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PARIS – The United States women’s national soccer team entered the 2024 Paris Olympics with a new coach and a retooled roster. Its track record at the biggest recent international tournaments had been underwhelming. Question…

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – New Zealand’s Lydia Ko completed her Olympic trifecta on Saturday, adding a gold medal to her silver from Rio and bronze from Tokyo. At 10 under par for the event, Ko shot…

PARIS − After the Paris Olympics conclude Sunday, the Paralympics will run Aug. 28 to Sept. 8, then the squash racket, lacrosse stick and cricket ball − all sporting additions to the 2028 Games −…

PARIS — In the parlance of the NCAA, the term ‘Olympic Sports’ carries a dismissive connotation. These are the sports that don’t make money. At any major university, the list of non-revenue sports programs is…

PARIS — A’ja Wilson feeds off greed.  The best women’s basketball player in the world, the athlete widely considered at the top of her game because of her ability to dominate both ends of the…

VAIRES-SUR-MARNE, France – Nevin Harrison came one agonizing 100th of a second away from winning her second gold medal in the women’s 200-meter canoe sprint Sunday, but in some ways the Paris Olympics experience was…

On the day he turned 57 years old, Deion Sanders apparently had some scores to settle about the past. One was with the media company CBS, though it’s not clear what his beef is with…

The Little League World Series, the worldwide baseball tournament for 12-year-old athletes, is about to begin in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Players from all sections of the United States and also from several other countries will compete…

The Los Angeles Dodgers announced Friday that they plan to have Mookie Betts play right field when he returns from the injured list on Monday. Betts has spent most of this season at shortstop and second base, and Dodgers…

Michigan football will have a very familiar face back on the sidelines at Michigan Stadium as the honorary captain for the 2024 season opener against Fresno State on Aug. 31. Former coach Jim Harbaugh accepted…