By BEN NUCKOLS AP Sports WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Olympic athletes have lost faith in the World Anti-Doping Agency to rid their sports of cheaters ahead of next month’s Summer Games in Paris, two former gold medalists told a House subcommittee on Tuesday night. Travis Tygart, Chief Executive Officer of …

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports WriterOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tony Vitello jumped into the stands to share a group hug with the legion of Tennessee fans who invaded Omaha. His players ran a lap around the warning track high-fiving them. Kavares Tears squatted in right field taking in the moment …

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports WriterSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Aleksander Barkov put his hands at either end of the Stanley Cup and began skating away to start the celebration that the Florida Panthers have wanted forever.And as he began to hoist hockey’s chalice for the first time, he had one …

By EDDIE PELLS AP National WriterEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The bright red running suit, the white pearls and the gold medal said it all.Noah Lyles is the flashiest, and the fastest, sprinter in the United States — maybe even the world.We’ll all get to find out later this summer in …

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports WriterAfter seven years in the NBA, Chase Budinger still had some goals left on his dream board.The former Rockets and Timberwolves forward has wanted to compete in the Olympics ever since he was a child, when his family would pore over the TV schedule to …

By EDDIE PELLS AP National WriterEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Two steps before she reached the finish line, Sha’Carri Richardson started pounding her chest.She knew she had it won. Anyone who doesn’t see her as the sprinter to beat later this summer at the Paris Olympics should probably think again. Sha’Carri …

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports WriterEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Two-time defending Olympic shot put champion Ryan Crouser took one attempt and packed up for the night.No sense pushing his sore elbow. Or a healing torn pectoral muscle.Crouser took a business-like approach to qualifying on Friday at the U.S. Olympic track …

By EDDIE PELLS AP National WriterEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Her burst out of the starting block was more like a wobble. Sha’Carri Richardson also raced with one of her shoelaces untied.None of it mattered much on the opening night of U.S. Olympic track trials. Even in a race that was …

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National WriterKatie Ledecky got off to a rousing start Saturday at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials.Competing in the home stadium of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts, Ledecky blew away the field in the preliminaries of the 400-meter freestyle, touching the wall with a time of 3 minutes, …

MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) — The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival is underway in Tennessee, bringing tens of thousands of fans to a 700-acre farm campground and concert venue for more than 150 performances this weekend. Red Hot Chili Peppers, Post Malone and Pretty Lights are among those headlining the sprawling …