Olympics

12:48 AM ET Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. — Olympic silver medalist Fred Kerley flashed a peace sign at the crowd after winning the 100 meters at the U.S. outdoor track and field championships Friday night. Kerley crossed the line in 9.77 seconds, followed by Marvin Bracy-Williams and Trayvon Bromell. All three earned spots on the

2:01 PM ET Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary — Katie Ledecky extended her record haul of medals from the world swimming championships to 22 with her latest 800-meter freestyle win Friday. Ledecky clocked 8:08.04 to win the event for the eighth consecutive time at a worlds or Olympic Games. She is the first swimmer to win

9:51 PM ET Associated Press Sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson appeared to have both her speed and swagger back for the U.S. track and field championships, but she had a disappointing result Thursday night in her signature event. Despite a few promising races heading into the national championships, Richardson failed to advance out of the first round

3:28 PM ET Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary — On a night of redemption for American swimmers, Lilly King, Ryan Murphy and the men’s 4×200 freestyle team claimed three more gold medals for the United States at the world swimming championships on Thursday. King atoned for missing out on the podium in the 100 breaststroke by

5:55 PM ET Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary — Katie Ledecky has extended her record haul of medals from the world championships to 21, two more than any other female swimmer managed before. All but three of them are gold. The 25-year-old Ledecky claimed her 18th gold at a worlds on Wednesday as the United States

3:47 PM ET Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario — Hockey Canada’s federal funding is being frozen in the wake of the national organization’s handling of an alleged sexual assault and out-of-court settlement. Hockey Canada will have funding restored only once it discloses the recommendations it received from an independent law firm hired to investigate the alleged

9:33 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian basketball great Lauren Jackson is set to rejoin the national team at the age of 41 in a bid for another world championship medal. Jackson, a seven-time WNBA All-Star who led Australia to a world championship title in 2006 and won four Olympic medals, hasn’t played

6:10 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Organizers of last year’s COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics were expected to place the final cost of the Games at 1.42 trillion yen, about twice what was forecast when the IOC awarded them in 2013. Tokyo Olympic officials, meeting Tuesday before the body dissolves at the end of the month,

1:28 PM ET ESPN News Services BUDAPEST, Hungary — Katie Ledecky led an American one-two and won her fourth 1,500-meter freestyle title at the world swimming championships Monday. Ledecky never looked threatened and clocked 15:30.15 — just under 10 seconds more than her world record from 2018 — to finish 14.74 seconds ahead of Katie

2:34 PM ET Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary — Four finals, three golds. Torri Huske, Caeleb Dressel and Alex Walsh all won for the United States on the second day of racing at the world swimming championships on Sunday. Only Nicolo Martinenghi prevented an American clean sweep as the 22-year-old claimed Italy’s first-ever gold medal in

11:23 AM ET ESPN News Services Swimming’s world governing body, FINA, on Sunday voted to restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women’s competitions and create a working group to establish an “open” category for them in some events as part of its new policy. The new policy, which takes effect Monday, will require

5:58 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Three-time Olympic gold medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce equaled her world-leading time of the year in winning the 100 meters in 10.67 seconds at the Diamond League meet in Paris on Saturday. She was unchallenged at Stade Charlety as she matched her time at the Kip Keino Classic in Kenya

9:16 AM ET Associated Press DETROIT — The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday rejected a final appeal from sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was sentenced to decades in prison for sexually assaulting gymnasts, including Olympic medalists. Attorneys for Nassar said he was treated unfairly in 2018 and deserved a new hearing, based on vengeful remarks

Jun 17, 2022 Associated Press GENEVA — An outbreak of COVID-19 cases caused chaos at the Tour de Suisse on Friday with the race leader, three teams and about 30 riders pulling out of the Tour de France warm-up. Overall leader Aleksandr Vlasov tested positive one day after winning the fifth stage, the Russian rider’s

4:45 PM ET Associated Press AIGLE, Switzerland — Cycling’s governing body updated its eligibility rules for transgender athletes Thursday with stricter limits that will force riders to wait longer before they can compete. The International Cycling Union (UCI) increased the transition period on low testosterone to two years and lowered the maximum accepted level of

12:55 PM ET British gymnasts were subject to widespread physical and mental abuse in a system where such behaviour was condoned in the pursuit of national and international success, an independent report concluded on Thursday. The review, led by Anne Whyte QC, was commissioned by UK Sport and Sport England in August 2020 following allegations

2:52 PM ET Associated Press Nordic combined, which uniquely tests skiers on jaw-dropping jumps and heart-pounding trails, has been a part of the Winter Olympics since 1924. Its time might be up. It is the only Olympic sport without women, and the International Olympic Committee is due to make a decision later this month about

8:23 AM ET Associated Press WARSAW, Poland — Olympic hammer champion Anita Wlodarczyk will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery for a thigh injury she suffered while chasing a thief trying to break into her car. The three-time Olympic gold medalist from Poland wrote on Instagram that she “totally severed” a thigh