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(LONDON) -- An Olympic athlete has had his finger amputated after he suffered an injury just so he can play in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.Just two weeks ago, Matthew Dawson, a 30-year-old hockey player from Australia, suffered a badly broken finger on his right-hand during a team training session in Perth, Australia, and, after consulting with doctors, he found out the injury would take months to recover from and […]

(PARIS) -- From Bacon (both Sarah, a diver, and Phoebe, a swimmer) to Coffey (both Olivia, a rower, and Sam, a soccer player), Team USA will be sending a veritable smorgasbord of talent to Paris for the 2024 Olympics.You probably know the big names -- such as gymnast Simone Biles and swimmer Katie Ledecky -- but there are 592 U.S. Olympians competing in Paris.The returning members of Team USA have […]

(NEW YORK) -- As the 2024 Summer Olympics officially kick off in Paris on July 26, USA Today sports columnist Christine Brennan joined Brad Mielke on Thursday’s episode of "Start Here," ABC News’ flagship daily news podcast, and dived into the concession made by the U.S. Olympic Committee and officials from Salt Lake City, Utah, in order to secure the city's bid to host the 2034 Winter Games, which the […]

iStock (NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Thursday's sports events:MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLINTERLEAGUEBaltimore Orioles 7, Miami Marlins 6NATIONAL LEAGUESan Diego Padres 3, Washington Nationals 0L.A. Dodgers 6, San Francisco Giants 4N.Y. Mets 3, Atlanta Braves 2AMERICAN LEAGUEDetroit Tigers 3, Cleveland Guardians 0Texas Rangers 2, Chicago White Sox 1Tampa Bay Rays 13, Toronto Blue Jays 0Oakland Athletics at Los Angeles Angels Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

(NEW YORK) -- Of the nearly 600 American athletes representing the red, white and blue at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Hezly Rivera will make history as the youngest athlete to compete for Team USA.The New Jersey-born gymnast secured her spot on the highly competitive women's team -- led by Simone Biles -- with a gold medal winning balance beam performance at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Minnesota last month.Meet […]

iStock (NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Wednesday's sports events:MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLINTERLEAGUEMiami Marlins 6, Baltimore Orioles 3N.Y. Mets 12, N.Y. Yankees 3Minnesota Twins 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4Arizona Diamondbacks 8, Kansas City Royals 6Colorado Rockies 20, Boston Red Sox 7AMERICAN LEAGUECleveland Guardians 2, Detroit Tigers 1L.A. Angels 2, Seattle Mariners 1Toronto Blue Jays 6, Tampa Bay Rays 3Texas Rangers 10, Chicago White Sox 2Houston Astros 8, Oakland Athletics 1NATIONAL […]

iStock (NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Tuesday's sports events:MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLINTERLEAGUEMiami Marlins 6, Baltimore Orioles 3N.Y. Mets 3, N.Y. Yankees 2Philadelphia Phillies 3, Minnesota Twins 0Arizona Diamondbacks 6, Kansas City Royals 2Boston Red Sox 6, Colorado Rockies 0AMERICAN LEAGUECleveland Guardians 5, Detroit Tigers 4L.A. Angels 5, Seattle Mariners 1Tampa Bay Rays 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2Texas Rangers 3, Chicago White Sox 2Houston Astros 2, Oakland Athletics 8NATIONAL […]

iStock (NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Tuesday's sports events:MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLINTERLEAGUEMiami Marlins 6, Baltimore Orioles 3N.Y. Mets 3, N.Y. Yankees 2Philadelphia Phillies 3, Minnesota Twins 0Arizona Diamondbacks 6, Kansas City Royals 2Boston Red Sox 6, Colorado Rockies 0AMERICAN LEAGUECleveland Guardians 5, Detroit Tigers 4L.A. Angels 5, Seattle Mariners 1Tampa Bay Rays 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2Texas Rangers 3, Chicago White Sox 2Houston Astros 2, Oakland Athletics 8NATIONAL […]

(NEW YORK) -- American gymnast Simone Biles is considered by many to be the G.O.A.T -- the Greatest Of All Time -- and for good reason."I'm not the next Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps. I'm the first Simone Biles," she told reporters at the 2016 Olympics.Here’s a look at Biles’ historic gymnastics career thus far as she heads to her third Olympic Games, this year in Paris, France:Most decorated gymnast […]