Olympics
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LeBron James scores final 11 points for U.S. in 92-88 win over Germany as pre-Olympic tour ends
Jul 22, 2024 6:39 pm - On Friday, LeBron James will carry the U.S. flag. But first, he carried the U.S. men's basketball team. Again. James scored the final 11 points for the Americans down the...
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U.S. women's Olympic basketball knows it has work to do after loss to WNBA team
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The wake-up call for the U.S. men's basketball team arrives with the Paris Olympics a few days away
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Marta pursues soccer gold at the Olympics while preparing to pass the torch to Brazil's youngstersJul 20, 2024 10:54 am - Marta can’t help but be a bit nostalgic heading into her last big tournament with the Brazilian national team. But for the 38-year-old six-time world player of the year, ...
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Katie Ledecky just keeps chugging along, still excited about swimming after all these yearsJul 20, 2024 10:36 am - INDIANAPOLIS — For Katie Ledecky, there is seemingly no such thing as burnout. Sure, there are times when it all gets a bit monotonous, staring at that black line at the ...
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Olympic success or failure can hinge on the snap of a finger, a tiny wobble or even a gust of windJul 19, 2024 4:23 pm - In a sport embedded inside an Olympic world where gold medals can be won and careers can be made by the most minuscule of fractions — of seconds or inches or centimeters — what toppled Conley's hopes had nothing to do with a measuring tape.
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USA hoops is sending an ‘A’ team to Paris. What if it’s not good enough?
Jul 18, 2024 3:28 pm - If you’re feeling frisky and blasphemous, you can carry on believing this U.S. men’s basketball roster is better than the Dream Team. Recency bias is a helluva drug. Howe...
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Diana Taurasi set for Paris Olympics, trying to become first basketball player to win 6 gold medals
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In and on the water, French troops secure the River Seine for the Paris Olympics opening ceremonyJul 17, 2024 4:54 pm - PARIS — French soldiers and police are being deployed both in and along the River Seine to make it safe during the grandiose opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, when ...
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Stephen Curry strong in U.S. men’s basketball team’s 105-79 win over Serbia in Olympic warmupJul 17, 2024 2:21 pm - Stephen Curry scored 24 points, Bam Adebayo added 17 and the U.S. beat Serbia 105-79 to improve to 3-0 in its five-game slate of exhibitions before the Paris Olympics.