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The Olympics are more than fun and games. They're a billion-dollar business with political overtones
The Paris Olympics involve about 10,500 athletes from 200 countries or regions. But the Olympics are more than just fun and games. They are a giant business that generates billions of dollars in income for the International Olympic Committee. They're also a proxy for geopolitical...
Paris gets into the groove for historic Olympic opening ceremony, adapted to its iconic cityscape
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — The Paris Olympics are getting into the groove for the historic opening ceremony on the River Seine. Dancers who'll jazz up the July 26 show under the artistic direction of prize-winning French theater director Thomas Jolly are putting finishing touches...
A night for familiar names at US swim trials. Ledecky, Murphy, King and Grimes win
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — It was a night for familiar names at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials. American backstroke star Ryan Murphy is headed to his third Olympics. So is breaststroke queen Lilly King. And the most prominent name of all, Katie Ledecky, locked up a second individual...
Boats cruise the Seine river in a rehearsal for the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony
PARIS (AP) — Curious onlookers gathered on bridges as dozens of boats snaked along the Seine river on Monday in a rehearsal for the Paris Olympics' unique opening ceremony next month. A total of 55 boats made the journey from Pont d'Austerlitz, named after a French military victory...
Conners moves into last Canadian spot for Olympic return. Dutch are back in the game
PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Corey Conners found the fairway and the green on the final hole of the U.S. Open, a closing par at Pinehurst No. 2 that landed him in the Olympics for Canada for the second time. The Official World Golf Ranking published after the U.S. Open was used to...
Tennis stars Sabalenka and Jabeur rule out Paris Olympics to avoid risking health
BERLIN (AP) — Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka and two-time Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur ruled themselves out of the Olympic Games in Paris on Monday. Both top-10 players said they didn't want to switch from grass at Wimbledon back to clay at Roland Garros for the Olympic...
US women's rugby sevens pick Doyle and Kelter for their third Olympics
CHULA VISTA, Calif. (AP) — Lauren Doyle and Alev Kelter will appear at their third Olympics with a shot at helping the United States win its first rugby sevens medal in Paris. Doyle and Kelter were in the women's squads which finished fifth in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 — rugby...
Shaun White starting new halfpipe league in hopes of increasing prizes, visibility for action sports
Shaun White is starting a season-long halfpipe league that will offer more than $1.5 million in prizes in hopes of pulling together what has long been a spread-out, confusing action-sports calendar. The 37-year-old, three-time Olympic gold medalist, who retired in 2022 after the...
Gretchen Walsh follows world record with 1st Olympic berth; Carson Foster wins 400 IM
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gretchen Walsh followed up a world record in the 100-meter butterfly with something that felt just as good. Her first trip to the Olympics. Walsh didn’t go quite as fast as a night earlier in the semifinals, but she touched in 55.31 seconds to...
Gabrielle Rose proves age is just a number as she competes in US swim trials at 46
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gabrielle Rose is realistic about her goals. She knows a third Olympics is out of reach. That's OK. This time, she's swimming for an even higher cause. At the age of 46, Rose is by far the oldest athlete at the U.S. Olympic...
