PARIS — With the cauldron here now extinguished, all summer eyes can look four years down the freeway to Los Angeles, when a handful of old friends drop by as others bid adieu.

The flag has become a highly visible reminder of the state of Tennessee baseball. This team already has broken the single-season school record – set just two years earlier – for home runs.

The IOC votes to include baseball, softball, flag football, cricket, squash and lacrosse as official sports for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.

Flag football and squash make their Olympic debuts as medal sports. Returning to the program are baseball (previously a medal sport from 1992-2008 and in Tokyo), softball (1996-2008 and in Tokyo), ...