Tess DeMeyer

Tess DeMeyer is a Staff Editor for The Athletic working on the live/breaking news team. Prior to joining The Athletic, she worked as an associate digital producer at Sports Illustrated. Tess attended Brown University and originates from a small town outside of Savannah, GA.

Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles to lead U.S. gymnastics team in Olympic final, Hezly Rivera out of lineup

Sunisa Lee will compete on floor in place of reigning Olympic champion Jade Carey, who has been dealing with an illness.

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Canada appealing 6-point deduction on Olympic women's soccer team after drone scandal

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Simone Biles at the 2024 Paris Olympics: U.S. gymnastics star's schedule and how to watch

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Best moments of 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony: Teddy Riner, Marie-José Pérec light the torch, Celine Dion and more

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When does gymnastics start at the 2024 Paris Olympics? Schedule, contenders and how to watch

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How is Olympic gymnastics scored? A guide to understanding the competition

Ready for Olympic gymnastics? Here's everything you need to know about how the competition will work in Paris.

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Tadej Pogačar wins third Tour de France, Biniam Girmay becomes first African cyclist to capture green jersey

Two-time defending champion Jonas Vingegaard took second overall and second in the time trial.

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Quincy Wilson, teenage track prodigy, breaks own U18 men's 400m world record at Holloway Pro Classic

Wilson ran a 44.20 to reset the U18 men's 400m world record and break his own U.S. high school record.

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From Bridgerton to College Football 25: The Emmy-winning composer behind EA Sports' theme song

Kris Bowers was tasked with an unusual task: Recording a song that fit the grandeur of the return of a college football video game.

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Lindsey Harding joining Lakers' coaching staff as assistant: Sources

Hornets assistant coach Bob Beyer is another coach who is expected to be added to JJ Redick’s staff, according to league sources.

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Mercury naming courts after Diana Taurasi at new $100 million practice facility

Taurasi, a three-time WNBA champion, 11-time All-Star and the league's all-time leading scorer, has played her entire career in Phoenix.

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Team USA's Olympics gymnastics leotards revealed: How the eight designs for Paris came to be

A combination of American iconography and nods to French culture highlights the eight new leotards for the U.S. women's gymnastics team.

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Livvy Dunne returning to LSU gymnastics team for 5th year: 'I'm not done yet'

Dunne's return adds depth to the Tigers' stocked roster as LSU looks to defend its NCAA title.

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Nikki Hiltz, transgender, nonbinary runner, qualifies for Olympics: 'This is bigger than just me'

Hiltz, who identifies as transgender and nonbinary, earned a ticket to Paris with a meet-record run in the women's 1500-meter final.

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LeBron James to sign 2-year, $104 million max deal to return to Lakers: Sources

Due to an NBA salary-cap quirk known as the “over-38 rule,” Los Angeles is unable to offer James a contract for more than three years.

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Lightning extend Victor Hedman on 4-year deal carrying $8 million AAV

The deal keeps Hedman, 33, in Tampa Bay, the only NHL home he's ever known, through 2028-29.

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Cavaliers' Donovan Mitchell agrees to 3-year, $150.3 million maximum contract extension: Sources

Mitchell made his fifth consecutive All-Star team last season, averaging 26.6 points and career highs of 6.1 assists and 5.1 rebounds.

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Meet Hezly Rivera, the 16-year-old gymnast who will make her Olympic debut alongside team of veterans in Paris

Rivera's routines on uneven bars and balance beam are the key elements to how she fits in the team-building puzzle.

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Utah Royals fire coach Amy Rodriguez midway through NWSL season

Utah recorded only two victories through 15 games.

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Kayla DiCello, contender to make U.S. Olympic gymnastics team, out of trials due to Achilles injury

DiCello, 20, sat down immediately on the mat in tears and was taken off the floor on a wheelchair.

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College Football 25 releases power rankings: Biggest omissions, questions from EA's top 25

Georgia tops the game's overall team rankings, while defending champion Michigan comes in at No. 11.

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Skye Blakely, top contender for U.S. Olympic gymnastics team, withdraws from trials due to injury

Blakely suffered the injury while performing a double layout on floor during podium training Wednesday.

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The story in Simone Biles' new floor routine: The 'big boss of gymnastics' is back

After the lows of Tokyo, Biles is back and ready to take on Paris. That's part of the inspiration behind her latest floor routine.

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Chandler Jones' 90-day sentence suspended, former Raiders DE may not face jail time

Jones' 90-day sentence was suspended following his two domestic violence charges last fall.

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Athing Mu falls during 800m at Olympic trials; USA Track and Field denies protest

Mu, 22, went down on the track around the 200m mark and wasn't able to catch up to the rest of the field.

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