Olympics
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Sha’Carri Richardson chases down two competitors in rain to end her first Olympics with a relay goldAug 09, 2024 3:29 pm - SAINT-DENIS, France — Sha'Carri Richardson has navigated plenty of roadblocks in her pursuit of Olympic glory. Some self-imposed. Some not. Considering all the American s...
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U.S. teenager Kristina Teachout wins bronze in taekwondo as CJ Nickolas misses out on medalAug 09, 2024 3:17 pm - PARIS — CJ Nickolas waited 20 years for this moment. So on the eve of his taekwondo competition at the Paris Olympics, after slumbering for two weeks on a cardboard bed a...
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What to know about the 2024 Paris Olympics closing ceremony
Aug 09, 2024 2:16 pm - PARIS — The Paris Olympics are coming to a close this weekend. The women's basketball gold medal game is the last event before the closing ceremony. It's scheduled to tip...
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No four-peat: U.S. women’s water polo loses to Australia in Olympic semifinalsAug 08, 2024 6:14 pm - NANTERRE, France — The U.S. reign over women's water polo ended on Thursday night, stopped by a flood of turnovers and a terrific defensive performance by Gabi Palm and A...
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U.S. men’s basketball team rallies to beat Serbia in Paris Olympics, will face France for gold medalAug 08, 2024 5:17 pm - PARIS — They scored six points in two seconds. And just like that, against what looked like overwhelming odds, the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team was on its way. To a...
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Raven Saunders, the masked shot putter who won silver in Tokyo, qualifies for finalAug 08, 2024 4:35 pm - SAINT-DENIS, France — Who was that masked person? It was Raven Saunders, of course — the theatrical American shot put standout who uses the pronouns they and them and bri...
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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone breaks her own world record, wins Olympic gold again in 400-meter hurdlesAug 08, 2024 4:29 pm - SAINT-DENIS, France — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone insists and insists that her biggest competition in any race are those 10 hurdles that circle the track. These days, those...
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Breanna Stewart, other moms on U.S. women’s basketball team enjoy rare moments chasing Olympic historyAug 08, 2024 4:15 pm - Breanna Stewart and the other moms on the U.S. women's basketball team are enjoying some special moments while chasing Olympic history. In addition to trying to become th...
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With help from suburban players, U.S. women’s volleyball team beats Brazil in semifinal thrillerAug 08, 2024 4:09 pm - Kelsey Robinson-Cook and Lauren Carlini will be playing for an Olympic gold medal in women's volleyball. Extended by Brazil to a tiebreaker, Team USA on Thursday advanced...
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COVID-stricken Noah Lyles finishes 3rd in 200 meters won by Botswana’s Letsile TebogoAug 08, 2024 3:51 pm - SAINT-DENIS, France — Noah Lyles lost the Olympic 200 meters Thursday, falling to Botswana's Letsile Tebogo, then being tended to by medics who carted him off the track i...