elysee

France will deliver extra military aid to Ukraine in coming days and weeks, the Elysee said on Tuesday, after President Emmanuel Macron spoke by phone with Ukrainian President

France to send extra military aid to Ukraine shortly, says Elysee
Americas|News|Sports|World

Brazilian athletes drop Olympic dreams to help flood victims

Less than three months from the Olympic Games in Paris, Brazilian athletes from the devastated southern state of Rio Grande do

Brazilian athletes drop Olympic dreams to help flood victims
News|Sports|World

Kenya's Beatrice Chebet sets world record in 10,000 meters

Beatrice Chebet of Kenya has set a world record in the 10,000 meters at the Prefontaine Classic meet, finishing in 28 minutes, 54.14 seconds

Kenya's Beatrice Chebet sets world record in 10,000 meters
News|Sports|World

Record-breaking gymnast Oksana Chusovitina's bid for ninth Olympics ends with injury at 48

Record-breaking 48-year-old gymnast Oksana Chusovitina says an injury has ended her attempt to qualify for what would have been her ninth Olympics

Record-breaking gymnast Oksana Chusovitina's bid for ninth Olympics ends with injury at 48
Sports|World

Olympics-WADA must repair trust, says U.S. athletes' commission head

Some athletes have lost trust in world anti-doping agency WADA after the body's handling of failed drug tests in Chinese swimming, according to Team USA Athletes' Commission

Olympics-WADA must repair trust, says U.S. athletes' commission head
Europe|Lifestyle|News|Opinion|Sports

From schools to the Olympics, how France's staunch secularism affects religion in public life

As the world’s eyes turn to France, host of the Olympics in two months, one of the country’s fundamental principles is under the spotlight — laïcité, or secularism

From schools to the Olympics, how France's staunch secularism affects religion in public life
News|Crime

Olympics-Elite French tactical unit hopes for peaceful Paris Games

Around 50 khaki-clad men riding atop a black armoured truck approached an abandoned office building on the outskirts of Paris one spring morning and blew open a

Olympics-Elite French tactical unit hopes for peaceful Paris Games
News|Political|Sports|World

On Chinese doping case, lawmakers demand action, answers from Olympic and law-enforcement leaders

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators have sent a letter to the leader of the World Anti-Doping Agency asking for answers about the case in which 23 Chinese swimmers were cleared to compete at the Tokyo Olympics despite positive tests for a banned drug

On Chinese doping case, lawmakers demand action, answers from Olympic and law-enforcement leaders
Sports|US

Emma Hayes' first roster as coach of the US women's team includes 2 first-time call-ups

Coach Emma Hayes has selected her first roster for the U.S. ahead of a pair of friendlies as she prepares to lead the women’s national soccer team at the Paris Olympics

Emma Hayes' first roster as coach of the US women's team includes 2 first-time call-ups
News|Sports

US Open champ Coco Gauff calls on young Americans to get out and vote. 'Use the power that we have'

She’s the U.S. Open champion

US Open champ Coco Gauff calls on young Americans to get out and vote. 'Use the power that we have'
Europe|News|Opinion|Sports|World

Can Russians and Belarusians compete at the Paris Olympics? Individual Neutral Athletes explained

Can Russians and Belarusians compete at the Paris Olympics? Individual Neutral Athletes explained

Can Russians and Belarusians compete at the Paris Olympics? Individual Neutral Athletes explained
News|Sports|US|World

Pittsburgh Penguins' Mike Sullivan named U.S. men's hockey coach for 2026 Milan Olympics

Mike Sullivan has been selected U.S. coach for the 2026 Milan Olympics

Pittsburgh Penguins' Mike Sullivan named U.S. men's hockey coach for 2026 Milan Olympics
Business|Entertainment|Technology

Comcast's Peacock to raise streaming prices ahead of Paris Olympics

Peacock, a Comcast-owned NBCUniversal's streaming service, will raise prices of its premium and premium plus plans by $2 per month, as it looks to cash in on its streaming rights to the

Comcast's Peacock to raise streaming prices ahead of Paris Olympics
Europe|News|Sports

Paris garbage collectors lift strike threat ahead of Olympic Games

Paris garbage collectors have lifted the strike notice that threatened to leave the French capital facing piles of rubbish during the Olympic Games

Paris garbage collectors lift strike threat ahead of Olympic Games
Crime|News|Sports

Athletics-Father of Ingebrigtsen brothers charged with physical abuse

Norwegian police said on Monday they have pressed charges against Gjert Ingebrigtsen, the father of Olympic 1,500 metres champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen, for alleged physical abuse.

