Simone Biles certainly looks ready for Paris with more than two months to go before the Olympic games begin.
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Rasheed’s need for speed: USF student-athlete has shot at qualifying for Olympics
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Abdul-Rasheed Saminu is a sophomore at USF and hopes to qualify for the Olympics in Paris for the first time in his athletic career. “I was happy coming to America,” Saminu said. He’d represent his country, Ghana, and he said his village is what made him who he is today. He got his […]
Former Olympian and NBC commentator Johnny Weir looks to 2026 games
With the Winter Olympics in Milan still a couple of years away, NBC figure skating commentator and former national champion Johnny Weir was in Chesapeake this past weekend talking 2026.
Caitlin Clark’s early WNBA play could be Olympic tryout
Caitlin Clark’s early play in WNBA will serve as her tryout for a spot on the U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team.
Canyon Barry keeps the underhand free throw alive
The men’s 3×3 basketball team will have its first chance to capture gold for the U.S. this year and Canyon Barry has a unique shot that helps in the clutch moments.
What’s Hot in Paris: Hopeful UT Olympian meets Gold Medalist Brooke Bennett, J.B. Biunno
The Olympic Games Paris 2024 are only 100 days away, and a prospective Olympian and a three-time gold medalist join J.B. Biunno in the Stream Center.
Olympic bronze medalist Molly Seidel won’t run at US marathon trials because of knee injury
Reigning Olympic marathon bronze medalist Molly Seidel won’t run this weekend at the U.S. Olympic marathon trials because of a knee injury.
Mary Lou Retton says she’s a ‘fighter’ as she recuperates at home following pneumonia scare
Olympic gymnastics great Mary Lou Retton said she faces a long battle recuperating at home from a rare form of pneumonia in which doctors weren’t sure whether she would survive.