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Byline: Rick Maese, Joe Heim For years, people mostly ignored Chris Bryant and his pickup truck. But these days, when they spot it zipping along Virginia roads - decked out [...]

Byline: Rick Maese When President Donald Trump put pen to paper on one of his biggest campaign promises Monday night, Klete Keller's phone started buzzing with text messages. 'It didn't [...]

Byline: Rick Maese PHILADELPHIA - Their locker room was a mixture of sweat and jubilation. The Philadelphia Eagles players showered, dressed and stepped out into a snowy, frigid night. A [...]

Byline: Rick Maese PHILADELPHIA - Obscured by the whiteout conditions, the football gods clutched the snow globe encasing Lincoln Financial Field and shook it wildly, seeing what kind of blustery [...]

Byline: Rick Maese Jimmy Carter would later call it ǣone of my most difficult decisionsǥ as president, but for others, it was much more. ǣHe stole my life,ǥ Gene Mills [...]

Byline: Rick Maese Bridie Farrell had been warned: It wouldn't be easy. Filing a lawsuit against deep-pocketed defendants rarely is. Still, she says, there was little that could have prepared [...]

Byline: Rick Maese As the PGA Tour continues to negotiate with Saudi investors on a deal that might reunite the fractured golf world, Donald Trump has met in recent days [...]

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Wearing a navy blue Harris-Walz jacket and a camo baseball cap, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz sat in a private suite in Michigan Stadium on Saturday, cheering [...]

Byline: Roman Stubbs, Rick Maese After 12 days of competition in Paris, hundreds of athletes from the United States gathered one last time for the Paralympics Closing Ceremonies on Sept. [...]

Byline: Rick Maese The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee ignored a half-dozen warnings from other athletes, including a previous allegation of sexual misconduct, before allowing a since-suspended Paralympic swimmer to [...]

Byline: Rick Maese CORRECTION: A previous version of this article incorrectly said that the American men were fourth across the finish line in the 4x100 relay. They were seventh. This [...]

Byline: Rick Maese SAINT-DENIS, France - Over the course of nine days, they paraded from the finish line to the medal podium, shedding tears, waving flags and collecting medals. With [...]

Byline: Rick Maese SAINT-DENIS, France - From the starting blocks to the medals podium, the Olympic track and field competition might as well be the Fashion Games. Designer nails, glowing [...]

Byline: Rick Maese SAINT-DENIS, France - His race résumé officially complete and his status as the best hurdler on the planet confirmed again, Grant Holloway flexed his arms and barked, [...]

Byline: Rick Maese SAINT-DENIS, France - A track and field meet is not for the slow and inattentive. Different events are being waged at every corner of the stadium, with [...]

Byline: Rick Maese SAINT-DENIS, France - Here is how a star was born: with an explosion. Early steps packed with power and every long stride exuding grace. There was determination [...]

Byline: Rick Maese SAINT-DENIS, France - Even among rivals, the track is usually a place for camaraderie, where athletes recognize and appreciate the dedication, discipline and effort of their peers. [...]

Byline: Rick Maese VAIRES-SUR-MARNE, France - The United States long has been a dominant force in men's rowing eight. The Americans won the inaugural race at the 1900 Olympics and [...]

Byline: Rick Maese GUYANCOURT, France - Scottie Scheffler stood atop the medal podium, located just off the 18th green at Golf National, swaying from side to side and mouthing the [...]

Byline: Rick Maese SAINT-DENIS, France - The fastest man on the planet was slow getting to bed. He had spent years dreaming of the moment, so forgive Noah Lyles for [...]

Byline: Rick Maese PARIS - With boats slamming into each other, athletes twirling underwater and a mad dash to the finish line, kayak cross at the Paris Games promises to [...]

Byline: Rick Maese NANTERRE, France - Swimmers from 189 countries are in the Paris Olympics pool competing for medals. The official medals table doesn't show this, but a small all-girls [...]

Byline: Rick Maese NANTERRE, France - Katie Ledecky is alone at the top, right where she's most comfortable. With the United States' second-place finish in the women's 4x200-meter freestyle Thursday, [...]

Byline: Rick Maese NANTERRE, France - Down and back she went - 50 meters at a time, 30 times in all. In the pool, Katie Ledecky is the model of [...]

