Olympic star Caeleb Dressel returns to pool in Atlanta, first meet in nearly a yearOlympic star Caeleb Dressel has returned to the competition pool after a layoff of nearly a year.
NBC will air most of marquee Olympic events from Paris live during daytimeFans of swimming, gymnastics and track & field can rejoice.
1.5 million Olympic tickets on sale in new lottery round for 2024 Paris GamesThe second round of ticket sales for next year's Paris Olympics has started.
Michael Jordan's famed 'Dream Team' Olympic jacket heading to auctionThe jacket that Michael Jordan famously and grudgingly wore while receiving an Olympic gold medal has been in Brian McIntyre’s possession for more than three decades now.
Baguettes but no wine: Olympians to eat gourmet in ParisSome 15,000 athletes will get to feast on fresh baguettes, gourmet dishes and environment-friendly French cuisine — but no wine — when Paris hosts the Summer Olympics next year.
Next frontier in France's protests: Fake Olympic volunteersPreparations in France for the 2024 Olympic Games had been going largely smoothly.
USA will open Basketball World Cup against New ZealandThe United States will open Basketball World Cup play against New Zealand this summer, with Greece and Jordan also awaiting the Americans in the group stage.
Disabled rights protests before Paris Olympics draw pledgesPeople in France with disabilities have protested by showing how difficult and frustrating it is for them to travel alone by train into Paris.
European lawmakers urge for Olympics ban on Russia, BelarusEuropean lawmakers have urged the International Olympic Committee to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Paris Games because of the war in Ukraine.
France under pressure over disabled rights as Olympics loomFrench President Emmanuel Macron's government is under pressure over the rights of people with disabilities as he hosts the country's first national conference on the issue since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tachlowini Gabriyesos runs for refugees at Belgrade MarathonTachlowini Gabriyesos fled his native Eritrea and walked the desert to reach Israel when he was just 12 years old.
4 million apply for tickets for Paris Olympics in lotteryFour million applications were received for an online lottery where winners get to buy tickets for next year’s Paris Olympics.
Badminton keeps barring Russia as Olympic qualifying beginsBadminton has upheld its ban on Russian and Belarusian players in international competitions on the eve of the start of Olympic qualifying.
Russia excluded from men's basketball at 2024 OlympicsBasketball’s international governing body FIBA says Russia has been excluded from qualification for the men’s Olympic basketball tournament in Paris next year.
Fancy a dip? An Olympic reboot for Paris' toxic River SeineA costly and complex clean-up is resuscitating the River Seine just in time for it to play a starring role in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Swanson's injury a concern as US downs Ireland 2-0Emily Fox and Lindsey Horan both scored for the United States in a 2-0 victory Saturday over Ireland that was marred by what appeared to be a serious left knee injury to Mallory Swanson.
IOC details advice to let Russia, Belarus athletes returnSome Russian athletes can soon return to international sports, although their status for the Paris Olympics is still up in the air.
Lawmakers back Paris Olympic law despite surveillance fearsA proposed French law for the 2024 Paris Olympics that critics contend will open the door for privacy-busting video surveillance technology in Europe has passed an important hurdle.
UN expert advising IOC gives views on Russians at OlympicsA United Nations rights expert advising the International Olympic Committee says Russian athletes who actively served in the war in Ukraine should be let back into international sport if they didn't take part in war crimes.
Ethics agency to better protect gymnasts for LA OlympicsThe Gymnastics Ethics Foundation was created in 2019 to help protect athletes after the American sexual abuse scandal and it has now published its strategy to set new safeguarding standards with a view to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Paris aims to keep Olympians cool without air conditionersThe Paris Olympics is going underground to find a way to keep athletes cool at the 2024 Games without air conditioners.
Canadian Olympians push for opposition to Russians in ParisA group of 42 retired Canadian Olympians are urging their country’s Olympic leaders to take a stand against Russians participating in next year’s Paris Games.
Olympic ticket sales for Paris Games get off to rocky startOrganizers of next year’s Paris Olympics promised relatively modest prices and “egalitarian” access to events through an online system meant to revolutionize ticket sales and bring the masses to stadiums and arenas for as little as $26.
War, anger cloud Ukrainian athletes' path to Paris OlympicsThe path to the 2024 Paris Olympics for Ukrainian athletes is clouded by war, anger and pain.
Little sign of Olympics in Milan with only 3 years to goThere is little sign the Winter Olympics are coming to Milan in less than three years.
Jessie Diggins becomes 1st American to win XC gold at worldsJessie Diggins became the first American to win world championship gold in an individual cross country ski race, finishing 14 seconds in front of Sweden’s Frida Karlsson on Tuesday.
Golden board: Durant, Bird, Azzi helping lead USA BasketballWhen Kevin Durant was asked about the notion of him and some other Olympic gold medalists potentially getting seats on USA Basketball’s Board of Directors, he liked the idea.
Dentsu and others charged in Tokyo Olympic bid-rigging probeThe Tokyo Olympic bid-rigging scandal has widened with Japanese advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies getting charged.
US women’s soccer coach paid 27% as much as men’s coachU.S. women’s coach Vlatko Andonovski earned 27% as much as American men’s coach Gregg Berhalter in the year ending last March 31, down slightly from 28% in the previous year.
How Vonetta Flowers made history for Black Olympians worldwideWith the first weekend of the Winter Olympics coinciding with the first weekend of Black History Month, it’s a good time to look back at how both Olympic and Black history was made 20 years ago this month at the Winter Games.
US savors World Cup berth; Carmelo Anthony named ambassadorUSA Basketball put together different rosters for all six World Cup qualifying windows, and coach Jim Boylen noticed the same two things with each of those groups.
USA Basketball clinches berth in World Cup, tops UruguayUSA Basketball is heading to this summer’s FIBA World Cup.
Russia's sports exile persists 1 year after invading UkraineRussia’s reintegration into the world of sports one year after the invasion of Ukraine began threatens to create the biggest rift in the Olympic movement since the Cold War.
How Rafer Johnson made Olympic history in more ways than oneNot only was Johnson one of the greatest American athletes of all-time, but he also played a role in quelling a tragedy in U.S. history.
Russian skater Valieva's doping case to go to sports courtThe World Anti-Doping Agency says it has appealed Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s doping case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and is seeking a four-year ban.
Nations: No clarity on neutrality, no Olympics for RussiaThe governments of 35 nations signed a statement calling on the IOC to clarify the definition of “neutrality” as it seeks a way to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes back into international sports and next year's Paris Olympics.
Diana Taurasi re-signs with Mercury in multiyear dealThe Phoenix Mercury have announced that Diana Taurasi agreed to re-sign with the team in a multiyear contract.
Shiffrin remembers her late father at gold-medal ceremonyMikaela Shiffrin had more than just a gold medal hanging around her neck during the awards ceremony for her latest world championship title.
Tokyo Olympic bribery trial opens; accused accepts guiltA trial looking into bribery at the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee has begun.
Ukrainian Olympic head on Russian rival: 'He is my enemy'The presidents of Ukrainian and Russian Olympic committees fought together as teammates at the 1992 Barcelona Games and won a gold medal in fencing for the post-Soviet Unified Team.
