Sports

The most dominant U.S. men’s track and field athlete at the Paris Olympics isn’t a sprinter, nor a distance runner or even a jumper. It’s a man who has a bench max of 550 pounds…

Track and field, a signature Olympic sport, will take center stage during the final week of the Olympics. It’s fitting that Stade de France will host track and field for the 2024 Paris Olympics. It’s…

Former Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker filed a lawsuit on Wednesday alleging the university and its leaders wrongfully terminated and defamed him amid a sexual harassment scandal last fall. The 75-page lawsuit filed in…

After more than five long months, football is finally back. The 2024 NFL season will begin its preseason schedule on Thursday with the annual Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio. This year’s contest will…

PARIS – The case of two Olympic boxers has drawn attention to a thorny issue: Who and what determines which female athletes can compete. Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan both were…

NANTERRE, France — As Katie Ledecky did what Katie Ledecky does, churning back and forth, lap after lap, building her lead quickly to that magical moment when it’s clear she cannot be beaten, a sense…

Simone Biles looks to add to her record Olympic haul when she competes in the all-around final with teammate Suni Lee. Biles, who already has more Olympic medals than any American gymnast in history, has eight…

PARIS – The official start of the Olympic track and field competition began Thursday with the men’s and women’s 20km race walk. Stade de France is the home for track and field during the Paris…

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — Has anyone seen Steph Curry’s shot?  The greatest shooter in NBA history has been looking all over France for it, but it seems to still be missing. Doesn’t Curry know when you…

Canoe and kayak sprint racing made its Olympic debut as a demonstration sport in the 1924 Paris Games and became a medal sport for men only 12 years later. Women began competing in kayak sprint…