Olympics
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What is that? Olympic Phryge confounds some, but is very FrenchJul 30, 2024 2:38 pm - PARIS — “Is it the Eiffel Tower?” asks a puzzled American tourist queued in front of the Paris 2024 Megastore. To international visitors, the triangular Olympic Phryge ma...
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Simone Biles and Team USA earn 'redemption' by powering to Olympic gold in women's gymnastics
Jul 30, 2024 2:11 pm - PARIS — “The Redemption Tour” ended in a familiar spot for Simone Biles: atop the Olympic podium. Again. The American gymnastics star and her singular brilliance powered ...
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Stevenson’s Juda helps U.S. to first men’s gymnastics team medal since 2008Jul 29, 2024 9:56 pm - Stevenson graduate Paul Juda helped the U.S. men’s gymnastics team claim its first medal since 2008
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Djokovic beats rival Nadal at the Paris Olympics in their 60th and possibly last head-to-head match
Jul 29, 2024 8:20 pm - PARIS — Novak Djokovic, who won, and Rafael Nadal, who lost, met at the net and hugged after playing at the Paris Olympics in the 60th — and quite possibly last — install...
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Olympic rugby sevens women's semifinals set: U.S. plays New Zealand and Australia vs Canada
Jul 29, 2024 8:16 pm - SAINT-DENIS, France — Now that they've reached the Olympic semifinals for the first time, Ilona Maher and the U.S. women's rugby sevens team could be just 15 minutes away...
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American swimmers grabbed plenty of hardware Monday at the Olympics, but no gold
Jul 29, 2024 5:28 pm - NANTERRE, France — The American swimmers collected plenty of hardware Monday night at the Olympic pool. Katie Grimes and Emma Weyant stood side by side on the Paris podiu...
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A’ja Wilson dominates as U.S. women beat Japan 102-76 to open campaign for 8th straight Olympic gold
Jul 29, 2024 5:24 pm - VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — A'ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart and Brittney Griner dominated the paint and helped the U.S. win its Olympic opener as the Americans chase an unpr...
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Olympic qualifying wasn't the first time Simone Biles tweaked an injury. That's simply gymnastics
Jul 29, 2024 4:14 pm - PARIS — The scene looked dramatic. To the thousands of people inside Bercy Arena on Sunday during women's gymnastics qualifying — from the A-list celebrities to the fans ...
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Caitlin Clark would get ‘high consideration’ if U.S. team were picked now
Jul 28, 2024 8:52 pm - If Dawn Staley could time travel, the most popular player in the WNBA might just be on Team USA. The decision to leave Clark, whose popularity sent women’s college basket...
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Kiefer earns 2nd Olympic gold in women's foil fencing with a victory over American teammate Scruggs
Jul 28, 2024 5:42 pm - PARIS — Lee Kiefer won back-to-back gold medals in foil fencing and her teammate Lauren Scruggs took the silver Sunday to make history as the first Black fencer to win an...