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A’ja Wilson dominates as U.S. women beat Japan 102-76 to open campaign for 8th straight Olympic gold

By DOUG FEINBERG
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...
Olympic qualifying wasn't the first time Simone Biles tweaked an injury. That's simply gymnastics

By WILL GRAVES
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 ...
Caitlin Clark would get ‘high consideration’ if U.S. team were picked now

Cindy Boren
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...
Kiefer earns 2nd Olympic gold in women's foil fencing with a victory over American teammate Scruggs

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH
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...
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...

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