THE LAST SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES

OLYMPIC HEADLINES

Paul McCartney song starts Paralympics on 100-day countdown to opening ceremony in Paris, 2024 May 19
With an assist from Paul McCartney the Paralympic Games starts its 100-day race on Monday to the opening ceremony in Paris in August.
Pittsburgh Penguins' Mike Sullivan named U.S. men's hockey coach for 2026 Milan Olympics, 2024 May 18
Mike Sullivan was selected U.S. coach for the 2026 Milan Olympics on Saturday, an expected move that puts the two-time Stanley Cup champion in charge of the country's bid for its first gold medal since the "Miracle On Ice" in 1980.
Wembanyama headlines France's preliminary roster for Paris Olympics basketball tournament, 2024 May 16
With Victor Wembanyama as the focal point, France head coach Vincent Collet announced an extended list of 19 players on Thursday for his preliminary roster for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Olympic triathlete Taylor Knibb earns spot in Paris in a second sport, 2024 May 15
Olympic triathlete Taylor Knibb stunned even herself by winning the women's time trial at the U.S. road cycling championships.
Paris 2024 Olympics introduces 'anti-sex' beds allegedly to deter intimacy among athletes, 2024 May 15
In preparation for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, organizers have introduced new beds allegedly designed to discourage sex among athletes.
Garbage collectors in Paris lift strike threat ahead of Olympic Games, 2024 May 15
Paris garbage collectors have lifted the strike notice that threatened to leave the French capital facing piles of rubbish during the Olympic Games.
Male-born Oregon athlete to compete for girls' state track title, 2024 May 13
Oregon teen Aayden Gallagher is a favorite to win a girls' high school state track-and-field title this week after smoking the competition during the season, and critics say that's because the sophomore runner is a biological male.
Flavor Flav is showing support for U.S. women's water polo team, 2024 May 10
Maggie Steffens asked for more support for the U.S. women's water polo team, and the captain received one particularly surprising response.
Torchbearers in Marseille kick off the Olympic flame's journey across France, 2024 May 9
Joyful crowds gathered along the streets of France's southern port of Marseille on Thursday to see torchbearers carrying the Olympic flame through the city's most emblematic sites, a day after it arrived on a majestic three-mast ship for a welcoming ceremony.