Olympics
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About the Games, not to mention the games, and the people who play themAug 03, 2024 12:42 pm - Some things you suspect, some things you guess and some things you just know. All those socks, all those years, that got lost in all those driers have shown up as the Par...
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Simone Biles and Leon Marchand headline memorable moments at the halfway point of the Paris OlympicsAug 03, 2024 12:13 pm - PARIS — The Paris Olympics at the halfway mark have brought the world "The Pommel Horse Guy, " a rugby star and social media sensation who wants to be on reality show "Lo...
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Schauffele and Rahm share lead in a star-heavy chase for Olympic gold in golfAug 03, 2024 12:03 pm - SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Xander Schauffele erased a two-shot deficit with a 25-foot eagle putt and Jon Rahm answered with a big putt of his own Saturday, leavi...
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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...