Athletics-Father of Ingebrigtsen brothers charged with physical abuse
News|Sports

US downhill skier Breezy Johnson banned for 14 months for breaking anti-doping rules

Downhill skier Breezy Johnson has been banned for 14 months for three violations of anti-doping rules and can't race until December

US downhill skier Breezy Johnson banned for 14 months for breaking anti-doping rules
Europe|Sports

Olympics-Paris 2024 Olympics flame sets sail for France in final relay leg

The Paris 2024 Olympic flame sailed for France on Saturday on board a three-masted ship to mark the final sprint of preparations ahead of the Olympic Games opening ceremony on July

Olympics-Paris 2024 Olympics flame sets sail for France in final relay leg
Crime|Election|Europe|Sports

Ahead of Olympics, a packed Paris prison braces for crowds of inmates

A police crackdown that aims to clear a poor suburb of petty crime and street vendors before the Paris 2024 Olympics is putting pressure on an

Ahead of Olympics, a packed Paris prison braces for crowds of inmates
Sports|US

Flavor Flav is the official hype man for the US women's water polo team in the Paris Olympics

Flavor Flav believes the hype on the three-time defending Olympic champion U.S. women's water polo team, and now he's stepping in to help its quest for another gold medal

Flavor Flav is the official hype man for the US women's water polo team in the Paris Olympics
Europe|News|Sports

A Ukrainian gymnast carried the Paris Olympic torch with an EU team, in a sign of support

A Ukrainian gymnast has led a group of European athletes carrying the torch for the Paris Olympics through Marseille, a gesture of European unity and solidarity with her country amid its war with Russia

A Ukrainian gymnast carried the Paris Olympic torch with an EU team, in a sign of support
Europe|Sports|Travel

Torchbearers in Marseille kick off the Olympic flame's journey across France

Torchbearers are carrying the Olympic flame through the streets of France’s southern port city of Marseille, the first leg of an 11-week journey across the country

Torchbearers in Marseille kick off the Olympic flame's journey across France
Europe|News|Sports

Olympic torch begins journey across France after festive welcome in Marseille before Summer Games

Tens of thousands welcomed the Olympic torch in the southern French city of Marseille, marking another milestone in the lead-up to the Summer Games in Paris

Olympic torch begins journey across France after festive welcome in Marseille before Summer Games
Entertainment|Europe|Lifestyle|News|Sports|World

From Marseille to Mont-Blanc: What to know about the journey of the Olympic torch to Paris

The Olympic torch will finally enter France

From Marseille to Mont-Blanc: What to know about the journey of the Olympic torch to Paris
Europe|News|Sports|World

Double European weightlifting champion Pielieshenko killed in Ukraine war

The Ukrainian Olympic Committee says two-time European weightlifting champion Oleksandr Pielieshenko has died on the front line in the war in Ukraine

Double European weightlifting champion Pielieshenko killed in Ukraine war
Sports|World

China's Xi backs Macron call for global Olympic truce

China's President Xi Jingping on Monday called for a global truce during the Olympic Games in Paris this summer after the French president and the

China's Xi backs Macron call for global Olympic truce
Celebrity|Entertainment|News|Opinion|Sports|US|World

Brittney Griner still adjusting after Russian prison ordeal. WNBA star details experience in book

Brittney Griner says since her release from a Russian prison 17 months ago that she has used her platform as a WNBA All-Star and Olympic gold medalist to advocate for the return of other Americans detained overseas

Brittney Griner still adjusting after Russian prison ordeal. WNBA star details experience in book
Crime|News|Sports|World

IOC imposes 15-year ban on former Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait

The IOC has suspended former Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait for 15 years after his conviction for forgery was upheld on appeal this year at a Swiss criminal appeals court

IOC imposes 15-year ban on former Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait
Sports|Technology

French cyberwarriors ready to test their defense against hackers and malware during the Olympics

Just like the Olympic athletes, the cyberwarriors that will be crucial for the success of the Paris Games are deep into training for the big event

French cyberwarriors ready to test their defense against hackers and malware during the Olympics
News|Sports

Three-time US Olympian Emma Coburn says Paris dream 'is over' after ankle fracture and surgery

Three-time U.S. Olympian Emma Coburn says her “dream of Paris is over” after breaking her ankle at the Diamond League meet in Shanghai and undergoing surgery

Three-time US Olympian Emma Coburn says Paris dream 'is over' after ankle fracture and surgery
Arts|Food|Sports|Travel

The Paris Olympics menu: more French, more local, less meat

Athletes at this year's Olympics will be eating fresh produce mostly made in France, with a focus on local and organic products and more vegetarian options.

The Paris Olympics menu: more French, more local, less meat
Entertainment|News|Sports|World

Wembanyama coming to Paris as San Antonio Spurs to face Indiana Pacers in two NBA games next January

Victor Wembanyama will return to Paris, he hopes as an Olympic champion, when the San Antonio Spurs face the Indiana Pacers in two regular-season NBA games early next year

Wembanyama coming to Paris as San Antonio Spurs to face Indiana Pacers in two NBA games next January
News|Sports|World

Refugee Team for Paris Olympics has 36 athletes from 11 countries across 12 sports

The Refugee Team for the Paris Olympics will feature 36 athletes from 11 countries in 12 sports

Refugee Team for Paris Olympics has 36 athletes from 11 countries across 12 sports
Environment|Europe|Lifestyle|Sports

Paris inaugurates giant water storage basin to clean up the River Seine for Olympic swimming

French officials have inaugurated a huge storage basin meant to keep cleaner the River Seine, which is to be the venue for marathon swimming at the Paris Games and the swimming leg of the Olympic and Paralympic triathlons

Paris inaugurates giant water storage basin to clean up the River Seine for Olympic swimming
Entertainment|Food|Lifestyle|Sports|Travel|World

