/tags/olympics Olympics en-US Copyright Mon, 24 Jun 2024 10:38:04 GMT /sports/2024-06-24/shacarri-richardson-sprints-onto-us-olympic-team-after-winning-100-in-10-71-seconds Dallas' Sha’Carri Richardson earned her spot in the Paris Olympics, winning the 100-meter final in a season-best 10.71 seconds at U.S. track trials. Her win in the final came by a margin of .09 seconds over training partner Melissa Jefferson, the 2022 U.S. champion. Mon, 24 Jun 2024 10:38:04 GMT /sports/2024-06-24/shacarri-richardson-sprints-onto-us-olympic-team-after-winning-100-in-10-71-seconds The Associated Press /sports/2024-06-03/simone-biles-has-won-her-9th-all-around-national-championship Skye Blakely and Kayla DiCello placed silver and bronze in all-around, respectively. Mon, 03 Jun 2024 11:10:40 GMT /sports/2024-06-03/simone-biles-has-won-her-9th-all-around-national-championship Ayana Archie, Ayana Archie /texas-news/2022-02-07/olympians-with-texas-ties-hope-to-strike-gold-in-china From bobsledding to figure skating, a handful of athletes that are from Texas — or have Texas ties — are competing in this year’s Olympics. Mon, 07 Feb 2022 21:30:02 GMT /texas-news/2022-02-07/olympians-with-texas-ties-hope-to-strike-gold-in-china Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom /sports/2021-08-09/what-i-learned-from-watching-every-sport-at-the-tokyo-olympics Over two weeks, critic Linda Holmes watched every Olympic discipline, from archery to wrestling. Fast sports, slow sports, graceful sports and hard crashes. As it turned out, they're all beautiful. Mon, 09 Aug 2021 20:00:57 GMT /sports/2021-08-09/what-i-learned-from-watching-every-sport-at-the-tokyo-olympics Linda Holmes /sports/2021-08-09/texans-in-tokyo-its-a-wrap-volleyball-basketball-bring-home-gold It was an Olympics like none other before, but Texans continued to shine through to the end. Catch up on how the Lone Star State performed in the final weekend in Tokyo. Mon, 09 Aug 2021 15:01:26 GMT /sports/2021-08-09/texans-in-tokyo-its-a-wrap-volleyball-basketball-bring-home-gold ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº /sports/2021-08-06/texans-in-tokyo-u-s-womens-volleyball-basketball-win-semifinal-play-for-gold-as-games-wind-down As we enter the final days of the Tokyo Olympics, the Americans lead all countries with 96 total medals. China has the highest number of gold medals, 34. But the U.S. women's basketball and volleyball teams both won semifinal games that allow them to play for gold. Plus, the U.S. men's baseball and basketball teams are also playing for gold. Fri, 06 Aug 2021 15:09:26 GMT /sports/2021-08-06/texans-in-tokyo-u-s-womens-volleyball-basketball-win-semifinal-play-for-gold-as-games-wind-down Hady Mawajdeh /sports/2021-08-05/texans-in-tokyo-shot-putter-breaks-olympic-record-wins-gold-mens-basketball-finals-set-more The United States added several medals to the collection Wednesday night, bringing the total to 90. Ryan Crouser, the world's best shot-putter, pitched in by winning his second gold medal. The USA Men's Basketball team blew through Australia's Boomers and is one game away from claiming a gold of their own. But sadly, the American 4x100-meter relay team failed to make the final after finishing sixth in their qualifying heat. Thu, 05 Aug 2021 14:47:28 GMT /sports/2021-08-05/texans-in-tokyo-shot-putter-breaks-olympic-record-wins-gold-mens-basketball-finals-set-more Hady Mawajdeh /sports/2021-08-04/texans-in-tokyo-mensah-stock-wins-wrestling-gold-u-s-womens-basketball-stomps-australia-more Katy's Tamyra Mensah-Stock became the first American Black woman to win wrestling gold. The U.S. women's basketball team won its 53rd consecutive Olympic game. America regained the overall medals lead. At 77 total medals, the U.S. now leads China by seven. Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:46:02 GMT /sports/2021-08-04/texans-in-tokyo-mensah-stock-wins-wrestling-gold-u-s-womens-basketball-stomps-australia-more Hady Mawajdeh /sports/2021-08-03/texans-in-tokyo-biles-snags-bronze-u-s-mens-basketball-advances-to-semifinals-more Star gymnast Simone Biles returned to the competition today, and she won a bronze medal in the balance beam event. The U.S. is currently tied with China for the most medals at the games. But China's 32 gold medals are atop the leaderboard. The United States has a chance to make up ground in a couple of Track & Field events taking place this morning. Tue, 03 Aug 2021 14:32:33 GMT /sports/2021-08-03/texans-in-tokyo-biles-snags-bronze-u-s-mens-basketball-advances-to-semifinals-more Hady Mawajdeh /sports/2021-08-02/texans-in-tokyo-simone-biles-returns-ut-graduate-tara-davis-to-compete-in-long-jump-finals-more Star gymnast Simone Biles is set to return for the balance beam event. Over the weekend, some athletes had a chance to reach the podium but fell short. Still, the U.S. leads the medal count at 64. China is hard on its heels with 62 medals, 29 of which are gold. Mon, 02 Aug 2021 16:34:15 GMT /sports/2021-08-02/texans-in-tokyo-simone-biles-returns-ut-graduate-tara-davis-to-compete-in-long-jump-finals-more Elizabeth Myong | Arts Access