Category: Olympics

SAINT-DENIS, France — Noah Lyles said he tested positive for COVID-19 two days before he finished third in the 200-meter final at the Paris Olympics on Thursday night. Here’s what we know about the timeline of Lyles’ illness: When did Lyles know he had COVID? Lyles says he quickly got into quarantine after he had tested positive Tuesday morning. He participated in the 200-meter semifinal Wednesday and finished second. Lyles’ coach afterward said the sprinter was “fine.” Lyles, who usually always takes an opportunity to talk, did not speak with reporters after the semifinal. The 100-meter champion said he was […]

By TIM REYNOLDS PARIS (AP) — They scored six points in two seconds. And just like that, against what looked like overwhelming odds, the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team was on its way. To a comeback. To a win. And to another Olympic gold medal game. Stephen Curry scored 36 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer […]

Guerschon Yabusele scored 17 points and France beat Germany 73-69 in front of a raucous crowd to advance to the men’s Olympic basketball gold medal game.

The reigning Olympic champion U.S. women’s volleyball team will get its shot at a repeat gold medal. And it took every extra hustle play on the floor against the mighty Brazilians.

The sport of modern pentathlon, a niche outlier at the Olympics, is getting rid of its horse competitions after the Paris Games and bringing in “American Ninja Warrior”-style obstacle courses in 2028.

Sha’Carri Richardson bailed out the U.S. women out from a near collapse Thursday in the Olympic 4×100 relay.

Australian Olympic field hockey player Tom Craig apologized Wednesday for his “terrible mistake” after being arrested for trying to buy cocaine while on a night out after his team’s elimination from the Paris Games.

The closing ceremony for the Olympics will feature traditional highlights, including the athletes’ parade and the handover of the flag to the organizers of the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

PARIS — A’ja Wilson scored 20 points and Jackie Young added 15 points to help the United States beat Nigeria 88-74 on Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the Paris Games, extending its record winning streak to 59 consecutive Olympic wins. Breanna Stewart also had 13 for the Americans, who haven’t lost since the 1992 […]

Addison native Alexa Knierim and the 2022 U.S. figure skating team made Olympic history Wednesday, becoming the first Winter athletes to be awarded a gold medal at a Summer Games.