Los Angeles, CA

The Spun

Gabby Thomas is a U.S. Olympian. The sprinter from Atlanta, Georgia took home the title in the women's 200m final at the U.S. Olympic Trials on Saturday evening, clinching a spot in Paris, France. Thomas should be one of the brightest stars for the Americans in Paris next month. She has a big ...

Swimsuit Photo Of U.S. Olympian Gabby Thomas Is Going Viral

Dina Asher-Smith confirmed her place at the Paris 2024 Olympics as she beat Daryll Neita to the British 200m title at the UK Athletics Championships. Asher-Smith, 28, ran a championship record 22.18 seconds to finish ahead of Neita, who had already confirmed her inclusion in Team GB by winning 100m gold on Saturday.

Asher-Smith reaches Olympics as young GB stars shine

Eugene, OR

Stop us if you've heard this one before: Noah Lyles has won another race. And this time, he did it in record-setting fashion. After crushing the 100-meter dash last week, Lyles competed in the final for the U.S. Olympic 200-meter dash team tonight. After staying in the middle of the pack for the ...

Noah Lyles Breaks Another Record In 200-Meter Olympic Qualifying

Daily Mail

Noah Lyles ran the fastest 200 meters in Olympic trials history on Saturday in Eugene, Oregon , and in doing so, kept his hopes for the sprint double at the upcoming Olympics alive.

Noah Lyles comes from behind to win 200 meters at Olympic trials and keep his dream of a sprint double in Paris alive with the fastest time of 2024

Shine My Crown

Sha'Carri Richardson || Image credit: @itsshacarri. Sha’Carri Richardson seemed poised for glory as she stepped onto the Hayward Field track on Saturday night for the 200-meter final at the U.S. Olympic Trials. However, the night took an unexpected turn with Gabby Thomas stealing the spotlight. Thomas delivered a stunning...

Sha’Carri Richardson To Miss 200m Race At Paris Olympics After Disappointing Performance During Trials, Gabby Thomas Shines

At the 2024 Pan-American Senior Championship in Lima, Peru — the last competition before the Olympics — Team USA tops the medal table with 19 medals: 10 gold, five silver, four bronze. In Team USA’s final tuneup before the Olympic Games Paris 2024, our fencers looked sharp.

Team USA Sweeps All Six Individual Golds at Zonals for the First Time Since 2011

Jacksonville, FL

Contributors represent independent, third-party users who have joined our contributor program and self-verified their accounts. They have also demonstrated their experience writing hard news for other outlets. Contributors are expected, like all users, to adhere to our Community Standards.

contributor

Jacksonville Today

Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence and his wife, Marissa, are expecting a baby. The couple posted pictures on their social media accounts Thursday afternoon with the caption “A little Lawrence on the way.”

A little Lawrence is on the way

Tensions between Benin and Niger have caused significant disruptions for travellers, with the closure of the once-thriving Niger River crossing. The closure followed the military coup in Niamey, which sparked a diplomatic rift between the two countries. The major road has been shut down since the regime change, preventing up to 4,000 daily travellers from crossing.

‘A great hardship’: Niger-Benin tensions halt travel across border

Britain's Jade Jones will get the chance to win a record third Olympic taekwondo gold medal - but Bianca Cook has missed out on selection for Paris 2024. Jones, 31, won back-to-back golds at London 2012 and Rio 2016, but suffered a surprise first-round defeat at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Games.

Jones to chase third Olympic gold but Cook misses out

Both Rohit and Kohli called time on their T20 careers for India after the cricketing powerhouse edged South Africa to clinch its second T20 World Cup title in Barbados on Saturday. The two batting stalwarts have carried the dreams of a cricket-crazy nation for over 15 years and ended the...

End of an era as India faces T20 future without Kohli, Rohit

Colorado State

Writers represent independent, third-party users who have joined our contributor program and self-verified their accounts. Writers are expected, like all users, to adhere to our Community Standards.

writer

Cripple Creek, CO

Colorado Jill

(Colorado) Colorado has many gems - Pikes Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, Maroon Bells, and two of Thomas Dambo's wooden trolls. Dambo is a Danish artist, and his trolls are worldwide. Each troll serves as a unique tribute to the place they inhabit, honoring the history and culture of the location.

