Sports
April 17

French police evict hundreds from abandoned Paris warehouse ahead of Olympics

With the Paris Olympic Games 100 days away, police carried out a large-scale eviction at France's biggest squat in the south of the country's capital. Authorities, including dozens of gendarmes, cleared out the makeshift camp at an abandoned bus company headquarters in Vitry-sur-Seine on Wednesday.
Sports
April 17

Despite security risks, plans to open Paris Olympics on River Seine remain unchanged and on track

As the countdown clock to the Paris Olympics passed the 100-day mark, the question of holding the opening ceremony on the Seine River loomed large over the milestone celebrations on Wednesday.
Sports
April 17
Suni Lee of the United States competes on the uneven bars during the women's team gymnastic's final at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo o

Olympic champion Suni Lee back in form after debilitating kidney ailment

Olympic gymnastics all-around champion Suni Lee revealed that at the height of dealing with a kidney disease last year, she questioned whether a return to top form was even possible.
Sports
April 17

Stephen Curry tells the AP why 2024 is the right time to make his Olympic debut

Golden State guard Stephen Curry knew he was running out of chances to play in what would be his first Olympics, so he and his wife Ayesha started planning many months ago about how to make the Paris Games work for their family.
Sports
April 17

Former world champion runner Jeruto faces doping case hearing in June ahead of Paris Olympics

Former steeplechase world champion Norah Jeruto faces a doping case hearing in June, five weeks before the Paris Olympics open.
Sports
April 17

Noah Eagle picked by NBC as play-by-play voice for basketball at the Paris Olympics

Noah Eagle is broadcasting his second Olympics this summer. He's going to his first.
Sports
April 17

Edwards on Team USA for Olympics along with other top NBA stars

LeBron James is going back to the Olympics for the first time in 12 years. Stephen Curry is headed to the games for the first time. Kevin Durant will go there with his eyes on history.
Sports
April 17

The United States and China are expected to win the most medals at the Paris Olympics

The United States and China are expected to finish 1-2 in the gold and the overall medal counts at the Paris Olympics, which open in 100 days.
Business
April 17

Paris prepares for 100-day countdown to the Olympics. It wants to rekindle love for the Games

In Paris' outskirts, a bright-eyed young girl is eager for the Olympic and Paralympic Games to end.
Sports
April 17

Dozens of Russian athletes are likely to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Will Moscow let them go?

With 100 days to go until the Paris Olympics, it's still not clear whether any athletes from Russia who are expected to qualify will actually go.
Sports
April 16

Countdown clock for Paris Olympics hits 100-day mark on same day Olympic Torch is lit

The Olympic Torch is lit and the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics is 100 days away.
Sports
April 16

US Olympic committee strikes sponsorship deal to help athletes get degrees after they retire

American Olympic athletes have a new place to turn to lock down college degrees and other skills for life after sports thanks to a partnership U.S. Olympic leaders announced Tuesday with the Denver-based education company Guild.
Sports
April 16

Torch and sandals: What to know about the flame-lighting ceremony in Greece for the Paris Olympics

A priestess prays to a dead sun god in front of a fallen Greek temple. If the sky is clear, a flame spurts that will burn in Paris throughout the world's top sporting event. Speeches ensue.
Sports
April 16

Despite weather glitch, the Paris Olympics flame is lit at the Greek cradle of ancient games

Even without the help of Apollo, the flame that is to burn at the Paris Olympics was kindled Tuesday at the site of the ancient games in southern Greece.
Sports
April 16
Emma Bates of Elk River crosses the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, finishing as the top American woman for the second year in a row.

Elk River's Bates again top American woman in Boston Marathon

After an injury last fall, Emma Bates regained her place among the nation's elite runners — even if her time fell slightly short of her expectations.
Sports
April 15

AP PHOTOS: Paris Olympics venues mix history and modernity and showcase cultural heritage

Iconic or historic venues are at the heart of the Paris Olympics — organizers want the event to be about the spectacle as well as the sports.
Sports
April 15

Paris-bound Olympians look forward to a post-COVID Games with fans in the stands

The biggest races, routines and games for many of this generation's Olympic athletes were contested in front of mostly empty stands, largely devoid of coaches to help them out or friends and family to cheer them on.
Sports
April 15

French bid to host 2030 Winter Olympics talks with Italy, Netherlands to stage speed skating

The favored French candidacy to host the 2030 Winter Olympics is in talks with the Netherlands and Italy to stage speed skating races.
Sports
April 15

Macron says the Olympic opening ceremony on the Seine could be moved to stadium for security reasons

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics planned on the River Seine could be shifted instead to the country's national stadium if the security threat is deemed too high.
Outdoors
April 15
Star Tribune Vikings reporter Ben Goessling competes in the Hot Dash 10K on March 23 in Minneapolis. He will run his first Boston Marathon on Monday.

Training for Boston Marathon during a never-ending Vikings season

Interviews, free-agent signings and NFL injuries interrupted Vikings reporter Ben Goessling's training to prepare for the race. So how did he prepare to run in today's race?