Author: Tom Schad, USA TODAY

Before understanding why marijuana triggered Sha’Carri Richardson’s suspension, it’s important to understand how anti-doping protocols work.

The family of the late pitcher Tyler Skaggs filed lawsuits against the Los Angeles Angels and named former public relations executives as defendants.

Tokyo will be Abdirahman’s fifth trip to the Summer Games. Many of his competitors in the men’s Olympic marathon will be half his age.

Grant Holloway and Rai Benjamin fell just shy of the world records and showed why they’ll likely be favored to sweep the men’s hurdles events in Tokyo.

Berry, who will compete in the hammer throw at her second Olympics, has previously protested while on the podium at an international sporting events.

Chicago Bears wide receiver Marquise Goodwin, a 2012 Olympian, failed to make the final in the long jump at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials.

Noah Lyles, Athing Mu and Sydney McLaughlin will be among the marquee names competing in the final weekend of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials.

The USA appears poised to bring home perhaps its largest medal haul in the sprints – the men’s and women’s 100, 200 and 4×100 relays – since the ’80s.