Olympics
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USA Basketball fills the 12 available slots for the Paris OlympicsApr 16, 2024 7:31 pm - LeBron James plans to go back to the Olympics. Stephen Curry is planning on going for the first time. Kevin Durant will go there with his eye on history. And they’re just...
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$50K Olympic track prize the latest in a long, conflicted relationship between athletes and money
Apr 11, 2024 6:58 pm - Since the day they were founded, the Olympics have had a confusing relationship with money. The games were supposed to celebrate sport for sport's sake. But the price ath...
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Turning pro suits American record-holder LettenbergerMar 14, 2024 6:00 am - It’s always swimsuit season for Ahalya Lettenberger, a para swimmer who holds five American records, setting one as recently as November swimming for Rice University.
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Kelly Clarkson and Peyton Manning join NBC’s Paris Olympics opening-ceremony coverage as hostsMar 13, 2024 6:40 am - Singer Kelly Clarkson and NFL legend Peyton Manning will bring a new flavor to NBC Universal's upcoming Paris Olympics coverage this summer.
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Addison’s Knierim still waiting for Olympic gold medalMar 04, 2024 6:00 am - Addison’s Alexa Knierim is still waiting for her figure skating gold medal from the 2022 Winter Olympics after a Russian competitor was disqualified.
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Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, who was set to be a superstar, has died in a car crash
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US to receive gold medals in wake of figure skater Valieva's Olympic DQJan 29, 2024 11:08 pm - Members of the U.S. Olympic figure skating team learned late Monday they will receive gold medals now that Russian skater Kamila Valieva has been disqualified for doping ...
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Figure skater Valieva disqualified in Olympic doping case. Russians set to lose team gold to USJan 29, 2024 7:30 pm - GENEVA — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was disqualified from the 2022 Olympics on Monday, almost two years after the teenager's doping case caused turmoil at the B...
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James, Embiid, Curry and Durant are in the US player pool for the Paris OlympicsJan 23, 2024 7:04 pm - There are few surprises in USA Basketball’s men’s player pool for the Paris Olympics that was announced Tuesday, with most of the big names like LeBron James, Joel Embiid...
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Bedbugs are making France anxious ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics