LOS ANGELES — The man in charge of preparing Los Angeles for the 2028 Summer Olympics was never an elite athlete. Never even worked in sports before.

So when Reynold Hoover talks about his new role as chief executive for LA28, the private group responsible for staging the Games and the ensuing Paralympics, he often refers to his stint as a ...Read more

Breakdancing won't be an Olympic sport in 2028. And even if it was, the woman who is arguably the world's most famous B-girl would not participate.

Rachael Gunn, the Australian breakdancer better known as Raygun, said this week she will no longer take part in elite competitions after being widely mocked for her unorthodox routines at the Paris ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The private organizers of the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles have hired a top Nike executive to help generate the money they need to balance their $6.9 billion budget.

John Slusher, who formerly oversaw global sports marketing for the sneaker giant, will become chief executive of LA28's commercial operation, the group ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — With Los Angeles Olympics four years away and no detailed transportation plans yet, officials are concerned about a lack of money and time to create the "car free" Games that Mayor Karen Bass has promised.

Local officials have a litany of projects they want to complete ahead of 2028, from adding charging infrastructure to ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Santa Monica officials say they are “very close” to reaching an agreement to host beach volleyball during the 2028 Summer Olympics, even though it might end up costing the city more than $12 million.

That worst-case scenario is outlined in a 36-page report issued Tuesday night, a week ahead of an Oct. 8 City Council meeting ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles is looking to overturn a decision that stripped her of her first individual Olympic medal.

Video footage shot for the Netflix docuseries "Simone Biles Rising" might help her do it.

Attorneys for Chiles filed an appeal Monday to the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland looking to reverse a decision by ...Read more

Rachael Gunn, the Australian breakdancer who broke the internet with her performance at the 2024 Paris Games, has been ranked the best breaker in the world by the sport’s governing body.

Gunn — more widely known by her nickname, Raygun — failed to score a single point during her Olympics showing, landing her in second to last place, ahead...Read more

Hunter Woodhall, who made fans swoon by being a supportive husband as his wife won a gold medal at the Paris Olympics, clinched a gold medal of his own on Friday.

Woodhall won the men's 400-meter T62 final with a time of 46.36 seconds during the Paris Paralympics to complete the golden summer for the power couple who have cultivated a large fan...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The B-girl known as Raygun has apologized to Australia's breakdancing community for the negative reactions that followed her viral performance while representing the country at the Paris Olympics last month.

In the same interview, however, Rachael Gunn defended her qualifications to compete during breakdancing's debut as an ...Read more

"Horrific" is not a word you normally hear from an athlete who has just medaled in a big-time race.

"I'm going to be full-on honest," Christie Raleigh Crossley said. "Today was absolutely horrific."

The U.S. swimmer expressed dismay shortly after winning silver in the 50-meter freestyle at the 2024 Paralympic Games. She was responding to ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Ezra Frech made history, extended his arms wide and flashed a knowing smirk to the cheering crowd. On an NBC interview after he soared to a world-record 1.97-meter high jump at the U.S. Paralympic trials, the budding superstar nonchalantly called it "all a part of the plan."

And this plan is only getting started.

Frech won't ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Darrell Doucette didn't play NCAA football.

He never played in the NFL.

But the 35-year-old New Orleans native thinks he's a better player than Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, a three-time Super Bowl champion and MVP.

In flag football, that is.

"I feel like I'm better than Patrick Mahomes because of my IQ of ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Is Joel Embiid one-and-done in representing Team USA in the Olympics?

After winning a men's basketball gold medal on Aug. 10 in Paris, the Philadelphia 76ers star center hinted he could play for another country for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.

"It's been a good experience," Embiid said of the Olympics. "It's been a ...Read more