"Rita the Rock Planter" should be on your Colorado summer bucket list

Missouri State

CJ Coombs

The first time my family walked into a Ponderosa Steakhouse was in the late 1960s. It was new and the experience was great. Like other new restaurants, if the management doesn't stay on top, the quality of service can decline. The location we went to did change through the years, but in the beginning, it was great.

The 1960s: the Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses are still around in some states

Yardbarker

Noah Lyles cruised to the final of the 200m Paris Olympic trials Friday evening by clocking a time of 19.60. The reigning 200m world champion was so dominant that Christian Coleman finished .29 seconds behind him, and Robert Gregory was third with a time of 19.98. It was such a comfortable victory for Lyles that he surprised himself by giving a "who, me?" look at the camera when his lap time flashed on the screen. 
Noah Lyles even surprised himself. He flies into the 200m final with a 19.60! #TrackFieldTrials24 pic.twitter.com/oaieG5Kpiy— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) June 29, 2024

Noah Lyles fastest in the 200m...

Watch: Noah Lyles shocks himself with dominant 200m sprint

Anti-far right protests erupted in Paris’s Place de la République Sunday evening where left-wing voters gathered to show support for the New Popular front – an alliance formed between French Socialists, Communists, Greens and France Unbowed party – after it came in second behind the far right alliance led by National Rally. FRANCE 24’s James André reports.

Thousands gather in Paris square to protest far-right National Rally party

Maine State

Community Voices represent independent, third-party users who have joined our contributor program but not yet verified their accounts. Community Voices are expected, like all users, to adhere to our Community Standards.

community_voice

Idaho State

Shop with Me Mama

Why Idaho Ranks in the Top 10 States Americans Are Flocking To in 2024. A lot of Idahoans are saying 'Idaho is FULL! Go find somewhere else to live!'. With that said, MANY people and their families are flocking to this state and calling it home.

Why Is Everyone Relocating To Idaho?

Three people died after torrential rains triggered a landslide in southeastern Switzerland, police in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino said Sunday. Elsewhere in Switzerland, a man was found dead in a hotel in Saas-Grund in the southwest canton of Valais, police said, adding that he was probably taken by surprise by a sudden rapid rise in floodwater.

Seven dead after storms lash France, Switzerland and Italy

The Independent

Olympic bronze medallist Chelsie Giles has been named in Team GB’s five-strong judo squad for Paris 2024.The 27-year-old has become European champion and won world silver since completing the podium in the women’s 52kg event to claim the first of GB’s 64 medals at Tokyo 2020.Former world number one Lucy Renshall, 28, has also been selected for her second Games after competing in Japan.Reigning Commonwealth champion Emma Reid, double Commonwealth bronze medallist Katie-Jemima Yeats-Brown and British champion Lele Nairne will make Olympic debuts in the French capital.Team GB chef de mission Mark England said: “Watching Chelsie claim our first medal...

Chelsie Giles among five-strong Team GB judo squad for Paris 2024

A Jamaican may go into the Paris Olympics as the world’s fastest man in 2024. Kishane Thompson, 22, won the Jamaican Olympic Trials 100m in 9.77 seconds, the world’s fastest time in two years. Thompson prevailed in his first career senior national championship final in Kingston, Jamaica, on...

Kishane Thompson wins Jamaica Olympic Trials 100m in world’s best time since 2022

Nebraska State

Lincoln, NE

Nebraska Cornhuskers On SI

Huskers track & field sees two of its members make Olympic teams in their home countries, but none on Team USA

Nebraska Track & Field Takes on U.S. Trials, International Championships

CBS Sports

Meanwhile, Grant Holloway was just shy of breaking a 12-year-old world record in the 110m hurdles

2024 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials results: Sha'Carri Richardson, Noah Lyles advance to 200m finals

NewsBreak

McLaughlin-Levrone sets 400m hurdles world record to seal Olympic berth

McLaughlin-Levrone obliterated her rivals to power home in an astonishing 50.65sec, bettering her previous best of 50.68, also set at Hayward Field, during the 2022 World...

McLaughlin-Levrone sets 400m hurdles world record to seal Olympic berth

Comments / 0