SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — From Jesse Owens to Bob Beamon to Carl Lewis and plenty more, Americans have ruled the men’s long jump throughout the history of the Summer Olympics, but there was no one from the United States in
LYON, France (AP) — Sophia Smith scored in extra time and the United States earned a spot in the gold medal match at the Paris Olympics with a 1-0 victory over Germany on Tuesday. The Americans, undefeated in France under
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — The midpoint of the Olympic track meet used to be time for Jamaican sprint stars — Usain Bolt, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and all the rest — to catch their breath, recover from their victory parties, then start
PARIS (AP) — Australia’s Arisa Trew scored a 93.18 on her final run to win gold in women’s park skateboarding Tuesday at the Paris Olympics. The 14-year-old Trew was in third place before she executed a superb third run, highlighted
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — The short turnaround in Olympic golf put Stephanie Meadow and Leona Maguire of Ireland on the same stage as the men at Le Golf National. The size of the crowd was amazing, the noise so chilling
PARIS (AP) — The last time he went to the Olympics, Luis Grijalva had to divide his time between training and doing paperwork for the complicated procedure for leaving and re-entering the United States. This time, the Guatemalan long-distance runner
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Charley Hull of Britain might not be going viral at the Olympics. There’s no smoking inside the ropes at Le Golf National. Hull made quite the sensation this year at the U.S. Women’s Open with a
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — The American coach of Olympic champions Andre De Grasse and Marcell Jacobs has been kicked out of the Paris Games. Rana Reider was investigated for alleged sexual misconduct by the U.S. Center for SafeSport and placed
PARIS (AP) — Noah Lyles wasted no time. After winning the 100 meters at the Paris Olympics, he promptly declared what he wanted the most as the newly anointed Fastest Man Alive. “ I want my own shoe,” he said.