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American swimmer Torri Huske edges teammate Gretchen Walsh by just .04 seconds in 100 butterfly

By JANIE McCAULEY
Jul 28, 2024 5:18 pm - NANTERRE, France — Torri Huske touched the wall and turned to teammate Gretchen Walsh knowing they each had won an Olympic medal. Both Americans quickly spun their heads ...
Haley Batten wins Olympic silver medal in best finish by American mountain biker — then gets fined

By DAVE SKRETTA
Jul 28, 2024 5:09 pm - ELANCOURT, France — Haley Batten was fined by the Olympic mountain bike judges for breaking a rule on the final lap of her race Sunday, though she will no doubt gladly pa...
U.S. men's basketball team rolls past Serbia 110-84 in opening game at the Paris Olympics

By TIM REYNOLDS
Jul 28, 2024 5:04 pm - VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France — LeBron James was feeling some nervousness, some butterflies, maybe even a bit of angst as he listened to the national anthem play before his f...
Banned coach Bev Priestman 'heartbroken' and apologizes in Canada drone-spying scandal at Olympics

By ANNE M. PETERSON AND JAMES ROBSON
Jul 28, 2024 4:59 pm - MARSEILLE, France — Embattled Canada women's soccer coach Bev Priestman apologized to her players Sunday and pledged to cooperate with an investigation into the drone-spy...
Biles and Team USA mix glamour and grit to surge to the lead at Olympic gymnastics qualifying

By WILL GRAVES
Jul 28, 2024 4:28 pm - PARIS — Simone Biles and the rest of the U.S. women's gymnastics team walked onto the floor at Bercy Arena on Sunday in leotards adorned with thousands of crystals, the k...
Simone Biles shakes off calf injury to dominate during Olympic gymnastics qualifying

By WILL GRAVES
Jul 28, 2024 2:37 pm - PARIS (AP) — The similarities were striking. Maybe fitting in the birthplace of déjà vu. Simone Biles sitting off to the side at the Olympics. USA Gymnastics team doc...
Olympic ceremonies on the Seine were a daring feat. Paris stuck the landing.

By Claire Parker and Rick Noack
Jul 26, 2024 10:12 pm - PARIS — France’s audacious plan to open the Paris Olympic Games on the Seine raised plenty of eyebrows before Friday night’s ceremonies. Detractors worried about security...
Paris Olympics begins with ambitious, sprawling opening ceremony on the River Seine

By JOHN LEICESTER
Jul 26, 2024 7:04 am - PARIS — Celebrating its reputation as a cradle of revolution, Paris kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century on Friday with a rain-soaked, rule-breaking opening ...
Arson attacks cause travel chaos before start of Olympics in Paris, thwarting athletes' travel

By THOMAS ADAMSON and JEFFREY SCHAEFFER
Jul 26, 2024 6:05 am - PARIS — Arsonists attacked the French high-speed rail network early Friday, paralyzing travel to Paris from across the rest of France and Europe for some 800,000 people, ...
Bernard Arnault has been dubbed the Olympics’ godfather. Here's how he built LVMH’s fortune

By DAVID McHUGH and THOMAS ADAMSON
Jul 25, 2024 8:03 pm - PARIS — For decades, France’s LVMH has been the face of luxury for the wealthy who tote Louis Vuitton bags, don Christian Dior clothing, spritz Bulgari perfume and sip Ve...

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