Sports Spurred by faith and friendship, two buddies chase marathon medals in Paris When runners take their places at the starting line of the men’s Olympic marathon on Saturday, among them will be two friends and training partners, who have logged thousands of miles together. Juana Summers Christopher Intagliata Vincent Acovino
Sports Australia dashes U.S. women's water polo gold medal dreams The women's team was hoping to secure a record-breaking fourth straight gold medal in the Summer Games. Alana Wise
Sports Here's what happened at the Olympic track and field events tonight At the Paris Olympics Thursday evening, the United States has a real possibility of winning several gold medals at track and field events. Brian Mann
National The U.S. men's basketball team wins a nail-biter over Serbia to play for Olympic gold For nearly all of Thursday's semifinal game against Serbia, the U.S. lagged behind Serbia. Even as the fourth quarter began, the U.S. trailed by 13. But then Team USA turned it around to win 95-91. Becky Sullivan
National 1 dead after swimming during CrossFit Games competition in Fort Worth The athlete, identified as Luzar Dukic, was taking part in the individual swim portion of the annul fitness competition where athletes compete for the title of "Fittest on Earth." Jaclyn Diaz
Sports Why are modern Olympians so much 'better'? Many Olympic events have seen athletes improve and improve.
Sports Algerian boxer Imane Khelif moves toward gold despite misinformation around her gender Khelif met all International Olympic Committee requirements to compete in Paris, even as international voices ranging from former President Donald Trump to author J.K. Rowling mischaracterized her as transgender or male.
Sports Technically, the fastest Olympian just took bronze in speed climbing After setting a couple world speed climbing records this week, American Sam Watson fell to China’s Peng Wu, who was then beaten by Indonesia’s Leonardo Veddriq. Veddriq took gold in 4.75 seconds. Emma Bowman
Sports Olympic update: Wrestling rumbles and track triumphs The U.S. struck gold twice on the track Tuesday night.
Sports Seattle-trained synchronized swimmers take silver at Paris Olympics Two members of the U.S. artistic swim team that won a silver medal at the Paris Olympics Wednesday got their start in what was formerly known as synchronized swimming with Seattle Synchro. Sarah Leibovitz Stephen Howie Associated Press
