Olympics
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Discus thrower Allman and pole vaulter Kendricks win Olympic medals moments apart for the U.S.
Aug 06, 2024 6:49 am - SAINT-DENIS, France — Sam Kendricks appreciates the Olympics again. Valarie Allman never stopped. It's just the healing power that medals have to mend and reinforce feeli...
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Wheaton native Jaeschke helps U.S. men’s volleyball team advance to semifinalsAug 05, 2024 7:35 pm - A veteran's touch can never be discounted. Olympian Thomas Jaeschke applied it to solid effect on Monday. The 6-foot-6 Wheaton native recorded 5 kills with 3 digs and led...
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The Paris Olympic men’s basketball quarterfinals are star-studded, all with a Game 7 feel
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After winning Olympic thriller by a whisker, Noah Lyles looks for an encore in his favorite event
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We came for a mic drop. Simone Biles gave us a fitting final bow.
Aug 05, 2024 3:13 pm - PARIS — In perhaps the final memory of Simone Biles on an Olympic podium, she bowed. Her motivation was not to acknowledge an adoring crowd, though she forever will be ad...
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Simone Biles finishes off her return to the Olympics with a silver on floor exerciseAug 05, 2024 9:33 am - PARIS — American gymnast Simone Biles didn't get the golden send off she sought. Biles earned silver in the floor exercise finals on Monday — her fourth medal in Paris an...
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Olympics security means minorities and others flagged as potential terror threats can’t move freely
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Sha’Carri Richardson’s comeback halted by Julien Alfred, who brings 1st Olympic medal to St. LuciaAug 03, 2024 5:40 pm - SAINT-DENIS, France — There were small signs for anyone willing to look at the sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson is, not the person she has become. The wobbly starts. The lit...
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Katie Ledecky swims into history with 800 freestyle victory at the Paris OlympicsAug 03, 2024 5:35 pm - NANTERRE, France — Every year on Aug. 3, Katie Ledecky is reminded of her first Olympic gold medal. She was just 15 years old, a reserved high schooler who had surprising...
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American rower Meghan Musnicki heartbroken’ after ending the Olympics without a medal in ParisAug 03, 2024 1:41 pm - VAIRES-SUR-MARNE, France — It was a "soul crushing" end to the Paris Olympics for 41-year-old Meghan Musnicki, the oldest American woman to ever row at the Summer Games. ...