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Ryan Murphy Fires Back at ‘Dahmer' Backlash, Says He Reached Out to Victims' Families
After receiving criticism for not reaching out to the families of Jeffrey Dahmer’s victims, “Dahmer” creator Ryan Murphy is pushing back at the accusation.
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Olympic Medalist Ryan Murphy: There's Not Enough Being Done to Fight Doping in Swimming
American backstroke Olympian Ryan Murphy explains why he thinks there’s doping in swimming.
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Swimmer Ryan Murphy on Doping: ‘We Want Transparency'
Gold medalist Ryan Murphy said he would like other countries to be more forthcoming about when their athletes are tested for doping. “We want transparency,” he said. “The U.S. is one of, if not the only country, where you can see exactly how many times a person has been tested in a year, and that’s kind of what we’re looking...
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US Men Win Gold in 4x100m Medley Relay
The U.S. men’s swimming team picked up a gold medal in the 4x100m medley relay.
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‘I Don't Know If It Was 100% Clean': Backstroker Murphy Stirs Controversy
After winning a silver medal in the men’s 200m backstroke, U.S. swimmer Ryan Murphy said he wasn’t sure the race was “100 percent clean.” Murphy came in just behind Russian swimmer Evgeny Rylov. Murphy said he did congratulate Rylov and was not making any allegations.
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After Losing to Russian, US Swimmer Says He's Not Sure Final Was ‘100% Clean'
American backstroke star Ryan Murphy said Friday that doping remains a huge problem in the sport and he wonders if all his competitors are clean.
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Ryan Murphy Bested by ROC's Rylov In Men's 200m Backstroke
The 2016 champion earned a silver medal in Tokyo, and Luke Greenbank of Great Britain won bronze.
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Ryan Murphy, Lilly King, Annie Lazor Medal for US Swimming
Ryan Murphy, Lilly King and Annie Lazor took home medals for U.S. Swimming at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday.
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Ryan Murphy Takes Home Bronze in Men's 100m Backstroke
Ryan Murphy finished third in the men’s 100m backstroke, taking home the bronze medal.
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Lydia Jacoby's Stunning Gold Leads 4-Medal Pool Haul
On a night the U.S. swim team had two defending Olympic champions competing, it was 17-year-old Lydia Jacoby who took home the lone gold for Team USA. The Americans claimed four more medals at the Tokyo Aquatics Center on Monday night, with Jacoby winning gold and Lilly King taking bronze in the women’s 100m breaststroke, Regan Smith capturing bronze...
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Regan Smith Sets Olympic Record in 100 Backstroke in Semifinal
Team USA’s Regan Smith set an Olympic record with a time of 57.86 during the semifinal of the women’s 100m backstroke, earning her way into the final, where she will be joined by teammate Rhyan White. The other swimming semifinals in Tokyo included: The men’s 200m freestyle semifinals, in which Kieran Smithmade the final; USA’s Townley Haas did not...
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NBC Sports' Peter King Plays ‘Which Olympian Wrote the Haiku'
From Tokyo gold to their favorite pets, Team USA had a lot of creative responses when we asked them to write haiku. We teamed up with NBC Sports’ Peter King, NBC’s resident haiku expert and Olympic Games enthusiast, to figure out which Olympic athlete wrote each of the haikus.
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Ryan Murphy's Earliest Swim Memory Is Him Getting Kicked out of a Pool
“Get that kid out of there!” is what the swimmer remembers hearing.
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Peter King Judges Haikus Written by Olympians and Paralympians
We asked Peter King, who writes a haiku every week for his NBC Sports column, to commentate on and award medals for poems written on the spot by athletes headed to Tokyo.
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Team USA Swimmer Ryan Murphy Explains The Gross Thing He Did Before Every Competition
Ryan Murphy may now be a three-time Olympic gold medalist, but before he was dominating in the backstroke, he had to learn to overcome a particularly disgusting habit that somehow calmed his nerves.
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While Preparing for Tokyo, Olympic Swimmer Ryan Murphy Pushes for Water Safety
When he’s not breaking records in the pool, three-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Murphy is committed to teaching everyone about the importance of drowning prevention.
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What Motivates Swimmer Ryan Murphy to Keep Pursuing Medals
The three-time gold medalist highlights the importance of his family’s support. “Everything adds up at this level.”
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Ryan Murphy Calls ‘Pose' One of His Proudest Accomplishments
The big flashy red carpet has made its return to New York City — albeit in a massive socially distant manner — with the premiere of the third and final season of the FX series, “Pose.”
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'Pose' Makes History With Six Groundbreaking 2019 Emmy Nominations
The cast and crew of “Pose” is receiving some much deserved recognition. Ryan Murphy and Steven Canal’s FX series received six nominations, marking a big breakthrough for transgender representation on TV.
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Julia Roberts, Reboots and Diversity Part of New TV Season
What’s the television industry’s top summer destination? A hotel in which 200-plus U.S. and Canadian entertainment reporters and critics gather for an early look at next season’s shows and the chance to question the actors, writers and producers who create them.