Women experienced the best — and the worst — at Paris Olympics
PARIS — After punching her way to a gold medal, winning bout after bout, the Algerian boxer felt like she had to keep fighting. Throughout the...
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Olympics: Carl Lewis blasts officials for botched 4×100 relay
Nine-time gold medalist Carl Lewis blasted U.S. track and field officials after the Americans once again fumbled their way through the 400-meter relay in the...
Anna Cockrell overcomes depression to win silver in 400-meter hurdles
Sometimes a silver medal is but a silver lining, a small consolation for an Olympic athlete who failed to achieve their goal of gold or...
Paris Olympics: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone wins 400-meter hurdles
SAINT-DENIS, France — In one of the most-anticipated matchups of these 2024 Summer Games, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone of the U.S. outdueled Femke Bol of the Netherlands to...
Paris Olympics: Noah Lyles places third in 200 meters, has COVID
SAINT-DENIS, France — After a thrilling, historic victory in the men’s 100 meters earlier this week, Noah Lyles reportedly was diagnosed with COVID and finished third...
Will B-boy Victor Montalvo bring home the gold at the Olympics?
Rooted in the founding of hip-hop more than 50 years ago, breaking will make Olympic history as it debuts this weekend, and all eyes will...
Why it took 2½ years for U.S. figure skaters to receive gold in Paris
Worth the wait? Absolutely affirmative for the nine U.S. athletes who received gold medals Wednesday at the Paris Olympics, 2½ years after their figure skating...
MyKayla Skinner asks Simone Biles to call off cyberbullies
MyKayla Skinner is asking for Simone Biles’ help. Skinner, a former U.S. gymnast who won a silver medal in vault at the Tokyo Olympics in...
California history reduced to ash: Borel fire destroys Havilah
HAVILAH, Calif. — There was gold in these hills. Hidden in the rugged Sierra Nevada amid sprawling pine forests, Havilah was once a bustling mining town...
Star Katie Ledecky win her fourth Olympic gold in 800 freestyle
NANTERRE, France — There are no superlatives left to accurately describe Katie Ledecky’s brilliance. She’s Gretzky in a latex bathing cap; Michael Jordan in goggles....