Paris Olympic athletes will feast on freshly baked bread, select cheeses and plenty of veggies

Some 40,000 meals will be served each day during the Paris Games to over 15,000 athletes from 200 different countries housed at the Olympic village

Paris Olympic athletes will feast on freshly baked bread, select cheeses and plenty of veggies
Arts|Europe|Sports|Travel

Horses show off in Versailles, keeping alive royal tradition on soon-to-be Olympic equestrian venue

The historic Versailles Palace Gardens will soon host the Paris Olympics equestrian sports

Horses show off in Versailles, keeping alive royal tradition on soon-to-be Olympic equestrian venue
News|Sports|World

Marta says this will be her final year with Brazil's women's national team

Brazilian soccer star Marta plans to retire from the women's national team after this year

Marta says this will be her final year with Brazil's women's national team
Business|Sports|US

Nike bosses plan 'biggest' Olympics spend as marketing ramps up

Nike is spending more on this Olympics than any previous Games, top executives said on Friday, as the U.S. sportswear brand embarks on a marketing push it hopes will

Nike bosses plan 'biggest' Olympics spend as marketing ramps up
Europe|News|World

France to boost Olympics security with foreign military, police support

France has asked about 45 foreign countries to contribute several thousand extra military, police and civilian personnel to help safeguard the

France to boost Olympics security with foreign military, police support
Europe|Sports|Travel

Olympics-Parisians get ready to leave city with rental cash in pocket

Like many Parisians, Martin Cassan will be heading the other way when the tidal wave of Olympics visitors hits the French capital in late July, taking the opportunity to make some

Olympics-Parisians get ready to leave city with rental cash in pocket
Europe|News|Sports|World

Russia says Olympic parade ban destroys the ideal of the Games

Russia slammed a decision by the International Olympic Committee to ban its athletes from the opening parade of the Paris Olympics in July, calling it a violation of the ideal of

Russia says Olympic parade ban destroys the ideal of the Games
Europe|News|Political|Sports

Olympics-Russia's 'Friendship Games' are politically motivated and violate Olympic Charter-IOC

Russia's plan to hold the 'Friendship Games' is a political action that violates the Olympic Charter, and countries should not take part in them, the International Olympic Committee

Olympics-Russia's 'Friendship Games' are politically motivated and violate Olympic Charter-IOC
Europe|News|Sports|World

Russia will be asked for ceasefire during Olympics, Macron tells Ukraine interviewer

Russia will be asked to observe a ceasefire in Ukraine during the Paris Olympics, French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview from Paris shown on Ukrainian television and

Russia will be asked for ceasefire during Olympics, Macron tells Ukraine interviewer
Europe|News|Sports

Russia will not boycott Paris Games, Russian Olympic chief says

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) will not boycott this year's Paris Olympics, its president said on Thursday, despite restrictions on athletes imposed by the International

Russia will not boycott Paris Games, Russian Olympic chief says
Crime|Health|Sports

US man gets prison for Tokyo Olympics doping charge

A Texas man who pleaded guilty to involvement in providing banned performance-enhancing drugs to athletes before the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was

US man gets prison for Tokyo Olympics doping charge
Business|Europe|News|Technology

Uber files legal appeal against Paris Mayor's transport restrictions

Uber said on Friday it had filed a legal appeal against the Paris Mayor's office regarding restrictions placed upon so-called VTCs - tourist vehicles with drivers - in the capital.

Uber files legal appeal against Paris Mayor's transport restrictions
News|Sports|Travel|World

Olympics-Tahiti locals say plans for smaller surf judging tower still unacceptable

Residents of the Tahitian village that will host the 2024 Olympic surfing event remain opposed to plans to build a new smaller judging tower on the reef, saying it will

Olympics-Tahiti locals say plans for smaller surf judging tower still unacceptable
News|Sports|World

Olympics-Israel-Hamas war won't affect Paris 2024 security plans - Estanguet

The war between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas will not affect the security plans for next year's Olympic Games in France, the chief of the

Olympics-Israel-Hamas war won't affect Paris 2024 security plans - Estanguet
Europe|News|Opinion|Political|Sports|World

Massive policing for Paris Olympics to include security checks for some of the capital's residents

Special anti-terrorism measures being put in place to safeguard the unprecedented opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics on the River Seine will also apply to all buildings along the route

Massive policing for Paris Olympics to include security checks for some of the capital's residents
Europe|News|Sports|Travel

Paris will become a no-fly zone to safeguard its wildly ambitious Olympic opening ceremony

The head of the Paris airports operator says skies over the French capital will be closed completely for six hours as part of the massive security operation for the July 26 opening ceremony of the Olympic Games

Paris will become a no-fly zone to safeguard its wildly ambitious Olympic opening ceremony
Celebrity|Entertainment|Fashion and Beauty|Lifestyle

Olympian Kristi Yamaguchi is 'tickled pink' to inspire a Barbie doll

Like many little girls, a young Kristi Yamaguchi loved playing with Barbie

Olympian Kristi Yamaguchi is 'tickled pink' to inspire a Barbie doll
Europe|News|Sports|World

Paris mayor is confident that water quality will allow Olympic swimming in the River Seine

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said she is confident water quality will be up to the Olympics standards this summer

