Simone Biles secures third trip to the Olympics after breezing to victory at U.S. trials

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Simone Biles is heading back to the Olympics and the white-hot spotlight that comes with it. The gymnastics superstar earned a third trip to her sport's biggest stage by cruising to victory at the U.S. Olympic trials on Sunday night, posting a two-day all-around...

American gymnastics star Simone Biles earns her third trip to the Olympics by winning the U.S. trials

New Grizzlies center Zach Edey pulls his name from mix for Canada's Olympic team

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — New Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey announced his decision Sunday to pull his name from consideration to play for Canada in the 2024 Paris Games to focus on his NBA career. Memphis used the ninth overall selection on the former Purdue center who became the...

Noah Lyles picks up another event at the Olympics with a win in the 200-meter final at the U.S. track trials

Sha'Carri Richardson finishes 4th, won't have spot in 200 meters at Olympics

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Sha'Carri Richardson got passed on the outside down the stretch and finished fourth in the 200-meter final at U.S. track trials Saturday, meaning she'll only have one chance for an individual Olympic gold medal next month in Paris. Gabby Thomas won the race in...

Fred Richard headlines a U.S. men's gymnastics team that will head to Paris with a shot to medal

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Fred Richard envisioned this long ago. All of it. The confetti. The flashing lights. The adrenaline rush of hearing his name called as an Olympian. The charismatic 20-year-old who has made it his life's mission to make men's gymnastics relevant in...

Gymnast Shilese Jones pulls out of U.S. Olympic trials with leg injury

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gymnast Shilese Jones pulled out of the U.S. Olympic trials, one day after injuring her left knee while training on the vault. USA Gymnastics said Jones was pulled from the meet after being evaluated on Saturday. The 21-year-old was among the...

Paralympic swimmer Christie Raleigh Crossley may be close to achieving longtime athletic dream

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Christie Raleigh Crossley was watching a documentary recently in which basketball star Sue Bird mentioned how every time she was selected to Team USA for the Olympics, she felt like a kid again. When the scene was over, Raleigh Crossley paused her TV and cried....

Olympics and unfinished business await for hurdler Holloway while Sha'Carri and Lyles keep blazing

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — When the track announcer asked Grant Holloway what he thought of his latest win at U.S. track trials, America's best hurdler made it clear there are bigger things to come. “If you're not training to win an Olympic gold medal," Holloway said, "then what the...

Gymnast Simone Biles moves closer to a third trip to the Olympics after solid opening performance at the U.S. trials