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Yes, the Philadelphia Phillies remain the top-ranked team in USA TODAY Sports’ power rankings. But that’s only because every other elite team has been as bad – or worse – as them. The Phillies have…

PARIS — Why would some Olympic surfers wear helmets during the Paris Games? Well, now we know. Johanne Defray of France needed four stiches for a head wound Saturday, underscoring the danger of surfing at…

PARIS — Olympic organizers canceled triathlon training for the swimming leg for the second day in a row Monday because of Seine river pollution levels, yet said they were ‘confident’ medal events would be held…

Medals are being handed out left and right with the 2024 Paris Olympics in full swing, but hardware isn’t the only thing Olympians are getting on the podium. From footage and photos taken at medal…

Paris Olympic organizers apologized Sunday to people offended during a tableau of the opening ceremony that depicted the Greek god Dionysus and an ancient festival meant to honor him. Critics said it mocked “The Last…

A total of 17 events will award medals on Monday at the 2024 Paris Olympics, with five golds up for grabs in swimming as the feature attraction. The Olympic pool at Paris La Défense Arena…

WESTFIELD, Ind. — Colts owner Jim Irsay made his first public appearance since last season on Sunday, riding onto the practice fields at Grand Park in a golf cart and meeting with the local media.…

NANTERRE, France — The moment that Torri Huske has never forgotten is now three years old, but it drives her to this day. With 15 meters to go in the 100 butterfly at the 2021…

PARIS — Lee Kiefer smiled at the thought of what people had just witnessed. At what she’d just helped deliver Sunday night to Olympics viewers around the world. It’d been an All-American fencing final, Kiefer…

Cavan Sullivan’s record as the the youngest person to debut in a major North American pro sports league lasted less then two weeks. On Sunday night, McKenna ‘Mak’ Whitham made her debut for NJ/NY Gotham…