Paris mayor is confident that water quality will allow Olympic swimming in the River Seine
Crime|Europe|News|World

Police clear out a migrant camp in central Paris. Activists say it's a pre-Olympics sweep

French police have evicted migrants from a makeshift camp in Paris a few steps away from the Seine River

Police clear out a migrant camp in central Paris. Activists say it's a pre-Olympics sweep
Sports

Olympic gold medalist Allisha Gray hopes to be part of US 3x3 team in Paris Games

Allisha Gray is glad to be back playing 3x3 with an eye towards being a member of the team at the Paris Olympics this summer

Olympic gold medalist Allisha Gray hopes to be part of US 3x3 team in Paris Games
Asia|Sports

Chinese generosity in lead-up to cleared doping tests reflects its growing influence on WADA

In the two years before the World Anti-Doping Agency cleared 23 Chinese swimmers of doping allegations, that country’s government contributed nearly $2 million in additional funding to WADA programs, including one designed to strengthen the agency’s investigations and intelligence unit

Chinese generosity in lead-up to cleared doping tests reflects its growing influence on WADA
News|Sports|US

Caitlin Clark's early play in WNBA will be her tryout for a roster spot on US Olympic women's team

Caitlin Clark will have the start of her WNBA career to show the U.S. women’s basketball selection committee whether she deserves a spot on the Paris Olympic roster

Caitlin Clark's early play in WNBA will be her tryout for a roster spot on US Olympic women's team
Asia|News|Sports

WADA stands by decision to clear Chinese swimmers for Tokyo Olympics, citing contaminated samples

The world’s top anti-doping regulator says after reviewing a documentary and other media reports that it stands by its decision to clear 23 Chinese swimmers to compete at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics despite testing positive for a banned heart medication

WADA stands by decision to clear Chinese swimmers for Tokyo Olympics, citing contaminated samples
Africa|Europe|News|Sports

Mutiso Munyao gives Kenya another London Marathon win after tribute to Kiptum

Alexander Mutiso Munyao denied 41-year-old Kenenisa Bekele a first London Marathon victory by pulling away from the Ethiopian great with about 3 kilometers to go for his biggest career win

Mutiso Munyao gives Kenya another London Marathon win after tribute to Kiptum
News|Sports|World

Olympic champion Jepchirchir wins women's race at London Marathon

Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya pulled away late to win the London Marathon women’s race on Sunday and cement her status as the favorite to defend her gold in Paris

Olympic champion Jepchirchir wins women's race at London Marathon
Asia|News|Sports|US

Chinese doping case sparks unusually harsh spat between global and US drug-fighting agencies

Revelations of nearly two dozen Chinese swimmers whose positive doping tests went unpunished have sparked an intense flurry of accusations and legal threats between the World Anti-Doping Agency and the head of the U.S. drug-fighting organization

Chinese doping case sparks unusually harsh spat between global and US drug-fighting agencies
Sports|Technology

Olympic organizers unveil strategy for using artificial intelligence in sports

Olympic organizers have unveiled their plans to use artificial intelligence in sports, joining the global rush to capitalize on the rapidly advancing technology

Olympic organizers unveil strategy for using artificial intelligence in sports
News|Opinion|Sports

Olympic sports bodies criticize track and field's move to pay $50,000 for Paris gold medalists

The collective group of Summer Games sports has criticized World Athletics for promising to pay $50,000 for each track and field gold medal won at the Paris Olympics

Olympic sports bodies criticize track and field's move to pay $50,000 for Paris gold medalists
Health|Sports

Olympic champion Suni Lee back in form after gaining 45 pounds in water weight due to kidney ailment

Olympic gymnastics all-around champion Suni Lee revealed that at the height of dealing with a kidney disease last year, she retained 45 pounds in water weight that made her question whether a return to top form was even possible

Olympic champion Suni Lee back in form after gaining 45 pounds in water weight due to kidney ailment
News|Sports

Stephen Curry tells the AP why 2024 is the right time to make his Olympic debut

Golden State guard Stephen Curry knew he was running out of chances to play in what would be his first Olympics, so he and his wife Ayesha started planning many months ago about how to make the Paris Games work for their family

Stephen Curry tells the AP why 2024 is the right time to make his Olympic debut
Sports

Noah Eagle picked by NBC as play-by-play voice for basketball at the Paris Olympics

Noah Eagle is broadcasting his second Olympics this summer

Noah Eagle picked by NBC as play-by-play voice for basketball at the Paris Olympics
Election

Paris 2024: Roster of more than 10,000 Olympians is still forming, but trials await for thousands

The names have been trickling in, one or two at a time

Paris 2024: Roster of more than 10,000 Olympians is still forming, but trials await for thousands
Europe|News|Sports

Dozens of Russian athletes are likely to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Will Moscow let them go?

