Paris Olympics 2024

By BARBARA SURK Associated Press Two weeks after French star swimmer Léon Marchand extinguished the Olympic flame to close the Paris Olympics, the spotlight is now on its Paralympic counterpart. British Paralympians Helene Raynsford and Gregor Ewan on Saturday lit the flame in Stoke Mandeville, a village northwest of London …

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Setting out to prove that topping Paris isn’t mission impossible, Los Angeles rolled out a skydiving Tom Cruise, Grammy winner Billie Eilish and other stars on Sunday as it took over Olympic hosting duties for 2028 from the French capital, which …

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer PARIS (AP) — The U.S. women’s basketball team had never been challenged during its 32-year run in the Olympics like the Americans were Sunday by France. They met the moment and made history, winning an eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal. It was the closest …

By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — U.S. Olympic officials say they will appeal a court ruling that resulted in American gymnast Jordan Chiles being asked to return the bronze medal she won in the Paris Olympics floor exercise.The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) voided an on-floor …

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — A runaway win in one relay and another that was oh-so-close. A long-awaited celebration for France and a high jump competition that felt like it would never end. What tied it all together on a frantic final day of Olympic …

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer PARIS (AP) — Stephen Curry was thinking about this two years ago, after winning his fourth NBA title with the Golden State Warriors. The only thing left for him to win was Olympic gold. And in the ultimate moment, he made sure that medal …

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer PARIS (AP) — Breanna Stewart and the U.S. women’s basketball team cruised to a familiar place — the Olympic gold medal game. United States’ Chelsea Gray (8) and Alanna Smith (11), of Australia, battle for possession during a women’s semifinal basketball game at Bercy …

UTC’s Olivia Reeves brings home the Olympic gold 

See the UTC crowd react when our Olivia Reeves wins gold in Olympic Women’s Weightlifting. Photo Gallery Staff, faculty and students gather Friday, Aug. 9, 2024 in the University Center to watch student Olivia Reeves compete for gold in the Olympics snatch and clean and jerk weightlifting event. Staff, faculty …

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Sha’Carri Richardson made her first Olympic gold-medal moment memorable — giving the sprinters behind her the side-eye, then stomping her foot to the track on her final step across the finish line. Afterward, she moved aside to watch the U.S. …