Olympics

9:20 AM ET Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked the IOC for supporting a ban on Russian teams and athletes competing in most Olympics sports, ahead of a court hearing Tuesday to challenge the ruling in international soccer. Zelenskyy met in Kyiv on Sunday with International Olympic Committee president Thomas

4:43 PM ET Associated Press All of Ryan Lochte’s Olympic silver and bronze medals are up for auction, with the proceeds going to a charity benefiting children. The 37-year-old swimmer earned 12 medals over four Olympics, including six gold that he plans to keep for now. “I’m not one to be all sentimental about medals,”

12:10 PM ET Associated Press NYBORG, Denmark — Dutch rider Fabio Jakobsen overtook Wout van Aert right on the line to win the second stage of the Tour de France while Van Aert took the yellow jersey on Saturday. It was a first Tour stage win for Jakobsen and a second in two days for

10:50 PM ET Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Justin Jackson scored 26 points, Langston Galloway added 18 and the U.S. men’s basketball team took another step toward qualifying for next year’s World Cup by topping Puerto Rico 83-75 on Friday night. John Jenkins scored 13 for the Americans, who improved to 4-1 in

2:00 PM ET Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Although Belgian rider Yves Lampaert caused a surprise by winning the Tour de France opening stage, two-time defending champion Tadej Pogacar wasn’t bothered at finishing third Friday. His priority was testing his race legs and placing ahead of his Slovenian countryman and main rival Primoz Roglic, the

4:55 PM ET Associated Press STOCKHOLM — Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis improved his own outdoor world record by clearing 6.16 meters (20 feet, 2 1/2 inches) at the Stockholm Diamond League meet on Thursday. Duplantis cleared the bar with plenty to spare on his second attempt to better his previous mark of 6.15, set

5:58 AM ET Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The Bahrain Victorious team at the Tour de France was raided by police for the second time this week on Thursday, a day before the tour’s grand start in Denmark. The team confirmed in a statement that the hotel rooms and vehicles of riders and staff in

The Tour de France has evolved over the years, but since its inception in 1903, it has always been a race of survival and attrition. That may just prove more true than ever this time around, after a peloton of 176 riders has traversed 2,081 miles around Western Europe. When the biggest names in professional

7:02 AM ET Associated Press BERN, Switzerland — Swiss sprinter Alex Wilson was banned for four years on Tuesday after an anti-doping tribunal judged he intentionally used an anabolic steroid. The case flared at the Tokyo Olympics last July when Court of Arbitration for Sport judges reinstated Wilson’s provisional suspension days before he was due

7:02 PM ET Associated Press Pitcher Danielle O’Toole won the inaugural Athletes Unlimited AUX Softball competition, capping a comeback in which she went from nearly worst to first. O’Toole finished with 1,436 points in the two-week, 42-player competition that ended Sunday morning, ending up with a 1.69 earned run average and tied for the league

1:10 PM ET Associated Press BRUSSELS — Riders and staff from the Bahrain Victorious team had their homes searched by police before they left for the Tour de France, the cycling outfit said on Monday. Bahrain Victorious said it felt the timing of the searches was “aimed at intentionally damaging the team’s reputation.” The team

5:56 PM ET Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. — Noah Lyles pulled in front of teenage sensation Erriyon Knighton at the finish to win the 200 meters at the U.S. track and field championships Sunday. “I do what it takes to win,” proclaimed Lyles, who cheekily pointed to Knighton as he hit the tape in 19.67

11:53 PM ET Jeff Kassouf Catarina Macario was meant to be the focal point of the United States women’s national soccer team’s generational transition. That plan, however, had to be put on hold after the 22-year-old tore her left ACL in May in Lyon’s final match of the season. On Saturday, ahead of next month’s

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