Ledecky breaks Phelps' record for most individual world titles
Ledecky won by nearly 4.5 seconds in her favorite distance, the 800-meter freestyle.
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Ukraine lifts ban on athletes competing with Russians, but tensions continue
The Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan was disqualified from an event after refusing to shake hands with a Russian fencer.
Swimmer Katie Ledecky ties Michael Phelps' record
Ledecky tied a record with legend Phelps for the most individual world swimming titles.
Note to Self: Briana Scurry
Two-time Olympic gold medalist and World Cup champion Briana Scurry was the first African-American woman elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame. For our series "Note to Self" she shares a letter with her younger self about getting through the most difficult time of her life and what it has been like to be a trailblazer on and off the field.
Gabby Douglas announces gymnastics comeback
"i know i have a huge task ahead of me and i am beyond grateful and excited to get back out on the floor," Douglas wrote.
Soccer legend Megan Rapinoe will retire after 2023 season
The 38-year-old said she will retire after the 2023 National Women's Soccer League season, following her final appearance in the Women's World Cup this summer.
US Olympic ski jumper Patrick Gasienica dead at 24
Gasienica, 24, competed for the United States in the 2022 Olympics in Beijing.
The Shooting of Lauren Kanarek
Did social media posts drive an Olympic horseman to shoot his own student? "48 Hours" contributor Nikki Battiste reports.
Tori Bowie, Olympic gold medalist, dies at 32
The three-time Olympic medalist and two-time world champion has died, her management company and Team USA said Wednesday.
The ShibSibs share new book on representation
Olympic ice dancers Maia and Alex Shibutani are shining a light on 36 Asian American and Pacific Islanders in their new book, "Amazing." It focuses on everyone from more well-known figures like The Rock, H.E.R. and Vice President Kamala Harris to lesser known people throughout history who have helped shape America.
Olympian Oscar Pistorius denied parole decade after killing girlfriend
Arriving for the parole hearing, Reeva Steenkamp's mother said she was against any early release for their daughter's killer, whom she said had "never" shown real remorse.
Flag football moves one step closer to becoming an Olympic sport
For years, the NFL has been pushing for flag football, which is played as a five-on-five non-contact sport, to be included as an Olympic event in order to grow interest in the game worldwide.
NFL free agency frenzy underway
NFL free agency officially starts this afternoon. The window where players can sign with a new team coincides with the kick off the new league year. Tyler Dragon. an NFL and Olympic sports reporter, joins CBS News with more.
Bob Richards, olympic pole vault champion, dies at age 97
At the time of his death, Richards had been the oldest living Olympic track and field gold medalist.
14-year-old British skateboarder Sky Brown wins world title
Her win makes Brown Great Britain's first skateboarding world champion.
Making an Olympic champion
The icy conditions at her Vermont ski school gave her an edge. In 2014, 60 Minutes Sports went to the mountain that made her an Olympic champion
Olympics will allow men to compete in artistic swimming in 2024
Once thought to be "the impossible dream," men who compete in artistic swimming will now have a chance to go for the gold.
Russian stripped of 2012 Olympic gold; American poised to be champ
At the London Games, Antyukh finished in 52.70 seconds, lowering her personal best by .22 to beat Demus by .07.
WNBA player on basketball's gender pay gap
Traveling to another country to play basketball and earn more money like Brittney Griner did is common among WNBA players. CBS News' Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers spoke with Angel McCoughtry, a player who has competed with Griner in the Olympics, about the gender pay gap in basketball and why she says other countries treat female players "like NBA players."
Three Olympic volleyball medals stolen from L.A. area home
The U.S. women's team member who won them wasn't named but the medals - one gold, one silver and one bronze - were from the last three summer games.
Olympic silver from long jump duel with Jesse Owens sells for record sum
Luz Long walked arm in arm through the stadium with Owens to celebrate their victories while Adolf Hitler watched from the stands.
Grandmother breaks records in powerlifting
A grandmother who started going to the gym when she was 65 to train in powerlifting now holds more than 20 national and world records in the sport. She has personal bests of 413 pounds in the squat, 381 pounds in the deadlift and 203 pounds in the bench press. Meg Oliver shares her story.
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Governor Andrew Cuomo faces growing calls to resign; Missouri working to combat surge in COVID-19 cases
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Dixie Fire levels California mountain towns; Facebook bans researchers looking into platform's practices
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Infrastructure plan passes Senate hurdle; some European countries mandate vaccinations
Trump says he plans to send troops to Portland, Oregon
President Trump said on Saturday he will send troops to Portland, Oregon, as his deployments expand to more cities across the U.S.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia transferred to Pennsylvania detention center, attorneys say
Abrego Garcia's lawyers argued that travel to Moshannon is far more difficult for members of the defense team based in Nashville, and not easier for those in New York.
Trump to meet with congressional leaders ahead of shutdown deadline
Lawmakers are facing a deadline of midnight Tuesday, when the 2026 fiscal year begins, to reach a deal to keep the government funded.
FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 protest
One source told CBS News that the termination letter to the agents cited their alleged "lack of judgement" in their actions.
Dominion reaches settlement in its $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against Guiliani
Dominion sued Giuliani in 2021 for $1.3 billion in damages after he led President Trump's efforts to cast doubt on the 2020 election results.
At least 4 dead in Arizona following devastating flooding
In the rural community of Globe, one of Arizona's oldest mining towns, sheriff deputies are looking into reports of people who may be missing.
Airstrikes and shooting kill at least 91 people in Gaza as calls for ceasefire grow
Among the dead were those hit by two strikes in the Nuseirat refugee cam, including women and children, according to staff at al-Awda Hospital.
U.N. hits Iran with "snapback" sanctions over its nuclear program
The sanctions will again freeze Iranian assets abroad, halt arms deals with Tehran, and penalize any development of Iran's ballistic missile program, among other measures.
Did a teen stab his twin sister to death while sleepwalking?
Benjamin Elliott, 17, says he has almost no memory of walking into his twin sister Meghan's bedroom with a knife and stabbing her to death while she was asleep in their Texas home.