Byline: Rick Maese NANTERRE, France - The Australian speedboat, Kaylee McKeown, flew into the wall, popped out of the water, found the scoreboard on the other end of the arena [...]

Byline: Rick Maese PARIS - She knows. She's heard the comments. Several times, actually. But it seems kind of necessary, so we'll allow it one last time. So, your name [...]

Byline: Rick Maese NANTERRE, France - There was no countdown clock at the University of Virginia Aquatic and Fitness Center. No Olympic rings hung above the pool, nor were there [...]

Byline: Rick Maese NANTERRE, France - On this business trip across the Atlantic where his mission is to marshal as many American swimmers as possible to the Paris Olympics medal [...]

Byline: Rick Maese, Adam Kilgore PARIS - Forty-four years later, Nick Yonezuka finally made it to the Olympics. He's older now, probably appreciates the experience more than he would've way [...]

Byline: Rick Maese NANTERRE, France - The story of 100 meters can't really be explained in 55.59 seconds. Certainly not in 0.04 seconds, and definitely not in 0.01 seconds. Three [...]

Byline: Rick Maese SAINT-DENIS, France - Cecile and Laurent Landi, the most visible gymnastics coaches on the planet right now, cheered enthusiastically from the stands near an Olympic pool Saturday, [...]

Byline: Rick Maese SAINT-DENIS, France - A lively brass band met them at the stadium gates, providing the jaunty soundtrack for the party that was about to start. And needless [...]

Byline: Rick Maese Nearly 9,800 miles from Paris, the proud past, the sparkling present and the bright future of women's surfing will convene under one roof. The logistics of these [...]

Byline: Rick Maese For every athlete, the road to the Olympics is filled with twists, turns and obstacles. But those journeys can be even more complicated for their equipment. While [...]

Byline: Rick Maese For just a moment, as the world's top-ranked golfer takes aim at his first British Open title this week, set aside Scottie Scheffler the golfer and consider [...]

Byline: Rick Maese When Manizha Talash finds the beat, something grabs hold of her. Her arms sway, and her legs start to bounce. The ensuing flurry of footwork and acrobatic [...]

Byline: Rick Maese INDIANAPOLIS - Katie Ledecky added to her legend, her dominance now routine but as impressive as ever. Caeleb Dressel saw his winning time and slapped the water [...]

Byline: Rick Maese INDIANAPOLIS - Caeleb Dressel came to these U.S. Olympic swimming trials as a decorated champion, a proud new father and a generational talent. He was also the [...]

Byline: Rick Maese INDIANAPOLIS - If the grueling 200-meter swim didn't take Lilly King's breath away Thursday night, a surprise post-race marriage proposal surely did the trick. King finished second [...]

Byline: Rick Maese PINEHURST, N.C. - Bryson DeChambeau, this skilled conductor who owned every inch of golf's grandest stage, pumped his fists and played to the crowd again. He had [...]

Byline: Rick Maese PINEHURST, N.C. - Bryson DeChambeau, this grand conductor who owned every inch of the sport's grandest stage, pumped his fists and again played to the crowd. It [...]

Byline: Rick Maese PINEHURST, N.C. - A firm and proper U.S. Open course crowns champions, yes, but it also has a way of humbling giants. Jack Nicklaus missed the cut [...]

Byline: Rick Maese PINEHURST, N.C. - By midafternoon Thursday, the commentary from the amateur analysts in the gallery had become distressed and repetitive. They watched group after group hit stellar [...]

Byline: Rick Maese PINEHURST, N.C. - A firm and proper U.S. Open course crowns champions, yes, but it also has a way of humbling giants. Arnold Palmer missed the cut [...]

Byline: Rick Maese PINEHURST, N.C. - The best golfer on the planet has no interest in keeping his feet planted on said planet. Just watch Scottie Scheffler in the tee [...]

Byline: Rick Maese PINEHURST, N.C. - By midafternoon Thursday, more than 150 of the world's best golfers had teed off at one of the country's most iconic courses, all navigating [...]

Byline: Matt Bonesteel, Rick Maese The U.S. open returns to Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina for the first time in 10 years. Here's what to expect from this year's [...]

Byline: Rick Maese PINEHURST, N.C. - As the PGA Tour and Saudi investors continue their protracted negotiations over the future of professional golf, Tiger Woods called a recent in-person meeting [...]