Dozens of Russian athletes will likely be allowed to compete at the Paris Olympics

Dozens of Russian athletes are likely to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Will Moscow let them go?
Entertainment|Lifestyle|News|Sports

USA Basketball fills the 12 available slots for the Paris Olympics roster, AP sources say

LeBron James plans to go back to the Olympics

USA Basketball fills the 12 available slots for the Paris Olympics roster, AP sources say
Sports

Olympic gold is great, but athletes say some cash to go with it is even better

Athletes in plenty of sports compete for plenty of cash

Olympic gold is great, but athletes say some cash to go with it is even better
Education|Sports|US

US Olympic committee strikes sponsorship deal to help athletes get degrees after they retire

American Olympic athletes have a new place to turn to lock down college degrees and other skills for life after sports thanks to a partnership U.S. Olympic leaders unveiled with the Denver-based education company Guild

US Olympic committee strikes sponsorship deal to help athletes get degrees after they retire
Europe|News|Sports

Despite weather glitch, the Paris Olympics flame is lit at the Greek cradle of ancient games

The flame that is to burn at the Paris Olympics has been kindled at the site of the ancient games in southern Greece

Despite weather glitch, the Paris Olympics flame is lit at the Greek cradle of ancient games
News|Sports|World

Paris-bound Olympians look forward to a post-COVID Games with fans in the stands

The biggest moments for many of this generation’s Olympic athletes came in front of mostly empty stands

Paris-bound Olympians look forward to a post-COVID Games with fans in the stands
Europe|Sports|Travel|World

At birthplace of Olympics, performers at flame-lighting ceremony feel a pull of the ancient past

Every two years, a countdown to the Olympic Games is launched from its ancient birthplace with a flame-lighting ceremony in southern Greece at ancient Olympia

At birthplace of Olympics, performers at flame-lighting ceremony feel a pull of the ancient past
Europe|News|Sports|World

Seeing purple: Fans get a new track color and maybe record-breaking times at Paris Olympics

Fans will be seeing purple at the Olympics when athletes try to set records at this summer’s Paris Games

Seeing purple: Fans get a new track color and maybe record-breaking times at Paris Olympics
Lifestyle|News|Sports

Track and field introducing prize money at Olympics with Paris gold medalists to get $50,000

Track and field is set to become the first sport to introduce prize money at the Olympics, with World Athletics saying Wednesday it would pay $50,000 to gold medalists in Paris

Track and field introducing prize money at Olympics with Paris gold medalists to get $50,000
Opinion|Sports|World

Soon to be a 2-time Olympic host city, Salt Lake City’s zest for the Games is now an outlier

Many other past Olympic hosts around the world have decided in recent years that bringing back the Games isn’t worth the money or hassle

Soon to be a 2-time Olympic host city, Salt Lake City’s zest for the Games is now an outlier
Europe|News|Sports|World

Police remove migrants from central Paris square ahead of the Olympics

Police in Paris have removed about 50 migrants, including families with young children, from the Paris City Hall plaza as the capital prepares to mark 100 days to the start of the Olympic Games

Police remove migrants from central Paris square ahead of the Olympics
News|Sports|World

IOC sets deadline of 'early 2025' to keep boxing in the Olympics for Los Angeles with a new partner

The International Olympic Committee says it needs to find a suitable new international boxing body by early next year or else risk boxing dropping out of the Olympics for the Los Angeles Games in 2028

IOC sets deadline of 'early 2025' to keep boxing in the Olympics for Los Angeles with a new partner
News|Sports|US

SafeSport Center announces changes designed to address widespread complaints

The U.S. Center for SafeSport has announced 10 changes to the way it operates in a move it says is designed to increase efficiency and “trauma sensitivity,” while addressing complaints that have come from both victims and the accused

SafeSport Center announces changes designed to address widespread complaints
Arts|Europe|Sports|Travel

Grandstands and gallop tracks: Versailles Palace gardens get ready for Olympic equestrian events

Preparations are underway for the gardens of the Versailles Palace to welcome Olympic horse riders and tens of thousands of visitors when it hosts equestrian and modern pentathlon events during this summer’s Paris Games

Grandstands and gallop tracks: Versailles Palace gardens get ready for Olympic equestrian events
Europe|News|Sports

France asks for foreign police and military help with massive Paris Olympics security challenge

France says it has asked 46 countries if they can supply more than 2,000 police officers to help secure the Paris Olympics

France asks for foreign police and military help with massive Paris Olympics security challenge
News|Sports

Clark invited to play with US national team during training camp at Final Four

Caitlin Clark was invited to the USA Basketball national team training camp during the Final Four in Cleveland, contingent on Iowa’s season being over

Clark invited to play with US national team during training camp at Final Four
Arts|Entertainment|Europe|Sports

A Paris exhibit shows how the Olympics mirror society, from Nazi propaganda to fighting inequalities

An exhibit in the French capital before this summer's Paris Olympics shows how the games have been a “mirror of society” since the beginning of the 20th century

A Paris exhibit shows how the Olympics mirror society, from Nazi propaganda to fighting inequalities
Sports

Ilia Malinin takes men’s world figure skating crown in record performance

American figure skating star Ilia Malinin is a world champion — and a world-record holder

Ilia Malinin takes men’s world figure skating crown in record performance
News|Sports|World

Paris Olympics Soccer draw: United States men will face France

The United States men’s team will face France at the Paris Games after being drawn in the same group as the host nation for the Olympics soccer tournament

Paris Olympics Soccer draw: United States men will face France
News|Sports|US|World

USA Basketball learns its groupings for the Paris Olympics. Tough draws await the men and women

