Team USA's uniform for Olympics opening ceremonies? Blue jeans
On Tuesday, Ralph Lauren unveiled the new look, billing it as “unexpected" yet classic.
Tonga Olympian, 18, gearing up for Paris Games, dead in diving accident
J.J. Rice, a U.S.-born kitefoiler who was set to represent Tonga in the upcoming Paris Olympics, died in a diving accident over the weekend, his father said. He was 18.
LeBron James, Steph Curry on roster for U.S. Olympics basketball team
LeBron James and Steph Curry headline a star-studded roster heading to Paris in the summer. See the other players on this year’s roster.
Here's why the Paris Olympics track is purple
While no specific profound significance has been attributed, event organizers assert that opting for a purple track enables them to depart from the customary color palette.
MN Paralympic table tennis gold medalist shares secret weapon
Facing his father across the table for several hours each week for as long as he can remember, Ian Seidenfeld started playing recreational ping pong at 5 years old. By 2021, he had grown to be a Paralympic gold medalist, with a true love of table tennis.
Paris Olympics to pay track and field athletes–gold medalists get $50K
World Athletics, a governing body that manages track and field competitions, set aside money to pay the gold medalists across events in the track and field program for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Maple Grove taekwondo athlete hopes to get leg up on competition at Paris Olympics
For Alasan Ann, the Korean martial art of taekwondo is a way to express himself.
Wild GM Bill Guerin to head Team USA in 2026 Olympics
Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin on Thursday was named the head man for the U.S. Olympic Hockey Team when it heads to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.
Minnesotan Dakotah Lindwurm headed to Olympics in Paris
A Minnesotan has punched her ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics at the Marathon Team Trials in Orlando this weekend.
Russian figure skating phenom Kamila Valieva learns fate in Olympics doping scandal
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was the talk of the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, as the then-15-year-old phenom helped the Russian Olympic Committee to a team gold medal.
Mary Lou Retton says she's a 'fighter' as she recuperates at home following pneumonia scare
Olympic gymnastics great Mary Lou Retton says she faces a long battle recuperating at home from a rare form of pneumonia in which doctors weren’t sure whether she would survive.
Oscar Pistorius released on parole after serving nearly 9 years for girlfriend's murder
The world-famous Olympic runner was convicted of killing his girlfriend, model and law graduate Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine’s Day 2013.
Paris Olympics: Snoop Dogg to take center stage as special correspondent for NBC's coverage
Renowned rapper Snoop Dogg is set to trade his microphone for a reporting gig as he joins NBCUniversal's coverage of the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
France and Salt Lake City chosen as hosts for 2030 and 2034 Winter Olympics, respectively by IOC
Salt Lake City being preferred as a shoo-in to host the 2034 Winter Olympics was expected. The surprise was the IOC favoring the French Alps bid for the 2030 edition on Wednesday.
Cricket's Olympic return in 2028 draws enthusiastic response around the world
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game that's widely popular in south Asia. It's one of five sports added to the Los Angeles Games by the International Olympic Committee.