Contrary to a recent action/horror movie, there are no sharks in the Seine. There was a shark watch, though, at the very first Olympic triathlon in 2000 during the Sydney Games. At the Olympics, water dilemmas are nothing for triathlon swimming.
PAT GRAHAMIf there's anyone who can appreciate the magnitude of what Léon Marchand has done at the Paris Olympics, it's Bob Bowman. The longtime coach was on deck for Michael Phelps' entire career, which gave him a front-row seat for improbable feats such as…
PAUL NEWBERRYThe French association of women sports journalists and the union of sports journalists in France have condemned sexist comments made on national radio during a women’s tennis match at the Paris Olympics, where a commentator used stereotypical…
SAMUEL PETREQUINHours after winning a pair of gold medals, French star swimmer Léon Marchand was back in the pool Thursday morning in front of his adoring fans. The face of the Games so far for France, Marchand had a Michael Phelps-like performance Wednesday…
STEPHEN WADETurkish pistol shooter Yusuf Dikec has gone viral on social media for his seemingly casual attitude while shooting his way to a silver medal at the 2024 Olympics. It was Turkey's first-ever medal in Olympic shooting.
The biggest and most diverse fleet of the 2024 Olympics' sailing events, the one-person dinghy, is scheduled to hit the water Thursday in sweltering Marseille. The small, white-sailed boats — formerly known as lasers, now called ILCA 6 for women…
GIOVANNA DELL'ORTOTEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — As the heavy, barrel-shaped waves of Teahupo’o, Tahiti — where the Paris Olympics surfing competition is being held — crashed in the distance, another, smaller surf session was underway just off the shore. Seconds later,…
VICTORIA MILKOLance McCutcheon can't remember what caused the sudden rift between him and his best friend. The details don't really matter now to the New York Jets wide receiver. “Guilt is definitely the biggest thing I would say is just, you know, we let some…
DENNIS WASZAK Jr.Mauricio Dubón hit a two-run homer, Framber Valdez struck out 10 in six innings and the Houston Astros came from behind to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 on Wednesday night. “It was pretty big, it felt pretty good to help the team win,” Dubón…
JOSHUA KOCHTravis Bazzana, the top pick in this month's amateur draft, hit a grand slam for his first professional home run Wednesday night in High-A Lake County's 17-5 rout of Beloit in the Midwest League. The 21-year-old Australian, selected by Cleveland on…