Bella Sims has learned to manage not only her time at the University of Florida, but the immense expectations placed on her by the U.S. swimming community.
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The Raiders have several international players on their roster, which made for some lively debate about the announcement that NFL players could compete at the 2028 Olympics.
Retton was 16 years old when she became an icon of the U.S. Olympic movement during her gold medal-winning performance at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles.
Orleans Arena has hosted major curling events for a decade, but now a nonprofit plans to renovate a south Las Vegas building and use it to grow the Olympic sport.
A Las Vegas swimmer was the youngest member of the U.S. team at the 2020 Olympics at 15 years old. Now, she’s headed to the Paris Olympics in 2024.
Four current Sandpipers of Nevada and two alumni will compete at the swimming World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Sandpipers coach Ron Aitken also is on the staff.
Fields is 28 now, the Green Valley High and UNLV alumnus heading to his third Olympics with an opportunity to defend his gold medal.
The United States is a prohibitive -1,000 favorite at the Westgate sportsbook to win the most gold medals, as Americans are the favorites in a wide array of events.
When former California Congresswoman Mary Bono took over as the interim president for USA Gymnastics last week, she pointed to the opportunity to “reconnect” with a sport she loved growing up. The connection lasted all of four days.
Lindsey Vonn’s first Olympic race in eight years included one obvious, late mistake that she was sure cost her a medal — maybe even the gold.
Ken Morrow, a gold medalist from 1980 and four-time Stanley Cup winner, is impressed by the job former college teammate George McPhee has done as the Golden Knights’ general manager.
A gold medal used to be the golden ticket for lucrative endorsements — think Mary Lou Retton on a Wheaties box. But in the age of social media, athletes are making a name for themselves well ahead of time.
Here’s what’s happening at the Winter Olympics on Friday.
Nearly every day brings a new experience for Dale Earnhardt Jr., who spent the first 42 years of his life living in a bubble that consisted of NASCAR and not much else.
UNLV deputy athletic director Darryl Seibel finished his 10th Olympics on Monday, spending over two weeks in Rio as the chief press officer for World Sailing.
The Raiders have several international players on their roster, which made for some lively debate about the announcement that NFL players could compete at the 2028 Olympics.
Orleans Arena has hosted major curling events for a decade, but now a nonprofit plans to renovate a south Las Vegas building and use it to grow the Olympic sport.
Former UNLV sprinter Kaysha Love will compete for the U.S. bobsled team next month in the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.
Goaltender Robin Lehner said Sunday he won’t play for Team Sweden at the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
