U.S. Women's Soccer Legend Left Off Paris Olympics Roster By Coach
Alex Morgan, who won two World Cups and an Olympic gold medal as an iconic member of the U.S. women’s soccer team dynasty, was left off the Paris Olympics roster announced Wednesday.
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Simone Biles Gets Standing Ovation For Breathtaking Vault Named After Her
Simone Biles wowed the crowd at the U.S. Olympic trials Friday with her jaw-dropping execution of a vault that carries her name.
Olympic Swim Champs Tell Congress U.S. Athletes Have Lost Faith In Anti-Doping Regulator
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Olympic athletes have lost faith in the World Anti-Doping Agency to rid their sports of cheaters ahead of next month’s Summer Games in Paris, two former gold medalists told a House subcommittee on Tuesday night.
U.S. Swimming Stars Assail Antidoping Agency Ahead of Olympics
Two of America’s most decorated Olympic swimmers will ask Congress on Tuesday to hold the global antidoping agency accountable for failing to properly police allegations of cheating by elite Chinese athletes.
Caeleb Dressel Looks Like Himself Again, Winning At Olympic Swim Trials
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — After a long layoff and all the doubts about whether he’d reclaim his place as one of the world’s greatest swimmers, Caeleb Dressel is beginning to look like himself again.
Regan Smith Bounces Back With Stunning World Record At U.S. Olympic Trials
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — This world record was five years in the making for Regan Smith.
Swimming greats Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt to testify to Congress about anti-doping challenges at Olympics
WASHINGTON — Former Olympian swimming greats Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt will testify in prime time next week on Capitol Hill on the need for strong anti-doping measures in the upcoming Paris Olympic games, NBC News has learned.
J.J. Rice, Kitefoiler With Olympic Dreams, Dies In Diving Accident At 18
An 18-year-old kitefoiler who dreamed of representing Tonga in the Olympics has died in a diving accident.