Olympics

Jul 30, 2024, 11:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tuesday at the 2024 Paris Olympics brings a return to action for a handful of Team USA’s top names. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles and Jade Carey will look to continue their “redemption tour” in the women’s gymnastics team final. Coco

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJul 29, 2024, 05:04 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions LILLE, France — The United States women’s basketball team is likely to get stronger as the Olympics wear on, as it builds chemistry and gets reps

Open Extended Reactions Big names closed out the first weekend at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey and Hezly Rivera made their Paris debuts on the U.S. gymnastics team in qualifications Sunday. Team USA men’s basketball opened group play with a convincing 110-84 win over

The United States women rolled to a 4-1 win over Germany in Olympic soccer on Sunday in Group B, assuring they will have a spot in the quarterfinals after two wins from two games. The U.S. women’s attack was purring in the first half in Marseille, with Sophia Smith scoring twice and Mallory Swanson tapping

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jul 27, 2024, 03:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — No matter having the second-fastest qualifying time earlier in the day, nor even accidentally going to the wrong lane at the race’s start, Australia’s Ariarne Titmus proved her dominance in the women’s 400m freestyle on Saturday night with her second gold

Open Extended Reactions The Olympics are officially underway after a memorable opening ceremony Friday in Paris. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Saturday’s events will be headlined by gymnastics, swimming, beach volleyball and tennis. Men’s basketball will also begin, though Team USA doesn’t compete until Sunday. Katie Ledecky’s quest for her 11th Olympic gold medal begins Saturday

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJul 26, 2024, 07:51 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions PARIS — The most competitive international men’s basketball tournament in history is finally here. Just being one of the 12 teams to qualify for the 2024

Jul 25, 2024, 12:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Third seed Elena Rybakina became the latest high-profile withdrawal from the Olympic tennis competition Thursday, hours after the draw was made at Roland Garros. Kazakhstan’s former Wimbledon champion has pulled out of the singles and mixed doubles in which she was due to partner

Jul 24, 2024, 08:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions We have spent the last week counting down the top 100 athletes of the 21st century, and nine Olympians made the list, starting with Michael Phelps at No. 1 overall. We also voted on an overall top 25 just for the Olympics. Who else makes the

Associated Press Jul 23, 2024, 05:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A’ja Wilson had 19 points and 14 rebounds to help the U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team rebound from a rare exhibition loss to beat Germany 84-57 on Tuesday night. The Americans lost to a team of WNBA All-Stars on Saturday before traveling to London

Sam Borden, ESPN Senior WriterJul 23, 2024, 09:52 AM ET Close Sam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions The USWNT will play in their first major tournament after hiring a new coach, while the men’s side returns to the Olympics after a 16-year wait. (Photo by VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images) The

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJul 22, 2024, 05:24 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Here is something for everyone in the basketball world to understand as the Olympics, perhaps the most competitive international tournament in history, are about

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

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 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

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