Tokyo Olympics

Portland Thorns assistant Mike Norris has been promoted to head coach of the National Women's Soccer League club to replace Rhian Wilkinson.

Megan Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle are back with OL Reign. The National Women’s Soccer League club re-signed Rapinoe to a one-year deal.

Portland guard Damian Lillard will miss the next three games because of a lower abdominal tendinopathy.

The Paralympics have begun in the same empty National Stadium that hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the Tokyo Olympics.

The Portland Thorns have traded goalkeeper Adrianna Franch to KC NWSL in exchange for goalkeeper Abby Smith and $150,000 in allocation money.

U.S. national soccer team's Carli Lloyd has announced her retirement. Lloyd has long hinted she would step away from the game following the Tokyo Olympics after a 16-year international career.

Maddie Musselman scored four of her five goals in the second half to rally the U.S. to a 15-11 victory over the Russian team in the semifinals at the Tokyo Olympics.

Caeleb Dressel tossed his gold medal from a winning relay to a teammate. The second one, Dressel kept after winning the 100-meter freestyle, earning his first individual Olympic gold.

Vincent Hancock gave the Americans a sweep in skeet at the Tokyo Olympics by winning his third gold medal about an hour after Amber English won women's gold.

Caeleb Dressel got started on his quest for six gold medals in swimming and Katie Ledecky found herself in a very unusual position: Second place. taking the silver in 400m