USA Basketball’s men’s team is assured of seeing Serbia and South Sudan in the group stage of the Paris Olympics, while the U.S. women are guaranteed of a gold-medal-game rematch against Japan in France this summer

USA Basketball learns its groupings for the Paris Olympics. Tough draws await the men and women
News|Sports|World

IOC excludes Russian and Belarusian athletes from taking part in the Paris Olympics opening ceremony

The IOC says Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be allowed to take part in the traditional parade at the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics, the IOC

IOC excludes Russian and Belarusian athletes from taking part in the Paris Olympics opening ceremony
Business|News|Sports|US

Olympic law rewrite calls for public funding for SafeSport and federal grassroots sports office

A proposed rewrite of the law governing the Olympics in the United States calls on public funding for the embattled U.S. Center for SafeSport while also forming a new government office to oversee grassroots sports that have long been attached to the Olympics themselves

Olympic law rewrite calls for public funding for SafeSport and federal grassroots sports office
News|Political|Sports

IOC urges sports, governments to avoid Russia-organized possible rival to Olympic Games

The IOC is facing a Russia-organized potential rival to the Olympics and has urged sports and political leaders not to take part

IOC urges sports, governments to avoid Russia-organized possible rival to Olympic Games
Europe|News|Sports

Russian skater's doping case leaves WADA uneasy and targeting new rules before next Winter Olympics

The doping case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva left a “very unpleasant” taste with the World Anti-Doping Agency because the teenager was the only one punished with a ban while her coaches and entourage have not been sanctioned

Russian skater's doping case leaves WADA uneasy and targeting new rules before next Winter Olympics
Sports|US

Lindsay Horan scores in 1st half, US beats Brazil 1-0 in Women's Gold Cup title game

Lindsey Horan scored on a header in first-half stoppage time and the United States beat Brazil 1-0 on Sunday to win the CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup

Lindsay Horan scores in 1st half, US beats Brazil 1-0 in Women's Gold Cup title game
Europe|News

To avoid strikes at Paris Olympics, French government to pay bonuses to civil servants

France's public administration minister says the government will offer bonuses to civil servants mobilized to work in Paris during the Olympic and Paralympic Games in a bid to avoid strikes

To avoid strikes at Paris Olympics, French government to pay bonuses to civil servants
Sports

Olympic champion Katie Ledecky's memoir, 'Just Add Water,' to be published June 11

Few swimmers have made a splash as big as Katie Ledecky, the Olympic gold medalist and two-time winner of The Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year award

Olympic champion Katie Ledecky's memoir, 'Just Add Water,' to be published June 11
Americas|Sports|US

Alyssa Naeher has 3 saves in a penalty shootout over Canada and the US heads to Gold Cup final

Alyssa Naeher had three saves in the penalty shootout after a rain-soaked 2-2 draw with Canada on Wednesday night, earning the United States a spot in the CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup final

Alyssa Naeher has 3 saves in a penalty shootout over Canada and the US heads to Gold Cup final
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Israel's Olympic status not in question says IOC president Bach amid frustration with Russia

IOC president Thomas Bach confirms Israel faces no threat to its Olympic status ahead of the Paris Games despite the conflict in Gaza

Israel's Olympic status not in question says IOC president Bach amid frustration with Russia
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Paralympics organizers bar Russians and Belarusians from opening and closing ceremonies in Paris

Russian and Belarusian athletes have been barred from marching in this year's Paralympics opening ceremony in Paris even if they are approved to compete as neutrals

Paralympics organizers bar Russians and Belarusians from opening and closing ceremonies in Paris
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Surfers from Brazil and Australia win final Olympic qualifier in warm and windy Puerto Rico

Top surfers Gabriel Medina of Brazil and Sally Fitzgibbons of Australia have won the final qualifier for the upcoming Olympics following nine days of volatile weather

Surfers from Brazil and Australia win final Olympic qualifier in warm and windy Puerto Rico
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Olympic commission suggests SafeSport be independent from USOPC

A commission charged with reviewing the Olympic system in the United States recommended Congress rework key facets of the U.S. Center for SafeSport, including making it completely independent of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and reimagining the way it deals with cases in the grassroots

Olympic commission suggests SafeSport be independent from USOPC
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Four new appeals go to sports court chasing Olympic medals in Russian skater Valieva's doping case

Four appeals filed at sport’s highest court in fallout from the doping case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva are set to delay awarding medals from the 2022 Beijing Olympics yet again

Four new appeals go to sports court chasing Olympic medals in Russian skater Valieva's doping case
Sports|US

Kayla DiCello takes gold in USA Gymnastics Winter Cup. Olympic champ Sunisa Lee falls on bars, beam

Kayla DiCello seized the accolades projected for some of her higher-profile counterparts by winning the uneven bars and floor exercise on the way to the all-around title at the USA Gymnastics Winter Cup on Saturday

Kayla DiCello takes gold in USA Gymnastics Winter Cup. Olympic champ Sunisa Lee falls on bars, beam
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MLB union says 2-second cut to pitch clock too soon for some pitchers

Major League Baseball’s move to slice two seconds off the pitch clock with runners on base is too much, too soon, according to the head of the players’ union

