National & World Sports

  • Olympic athlete amputates finger to play in 2024 Paris Games

    Julian Finney/Getty Images(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, […]

  • Ten US Olympians to watch in Paris

    Cameron Spencer/Getty Images(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 […]

  • U.S. Olympics committee drops doping probe to secure Salt Lake City hosting bid

    Alex Livesey/Getty Images(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 […]

  • Scoreboard Roundup – 7/25/24

    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, […]

  • Who Is Hezly Rivera? The youngest Team USA athlete talks outlook for Paris Olympics

    Hezly Rivera warming up on beam on Day Two of the 2024 U.S.Olympic Team Gymnastics Trials at Target Center, June 28, 2024, in Minneapolis. (Karen Hickey/isi Photos/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Of the nearly 600 American athletes representing the red, […]

  • Scoreboard Roundup -- 7/24/24

    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 […]

  • Scoreboard Roundup -- 7/23/24

    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 […]

  • Why Simone Biles is one of the greatest athletes of all time: A look ahead at the Paris Olympics

    Simone Biles competes in the uneven bars during the Women's Day Four of 2024 US Olympic Gymnastics Trials at the Target Center, June 30, 2024, in Minneapolis. (Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- American gymnast Simone Biles is […]

  • Scoreboard Roundup – 7/22/24

    iStock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Monday's sports events:MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLAMERICAN LEAGUEN.Y. Yankees 9, Tampa Bay Rays 1Detroit Tigers 8, Cleveland Guardians 2Texas Rangers 4, Chicago White Sox 3Oakland Athletics 4, Houston Astros […]

  • Scoreboard roundup -- 7/21/24

    iStock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Sunday's sports eventsMAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLINTERLEAGUESan Diego 2, Cleveland 1Minnesota 7, Milwaukee 8Boston 6, LA Dodgers 9AMERICAN LEAGUEBaltimore 2, Texas 3Chicago White Sox 1, Kansas City 4Detroit 4, […]