July 2024

Prep Football Summer Series: The Palo Verde Yellowjackets

July 27, 2024 9:04 AM Chas Messman

The team’s assistant coach spoke with Chas Messman about what to expect from the Yellowjackets this year.

For Olympic athletes soaked by rain at the opening ceremony, getting sick isn’t a concern

July 27, 2024 8:54 AM The Associated Press

AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — The Olympians were wet for hours. For some, it didn’t matter. Others had to navigate the unexpected conditions and make the most of it. Athletes from around the world gathered on boats, heads held high, flags hoisted above their rain-soaked uniforms during the soggy opening ceremony for the Paris

China's Zhang Boheng prepares to compete on the high bar during the Artistic Gymnastics Men's Qualification on day one of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Led by Zhang Boheng, China takes the lead over Japan after second subdivision

July 27, 2024 8:41 AM NBC Olympics

China topped Japan by over two points after second subdivision of qualifications, with China’s Zhang Boheng surging to the top of the all-around standings over Japan’s Shinnosuke Oka and Daiki Hashimoto, the defending Olympic all-around champion.

Harris holds her first fundraiser as the likely Democratic nominee as donors open their wallets

July 27, 2024 8:35 AM The Associated Press

AP White House Correspondent PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris used her first fundraiser since becoming the Democrats’ likely White House nominee to excoriate the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump as determined to roll back Americans’ freedoms. Harris traveled to Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on Saturday where she was expected to raise more than $1.4

Golf 101: Olympic rules and competition format

July 27, 2024 8:22 AM NBC Olympics

A complete overview of Olympic golf with our guide on official regulations, scoring, common violations, and team information. Understand how golf is played at the Olympics and get up-to-speed on everything you need to know ahead of the 2024 Paris Games.

Thiago Almada and Julian Alvarez celebrates Argentina opening goal vs Iraq

Men’s soccer recap, July 27: Argentina, Spain, USA cruise to wins

July 27, 2024 8:03 AM NBC Olympics

The second day of group play at the men’s soccer tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics opened with short-lived scares for two big names.

Italy’s Ancient Roman Appian Way included in UNESCO World Heritage List

July 27, 2024 7:57 AM The Associated Press

ROME (AP) — Italy’s ancient Roman Appian Way has been admitted to the UNESCO World Heritage List, becoming the country’s 60th entry on the list. At more than 800 kilometers long, the Appian Way, known as the “Queen of Roads,” is the oldest and most important of the great roads built by the Ancient Romans

U.S. women’s water polo easily defeats Greece in first game of gold medal defense

July 27, 2024 7:50 AM NBC Olympics

The U.S. women’s water polo team opened the Paris Olympics with a decisive win over Greece.

Hungarian Aron Szilagyi fencing against Canadian Fares Arfa

Olympic fencing recap, July 27: Two defending gold medalists eliminated

July 27, 2024 7:50 AM NBC Olympics

What to know as the first fencing events kick off with the women’s individual epee and men’s individual sabre competitions at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Olympians and former high school classmates Christian Coleman (track and field) and Chris Eubanks (tennis) pose together on the Team USA boat during the Opening Ceremony in Paris.

Chris Eubanks and Christian Coleman: An inter-continental bromance

July 27, 2024 7:37 AM NBC Olympics

Over a decade ago, Chris Eubanks and Christian Coleman were in the same freshman English class together at Westlake High School in Atlanta, Georgia. Now, for the first time, they’re both members of Team USA — Eubanks in tennis and Coleman in track and field.

Paris barricades start to come down after opening ceremony on the Seine, but many still struggling

July 27, 2024 7:32 AM The Associated Press

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Bridges along the Seine River are opening up, and police barricades are being taken down in Paris after the Olympics opening ceremony. But some locals say they are still struggling to get to work. The metal barricades blocking streets and closed metro stations were part of heightened security restrictions for

Anthony Edwards reacts after scoring against Germany

U.S. women’s table tennis team thinks they could blank Anthony Edwards, Edwards disagrees

July 27, 2024 7:30 AM NBC Olympics

Steph Curry played instigator for the intra-U.S. matchup we didn’t know we needed.

Ellen van Dijk competing in the Women's Individual Time Trial during Day 1 of cycling at the Paris Olympic Games.

Women’s individual time trial: Chloe Dygert secures third Olympic medal, Grace Brown wins gold

July 27, 2024 7:25 AM NBC Olympics

Australian cyclist Grace Brown secured her nation’s first medal of Paris 2024. Brown blazed through the streets of Paris, dominating the women’s individual time trial to win her first Olympic medal. Brown scorched her competition with a time of 39:38.24, a minute and a half faster than anyone else.

Djokovic, Alcaraz sail into Round 2 of Olympics tennis tournament

July 27, 2024 7:23 AM NBC Olympics

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz clinched their spots in Round 2 on Saturday after both notched first round wins.

Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi reacts after a jump in the men's high jump final during the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene.

Olympian Gianmarco Tamberi leans into poetry of lost wedding ring

July 27, 2024 7:20 AM NBC Olympics

Italian high jumper Gianmarco Tamberi shared on Instagram Saturday that, at the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Olympics on a rainy Friday night in Paris, he watched his wedding ring bounce into the River Seine.

Global superstar Celine Dion performs during Opening Ceremony at 2024 Paris Olympics

Celine Dion makes triumphant return to stage in Opening Ceremony performance

July 27, 2024 7:06 AM NBC Olympics

Singer Celine Dion made a surprise return to the live stage on Friday singing Edith Piaf’s classic “L’Hymne A l’Amour” to close the Opening Ceremony at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Brittney Griner warms up during U.S. women's basketball practice

Taurasi applauds Griner’s ‘unprecedented’ return to Olympic Games

July 27, 2024 7:02 AM NBC Olympics

Less than two years after her release from a Russian prison, U.S. women’s basketball player Brittney Griner is back competing in the Olympic Games on the world’s biggest stage. U.S. teammate Diana Taurasi remarked about Griner’s “unprecedented” return.