Best memes from Paris Olympics: ‘Muffin man,’ cap catcher and more
What did American gymnasts Simone Biles and Suni Lee do first after leading Team USA to gold in the team all-around final? Discuss what TikTok…
American Gabby Thomas wins 200-meter gold medal at Paris Olympics
SAINT-DENIS, France — Gabby Thomas sped to the victory in the women’s 200 meters at the 2024 Olympics on Tuesday night, finishing in 21.83 seconds to…
Zac Efron opens up about swimming pool accident in Ibiza
Zac Efron has weighed in after a Friday incident in a swimming pool in Ibiza, Spain, that saw him taken to a hospital . The…
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…
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 his…
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 Summer…
Julien Alfred upsets Sha’Carri Richardson to win Olympic 100
PARIS — All eyes were on American star Sha’carri Richardson, but Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred stole the spotlight during the 100-meter dash at the Paris Olympics.Alfred…
Paris Olympics: Trinity Rodman scores to lift U.S. past Japan
PARIS — Trinity Rodman’s left-footed curler from inside the penalty area snapped a scoreless tie in the first extra-time period Saturday, giving the U.S. women a…
2024 Paris Olympics: U.S. men’s soccer eliminated by Morocco
PARIS — The U.S. run through the men’s soccer tournament came to definitive end Friday, with Morocco dominating to a 4-0 quarterfinal-round win at a packed…
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…
Flavor Flav, Alexis Ohanian pay rent for U.S. Olympian Veronica Fraley
Veronica Fraley is scheduled to compete at the Paris Olympics for the first time Friday.So now probably is not a good time for distractions —…
Paris Olympics: USWNT off to strong start in pursuit of gold
PARIS — The U.S. women’s soccer team has its swagger back. And that’s brought its success back too.After settling for just one bronze medal in the…
Paris Olympics set record for number of openly LGBTQ+ athletes
PARIS — When Charline Van Snick flirted with another female athlete after winning the bronze medal in judo in the 2012 London Olympic Games, she said…
A photojournalist’s view of the 2024 Paris Olympics
More than 11,000 athletes competing in 329 events for 32 sports and only one photographer. That’s Los Angeles Times photojournalist Wally Skalij’s challenge.No, he won’t…
Paris Olympics: Katie Ledecky places third in 400-meter freestyle
PARIS — It was billed as the “Race of the Century.”It turned out to be a race for second, with Australia’s Ariarne Titmus dominating a field…
Paris Olympics 2024: Married fencers credit one another for success
PARIS — Young couples go through stretches like this. Work gets busy and life gets hectic, there isn’t enough time to spend together. It helps…
How Allyson Felix helped push to have child care at Paris Olympics
PARIS — To the seven Olympic titles and 15 world championships won during a record-setting track career, Allyson Felix could have added one more distinction: world’s…
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…
2024 Paris Olympics: A close look at the iconic venues
PARIS — Throngs of tourists flocking to the Eiffel Tower on a warm, humid afternoon cannot help but notice the 2024 Summer Olympics are close at…
LA28 begins obsessively studying every detail at Paris Olympics
PARIS — Sitting on a brightly lit stage, facing a darkened hall full of unfamiliar faces, Reynold Hoover mostly kept his mouth shut.As the new chief…