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USA Basketball makes Olympics roster official, with LeBron James to return and Steph Curry to debut

Sports / Olympics /

There’s no shortage of star power on USA Basketball’s Olympics roster.

The U.S. on Wednesday officially announced its 12-man team for this summer’s Paris Games, with LeBron James set to appear in his first Olympics in over a decade and Steph Curry slated to make his long-awaited Olympics debut.

Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday, ...Read more

Soccer Olympic draw: U.S. women to face Germany, Australia

Sports / Olympics /

LOS ANGELES — The U.S. women’s national team will face Germany, Australia and either Zambia or Morocco in the group stage of this summer’s Olympic soccer tournament in France, where the Americans hope to return to the top of the podium for the first time in 12 years.

The U.S., winner of a record four Olympic titles and four World Cup ...Read more

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Utah duo Conner Mantz, Clayton Young 1-2 in Orlando Olympic marathon trials; Fiona O'Keeffe also headed to Paris

Sports / Olympics /

ORLANDO, Fla. — Conner Mantz and his good friend Clayton Young were side by side for the entire 26.2 miles of the Orlando U.S. Olympic Team Trials for the marathon on Saturday, and they insisted there was no negotiating the finish.

“There was absolutely no rehearsal,” said Mantz, who has looked up to Young his entire career and won with a...Read more