Articles filed under Sports Types
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Raven Saunders, the masked shot putter who won silver in Tokyo, qualifies for finalAug 08, 2024 4:35 pm - SAINT-DENIS, France — Who was that masked person? It was Raven Saunders, of course — the theatrical American shot put standout who uses the pronouns they and them and bri...
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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone breaks her own world record, wins Olympic gold again in 400-meter hurdlesAug 08, 2024 4:29 pm - SAINT-DENIS, France — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone insists and insists that her biggest competition in any race are those 10 hurdles that circle the track. These days, those...
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Breanna Stewart, other moms on U.S. women’s basketball team enjoy rare moments chasing Olympic historyAug 08, 2024 4:15 pm - Breanna Stewart and the other moms on the U.S. women's basketball team are enjoying some special moments while chasing Olympic history. In addition to trying to become th...
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With help from suburban players, U.S. women’s volleyball team beats Brazil in semifinal thrillerAug 08, 2024 4:09 pm - Kelsey Robinson-Cook and Lauren Carlini will be playing for an Olympic gold medal in women's volleyball. Extended by Brazil to a tiebreaker, Team USA on Thursday advanced...
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COVID-stricken Noah Lyles finishes 3rd in 200 meters won by Botswana’s Letsile TebogoAug 08, 2024 3:51 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...
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Bears rookie QB Caleb Williams will play in Saturday’s preseason game vs. Buffalo BillsAug 08, 2024 3:28 pm - Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams and the rest of the team’s starters will play Saturday in a preseason game against the Buffalo Bills. For Williams, this will mark...
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Lyles, suffering from COVID, finishes 3rd in Olympic upset at 200 meters won by Botswana's TebogoAug 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...
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Defending champion U.S. women’s volleyball team beats Brazil in semifinal thriller at Paris OlympicsAug 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...
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White Sox make a change: Manager Pedro Grifol fired after end of 21-game skid that tied recordAug 08, 2024 9:16 am - The White Sox are on course to finish with baseball's worst record of the modern era. Change clearly is needed. The White Sox made a switch in the dugout, firing manager ...
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The case for Jim Templin as the best fisherman in IllinoisAug 08, 2024 6:00 am - From loyal reader and rabid fisherman Michael Sopocy: “I saw you were looking for the top fisherman from Illinois. Jim Templin is by far the best fisherman to hail from I...