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17-Year-Old Swimming Phenom Wins First Gold Medal

NANTERRE, France — Forget the Summer Games. This might just be Summer’s Games.Summer McIntosh, the 17-year-old Canadian phenom, won the first Olympic gold medal of her career Monday night in the grueling...

Caitlin Clark Is ‘Playing Head and Shoulders Above’ Others, Dawn Staley Says

Caitlin Clark’s exclusion from the U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team was the biggest talking point of the team’s roster announcement in early June.Less than two months later, Dawn Staley said Clark’s recent...

Novak Djokovic Trounces Rafael Nadal to Advance at the Olympics

Follow live coverage of day 3 at the 2024 Paris OlympicsPARIS — Novak Djokovic dispatched Rafael Nadal 6-1, 6-4 in the second round of the 2024 Paris Olympic’s men’s singles at Roland...

The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Is in Control Now. But Bigger Tests Await.

MARSEILLE — To be in the mixed zone at Stade de Marseille following an Olympic soccer match is to witness an impromptu tap show. As each player enters the small maze of...

How Allowing J.J. McCarthy to Be a Kid Turned Him Into a Football Star

LA GRANGE PARK, Ill. — The father of the Minnesota Vikings’ quarterback of the future slides over, swipes at his phone and leans over to offer up a picture.“How great is this?” Jim...

U.S. Men’s Gymnastics Team Places Third and Wins First Medal Since 2008

PARIS — On Saturday morning, after Stephen Nedoroscik finished his pommel horse routine, Paul Juda pointed to Nedoroscik’s forearm: “You’ve got goosebumps,’’ he said. After the men’s gymnastics team’s final, Nedoroscik gave...

U.S. Women’s Basketball Has Built a Dynasty, but One Question Lurks

PARIS — From a small, fluorescent lit gym just north of Paris, Team USA coach Cheryl Reeve was asked about her team’s biggest advantage in the Olympics.Depth, she paused. No, size.“1A, 1B,”...

Deshaun Watson Isn’t a Victim. He Did This to Himself.

WHITE SULFUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — I’ve tried. I’ve really tried with Deshaun Watson. I defended the Browns pursuing him because Baker Mayfield wasn’t good enough and they needed to upgrade the most...

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