Victor Wembanyama inspires euphoria among French at Paris Olympics
PARIS — Just by walking onto the court before tip-off, Victor Wembanyama gets the crowd roaring, bouncing up and down. The public address announcer sings his...
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Paris Olympics: How timekeepers determined Noah Lyles won the 100
PARIS — The instant that Noah Lyles crossed the finish line in Sunday night’s heart-stopping 100-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, the clock started on...
Paris Olympics: Simone Biles and Suni Lee fall in beam final
PARIS — Simone Biles stared daggers at the big screen as she waited. Whatever the score was going to be, she would not be happy. After...
Opinion: How socially responsible are the Paris Olympics?
Olympic host cities make promises that are all but impossible to keep, and in recent years, the organizers’ wishful thinking about housing and neighborhood redevelopment...
How Ryan Crouser transformed into an Olympic shot put juggernaut
PARIS — It sounds like the plot to a cheesy black-and-white movie from the 1940s. A lunk of a guy goes out to the barn behind...
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...
Paris Olympics: Suni Lee takes bronze on the uneven bars
PARIS — Suni Lee added another medal to her Olympic haul on Sunday, taking bronze on the uneven bars at Bercy Arena. The 21-year-old edged out...
Julien Alfred upsets Sha’Carri Richardson to win Olympic 100
PARIS — This was supposed to be Sha’carri Richardson’s big moment. After testing positive for marijuana and missing out on the Olympics three years ago,...
2024 Paris Olympics: U.S. men’s soccer eliminated by Morocco
PARIS — The U.S. run through the men’s soccer tournament came to a definitive end Friday, with Morocco dominating to a 4-0 quarterfinal-round win at a...
China swimming doping controversy heats up at Paris Olympics
PARIS — The swimming competition at the 2024 Summer Games will conclude with four medal races Sunday, but that won’t quash a geopolitical tug-of-war that has...