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Simone Biles Soars to Second Olympic All-Around Gold Medal

PARIS — As Brazilian fans shook their flags and chanted as if they were at a soccer game, chests puffing as the name of their star gymnast, Rebecca Andrade, flashed atop the...

A Flurry of M.L.B Trades Are Overshadowed by the Lack of Stars on the Move

Before calling for your general manager’s head, bemoaning the players your favorite team didn’t land, consider the bigger picture.The three top left-handed starters discussed in trades – Tarik Skubal, Garrett Crochet and...

The South Korean Pistol Star Who’s Winning Over the Internet

It’s certainly a striking look.Looking like something between an expert diamond dealer and a crack sniper for some renegade sci-fi army, the internet’s new favourite Olympian, South Korean pistol shooter Kim Yeji,...

Top Women’s Tennis Player Iga Swiatek Will Miss Out on Olympic Gold

PARIS — Maybe it’s the oddity, for some, of sleeping with a roommate in a glorified dormitory.Maybe it’s the weight of a shirt with a country’s flag or crest on the sleeve...

The American Swimmer Kate Douglass Wins Her First Olympic Gold Medal

NANTERRE, France — American Kate Douglass won the first Olympic gold medal of her career Thursday night, beating a loaded field in the women’s 200-meter breaststroke that included the reigning Olympic champion.Douglass...

Leading Women’s Soccer Nations Deny Allegations They Use Drones to Spy

The French, German and Zambian national women’s football teams have denied using drones to spy on opposition training sessions.In an internal email, Canada head coach Bev Priestman, who has been suspended by...

Why a Beloved Hockey Broadcaster Was Quietly Pulled Off the Air

As 18-year-old Montreal Canadiens draft pick Michael Hage searched for words to honor his father, who had died in a swimming pool accident a year earlier, Sportsnet broadcaster Jeff Marek placed his...

The Canadian Teenage Phenom Summer McIntosh Sets Olympic Record

NANTERRE, France — Summer’s Games roll on, as Canadian teenage phenom Summer McIntosh continues to make a big splash at the Paris Olympics.She captured her second gold medal of the meet in...

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