Police remove migrants from central Paris square ahead of the Olympics
PARIS (AP) — French police on Wednesday removed dozens of migrants, including families with young children, from the forecourt of Paris City Hall as the capital...
Surfers from Brazil and Australia win final Olympic qualifier in warm and windy Puerto Rico
ARECIBO, Puerto Rico (AP) — Top surfers Gabriel Medina of Brazil and Sally Fitzgibbons of Australia won the final qualifier for the upcoming Olympics on Sunday...
O’Keeffe smashes women’s US Olympic trials record in marathon debut, earns spot in Paris Games
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Fiona O’Keeffe smashed the women’s U.S. Olympic marathon trials record in her debut at the distance on a warm Saturday to secure...
Butt-slapping accusation leads to 20 months of limbo for teen in slow-moving SafeSport Center case
DENVER (AP) — The email, addressed to the 13-year-old swimmer from the U.S. Center for SafeSport, came out of the blue. “Between approximately 2019 and 2022,...
Lonely garage hours pay off for Canada’s Laos-Loo at Pan American Games
SANTIAGO, Chile – When Claudia Laos-Loo tells people she competes in kata, she’s prepared for “what’s that?” and “why do you scream?” The 26-year-old martial artist...
Canadian paddlers strike triple gold at Pan American Games
SANTIAGO, Chile – Canada’s sprint canoe and kayak team produced five medals, including three gold, on the first day of finals at the Pan American Games....
Calvin Davis, Olympic medalist in 400 hurdles, dies at 51
Calvin Davis, the Olympic bronze medalist in the 400 hurdles at the 1996 Atlanta Games, has died. He was 51. The University of Arkansas, where he...
Could France protest fury spill into next year’s Olympics?
PARIS (AP) — Retired and with time to kill, Bernard Gauvain wants to be a volunteer at the 2024 Olympics — but a bad one. His...
Polish president Duda hails a European Games without Russia
GENEVA (AP) — Ahead of his country soon hosting the multi-sport European Games with no Russian or Belarusian athletes, Poland President Andrzej Duda thanked Olympic officials...
Snowboarders sue coach, USOPC in assault, harassment case
Olympic bronze medalist Rosey Fletcher has filed a lawsuit accusing former snowboard coach Peter Foley of sexually assaulting, harassing and intimidating members of his team for...