She was a dominant, German-born world-class athlete, but the Nazis said she had not qualified for the 1936 Games.
Being a swimmer in the United States often means having to teeter on an emotional, and financial, seesaw.
Boxing’s international governing body might not have enough money on hand to repay a loan and an investment.
Bolt is the fastest sprinter ever in spite of — or because of? — an uneven stride that upends conventional wisdom.
Lochte had been charged with filing a false robbery report after a confrontation involving him and other U.S. swimmers who were in Brazil for the 2016 Olympics.
Mike Tirico replaces Bob Costas for NBC’s Olympics coverage, but he insists “I’m not famous” and is uncomfortable with questions about his background.
Bush’s outspoken comments sometimes threatened to overshadow his accomplishments.
President Emmanuel Macron of France is in Lausanne, Switzerland, rallying support for Paris’s effort to host the Summer Games in 2024.
Houston became just the fifth team in the past 40 years to reach that win total before the All-Star Game. The Los Angeles Dodgers notched their 60th win a day earlier.
Chaunté Lowe learned eight years after the 2008 Beijing Games that she had earned a bronze medal in the high jump. The news has been exhilarating and sobering.
The London-born athlete, who helped Team U.S.A. win a bronze medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics, works out, shops and eats a lot of protein.
Luther is the daughter of the three-time Olympic medalist Whitney Hedgepeth, with a six-time Olympic medalist, Brendan Hansen, as a coach.
Chris Olmstead, 73, remembers her success as a teenage swimming star when she watches Katie Ledecky, 20, a five-time Olympic champion.
The Jamaican star held on to win in 10.06 seconds, short of his season best of 10.03, in the first race of the European leg of his final season.