PARIS – A woman with chin-length blond hair appeared on the screen in front of the U.S. women’s volleyball team. She spoke by analogy. She commanded a room, even a virtual one, like no one else. She was a real fury, star forward Jordan Larson thought. “Who is this woman?” the four-time Olympian asked. Sue […]
Welcome to our daily Olympics newsletter. I’m your tour guide John Cherwa and it’s a pleasure to have the fastest man alive from the United States. No matter by how much — in this case 0.005 seconds — Noah Lyles of the United States is the fastest man in the world. He won the 100
After a game that was perhaps closer than Team USA would have liked, the women’s national basketball team came out on top against Germany, finishing the group stage with an 87-68 victory. The United States, which had already qualified for the round of 16, will now do so as the group leader with a perfect