Australian B-girl Raygun says she’s done with competitive breakdancing
Breakdancing won’t be an Olympic sport in 2028. And even if it was, the woman who is arguably the world’s most famous B-girl would not…
L.A. 2028 Olympic organizers sign new corporate sponsors
The private organizers in charge of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and Paralympics announced a new corporate partnership Thursday, the latest in a string of…
Caeleb Dressel says he hopes to compete at 2028 L.A. Olympics
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Two weeks removed from the Paris Games, gold medal swimmer Caeleb Dressel is already making plans for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic…
‘Simone Biles: Rising’ Part 2 documents Paris Olympics
When the first part of Simone Biles’ Netflix docuseries aired last month, its ending was still unwritten. Now, the script is in.“Simone Biles: Rising” Part…
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 black. And also…
How the 2024 Paris Olympics recaptured the zeitgeist
It seems like only yesterday that a robotic disco horse galloped down the Seine and a chorus of decapitated Marie Antoinettes kicked off the Paris…
Olympic boxing controversy sparks fierce debate about women’s sports
PARIS — A Summer Olympics that hoped to champion inclusivity — choosing “Games Wide Open” as its slogan — has become embroiled in loud, angry debates…
How old racist policies still hurt diversity in Olympic swimming
PARIS — When Maritza Correia McClendon started swimming in Puerto Rico, she stood out because of her talent, not the color of her skin.“There’s a lot…
SoCal surfers will face world’s ‘heaviest wave’ on U.S. Olympic team
The world’s “heaviest wave” is born near the South Pole, where fierce storms pound the ocean’s surface like angry fists, sending pulses of energy racing…
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 Maggie Steffens got Flavor Flav to support her water polo cause
PARIS — Maggie Steffens is the greatest women’s water polo player of all time. And it’s really not close.If she had been born in Hungary or…
LeBron James leads U.S. in Olympics tuneup win over Germany
On Friday, LeBron James will carry the U.S. flag. But first, he carried the U.S. men’s basketball team.Again.James scored the final 11 points for the…
Amid calls for an Olympic ban, Israeli athletes focus on Paris Games
Israel is sending 88 athletes to Paris this month, the second-largest Olympic team in the country’s history. And they’re going to France against the backdrop…
Olympic swim trials: Simone Manuel qualifies for Paris Games
INDIANAPOLIS — Simone Manuel earned an individual race at the Olympics on the final night of the U.S. swimming trials, winning the 50-meter freestyle Sunday night.…
U.S. Olympic swim trials: Ryan Murphy and Regan Smith win again
INDIANAPOLIS — Four of America’s biggest swimming stars doubled up at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials on Thursday night. Ryan Murphy, Regan Smith, Kate Douglass and…
Caitlin Clark cut from the Paris Olympics? This snub stinks
She has been shoved, smacked, walloped and whacked. She’s been hip-checked, hammered, steamrollered and smothered. In the last month, Caitlin Clark has endured the typical…
Grant Fisher aims to help U.S. end its distance medal drought
When Grant Fisher stepped to the starting line for the 10,000-meter final at the Tokyo Olympics, he knew he had to cover a lot more…