Jul. 28—Joan Benoit was already the world-record holder in the women's marathon. The 27-year-old Cape Elizabeth native and Bowdoin College graduate had won the Boston Marathon twice. But this was ...

TOKYO — Katie Lou Samuelson’s grade school basketball coach once told her she’d become an Olympian, and that’s the moment she thought back on when the dream came true. In May, she skipped WNBA games ...

Lynx guard Karlie Samuelson stood in her way. Hartley pushed off Samuelson with her shoulder and retreated to the three-point line. Samuelson attempted to contest Hartley’s open look. But as she ...

Karlie Samuelson made a career-best five 3-point attempts without a miss and scored 19 points to lead the Washington Mystics to a 90-77 victory over the host Phoenix Mercury on Thursday night.

LOS ANGELES, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Joan Benoit Samuelson, the first women's Olympic marathon champion, hopes the return of the Summer Games to Los Angeles in 2028 will propel a new generation of American ...

PHOENIX — Mystics teammates couldn’t stop laughing as Karlie Samuelson walked over and sat on the bench. Julie Vanloo was literally crying. Moments earlier, Samuelson was laid out on the court after ...