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Claressa Shields moving up 2 weight classes to challenge heavyweight champ
TV 7&4 Traverse City· 9 hours agoShields won gold medals in the women’s middleweight division at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, making...
Gabby Douglas ended her bid to return to the Olympics. She’s still a champion in my eyes
CNN via Yahoo Sports· 1 day agoInjury prematurely ended Gabby Douglas’ bid to compete in her third Olympic Games, but she’s still a...
How Simone Biles and the U.S. Olympic women's gymnastics team is shaping up
New York Times· 1 day agoOlympic Trials are three Olympic champions, a Tokyo silver medalist, multiple world championship...
Paris Olympics: Opening athlete parade on a river, not in a stadium, tops list of innovations
Houston Chronicle· 7 hours agoExactly 100 years since the Olympics were last staged in Paris, and 128 years since its modern...
Gymnastics star Gabby Douglas pulls out of US Championships, ending her bid for a third Olympics
WMBF News Myrtle Beach· 6 days agoGabby Douglas’ long-shot bid to make the U.S. women’s gymnastics team for the Paris Olympics is...
Triathlon shop owner killed in crash with tractor
BBC via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoBritain's Alistair Brownlee (L) celebrates his gold medal with his brother Jonathan Brownlee who placed third after the men's triathlon final during the...
Claressa Shields moving up 2 weight classes to challenge heavyweight champ Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse
Stamford Advocate· 5 hours agoShields won gold medals in the women’s middleweight division at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, making...
Lashinda Demus will get her Olympic gold medal ... 12 years later
Yahoo Sports via AOL· 6 days agoBy 2016, Demus was no longer watching the Olympics, let alone competing. Extracting herself from...
In Paris, the Olympics will achieve gender parity, but it's still too soon to celebrate
Stacker via AOL· 1 day ago"2012, again, that was framed as the year of the woman," said Cooky. Women's participation had...
This Summer in Paris: More ‘Open’ Signs, Thanks to the Olympics
New York Times· 13 hours agoAnyone who’s visited Paris in late July and August knows the word “fermé.” This summer, with Paris...