Vashti Cunningham finished in third place in the women’s high jump at the U.S. Track and Field Trials Monday night, securing a spot in the Paris Games.
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Bishop Gorman alum Vashti Cunningham, one of the world’s top high jumpers, will compete at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials this week in Eugene, Oregon.
A Las Vegas teenager added a third event to her itinerary for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris by finishing second to world record-holder Katie Ledecky on Wednesday.
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas failed in her challenge against rules that stop her from competing in elite women’s races because judges ruled she did not have standing to bring the case.
Z Athlete Factory founder and CEO Zig Ziegler, a kinesiologist and author, says he plans to build a sports training center and athlete village in Southern Nevada.
A venue constructed as a production facility allowed the UFC to thrive during the pandemic and has now become part of the Las Vegas sports landscape.
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.
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.
Left wing Hannah Bilka made her debut in the 2022-23 Rivalry Series on Thursday in Team USA’s 3-2 loss against Team Canada at the Dollar Loan Center.
Connor Fields, who went to Green Valley High School and UNLV, is the only American to win an Olympic gold medal in BMX.
The U.S. men’s basketball team will play Uruguay at Cox Pavilion, and the women’s team will have a scrimmage there.
Vashti Cunningham, who went to Bishop Gorman High School, is the nation’s top high jumper. She is ranked sixth in the world and competes in the World Championships on Saturday.
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