Caitlin Clark’s early play in WNBA will serve as her tryout for a spot on the U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team.
Caitlin Clark’s early play in the WNBA will be her Olympic tryout for Paris
Category: Olympics
London Marathon pays tribute to last year’s winner Kelvin Kiptum, who died in car crash in February
The London Marathon paid tribute to last year’s winner Kelvin Kiptum with a period of applause before the start of the men’s race on Sunday.
How Paris is preparing for the Olympics, from the venues to transportation to security
The talk before the opening ceremony of the Paris Games ideally should be about its grandiose backdrop: a summer sun setting on the Seine River as athletes drift by in boats and wave to cheering crowds. But behind the romantic veneer that Paris has long curated, mounting security concerns already have had an impact on the unprecedented open-air even. Around 30,000 police officers are expected to be deployed each day, with 45,000 working the opening ceremony. Security and transportation are the biggest concerns heading into the Paris Games, which run from July 26-Aug. 11. Around 9 million tickets have been sold.
Olympics: Who’s in and who still has work to do to qualify for Paris
From archery to wrestling, each of the 32 sports on the Olympic program has different qualifying criteria.
Deanna Stellato-Dudek becomes the oldest woman to win a figure skating world title — by channeling childhood idol Michael Jordan
When Deanna Stellato-Dudek attended a work retreat in 2016, she didn’t know it would set her on a path toward winning a world championship in figure skating.
Paris-bound Olympians look forward to a post-COVID Games with fans — and family — in the stands
In Paris, there will be celebrations with relatives and one-on-one contact with coaches, most of whom were not allowed into the venues three years ago.
USA Basketball announces its men’s team for the Paris Olympics: ‘The goal is to win the gold. They know that’
USA Basketball announced its men’s Olympic team for Paris — and the group has seven players with 10 combined Olympic gold medals.
Paris’ Olympic opening ceremony on the Seine could be moved to stadium for security reasons
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics planned on the River Seine could be shifted instead to the Stade de France if the security threat is deemed too high.
Danielle Serdachny scores OT goal to lift Canada to 6-5 win over US in women’s hockey world final
Danielle Serdachny converted a rebound in front 5:16 into overtime for a power-play goal and Canada beat the United States 6-5 in a breathtaking women’s world hockey championship gold medal game.
Chicago soccer report: Mallory Swanson scores 1st goal for hot Red Stars — and Korbin Albert apologizes after Megan Rapinoe call-out
Mallory Swanson is back in business after scoring her first goal for the Chicago Red Stars since her season-ending knee injury last year.