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Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky, both already owners of Rio Olympics gold medals, safely advanced to the semifinals in the 200m butterfly and 200m freestyle, respectively, after racing in the preliminary heats Monday afternoon. Her voice shook as she tried to explain how she...

In Rio this week, Simone Biles, Aly Raisman and the rest of the high-flying U.S. women’s team are doing their part to inspire the next generation of gymnasts.

German second seed and Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber recovered from a 4-1 first set deficit to defeat Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard, 6-4, 6-2.

On Monday, French swimmer Camille Lacourt made a decision to fan the flames.

Phelps beat a loaded field that included rival Chad le Clos, who bested Phelps four years ago in London. Among Phelps’ (31 years, 41 days old) other accomplishments on the night, he became the oldest swimmer to win an individual gold medal in Olympic history...

Hamlin had the lead on the final corner at the series’ other road course race at Sonoma in June.

Phelps opened his fifth Olympics on Sunday night by helping the U.S.to gold in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay.

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 9 (IANS) Brazilian female athletes are ruling the ongoing Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, leaving men’s teams behind by miles.

Instead of an outright ban on Russian participation, as the World Anti-Doping Agency had urged, the IOC will impose a convoluted case-by-case review of Russian athletes, carried out by the 28 global federations that govern each Olympic sport. More than 100, however, have been...

It might be one of the best rounds hardly anyone saw.

Mark Sanchez looks to hand off the ball during training camp drills held at the UCHealth Training Center on July 28 in Englewood, Colo. They’ll start Sanchez, put Siemian in in the first half, and then let Lynch play in the second half. Head coach Gary Kubiak recently...

Manchester United’s record signing Paul Pogba says it felt like coming home, when arriving back at the club from Juventus four years after leaving.

It has been many years in the making.

Gasol had a chance to tie the game at the buzzer, but Saric denied him with the game-winning block to seal the upset, Spain left to wonder if their age is catching up to them while Croatia stamp themselves as legitimate contenders.

What if I told you that the incompetence of the Hall of Fame grounds keepers would lead to the cancellation of the first preseason game of the 2016 season? “This is an important game to the people in Canton”.