Olympics ratings surprise: The Games are big for NBC and Peacock
The Paris Olympics have brought some joie de vivre to NBCUniversal. For the first 13 days of the Games, the Comcast Corp.-owned media company averaged...
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Why 121 of 594 Team USA Paris Olympians are from California
PARIS — The U.S. soccer team, which will play in the women’s gold-medal game at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, has five players from California. All...
Dearica Hamby helps U.S. rally for bronze medal in 3×3 basketball
PARIS — Two things have made the Paris Olympics unique: the huge crowds and the iconic venues. More than 550,000 packed Stade de France for rugby...
U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles returning to UCLA after Paris Olympics
A lot has changed for Jordan Chiles this summer. The gymnast won her first Olympic gold medal, helping the U.S. win. the team competition at...
Olympic medal ceremonies always one mistake away from scandal
NANTERRE, France — On most afternoons, before spectators were allowed inside the swimming venue at the Paris Olympics, seven men and women would silently march on...
Marlon Humphrey didn’t like seeing Simone Biles bow to Rebeca Andrade
The image is one of the most striking to come from the Paris Olympics. Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade is standing on the podium with both...
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...
U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team extends win streak to 59
PARIS — Flag football has yet to make its Olympic debut, but the United States showed it has plenty of quarterback options for 2028 on its...
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...
South Korean sharpshooter wins silver. Elon Musk helps her go viral
SEOUL — A day after Kim Ye-ji won a silver medal in the 10-meter air pistol event at the Paris Olympics, she learned that the internet...