MLB union says 2-second cut to pitch clock too soon for some pitchers
Health|Sports

Olympic all-around champ Sunisa Lee is happy competing again. She also wants a skill named for her

Simply competing is an encouraging sign that Sunisa Lee is in a healthy place

Olympic all-around champ Sunisa Lee is happy competing again. She also wants a skill named for her
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Russian Olympic Committee loses appeal against suspension by the IOC

The Russian Olympic Committee has lost an appeal against its suspension by the International Olympic Committee

Russian Olympic Committee loses appeal against suspension by the IOC
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2012 Olympic champ Gabby Douglas pulls out of first meet in 8 years after testing positive for COVID

Gabby Douglas’ return to competition is going to have to wait

2012 Olympic champ Gabby Douglas pulls out of first meet in 8 years after testing positive for COVID
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Many players from the 2022 Beijing Olympics are making an impact in the NHL

It has been two years since hockey at the Beijing Olympics went ahead without NHL players because of COVID-19 pandemic-related scheduling issues

Many players from the 2022 Beijing Olympics are making an impact in the NHL
Europe|News|Travel

Striking workers again close down the Eiffel Tower ahead of its starring role in the Paris Olympics

Striking workers have again closed down the Eiffel Tower

Striking workers again close down the Eiffel Tower ahead of its starring role in the Paris Olympics
Celebrity|Entertainment|News|Sports

LeBron James still committed to Paris Olympics, but health remains the big key

LeBron James still wants to participate in the Paris Olympics this summer, sure sounds like extending his NBA career for at least a couple more seasons is an option and said he would like to see his playing days end as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers

LeBron James still committed to Paris Olympics, but health remains the big key
Europe|Lifestyle|Travel

Carnival parades on the French Riviera celebrate the upcoming Olympics and pop culture

As most of Europe moves into the solemn weeks before Easter, the party is just getting started on the French Rivera

Carnival parades on the French Riviera celebrate the upcoming Olympics and pop culture
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Steenbergen wins 100 free gold for the Netherlands at world championships

Marrit Steenbergen won gold for the Netherlands in the women’s 100-meter freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships

Steenbergen wins 100 free gold for the Netherlands at world championships
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US wins another women's water polo world title, beating Hungary 8-7 for gold

The United States held off Hungary 8-7 to capture the women’s water polo title for the fifth time in the last six championships and eighth time overall

US wins another women's water polo world title, beating Hungary 8-7 for gold
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Siobhán Haughey of Hong Kong captures her first long-course world title in Doha

Siobhán Haughey of Hong Kong has captured her first long-course world title, winning the women’s 200-meter freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar

Siobhán Haughey of Hong Kong captures her first long-course world title in Doha
Europe|Health|Sports

Swiss bobsled athlete has surgery after being thrown to ice and hit by sled in training crash

Swiss bobsled athlete Sandro Michel is recovering from emergency surgery after a training crash that has some sliders considering whether it’s safe or appropriate to compete in World Cup races this weekend

Swiss bobsled athlete has surgery after being thrown to ice and hit by sled in training crash
Europe|News

President's intervention keeps Paris' riverside bookstalls in place for the Olympics

French President Emmanuel Macron has canceled plans to move Paris’ famed second-hand booksellers’ boxes from the banks of the Seine River in preparation for the opening ceremony of the Olympics in July

President's intervention keeps Paris' riverside bookstalls in place for the Olympics
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ISU defends its decision to give Russians bronze medal from Beijing Olympics after doping case

The governing body that oversees figure skating has defended its decision to award the bronze medal from the 2022 Beijing Olympics to the Russian squad

ISU defends its decision to give Russians bronze medal from Beijing Olympics after doping case
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Chang Yani knocks off teammate Chen Yiwen for China's 8th diving gold medal at worlds

Chang Yani has topped teammate Chen Yiwen in the 3-meter springboard, giving the powerhouse Chinese team its eighth diving gold medal of the World Aquatics Championships

Chang Yani knocks off teammate Chen Yiwen for China's 8th diving gold medal at worlds
Sports

Summer McIntosh ends Katie Ledecky's 13-year unbeaten streak in 800-meter freestyle

Katie Ledecky’s 13-year unbeaten streak in the 800-meter freestyle is over

Summer McIntosh ends Katie Ledecky's 13-year unbeaten streak in 800-meter freestyle
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Jamaican sprinter Fraser-Pryce to make Paris Games her fifth and final Olympics

Jamaican great Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce says the Paris Games will be her fifth and final Olympics

Jamaican sprinter Fraser-Pryce to make Paris Games her fifth and final Olympics
Crime|Sports

Victims recall lifetimes of trauma as former Olympian pleads guilty to molesting boys in 1970s

A former Olympian and longtime track coach will spend as much a 11 years in state prison after pleading guilty to charges of sexually molesting young boys in the 1970s while working at a sports camp in western Massachusetts

Victims recall lifetimes of trauma as former Olympian pleads guilty to molesting boys in 1970s
Sports

NBA MVP and 76ers center Joel Embiid had knee surgery. His injury could affect the US Olympic team

Joel Embiid’s timeline to return to the Philadelphia 76ers is still unclear following knee surgery

