Inside the complex battle new Olympic sports wage for acceptance
PARIS — When the battles begin, when the time comes to throw down, look for Victor Montalvo to bring his classic moves. That free-flowing style. His...
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Nyjah Huston says Olympic bronze medal ‘not as high quality’
U.S. skateboarder Nyjah Huston won his first Olympics medal last week in Paris. It’s bronze. Or at least it was. Now it is bronze and...
U.S. men’s water polo understands importance of L.A. 2028 Olympics
NANTERRE, France — The Los Angeles Olympics are four years away, which can seem like a lifetime for a water polo player. Yet those Games already...
Compton post office renamed for hero who saved lives of fellow Marines
There was a grenade, and the biggest choice of his life — to be made in an instant. Marine Pfc. James Anderson Jr.’s decision in...
U.S. wins first ‘magical’ medal in artistic swimming in 20 years
SAINT-DENIS, France — It may have been heartbreak, a failure by the slimmest of margins, which made all the difference. The U.S. team in artistic swimming...
Noah Lyles backs up his brash talk, wins men’s 100-meter final
PARIS — Noah Lyles has made no secret of what he wants out of the 2024 Summer Olympics. Medals. Gold medals. Three of them. 2024 Paris...
Ryan Murphy learns his baby’s gender before winning bronze
PARIS — Ryan Murphy did something Monday that hasn’t been done for half a century, swimming to a medal in the men’s 100-meter backstroke during a...