Olympics
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Simone Biles secures third trip to the Olympics after breezing to victory at U.S. trials
Jun 30, 2024 10:21 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — Simone Biles is heading back to the Olympics. So are some of her friends. The gymnastics superstar earned a third trip to her sport's biggest stage by cruis...
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McLaughlin-Levrone runs 50.65 to break world record, qualify to defend Olympic titleJun 30, 2024 8:25 pm - EUGENE, Ore. — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone lowered her world record once again, running the 400-meter hurdles in 50.65 seconds Sunday to win the U.S. Olympic trials. In onl...
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Sha’Carri Richardson finishes 4th, won't have spot in 200 meters at OlympicsJun 29, 2024 10:18 pm - EUGENE, Ore. — Sha'Carri Richardson got passed on the outside down the stretch and finished fourth in the 200-meter final at U.S. track trials Saturday, meaning she'll on...
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Stevenson graduate Juda headlines a U.S. men’s gymnastics team that will head to Paris with a shot to medalJun 29, 2024 10:05 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — Fred Richard envisioned this long ago. All of it. The confetti. The flashing lights. The adrenaline rush of hearing his name called as an Olympian. The char...
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Simone Biles moves closer to 3rd Olympic trip as injuries mount behind her at U.S. trialsJun 28, 2024 11:14 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — 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 do...
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Olympics and unfinished business await for hurdler Holloway while Sha’Carri and Lyles keep blazingJun 28, 2024 10:30 pm - EUGENE, Ore. — Grant Holloway won U.S. track trials in the 110-meter hurdles Friday, finishing in 12.86 seconds, the fourth-fastest time in history, to earn a chance to c...
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Buoyed by hometown support, Shane Wiskus states his case at the U.S. Olympic gymnastics trialsJun 28, 2024 8:20 am - MINNEAPOLIS — Fred Richard and Brody Malone's trips to Paris next month are all but assured. An old friend might be making a pretty compelling case to join them. While Ri...
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Lake Park grad qualifies for a third Olympics decathlon competitionJun 27, 2024 6:00 am - Lake Park graduate Zach Ziemek readies for his third straight Olympic decathlon competition.
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Casey Krueger added, Alex Morgan left off the 18-player U.S. soccer roster headed to the OlympicsJun 26, 2024 4:11 pm - 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. Naperville Central graduate Casey (Short) Krueger made the squad as a defender.
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A look back at the U.S. swimming trials, which were a big hit in Indianapolis