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Noah Lyles Wins 100-Meter Gold in Dramatic Photo Finish
For the first time since 2004, an American has won the event to claim the title of fastest man in the world.
With Her Olympic Legacy Secure, Katie Ledecky Has So Much More in the Tank
Ledecky is driven to keep going with nothing left to prove in some of swimming’s most brutal events, a columnist for The Athletic writes.
How Arsenal Has Awoken a Long-Dormant Connection With Italy
The arrival of Italian defender Riccardo Calafiori feels momentous for those of an Italo-Arsenal persuasion.
Explaining the Olympic Women’s Boxing Gender Controversy
Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting are competing after they were disqualified from the 2023 women’s boxing world championships.
U.S. Women’s Soccer Coach Emma Hayes Defends Her Lineup Decisions
“I will not change anything I’m doing,” Hayes said after a 1-0 win against Japan on Saturday.
The New Olympic Rule That Prompted a U.S. Hurdler to Jog Through a Race
On Sunday, U.S. hurdler Freddie Crittenden pulled up immediately in his first-round heat in the men’s 110-meter hurdles and lightly jogged to the finish line.
Diagnosed With A.L.S., an N.F.L. Legend Witnesses His Hall of Fame Induction at Home
Steve McMichael has defied odds his entire life, making an unique enshrinement on a hospital bed somehow fitting for the former Bears star.
How the Chicago White Sox Have Lost 19 Games in a Row
Only six M.L.B. teams have had a losing streak of at least 20 games since 1901.
At Olympic Track and Field, Gold Isn’t the Only Way to Measure Success
The person who finishes dead last in an Olympic final was still in an Olympic final, a columnist for The Athletic writes.
Stephen Nedoroscik Wins Bronze on Pommel Horse, Cementing His Legend
The American gymnast did not happen onto the Olympic stage accidentally.