Olympics

Associated Press Apr 25, 2024, 12:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GENEVA — Heavily criticized for its secretive oversight of positive tests by 23 Chinese swimmers before the Tokyo Olympics, the World Anti-Doping Agency on Thursday appointed a veteran Swiss prosecutor to review how it handled the cases. The Montreal-based doping watchdog said Eric Cottier

Associated Press Apr 25, 2024, 12:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions U.S. Olympic hurdler Christina Clemons sent numerous emails to those in the track community raising concerns over a gap in health care insurance coverage for new mothers who still wanted to compete. Those baby steps turned into big strides as USA Track & Field

ESPN News Services Apr 25, 2024, 07:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The second retractable roof at Roland Garros will be inaugurated on the opening day of the French Open next month, organizers said Thursday about a project planned with the Paris Olympics in mind. A ceremony for the roof over the 10,000-seat Suzanne Lenglen

Associated Press Apr 24, 2024, 04:50 PM ET CARACAS, Venezuela — Francisco “Morochito” Rodríguez, the boxer who won Venezuela’s first Olympic gold medal, died Tuesday at age 78. Venezuela’s Olympic Committee confirmed Rodriguez’ death on Wednesday on its social media channels but did not provide details. Local media reported he had been hospitalized in Caracas

Associated Press Apr 23, 2024, 06:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The U.S. Figure Skating championships will take place in Wichita, Kansas, next year in what should amount to a preview of the names to watch for the American team headed to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, Italy. The national

Charlotte Gibson, ESPNApr 23, 2024, 01:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A new invitational for the world’s top sprinters will feature the largest purse ever for a women’s-only track event. Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit and husband to Serena Williams, told ESPN on Tuesday that his venture capital firm Seven Seven Six is investing in

Associated Press Apr 21, 2024, 11:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — The world’s top anti-doping regulator said after reviewing a television documentary and newspaper reports that it stands by its decision to clear 23 Chinese swimmers to compete at the Tokyo Olympics despite testing positive for a banned heart medication. The World Anti-Doping

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Apr 21, 2024, 05:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FORT WORTH, Texas — The 2024 NCAA gymnastics season officially concluded on Saturday with LSU winning its first national championship in dramatic fashion. It was a memorable and historic season filled with record-setting scores, surprising upsets and epic performances. While this year won’t

ESPN News Services Apr 21, 2024, 07:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya crushed the women’s-only world record in winning the London Marathon on Sunday. Jepchirchir, 30, pulled away over the final 300 meters in a sprint finish, crossing the finish line in front of Buckingham Palace in 2

Apr 20, 2024, 03:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FORT WORTH, Texas — After a surprising day of semifinal action on Thursday, which saw the shocking exit of two-time defending champions Oklahoma, the NCAA gymnastics national championship (4 p.m. ET on ABC) is upon us. While it might not have all of the teams we

Apr 20, 2024, 09:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions XIAMEN, China — Armand Duplantis put down a marker ahead of this year’s Paris Olympics as the Swede broke his own pole vault world record with a 6.24-meter effort in the first Diamond League meeting of the 2024 season Saturday. Duplantis bettered his previous mark of

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterApr 19, 2024, 06:29 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Among the record crowd of 50,000 or so running the London Marathon on Sunday will

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Apr 19, 2024, 02:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions FORT WORTH, Texas — After a memorable and surprising day, LSU, Utah, Florida and California advanced to the finals of the NCAA gymnastics championships on Thursday following impressive performances under intense pressure. Oklahoma, the two-time defending champion and the overwhelming favorite to repeat

Associated Press Apr 17, 2024, 06:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — As the countdown clock to the Paris Olympics passed the 100-day mark, the question of holding the opening ceremony on the Seine River loomed large over the milestone celebrations on Wednesday. Organizers have planned a parade of about 10,500 athletes through the

John Barr, ESPN.comApr 17, 2024, 03:19 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in June 2003 Winner: 2013 Peabody Award; 2011 Edward R. Murrow Award/Video Investigative Reporting Covers breaking news, investigative pieces and human interest features The United States Justice Department has agreed to pay around 100 victims of disgraced former Team USA doctor Larry Nassar approximately

Apr 17, 2024, 08:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The countdown begins! In 100 days, more than 10,000 athletes from 206 countries will float down the Seine on boats bearing their delegation’s colors to announce the start of the 30th edition of the Summer Olympics. The largest sporting event ever organized in France, the 2024

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Apr 16, 2024, 10:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Haleigh Bryant knew LSU was poised for a special — and maybe even historic — season long before competition even began. It was early September, and the team was on a weekend retreat — or a “team advance” as the Tigers call it

Associated Press Apr 16, 2024, 06:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece — Even without the help of Apollo, the flame that is to burn at the Paris Olympics was kindled Tuesday at the site of the ancient games in southern Greece. Cloudy skies prevented the traditional lighting, when an actress dressed as