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From Shilese Jones to Sophia Smith, 24 women to watch ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics
NBC Sports via Yahoo Sports· 3 weeks agoThe Paris Olympics are 100 days away and there are many female athletes to keep an eye on. Simone...
The Asian Games: larger than the Olympics and with an array of regional and global sports
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe Asian Games are an attention grabber. Organizers say more than 12,000 will be entered when the...
Summer Olympics Competitions Fast Facts
CNN via Yahoo News· 10 months agoHere’s some background information about the Summer Olympics, which is held every four years. The 2020 Olympic Games were held July 23-August 8, 2021, in Tokyo. The Games were delayed due to ...
Iran Has a Long and Troubling History of Oppressing Outspoken Athletes
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn this photo released by Iran's Ministry of Sport and Youth, Minister of Sport and Youth Hamid...
This man has been to 17 Olympic Games. Here’s what he’s learned
CNN via Yahoo News· 9 months agoFor Jeff Kolkmann, visiting the Los Angeles Olympics was a dream come true. Now he’s spent the last...
Paris 2024: Roster of more than 10,000 Olympians is still forming, but trials await for thousands
Associated Press via Yahoo Sports· 3 weeks agoMany more — for instance, more than 85% of the spots on the U.S. team have yet to be filled — won’t...
Title IX at 50: Arizona's 50 most influential women in high school girls sports
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTitle IX was written into law and signed by President Richard Nixon on June 23, 1972, giving women...
The Asian Games close in China as the hosts dominate the medal count. Nagoya, Japan, coming next
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Asian Games closed their 16-day run on Sunday at the 80,000-seat Olympic Sports Center Stadium...
Iran’s World Cup Team Remained Silent During Their National Anthem
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn an apparent show of support for the ongoing protests back home, all 11 starting players stood...
Modesto native Tisha Venturini-Hoch talks Hall of Fame induction. ‘I was floored’
Modesto Bee via Yahoo News· 6 days agoBefore hundreds of thousands cheered for her on the world’s biggest soccer stage, before becoming...