Experience Houston’s Mezclada Dance Company blending hip hop, Latin, and contemporary dance in high-energy performances. See them live Friday and Saturday, March 20–21, at the Wortham Center as part of Performing Arts Houston’s New/Now program.
Anna Hall joined Jackie Joyner-Kersee as America’s second winner of the world heptathlon title, wrapping up a wire-to-wire endurance test with cruise into the finish line to celebrate her biggest victory.
The iconic helium-powered balloon that attracted myriads of tourists during the Paris Olympic Games came back to light up the French capital’s skyline.
Jimmer Fredette, the 2011 Associated Press men’s college basketball player of the year who went on to become an NBA lottery pick and then played for the U.S. in 3x3 at last year’s Paris Olympics, has announced his retirement.
Female athletes will be in the majority at an Olympics for the first time at the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games thanks to a big win for women’s soccer.
The Americans had arguably the best world championships in their long and distinguished figure skating history, and now they are pointing toward next season and the Olympics.
IOC president Thomas Bach says Olympic leaders are “very confident and relaxed” about working with the incoming Trump administration ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games.
Notre Dame is gearing up to reopen its doors in December as Paris is on the verge of a remarkable eco-revival.
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has released a limited-edition bobblehead of Olympic gymnast Asher Hong, celebrating his contribution to the U.S. men's gymnastics team's bronze medal win at the 2024 Paris Olympics, their first team medal since 2008.
The Paris Paralympics flame has been lit in the British village of Stoke Mandeville, widely considered the birthplace of the Paralympic Games.
French President Emmanuel Macron is holding talks with key political players in a bid to form a new government.
The closing ceremony for the Paris Olympics will bring out several stars: Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg and Red Hot Chili Peppers are scheduled to perform.
"Olympic Zone" is a showcase of Olympics content that sets the stage for the most important action every night of the Games.
As Paris shines under the global spotlight of the Olympic Games, technological innovations are enabling people with visual impairments to take it in.
"Olympic Zone" is a showcase of Olympics content that sets the stage for the most important action every night of the Games.
What would it take to convince you to pack up your life in Houston and relocate to a medieval French village that even most people in France have never heard of? That’s exactly what the Willick family did when they left H-Town three years ago.
The stories behind the sports and the athletes are part of what makes the Olympics such a special competition around the world. The popular magazine show the “Olympic Zone” is a showcase of Olympics content that sets the stage for the most important action every night of the Games. Catch stories from the “Olympic Zone” on Click2Houston.com throughout the Games.
The stories behind the sports and the athletes are part of what makes the Olympics such a special competition around the world. The popular magazine show the “Olympic Zone” is a showcase of Olympics content that sets the stage for the most important action every night of the Games. Catch stories from the “Olympic Zone” on Click2Houston.com throughout the Games.
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Team USA's 68kg/149lb wrestler Amit Elor cedes nothing in a "masterful" 8-0 quarterfinal victory over Poland's Wiktoria Choluj in the Grand Palais Éphémère.
Here's a look at some trending moments from the Olympic surfing competition in Tahiti where a whale made an appearance near the competition and Team USA celebrated with the 'chair honor.'
Olympic swimmers spoke out about the Chinese doping scandal that has hung over these Paris Olympics as the events finished.
In another disappointment for the American swim team, Simone Manuel has been eliminated in the preliminaries of the 50-meter freestyle.
"Olympic Zone" is a showcase of Olympics content that sets the stage for the most important action every night of the Games.
"Olympic Zone" is a showcase of Olympics content that sets the stage for the most important action every night of the Games.
"Olympic Zone" is a showcase of Olympics content that sets the stage for the most important action every night of the Games.
Jordan Chiles stepped up to compete in the all-around for Team USA during the team final at the 2024 Paris Olympics, overcoming a fall on beam to help the U.S. win gold.
The head of Ukraine’s Olympic delegation touted the limited numbers of Russian athletes at the Paris Olympics — who must compete as neutrals — as war between the two countries grinds on for a third year.
U.S. gold medal hopefuls Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes began Olympic play with a straight-sets beach volleyball victory over Czechia’s Marie-Sara Stochlova and Barbora Hermannova at Eiffel Tower Stadium in Paris.
South Sudanese runner Perina Lokure Nakang first ran for sport along the road near her refugee camp in Kenya.
Three-quarters of the nearly 600 American athletes lining up for action at the Paris Olympics got their training in college sports in the United States.
Lady Gaga delivered a dazzling performance as the first musical act during the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony — except it was all prerecorded.
Lady Gaga delivered a dazzling performance as the first musical act during the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony — except it was all prerecorded.
The U.S. women’s national team displayed an impressive outing against Zambia to earn a 3-0 victory in its opening match at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
If given the chance, Pharrell Williams would reintroduce arts competition into the Olympics, reviving a tradition that’s been missing for nearly 80 years.
If you want to know what Simone Biles have been up to during Paris Olympics podium training, we have a compilations of videos of what you can expect to see.
From wiping out on waves to building homemade speed bumps on local roads, surfers, residents and workers across Tahiti, French Polynesia, are using the final days before the commencement of the Paris Olympics to brace themselves— and the island— for the upcoming surfing competition.
Three days before the start of the 2024 Olympics, France’s interior minister says about 1,000 people suspected of possibly meddling for a foreign power have been blocked from attending the Olympics.
French authorities say a French alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer was sentenced to two years in prison after making threats online and was suspected of wanting to target the Olympic torch relay.
Most of the athletes representing the Palestinian territories at the Paris Olympics were born somewhere else -- Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Germany, Chile and the United States – yet they care deeply about the politics of their parents’ and grandparents’ homeland.
The founder of the modern Olympics and former IOC president, Pierre de Coubertin, once said women competing in the Games would be “impractical, uninteresting, unaesthetic and improper.”.
French anti-terror police have detained an alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer suspected of wanting to target the Olympic torch relay.
French President Emmanuel Macron has accepted the prime minister’s resignation but kept him on as head of a caretaker government.
Local influencer Jasmine Nguyen has joined NBC Universal’s Paris Creative Collective – a group of engaging creators who will have unprecedented access to tell stories of the games through their own eyes. Check out Jasmine's interview with Houston Life's Derrick Shore and KPRC 2 news anchor Daniella Guzman.
Kevin Durant is dealing with calf soreness that has kept him from being a full participant in USA Basketball’s training camp for the Paris Olympics, though he has assured team officials that he does not expect the issue to be a major one.
The international swimming federation says its executive director has been ordered to testify as a witness in a U.S. criminal investigation into the case of 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned substance in 2021 yet were allowed to continue competing.
Just three weeks before the Olympics, the excitement that was building up in the host city is now mingled with anxiety about France’s political future.
The U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon, have ended, with several athletes from the Houston area having competed for a chance to represent the United States at the Paris Olympics.
SZA might be known for hit songs like “Kill Bill” and “Snooze,” but the R&B star unveiled another impressive skill beyond music that drew high praise from gymnastics superstar Simone Biles.
The United States is strongly favored to win the most overall medals when the Paris Olympics open in a month.
Sha’Carri Richardson earned her spot in the Paris Olympics, winning the 100-meter final in a season-best 10.71 seconds at U.S. track trials.
On Monday, synchronized diver and The Woodlands native Kassidy Cook officially qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics along with her diving partner, Sarah Bacon.