Olympics

Jul 22, 2024, 07:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions On Friday, an unprecedented opening ceremony along the Seine will kick off the Paris Olympics. The Games will showcase around 10,500 athletes, including many stars you’ll remember — and some you’ll want to know. Here are 30 U.S. Olympians to watch this year: Simone Biles, gymnastics

Associated Press Jul 21, 2024, 01:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tadej Pogacar had no need to attack on the final stage of the Tour de France. Defending a lead of more than five minutes in Sunday’s time trial, he was set to comfortably win the race for the third time, and first time in

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJul 20, 2024, 05:38 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions LONDON — There’s probably going to be a movie made about the South Sudan basketball team someday. And the players representing the war-torn young nation added

ESPN News Services Jul 20, 2024, 11:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions American world champion Noah Lyles ran a personal best of 9.81 seconds in the 100 meters Saturday in the final Diamond League meeting before the Paris Olympics. Lyles, one of the biggest names in the sport at the moment, delivered in the final

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJul 19, 2024, 05:54 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions LONDON — There has been a lot of attention given this spring and summer as to whether LeBron James and Stephen Curry, who play on former

Jul 19, 2024, 07:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We have spent the last week counting down our list of the top 100 athletes of the 21st century, but what about the next generation? If we were doing another list in 2050, which current athletes who didn’t make it this time around are likely to

Associated Press Jul 18, 2024, 02:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Diana Taurasi joked after the Tokyo Olympics that she would see everyone in Paris. The 42-year-old guard turned the joke into reality: She will be playing in a record sixth Olympic Games when the U.S. women’s basketball team goes for its eighth

Connor O’Halloran Jul 17, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo fulfilled her promise on Wednesday to swim in the River Seine and prove its safety ahead of the Olympic Games later this month. Paris has spent more than €1.4 billion ($1.5bn) since 2015 to clean up the Seine and make

Associated Press Jul 16, 2024, 12:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NIMES, France — Jasper Philipsen completed a hat trick of stage wins at this year’s Tour de France after Biniam Girmay — his main rival for the best sprinter’s green jersey — crashed near the finish on Tuesday. There was no major change in

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterJul 15, 2024, 06:38 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterJul 14, 2024, 08:17 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark‘s goals haven’t changed: She wants to play in the Olympics one day. Clark not only helped her squad stay in the WNBA playoff race

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJul 14, 2024, 07:53 PM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Every four years (or so), tennis gives us a fifth major. Well, sort of. Tennis at the Olympics sometimes provides titanic heavyweight matchups — and sometimes delivers surprises. Editor’s Picks 2 Related It

Associated Press Jul 14, 2024, 12:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PLATEAU DE BEILLE, France — Tadej Pogacar demonstrated his climbing dominance once again, winning the grueling 15th stage of the Tour de France on Bastille Day with a scorching ascent to the Plateau de Beille. The marathon stage on France’s national day was nearly

Associated Press Jul 13, 2024, 01:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dutch golfer Joost Luiten is back in the mix to play in the Olympics. He just might not have a tee time in Paris. In the latest twist of a strange saga, the International Golf Federation on Saturday put Luiten onto what amounts to

Jul 13, 2024, 12:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Russia’s sole wrestler considering an invitation to compete in the Paris Olympics, Shamil Mamedov, has decided not to attend, Tass news agency quoted the national wrestling federation as saying on Saturday. “On Saturday, Mamedov decided against his possible participation in the Games in connection with a

Jul 12, 2024, 07:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jessica Hull of Australia blazed to a world record in the women’s 2,000 metres at the Monaco Diamond League meet on Friday, making a stunning statement ahead of the Paris Olympics as trackside fireworks exploded during her final powerful strides. The 27-year-old Hull ran five minutes

Associated Press Jul 12, 2024, 12:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics on Friday announced more venue assignments, with the cities of Carson and Long Beach reprising their roles from previous Games held in the region. Carson will host track cycling at the velodrome, field hockey in the

Associated Press Jul 11, 2024, 12:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions VILLENEUVE-SUR-LOT, France — Primoz Roglic lost more than two minutes to his rival Tour de France contenders after crashing near the finish where the new king of sprints, Biniam Girmay, completed a hat trick of stage wins on Thursday. Roglic hit the tarmac with