Olympics

Michael Voepel, ESPN.comJul 6, 2024, 09:12 PM ET Close Michael Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Lynx and U.S. Olympic team forward Napheesa Collier missed Saturday’s 74-67 victory over Washington

Associated Press Jul 6, 2024, 12:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Thomas Walkup had 19 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo added 13 points in 21 minutes, and Greece moved one victory from the Paris Games, eliminating Luka Doncic and Slovenia 96-68 on Saturday from the semifinals of the Olympic qualifying tournament. Doncic finished with 21 points in

Jul 5, 2024, 02:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Shot putter Amelia Campbell said she is considering retiring from athletics after being omitted from Britain’s Paris Olympics team, despite meeting the selection criteria set by World Athletics. The 30-year-old, who won the British title last week, was among several British athletes provisionally listed as qualified

Associated Press Jul 5, 2024, 07:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — The World Anti-Doping Agency says it is “disappointed” to learn of a U.S. criminal investigation into the case of 23 Chinese swimmers who were allowed to continue competing despite testing positive for a banned substance in 2021. Swimming’s world governing body, World

Jul 4, 2024, 08:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Australian Boomers team for the 2024 Paris Olympics has been finalised, sources told ESPN, with surprising omissions paving the way for some fresh faces. The 12-man team will once again be guided by its NBA talent, with Josh Giddey, Josh Green, Danté Exum, Jock Landale,

Associated Press Jul 4, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Victor Wembanyama stole the show with spectacular one-handed dunks as France opened preparations for its men’s basketball gold medal bid at the Paris Olympics. In a promising sign of things to come, the NBA Rookie of the Year was all smiles after

Coley Harvey, ESPN Staff WriterJul 3, 2024, 07:35 AM ET Close Previously covered Florida State for Orlando Sentinel and Georgia Tech for Macon Telegraph Northwestern University graduate Open Extended Reactions For the past week and a half, a miniature Eiffel Tower was positioned prominently in the track infield at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field.

ESPN News Services Jul 2, 2024, 07:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Coach Javier Mascherano included four World Cup winners in the squad he announced Tuesday for Argentina‘s squad at the Olympics in Paris later this summer. Manchester City striker Julián Álvarez and veteran Benfica defender Nicolás Otamendi were among those names. As expected, Lionel

Associated Press Jul 2, 2024, 11:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions VALLOIRE, France — Uphill. Downhill. And everywhere else in between. Tadej Pogacar is dominating cycling like few riders ever have. The Slovenian standout’s latest exploit came in the fourth stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday, when he attacked near the top of

Amy Van Deusen, ESPN EditorJun 30, 2024, 07:33 PM ET Close Amy Van Deusen is a senior editor at espnW. A former Division I collegiate gymnast, she is currently based out of San Diego. Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — It all came down to this. On Sunday night, the U.S. women’s gymnastics Olympic team was

Alyssa Roenigk, ESPN Senior WriterJun 30, 2024, 11:48 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 — Look around the arena and it’s tough to know where

Associated Press Jun 30, 2024, 12:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOLOGNA, Italy — It took only two days into the Tour de France to show that Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard are in a class of their own. Pogacar attacked from the chasing peloton up the second ascent of the short but brutally steep

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