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Lyles, suffering from COVID, finishes 3rd in Olympic upset at 200 meters won by Botswana's Tebogo

By EDDIE PELLS and PAT GRAHAM
Aug 08, 2024 2:29 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...
Defending champion U.S. women’s volleyball team beats Brazil in semifinal thriller at Paris Olympics

By JANIE McCAULEY
Aug 08, 2024 12:44 pm - PARIS — Karch Kiraly made one request when the decisive fifth set began: Win or lose, make sure to enjoy the moment. The coach asked the American women to take in the atm...
Weinberg helps the U.S. beat Australia 11-10 in the men’s water polo quarters at the Paris Olympics

By The Associated Press
Aug 07, 2024 8:23 pm - NANTERRE, France — Adrian Weinberg made two blocks in a penalty shootout to help the United States beat Australia 11-10 on Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the men's wat...
When do the 2024 Paris Olympics end? What to know about the closing ceremony

By The Associated Press
Aug 07, 2024 5:15 pm - PARIS — The Paris Olympics will soon come to a close. U.S. gymnastics star Simone Biles made a triumphant return, taking her Olympic gold tally to seven. French swimmer L...
Wheaton’s Jaeschke fills super-sub role, but U.S. falls in volleyball semifinals

By Dave Oberhelman
Aug 07, 2024 5:03 pm - Wheaton's Thomas Jaeschke had his finest performance of the Paris Olympics, but Poland rallied to defeat the United States 3-2 in Wednesday's volleyball semifinals. Team ...
Addison woman among 2022 Olympic champion U.S. figure skaters finally get their medals

By GRAHAM DUNBAR
Aug 07, 2024 4:12 pm - PARIS — A touch of winter came to the Summer Games on Wednesday when the United States figure skating team finally got their gold medals as 2022 Olympic champions. The sp...
Naperville-born setter Jordyn Poulter recovers from serious knee injury to lead Americans into Olympic semifinals

By JANIE McCAULEY
Aug 07, 2024 11:23 am - PARIS — Moments before match point of the Olympic quarterfinals, Jordyn Poulter punched herself in the outer thigh. It wasn't a motivational tactic — she's plenty good at...
Who are the all-time top local athletes in the Summer Olympics?

By Kevin Schmit
Aug 07, 2024 6:00 am - Dozens of local athletes have participated in the Summer Olympics through the decades. Who are the top ones?
Harvard graduate Gabby Thomas sprints to 200-meter gold medal for the United States by a big margin

By HOWARD FENDRICH
Aug 06, 2024 6:04 pm - SAINT-DENIS, France — Before Gabby Thomas set foot on the Stade de France's purple track, surrounded by 80,000 or so screaming spectators, her coach gave her some last-mi...
Sophia Smith's extra-time goal sends USWNT into the Olympic final with a 1-0 win over Germany

By ANNE M. PETERSON
Aug 06, 2024 6:01 pm - LYON, France — Glimpsing a sliver of the net, Sophia Smith's aim was true. Smith's extra-time goal earned the United States a spot in the gold medal match at the Paris O...

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