Paris is aiming for the most sustainable Olympics yet. Organizers acknowledge the plan isn’t perfect

The plans face questions about some carbon-intensive sponsors and doubts about their long-term future in a warming world facing a growing climate crisis. PARIS, France — Of all the decisions Paris Olympics organizers made about where to hold each sport, sending surfing competitions to the other side of the world — in the Pacific waters of … Read more

Simone Biles cruises to 9th national title and gives Olympic champ Sunisa Lee a boost along the way

Simone Biles put on a four-rotation clinic that featured all the trademarks of a typical Biles performance. There used to be a time when Simone Biles would find “beauty in the blindness” ahead of the Olympics, reveling in not knowing what she didn’t know. That was eight years ago. Back when she was still just a … Read more

Simone Biles continues Olympic prep by cruising to her 9th U.S. Championships title

Simone Biles finished with the highest two-day score on all four events — something she’d done only once before at nationals (2018). FORT WORTH, Texas — Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles won her ninth U.S. Championship on Sunday, leaving little doubt that at 27 and a decade-plus into her run atop the sport, she is as good … Read more