Snyder looks to win second Olympic gold medal
Olympics, Sports
By By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer 
July 5, 2024
Kyle Snyder already has one of the best resumes ever for a U.S. wrestler, and he’s just now hitting his prime. At age 20, he became the youngest American wrestler to win Olympic gold when he achieved ...
Dressel finding more joy heading to another Olympics
Olympics, Sports
July 5, 2024
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caeleb Dressel still seems a bit tortured by the trappings of Olympic stardom. Even as he was claiming two victories at the U.S. swimming trials and setting himself up to collect a...
Meet Hezly, the ‘underdog’ on powerful U.S. team
Olympics, Sports
July 2, 2024
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hezly Rivera planned to spend a significant portion of this summer learning how to drive. The 16-year-old is going to have to postpone that learner’s permit test for a bit. She’s jo...
McLaughlin-Levrone breaks world record
Olympics, Sports
July 1, 2024
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — For the better part of two years, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone all but disappeared from the 400-meter hurdles course. Turns out, she wasn’t hiding or looking for something else to do....
U.S. in transition, Spain hopes to build off World Cup
Olympics, Other Sports, Sports
By By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Soccer Writer 
July 1, 2024
The signs that the U.S. national team’s dominance was slipping started to emerge back at the Tokyo Olympics. The United States was vying to become the first team to win an Olympic gold medal after win...
Biles leads strong U.S. women’s gymnastics team
Olympics, Sports
July 1, 2024
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — They all had a reason to come back. Every single one of them. Simone Biles to move past those wrenching two weeks in Japan three years ago, when the gymnastics superstar prioritized...
Lyles pushed but wins 200 to keep double hopes alive
Olympics, Sports
By By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer 
June 30, 2024
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — In the wee hours the night before his 200-meter final, Noah Lyles sent a shout-out on social media to the sprinters in Jamaica, egging them on to help make the upcoming Paris Olymp...
The Olympics have a French connection, not just Paris
Olympics, Sports
June 28, 2024
PARIS (AP) — Ever wondered why French is spoken during medal announcements at the Olympic Games? The truth is that while the ancient Olympics originated in Greece, its modern incarnation is very much ...
Steeplechaser stumbles through water, misses spot
Olympics, Sports
June 28, 2024
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Steeplechaser Olivia Markezich stumbled through the water after one jump, then barely regained her balance, only to tumble to the ground after clearing the final barrier. With the ...
Teen star may try for rare Olympics-World Cup double
Olympics, Sports
By By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Soccer Writer 
June 28, 2024
Linda Caicedo is at one moment fierce on the soccer field, dancing around defenders and baffling goalkeepers. The next, she is all teenager, celebrating goals by making a heart with her hands. The 19-...
Second half of U.S. track and field trials set to begin
Olympics, Sports
June 26, 2024
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Sha’Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles are coming back for Part II. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Gabby Thomas are joining the show. The second half of U.S. Olympic trials for track a...
Olympics, Sports
June 26, 2024
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — When Eric Gregory crouches into the starting blocks, his coach will be right next to him. It’s the best way for the 400-meter sprinter to ensure a fast start. Because Gregory can’t...
Alex Morgan left off U.S. roster for Olympics
Olympics, Sports
By By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Soccer Writer 
June 26, 2024
Veteran forward Alex Morgan won’t be going to the Paris Olympics after surprisingly being left off the roster by U.S. national team coach Emma Hayes. Morgan, a three-time Olympian and two-time Women’s...
Welcome to the weird world of Olympic soccer
Olympics, Sports
By By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer 
June 25, 2024
Kylian Mbappé wanted to be there. France coach Thierry Henry wanted it too. In the end, not even French president Emmanuel Macron could pull enough strings to free up his country’s finest soccer playe...
Mu stumbles, fails to qualify for Olympics in 800
Olympics, Sports
June 25, 2024
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Athing Mu got tangled up in the middle of the track and started falling. One hand hit the ground, then the other. As she rolled onto her back, her bright pink shoes started pointin...
Fattal looking for another gold with women’s water polo team
Olympics, Sports
June 24, 2024
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. (AP) — U.S. captain Maggie Steffens comes from a Bay Area family with deep roots in water polo. And her family loves Rachel Fattal. Because Fattal plays the way they like to play....
U.S. star Larson puts retirement hold on for Olympics
Olympics, Sports
By By JANIE MCCAULEY AP Sports Writer 
June 21, 2024
Jordan Larson finds a much-needed safe haven the moment she walks into the office of longtime U.S. volleyball coach Karch Kiraly. She can take a deep breath and know she will have his support through ...
Olympics, Sports
By By GIOVANNA DELL?ORTO Associated Press 
June 21, 2024
The fastest sport at the Paris Games has such wild speeds that the athletes say the waves and the wind become muted. Welcome to the Olympic debut of kitesurfing. “What’s cool is it’s so silent, flying...
King makes Olympics, gets engaged pool side
Olympics, Sports
June 21, 2024
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — On a night for doubling up at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, Lilly King left with another big prize. An engagement ring. Ryan Murphy, Regan Smith, Kate Douglass and King all cla...