July 2024

2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony live coverage: Highlights, celebrities, analysis, more

July 26, 2024 8:51 AM NBC Olympics

Follow along live for all of the sights and sounds of the Opening Ceremony in Paris.

Tom Pidcock holds up Great Britain flag while riding mountain bike

Mountain bikers prepare for fast-and-furious course

July 26, 2024 8:46 AM NBC Olympics

Despite sunny conditions, mountain bikers prepare for fast and slippery course at the Paris Olympics.

Mountain bikers prepare for fast-and-furious course

July 26, 2024 8:46 AM NBC Olympics

Despite sunny conditions, mountain bikers prepare for fast and slippery course at the Paris Olympics.

Former Chiefs lineman Isaiah Buggs sentenced to hard labor in Alabama on animal cruelty charges

July 26, 2024 8:36 AM The Associated Press

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Former Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs has been convicted on two counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty charges. Tuscaloosa County District Judge Joanne Jannik sentenced Buggs on July 19 to a year of hard labor, ordering him to serve 60 days. The rest would be suspended for two years “pending

Sun Yingsha of China plays a ball against Wang Manyu of China during the women's singles final during the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships Finals at George R. Brown Convention Center.

China eyes golden sweep, return to table tennis dominance in Paris

July 26, 2024 8:35 AM NBC Olympics

China looks to return to dominance in the table tennis competition at the Paris Olympics.

Harris makes a pre-taped appearance on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ to urge Americans to vote

July 26, 2024 8:30 AM The Associated Press

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris crashed the season finale of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars,” urging Americans to vote in an appearance that was taped before President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid. The episode caps the series’ ninth season and is streaming Friday on Paramount+. It opens with an announcer

Ilona Maher poses during NBC's media shoot.

Best of Ilona Maher’s social media posts at the 2024 Paris Games

July 26, 2024 8:22 AM NBC Olympics

See the best of rugby star Ilona Maher’s social media posts at the 2024 Paris Games.

Joyce DiDonato stars in `Eden in Olympia’ coinciding with Paris Games, a call to climate action

July 26, 2024 8:17 AM The Associated Press

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — While much of the globe is focused on the Paris Olympics, a movie filmed in ancient Olympia starring mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato premiered this week that uses music to spark contemplation of creation and carnage. “Eden in Olympia” opens by posing a pair of questions as day breaks over a

Georgia wide receiver Rara Thomas suspended following arrest on cruelty to children, battery charges

July 26, 2024 8:14 AM The Associated Press

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia wide receiver Rodarius “Rara” Thomas has been suspended indefinitely following his arrest on charges of cruelty to children and battery, adding to the team’s recent legal woes. Athens-Clarke County jail records show Thomas was booked early Friday on felony charges of cruelty to children and misdemeanor battery charges. Bail had

Rain, rain and more rain couldn’t drown out the cheers at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony

July 26, 2024 8:10 AM The Associated Press

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Drizzles, sprinkles and then full-on, nonstop rain drenched the opening ceremony of Paris Olympics. It was an unusually wet July day for the unprecedented open-air event on the Seine River. Many spectators danced and cheered as athletes from around the world paraded on boats down the river. But others gave

The Eiffel Tower overlooks the 2024 Opening Ceremony on the River Seine in Paris.

Sights and Sounds of the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony

July 26, 2024 8:08 AM NBC Olympics

About 85 boats floated by Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower and other iconic Paris landmarks in Friday’s Opening Ceremony, marking the first time the ceremony was not held inside a stadium.

Sights and Sounds of the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony

July 26, 2024 8:08 AM NBC Olympics

About 85 boats floated by Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower and other iconic Paris landmarks in Friday’s Opening Ceremony, marking the first time the ceremony was not held inside a stadium.

Sights and Sounds of the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony

July 26, 2024 8:08 AM NBC Olympics

About 85 boats floated by Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower and other iconic Paris landmarks in Friday’s Opening Ceremony, marking the first time the ceremony was not held inside a stadium.