Spieth: Pulling out of Olympics hardest choice he ever made

Achieving the Dream – Aries Merritt
Team USA’s Aries Merritt on his road to the Rio Olympics.

Don’t blame golfers for pulling out of Rio Olympics
Jordan Spieth joins growing list of players pulling out of Rio Games.

Tyson Gay gets chance to recapture relay medal
Tyson Gay wins Rio relay spot and can atone for doping case that cost US team 2012 silver medal

Tiny Netherlands produces big results in field hockey
The Netherlands, a nation roughly half the size of Indiana, has produced big results in field hockey

US women Olympic team to play against select team in LA
The U.S. women’s Olympic team will play against a select team on July 25 in Los Angeles before it being a three-city tournament against France, Canada and Australia

Brazil wants African religions in Rio’s athletes village
Religions of African origin should be represented in the ecumenical center of the athletes village for the Rio de Janeiro Games, Brazilian federal public defenders have told city hall and Olympic organizers

IOC Inspector: Rio de Janeiro ‘ready to welcome the world’
The head inspector for the IOC says she’s confident the Rio de Janeiro Olympics are “ready to welcome the world” with the games opening in less than four weeks

Spieth skipping Olympics, latest star golfer to withdraw
Spieth skipping Rio Olympics, leaving golf without top 4 players for sport’s return to games

Joaquim Rodriguez to retire at the end of season
Spanish cyclist Joaquim Rodriguez has announced that he will retire at the end of this season, ending a 17-year career marked by podium finishes at all three Grands Tours

British cyclists take over Tour de France during 1st week
Chris Froome has the yellow jersey, Mark Cavendish has won three sprint stages and Adam Yates sits second in the overall standings

Russian athlete allowed to compete in Rio faces criticism
Russian long jumper Daria Klishina, cleared by the IAAF to compete at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, is facing a barrage of criticism at home

Olympic swimming champ Le Clos says both parents have cancer
Olympic swimming champion Chad le Clos, who beat Michael Phelps at the 2012 London Games, says both his parents are fighting cancer

Froome finally endears himself to fans at Tour de France
Doping speculation subsiding, Chris Froome is finally endearing himself to fans alongside the roads of the Tour de France

Oksana Chusovitina prepares for 7th Olympics at 41
Chusovitina will compete at her seventh Olympics when she goes to Rio de Janeiro, becoming the oldest Olympic female gymnast in history at age 41.

Gymnasts throw epic party after making Olympic team
The perfect way to celebrate making the Olympics.

While Russian rival waits, Jenn Suhr locks up Olympic spot
American Jenn Suhr has been paying more attention to pole vaulting than politics lately

16-year-old Sydney McLaughlin bound for Rio in 400 hurdles
Dalilah Muhammad ran the fastest time in the world this year; McLaughlin finished third.

Simone Biles, Raisman, Douglas headline team for Rio
Simone Biles was a lock for the U.S. women’s gymnastics team for Rio.

Armour: Karolyi makes right choice with Gabby Douglas
Gabby Douglas becomes first Olympic champion to return to next Games since Comaneci in ’80

Hayne misses selection in Fiji 7s team for Rio Oly
Former San Francisco 49ers running back Jarryd Hayne has failed in his bid to win selection in the Fiji rugby sevens team to compete at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro

Biles, Douglas headline US women’s gymnastics team
Simone Biles can officially book that plane ticket for Brazil

USA women’s gymnastics team announced
The USA women’s gymnastics team reacts to being selected to compete in the Rio Olympics.

Biles, Douglas headline US women’s gymnastics team
Simone Biles can officially book that plane ticket for Brazil

Allyson Felix comes up .01 short in quest for double
Felix will not get a chance to repeat as champion in the 200.

Hayne misses selection in Fiji 7s team for Rio Olympics
Former San Francisco 49ers running back Jarryd Hayne has failed in his bid to win selection in the Fiji rugby sevens team to compete at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro

US golfer Gerina Piller qualifies for Olympics
US golfer Gerina Piller earns spot in Rio de Janeiro Olympics

The Latest: Douglas fighting for spot on gymnastics team
Gabby Douglas’ bid to return to Olympics up in the air during the final night of gymnastics trials

Doubled up. Felix finishes 4th, no chance for Olympic double
Allyson Felix finishes 4th in 200-meter final at trials, stopping chance for Olympic double

Bogut in Australia’s Olympic squad, has time to test fitness
Andrew Bogut has been included in Australia’s Olympic squad despite concerns over his fitness

Teen spirit: 16-year-old McLaughlin earns spot to Rio
Teenager Sydney McLaughlin makes US Olympic track team for Rio

Biles locks up spot on US Olympic gymnastics team
Simone Biles can finally officially book that plane ticket for Brazil

Dalilah Muhammad wins 400 hurdles; 16-year-old Sydney McLaughlin bound for Rio
Muhammad ran the fastest time in the world this year, 52.88 seconds.

Armour: Mag Seven paved way for U.S. success
Magnificent Seven was first U.S. women’s team to win Olympic gold

All eyes on Sydney McLaughlin in 400-meter hurdles
Sydney McLaughlin becomes first 16-year-old in 40 years to make U.S. Olympic track team

The Latest: Suhr wins pole vault at trials
Suhr will get to defend her Olympic gold medal in the pole vault after winning the event at the U.S. Track and Field Trials

Gymnastics walks fine line between training and overtraining
Welcome to The Grind, a rite of passage in the powerhouse U.S. women’s gymnastics program, one designed to end with tearful hugs on the podium with gold medals draped around their necks as “The Star-Spangled Banner” plays

Fowler tweets he’s going to Olympics
Jordan Spieth has one more day before he decides whether to play in the Olympics

Carli Lloyd’s career guided by coach James Galanis
After being cut from the under-21 U.S. national team, Carli Lloyd was having a career crisis in 2003

France tops Canada, gets last Olympic basketball berth
France has earned the final basketball spot in the Olympics, beating Canada 83-74 in the championship game of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Manila, Philippines

Chris Froome holds on to yellow jersey in rainy ninth stage of Tour de France
Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin won the ninth leg with a solo breakaway .

Taste of the Tour: Chocolate con churros in Spain, Andorra
A gastronomical, sporting and cultural glance at Stage 9 of the Tour de France

Alberto Contador pulls out of 2016 Tour de France because of fever
Two-time champion’s Tour de France ends in the ninth stage.

Decathlete Zach Ziemek looks to make his mark in Rio
The Wisconsin Badger wants to contend against the best athletes in the world.

Men’s basketball field set for 2016 Rio Olympics
France, Serbia and Croatia completed the 12-team field.

Froome wearing yellow during 9th stage of Tour de France
Defending champion Chris Froome is wearing the yellow jersey in the ninth stage of the Tour de France

Felix chases after Olympics spot in 200 meters
This could feel like a road game for Allyson Felix in the 200 meters final

Olympic door opens to make Russian eligible to compete in Rio Games
But IOC must still approve the decision.

The Latest: Despite 5,000 finish, Rupp’s still off to Rio
It’s OK, Galen Rupp is still headed to Rio

Duck’s big day: Oregon star earns trip to Rio in 110 hurdles
Oregon star Devon Allen earns trip to Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 110 hurdles

Not done yet. Lagat, Gatlin earn another trip to Olympics
Justin Gatlin and Bernard Lagat each had a successful performance at the U.S. Olympic Trials on Saturday

US Track and Field Trials feature men’s 5,000 and 200 final
Devon Allen advances to the finals of the men’s 110-meter hurdles, along with Olympic gold medalist Aries Merritt and silver medalist Jason Richardson