Noah Lyles suffered an upset in the 200 meters Thursday, settling for Olympic bronze for the second straight time in the event as Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo won gold and American Kenny Bednarek got silver.
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Team USA women advance to gold medal round in volleyball with win over Brazil
Karch Kiraly’s reigning Olympic champion U.S. women’s volleyball team will get its shot at a repeat gold medal. And it took every extra hustle play by every American on the floor against the mighty Brazilians.
NCAA hands former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh 4-year show cause order for recruiting violations
The NCAA announced a four-year, show-cause order for former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh on Wednesday for impermissible contact with recruits and players during the COVID-19 pandemic, effectively banning him from college athletics until August 2028.
US routs Nigeria 88-74 to reach Olympic women’s hoops semifinals
A’ja Wilson scored 20 points and Jackie Young added 15 points to help the U.S. beat Nigeria 88-74 on Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the Paris Games, extending its record winning streak to 59 consecutive Olympic wins.
Latest US track comeback puts Quincy Hall atop the medal stand in Olympic 400 meters
Quincy Hall became the latest American to electrify Olympic track and field with an out-of-nowhere comeback, sprinting from far behind in the 400 meters Wednesday night to reel in three runners and capture another gold medal for the U.S.
Hampton Morris is 1st US men’s weightlifter to medal at the Olympics since ’84. Li Fabin wins gold
Hampton Morris does not have a driver’s license. He does have an Olympic bronze medal.
Amit Elor, 20, becomes youngest U.S. wrestler to win Olympic gold by claiming women’s 68 kg class
Amit Elor, just 20 years old, defeated Kyrgyzstan’s Meerim Zhumanazarova 3-0 in the women’s 68-kilogram final to become the youngest Olympic wrestling gold medalist in U.S. history, male or female.
Harvard-grad Gabby Thomas sprints to 200m gold medal for US, Brown takes bronze
Gabby Thomas sped to the win in the women’s 200 meters at the 2024 Olympics on Tuesday night, finishing in 21.83 seconds to add a gold to the bronze she took home in the event from Tokyo three years ago.
USA’s Cole Hocker pulls Olympic shocker in men’s 1500m, Nuguse takes Bronze
American Cole Hocker pulled the upset of the Olympics on Tuesday night, beating his personal-best time by more than 3 seconds to outrace favorites Jakob Ingebrigsten and Josh Kerr for the title at 1,500 meters.
Sophia Smith’s extra-time goal sends US women into Olympic final with 1-0 win over Germany
Sophia Smith scored in extra time and the United States secured a spot in the gold medal match at the Paris Olympics with a 1-0 victory over Germany.