Olympics News
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Former United States, Michigan swim coach Jon Urbanchek dies at 87
- Jon Urbanchek, an International Swimming Hall of Famer who was an assistant for several United States Olympic teams and led Michigan to a national championship, has died. He was 87.
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Sens' Brady Tkachuk named captain of Team USA
Brady Tkachuk on Thursday was named the captain of the 2024 U.S. team for the IIHF men's world hockey championship.
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Simone Biles including male gymnasts in post-Olympic tour
Gymnastics star Simone Biles is taking her show on the road following the Paris Olympics, headlining the "Gold Over America Tour" this fall. Biles invited men to participate this time around, saying she wanted her second tour to be more inclusive.
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U.S. athletes' rep: WADA must repair trust after China case
Some athletes have lost trust in the World Anti-Doping Agency over the body's handling of failed drug tests in Chinese swimming, according to Team USA Athletes' Commission executive director Elizabeth Ramsey.
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Tony Parker helps kick off flame's Marseille to Paris journey
Torchbearers, including NBA Hall of Famer Tony Parker, carried the Olympic flame through the streets of France's southern port city of Marseille on Thursday, a day after it arrived on a majestic three-mast ship for a welcoming ceremony.
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Paralympic fencer loses medals, gear in Brazilian floods
Vanderson Chaves has faced many challenges in more than a decade as a Paralympic fencer, but none as fearsome as the massive floods in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state.
