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Soccer

U.S. Olympic men’s soccer team adds three over-age players to roster

Center backs Walker Zimmerman and Miles Robinson and midfielder Djordje Mihailovic will join the under-23 squad at its first Olympics since 2008.

By Steven GoffJuly 6, 2024

After fleeing the Taliban, she’ll breakdance on the Refugee Team in Paris

Breakdancing gave Manizha Talash a sense of purpose, but it put her life at risk after regime change in Afghanistan.

By Rick MaeseJuly 3, 2024

Perspective

Simone Biles hears it all, from fans and trolls, then listens to herself

As she heads back to the Olympics, Simone Biles has stopped trying to prove her doubters wrong.

By Candace BucknerJuly 1, 2024

‘She can’t even drive’: Gymnast Hezly Rivera, 16, is headed to Paris

By keeping her cool in the biggest meet of her life, the gymnast showed the skills that made her the right fit on a team with four Olympic veterans.

By Emily GiambalvoJuly 1, 2024

Quincy Wilson is going to the Paris Olympics

The 16-year-old who wowed at the U.S. track and field trials got a spot in the 4x400-meter relay pool, his coach at Bullis School confirmed Sunday night.

By Adam KilgoreJuly 1, 2024

Simone Biles leads historic U.S. women’s gymnastics team for Paris Olympics

Simone Biles won the all-around competition on the final day of Olympic trials. Jordan Chiles, Sunisa Lee, Jade Carey and Hezly Rivera round out the team headed to Paris.

By Emily Giambalvo and Shannon OsakaJune 30, 2024

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone rewrites record book again in 400 hurdles

On the last day of the U.S. track and field trials, she set the world record for the fifth time in a little over three years, dropping it to 50.65 seconds.

By Adam KilgoreJune 30, 2024

Think you can build a gold medal U.S. gymnastics team? Try it.

Choosing an Olympic gymnastics team is a complicated puzzle. Try to select your own gymnasts and see how your team performs.

By Emily Giambalvo, Kati Perry and Artur GalochaJune 30, 2024

Perspective

A U.S. gymnast faces ‘gut-wrenching’ heartbreak as an Olympic alternate

At the U.S. gymnastics trials, hometown hero Shane Wiskus learns what it feels like to come up just short of an Olympic dream.

By Candace BucknerJune 30, 2024

Weini Kelati’s American dream comes full circle at Hayward Field

Ten years after defecting to the United States, the 27-year-old clinches an Olympic berth with a dramatic triumph in the 10,000 meters at the track and field trials.

By Adam KilgoreJune 30, 2024

Noah Lyles wins again at track trials; Sha’Carri Richardson falls a spot short

Lyles held off Kenny Bednarek for the 200-meter title, but Richardson finished fourth in the women’s race.

By Adam KilgoreJune 30, 2024

Fred Richard, Brody Malone headline U.S. men’s gymnastics team bound for Paris

Fred Richard, Brody Malone, Paul Juda, Asher Hong and Stephen Nedoroscik will be the five male gymnasts representing the United States in Paris.

By Emily GiambalvoJune 29, 2024

Shilese Jones withdraws from U.S. gymnastics trials with injury

The left knee injury puts in doubt her role on the U.S. Olympic team, which will be announced Sunday.

By Emily GiambalvoJune 29, 2024

Lolo Jones, 41 and ‘terrified,’ is back on the track and running against time

Lolo Jones, a rare double Olympian as both a sprinter and a bobsledder, advanced in the 100-meter hurdles and will run again if her injured hamstring allows.

By Adam KilgoreJune 29, 2024

Perspective

Alex Morgan and Caitlin Clark could be NBC stars. The Olympics don’t care.

The American team that takes a boat down the Seine for Opening Ceremonies will be without some of its most recognizable faces.

By Barry SvrlugaJune 29, 2024

‘Just too fast’: Grant Holloway sizzles in 110-meter hurdles

The three-time world champion books a trip to Paris with a 12.86 in the 110-meter hurdles, one of three Americans to run a sub-13 in the event.

By Adam KilgoreJune 29, 2024

Simone Biles leads in Day 1 of the U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials

The first day of competition in Minneapolis included an emotional ovation for the injured Skye Blakely.

By Emily GiambalvoJune 29, 2024

Tom Brady represented Michigan at the Olympic trials. Not him. The other one.

Former Michigan runner Tom Brady, whose name may ring a few bells, finished last in the preliminary heat of the 5,000 meters. Now it’s off to the real world.

By Adam KilgoreJune 28, 2024

The secretive process of picking U.S. Olympic gymnasts is art and science

At this weekend’s trials, the scores are just one ingredient in a complex calculation that takes place behind closed doors.

By Emily GiambalvoJune 28, 2024

Discus, steeplechase seize the stage as U.S. track and field trials resume

Valarie Allman delivers a strong statement in winning the discus while Olivia Markezich encounters agony while collapsing late in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

By Adam KilgoreJune 28, 2024

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