Olympics
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Big Ten expansion doesn’t end the era of change in college sportsAug 03, 2024 6:00 am - USC, UCLA, Washington and Oregon officially joined the Big Ten on Thursday, meaning the formerly Midwestern conference now stretches from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Tha...
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Olympic cheers fill the air as fans return for a 10,000-meter masterpiece and more at the trackAug 02, 2024 8:50 pm - SAINT-DENIS, France — The earsplitting roars raining down on the track and field stars in the Stade de France felt like eight years of pent-up energy flowing out at once....
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U.S. men routed 4-0 by Morocco and eliminated from Olympic soccer tournament in quarterfinalsAug 02, 2024 8:29 pm - PARIS — This is where the Olympics end for the United States men's soccer team. Routed 4-0 by Morocco in the quarterfinals on Friday, a run that had seen the U.S. reach t...
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Fleetwood on familiar turf and shares lead as Olympic chase for gold takes shapeAug 02, 2024 6:53 pm - SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — British golfer Tommy Fleetwood is on familiar turf and chasing another gold trophy at Le Golf National, this one an Olympic medal inst...
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Novak Djokovic faces Carlos Alcaraz for the 2024 Olympics men’s gold after beating Lorenzo MusettiAug 02, 2024 6:46 pm - PARIS — Novak Djokovic's surgically repaired knee did not appear to slow him down a bit as he finally reached a Summer Olympics singles final for the first time, defeatin...
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US-born Palestinian runner Layla Almasri at the Paris Games: ‘We’re diplomats as well as athletes’Aug 02, 2024 6:39 pm - SAINT-DENIS, France — American-born Palestinian runner Layla Almasri realizes the weight of responsibility that she and her team carry at the Paris Olympics. It's about f...
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Heartbroken U.S. star Caeleb Dressel misses chance to defend Olympic titles in 50-meter free, 100 flyAug 02, 2024 6:16 pm - NANTERRE, France — Caeleb Dressel finally let it all out, his individual events in the pool complete and not even close to the results he had wanted. The decorated Americ...
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How to make an Olympic chocolate muffin like the one athletes loveAug 02, 2024 11:13 am - Now you can have a homemade version of the Olympic chocolate muffins that athletes at the Paris Games have helped go viral.
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Who is Imane Khelif? Algerian boxer facing gender outcry had modest success before Olympics
Aug 02, 2024 10:36 am - VILLEPINTE, France — Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has landed in the middle of a divide about gender in sports after her Italian competitor, Angela Carini, pulled out secon...
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U.S. women clinch quarterfinal berth and stretch Olympic win streak to 57 straightAug 01, 2024 5:56 pm - VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France — The U.S. faced a challenge from Belgium that only a few countries have provided during the Americans' long Olympic win streak. The pro-Belgium...