NBA MVP and 76ers center Joel Embiid had knee surgery. His injury could affect the US Olympic team
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Russian skater’s strawberry dessert excuse was rejected by judges in Olympic doping case

A strawberry dessert contaminated by her grandfather’s heart medication was offered in sport's highest court as a possible cause of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s positive doping test

Russian skater’s strawberry dessert excuse was rejected by judges in Olympic doping case
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Italian Olympic champion Jacobs reconnects with US family by moving to Florida ahead of Paris Games

Italian sprinter Marcell Jacobs still feels like he has something to prove as he prepares to defend gold in the 100 meters at this year's Paris Olympics

Italian Olympic champion Jacobs reconnects with US family by moving to Florida ahead of Paris Games
Environment|Europe

Paris votes whether to hit SUVs with eye-popping parking costs in latest green drive before Olympics

Parisians are voting whether to muscle SUVs off the French capital’s streets by making them much more expensive to park

Paris votes whether to hit SUVs with eye-popping parking costs in latest green drive before Olympics
Sports

NFL players enthusiastic about prospect of pursuing Olympic gold when flag football debuts in 2028

Tyreek Hill is a five-time All-Pro, eight-time Pro Bowl selection and Super Bowl champion

NFL players enthusiastic about prospect of pursuing Olympic gold when flag football debuts in 2028
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O’Keeffe smashes women's US Olympic trials record in marathon debut, earns spot in Paris Games

Fiona O’Keeffe smashed the women’s U.S. Olympic marathon trials record in her debut at the distance to secure her spot in the Paris Games

O’Keeffe smashes women's US Olympic trials record in marathon debut, earns spot in Paris Games
Crime|Europe|News

Paris police say they detained a man who stabbed 3 people at the Gare de Lyon train station

Paris police say a man has injured three people in a stabbing attack at the Gare de Lyon train station in Paris

Paris police say they detained a man who stabbed 3 people at the Gare de Lyon train station
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NHL announces plans to send players back to the Olympics in 2026 and 2030 for first time since 2014

NHL players are returning to the Olympics for the first time in more than a decade

NHL announces plans to send players back to the Olympics in 2026 and 2030 for first time since 2014
Asia|Sports|World

Australia's Koloi wins 1-meter, Daley-led Britain takes team gold at world championships

With China sitting out the first two diving events, other nations got a chance to shine on Day 1 of the World Aquatics Championships

Australia's Koloi wins 1-meter, Daley-led Britain takes team gold at world championships
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US figure skaters celebrate gold medal from Beijing Olympics with a touch of bittersweetness

The U.S. figure skating team from the Beijing Olympics will receive a gold medal now that Russian skater Kamila Valieva has been disqualified for doping

US figure skaters celebrate gold medal from Beijing Olympics with a touch of bittersweetness
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Russian figure skaters set to get Olympic bronze ahead of Canada despite Valieva's disqualification

The Russia figure skating team still stands to get bronze medals from the 2022 Beijing Olympics despite the disqualification of Kamila Valieva in a doping case

Russian figure skaters set to get Olympic bronze ahead of Canada despite Valieva's disqualification
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What happens to Olympic medals now that Russian skater Valieva has been sanctioned for doping?

The highest court in sports sanctioned Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva for doping violations at the 2022 Beijing Olympics

What happens to Olympic medals now that Russian skater Valieva has been sanctioned for doping?
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Teenager Valieva disqualified in Olympic doping case. Russians set to lose team gold to US

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been disqualified from the 2022 Beijing Olympics

Teenager Valieva disqualified in Olympic doping case. Russians set to lose team gold to US
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Madison Chock and Evan Bates overcome illness for 5th US figure skating championship

Madison Chock and Evan Bates won their fifth U.S. figure skating title in the ice dance despite an illness that began to set in two days earlier when they performed their rhythm dance

Madison Chock and Evan Bates overcome illness for 5th US figure skating championship
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Shiffrin gets up after losing control and crashing while landing a jump in a World Cup downhill

Mikaela Shiffrin has crashed into the safety nets after losing control while landing a jump during a World Cup women’s downhill

Shiffrin gets up after losing control and crashing while landing a jump in a World Cup downhill
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Paris Olympic medals headed in big numbers to United States and China in one forecast

The United States is predicted to top the medals tables — both the overall count and gold-medal count — for the 2024 Paris Olympics

Paris Olympic medals headed in big numbers to United States and China in one forecast
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Grant Hill explains the decision surrounding Draymond Green's omission from the Olympic pool

USA Basketball says it wants the best for Draymond Green, which is why the federation does not have him in its plans for the Paris Olympics

Grant Hill explains the decision surrounding Draymond Green's omission from the Olympic pool
Sports|US

US women's basketball team to train in New York before heading to pre-Olympic tournament

The U.S. women’s basketball national team will get together for a few days in New York next month before playing in the FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgium

US women's basketball team to train in New York before heading to pre-Olympic tournament
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Gymnastics body gives neutral status to 30 Belarusians but path to Paris Olympics is still unclear

The International Gymnastics Federation has granted neutral status to 30 athletes and officials from Belarus allowing them to take part in international competitions

Gymnastics body gives neutral status to 30 Belarusians but path to Paris Olympics is still unclear

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