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PARIS – American swimmers Regan Smith and Phoebe Bacon advanced to the semifinals of the women’s 200-meter backstroke early Thursday morning at Paris La Defense Arena. Bacon, in her first race of the Paris 2024…

The most dominant U.S. men’s track and field athlete at the Paris Olympics isn’t a sprinter, nor a distance runner or even a jumper. It’s a man who has a bench max of 550 pounds…

PARIS — Here in the land of French fries, American sprinter Gabby Thomas has some strong opinions on the snack locally known as “frites.”  She knows it might be unconventional, but Thomas first needs to…

Track and field, a signature Olympic sport, will take center stage during the final week of the Olympics. It’s fitting that Stade de France will host track and field for the 2024 Paris Olympics. It’s…

After more than five long months, football is finally back. The 2024 NFL season will begin its preseason schedule on Thursday with the annual Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio. This year’s contest will…

Former Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker filed a lawsuit on Wednesday alleging the university and its leaders wrongfully terminated and defamed him amid a sexual harassment scandal last fall. The 75-page lawsuit filed in…

NANTERRE, France — As Katie Ledecky did what Katie Ledecky does, churning back and forth, lap after lap, building her lead quickly to that magical moment when it’s clear she cannot be beaten, a sense…

PARIS – The case of two Olympic boxers has drawn attention to a thorny issue: Who and what determines which female athletes can compete. Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan both were…

PARIS – The official start of the Olympic track and field competition began Thursday with the men’s and women’s 20km race walk. Stade de France is the home for track and field during the Paris…

Simone Biles looks to add to her record Olympic haul when she competes in the all-around final with teammate Suni Lee. Biles, who already has more Olympic medals than any American gymnast in history, has eight…