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ESPN Biles finishes Games with silver in floor exercise

American gymnast Simone Biles didn't get the golden send-off she had hoped for, earning silver in the floor exercise final Monday after a routine that included a couple of costly steps out of bounds.

ESPN Lyles on to 200m semis in quest for sprint triple

One day after earning his first Olympic gold in the 100-meter final, Noah Lyles continued his quest to pull off the rare sprint triple by advancing to the 200-meter semifinals Monday.

ESPN France win extra-time thriller, play Spain for gold

Jean-Philippe Mateta headed home the decisive goal in extra time as France beat Egypt 3-1 in the semifinals of the Olympic men's soccer tournament on Monday.

ESPN Duplantis breaks pole vault record, captures gold

Sweden's Armand Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record Monday night at the Olympics, clearing 20 feet, 6 inches to cap his second straight gold medal performance on the sport's biggest stage.

ESPN U.S. surfer Marks wins women's gold in Tahiti

U.S. surfer Caroline Marks won gold in women's surfing Monday at the Paris Olympics in Tahiti. French Polynesian Kauli Vaast won the men's gold.

ESPN Sources: Patriots won't pursue trade for WR Aiyuk

The Patriots, who had been attempting to acquire receiver Brandon Aiyuk for months, have decided not to explore any further trades for him with the Niners, sources told ESPN.

ESPN White Sox end AL record-tying losing streak at 21

Andrew Benintendi hit a two-run homer and the Chicago White Sox snapped an American League record-tying losing streak at 21 games on Tuesday night, defeating the Oakland Athletics 5-1 on a night in which they held a lead for the first time in six games.

ESPN Valdez, 1 out away, denied no-hitter by Seager HR

Astros pitcher Framber Valdez lost a no-hitter with two outs in the ninth inning when Rangers slugger Corey Seager hit a two-run homer Tuesday night.

ESPN Embiid laughs off jeers, leads U.S. rout into semis

Joel Embiid responded to booing French fans with 14 points and seven rebounds in just 12 minutes as the U.S. rolled to a 122-87 quarterfinal win over Brazil.

ESPN Hayes: U.S. defender Girma 'best I've ever seen'

The forwards on the USWNT have gotten much of the attention during the run to the Olympic gold medal game, but Naomi Girma might be the team's most important player.

ESPN Gold rush: Hocker stuns 1,500; Thomas tops 200

American Cole Hocker shocked the favorites in the men's 1,500 meters and Gabby Thomas dominated the women's 200 to win gold medals at the Paris Games.

ESPN Boxer Khelif dominant again, into gold medal bout

Boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria advanced to the gold medal bout in the women's welterweight division with a semifinal victory at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday

ESPN Bean, 60, openly gay ex-player and MLB VP, dies

Billy Bean, who in 1999 became the second former Major League Baseball player to come out as gay and later became the sport's senior vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, died on Tuesday at 60 years old, MLB confirmed in a statement.

ESPN LeBron, Edwards inch closer to gold: Takeaways from Team USA's quarterfinal win

Brian Windhorst breaks down the biggest takeaways from USA Basketball's Olympic quarterfinal win over Brazil.

ESPN Team USA women's basketball looks to continue 58-game win streak Wednesday in Paris

Several American athletes will compete on their sport's biggest global stage on Wednesday at the 2024 Paris Games.