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Alyssa Roenigk, ESPN Senior WriterJun 29, 2024, 04:30 PM ET Close Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter). Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — It’s just past 10 on Friday night and the Target

Associated Press Jun 29, 2024, 12:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIMINI, Italy — Two-time podium finisher Romain Bardet won the opening stage of the Tour de France and claimed the yellow jersey on Saturday as cycling’s biggest race began in Italy for the first time. Combined with severe heat, one of the most challenging

Coley Harvey, ESPN Staff WriterJun 28, 2024, 08:30 AM ET Close Previously covered Florida State for Orlando Sentinel and Georgia Tech for Macon Telegraph Northwestern University graduate Open Extended Reactions EUGENE, Ore. — By next week, Quincy Wilson, the 16-year-old track phenom who made his presence felt at this year’s U.S. Olympic Trials, will know

Associated Press Jun 27, 2024, 11:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EUGENE, Ore. — Sha’Carri Richardson never made it to the start, let alone the finish, of the 200 meters at the last Olympic trials. At these trials, even in the opening round of what’s really her second-best race, she flashed another glimpse of the

Alyssa Roenigk, ESPN Senior WriterJun 27, 2024, 07:10 AM ET Close Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter). Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Last stop, the Twin Cities. Next stop: Paris. The U.S.

ESPN News Services Jun 26, 2024, 10:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson-Herah has withdrawn from the Jamaican trials because of an Achilles injury and will not defend her 100-meter and 200-meter titles at the Paris Games in August. Thompson-Herah, who will turn 32 on Friday, is one of the

Associated Press Jun 25, 2024, 07:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — U.S. Olympic athletes have lost faith in the World Anti-Doping Agency to rid their sports of cheaters ahead of next month’s Summer Games in Paris, two former gold medalists said Tuesday in prepared testimony before a House subcommittee. The comments by Michael

Associated Press Jun 25, 2024, 03:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CALGARY, Alberta — Jon Cooper has been named Canada’s coach for upcoming international play, including the 2026 Olympics in Milan. Hockey Canada announced Tuesday the two-time Stanley Cup-winning coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning also will be behind the bench for the NHL’s Four

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jun 24, 2024, 03:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After nine memorable days of competition at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, the 2024 U.S. Olympic swimming trials concluded Sunday night with 46 swimmers — 20 women and 26 men — named to the team for Paris. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Throughout the

Associated Press Jun 23, 2024, 11:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EUGENE, Ore. — The red running suit, the white pearls and the gold medal said it all. Noah Lyles is the flashiest, and the fastest, sprinter in the United States — maybe even the world. We’ll all get to find out later this summer

Associated Press Jun 23, 2024, 10:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Delaney Schnell earned her second Olympic berth with a victory in the women’s 10-meter platform at the U.S. diving trials on Sunday. Carson Tyler will also be doubling up, becoming the first American since 2000 to qualify in both individual events.

Jun 23, 2024, 05:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Molly Caudery set a new British record in women’s pole vault on Saturday. Getty Britain’s Molly Caudery set the world’s leading height of the year and broke the British record in women’s pole vault at the World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze meeting in Toulouse, France, on Saturday.

Associated Press Jun 22, 2024, 11:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EUGENE, Ore. — Sha’Carri Richardson earned her spot in the Paris Olympics, winning the 100-meter final Saturday at U.S. track trials in 10.71 seconds, the best time in the world this year. Richardson started pounding her chest a few steps before she crossed the

Associated Press Jun 21, 2024, 10:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Delaney Schnell led on the women’s 10-meter tower after the semifinals, and Andrew Capobianco set the pace in men’s 3-meter springboard at the U.S. Olympic diving trials on Friday night. Schnell is looking to add a second event to her schedule

Coley Harvey, ESPN Staff WriterJun 21, 2024, 08:20 AM ET Close Previously covered Florida State for Orlando Sentinel and Georgia Tech for Macon Telegraph Northwestern University graduate Open Extended Reactions Since the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, one country has dominated the rest of the world in track and field: the United States. The

Associated Press Jun 21, 2024, 12:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Sarah Bacon led the women’s 3-meter springboard and Carson Tyler topped the men’s 10-meter platform after the semifinals of the U.S. Olympic diving trials Thursday. Bacon was consistent throughout her list and totaled 341.25 points. She was trailed by Alison Gibson

Associated Press Jun 20, 2024, 09:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Ryan Murphy and Regan Smith earned their second individual events for the Paris Games with victories at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials Thursday night. Murphy touched first in the men’s 200-meter backstroke, adding to his triumph in the 100 back. Smith won

Associated Press Jun 19, 2024, 11:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Coming back from lengthy layoffs, American swimming stars Caeleb Dressel and Simone Manuel were eager to claim their first individual events of the Paris Olympics. Instead, they had to settle for supporting roles. Dressel finished third in the men’s 100-meter freestyle at