Olympics
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How to watch the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony
Jul 25, 2024 8:54 am - The opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics is set for Friday. Instead of a traditional march into a stadium, about 10,500 athletes will parade on more than 90 boats on the Seine River. This will start the ceremony, not mark the end of it, another break from tradition.
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Snoop Dogg aims to inspire global audience at Paris Olympics as torch bearer before opening ceremony
Jul 25, 2024 7:55 am - When Snoop Dogg agreed to become an Olympic torch bearer, the hip-hop star recalled an emotional, iconic moment watching Muhammad Ali light the cauldron at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Now, Snoop Dogg hopes to re-create some of that magic for a global audience.
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U.S. men’s soccer team returns to Olympics with 3-0 loss to France
Jul 24, 2024 6:24 pm - MARSEILLE, France — The U.S. men’s soccer team returned to the Olympics after a 16-year hiatus Wednesday with the most daunting of tasks: an opening match against not jus...
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Olympics 2024: How to watch, when it starts, key dates in Paris
Jul 24, 2024 5:36 pm - The 2024 Olympics is getting underway this week. Stay on top of all the action — everything on the track, courts and fields, in the pools and all the other events — with ...
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IOC awards 2034 Winter Games to Utah and pushes state officials to help end FBI investigation
Jul 24, 2024 5:31 pm - PARIS — What was expected to be a simple coronation of Salt Lake City as the 2034 Winter Olympic host turned into complicated Olympic politics Wednesday, as the IOC pushe...
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Israel's national anthem loudly jeered before Olympic soccer match against Mali
Jul 24, 2024 5:25 pm - PARIS — Israel's national anthem was loudly jeered before its soccer team kicked off play at the Paris Olympics against Mali on Wednesday night. The game began with a mas...
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Coco Gauff to be female flag bearer for U.S. team at Olympic opening ceremony, joining LeBron James
Jul 24, 2024 5:21 pm - PARIS — Tennis star Coco Gauff will join LeBron James as a flag bearer for the U.S. Olympic team at Friday’s opening ceremony. Gauff, the reigning U.S. Open champion, is ...
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Olympic soccer gets off to violent and chaotic start as Morocco fans rush the field vs Argentina
Jul 24, 2024 5:17 pm - SAINT-ETIENNE, France — The Olympic men's soccer tournament got off to a violent and chaotic start Wednesday with Morocco's shocking 2-1 win against two-time gold medalis...
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Salt Lake City celebrates announcement that it will host the 2034 Winter Olympics
Jul 24, 2024 8:21 am - SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City was formally awarded the 2034 Winter Olympics following a Wednesday vote by the International Olympic Committee in Paris, giving Utah its ...
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Athletes enjoying their first days at the giant Olympic village ahead of the Paris Games
Jul 23, 2024 6:04 pm - PARIS — Australian beach volleyball player Taliqua Clancy got an unexpected surprise walking around the athletes' village at the Paris Olympics on Monday. Among the legio...