Sports The grounds around a palace built by Louis XIV is hosting Olympic events The Games in Paris include one of the grandest venues to ever host an Olympic event: the grounds of Versailles, where equestrian events and the pentathlon are held in sight of the opulent palace. Becky Sullivan
Sports As the events wind down in Paris, the excitement at the Olympics isn't waning It was a busy day at the Stade de France where U.S. track and field athletes claimed three gold medals at the Paris Summer Olympics. Brian Mann Leila Fadel
National U.S. leads Olympic medal count in Paris but there's more to the story The U.S. now has more than 100 Olympic medals, the most of any nation. But there's a bigger story behind the medal count in Paris. Brian Mann
National U.S. women's soccer, reinvigorated by a trio of stars, will play for Olympic gold The team's trio of star forwards — Mallory Swanson, Trinity Rodman and Sophia Smith — has combined for nine of 10 goals in the Olympics. But they want more: the first U.S. gold medal since 2012. Becky Sullivan
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.
