Track and field preview, Aug. 4: World records in sight for Lyles, McLaughlin-Levrone
Previewing the track and field action for August 4, including the men’s 100m final and the women’s 400m hurdles opening…
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Julien Alfred topples Sha’Carri Richardson to win 100m gold, Saint Lucia’s first Olympic medal
Julien Alfred won the women’s 100m final on Saturday evening in Paris, shocking Sha’Carri Richardson and winning Saint. Lucia’s first Olympic…
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3 brought to hospital after stabbing and shooting at Las Vegas casino
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Three people were brought to a hospital after two of them were stabbed and the other was shot at a Las Vegas casino. The violent…
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Olga Kharlan leads Ukraine to seize women’s team sabre gold from Japan
Five-time Olympian Olga Kharlan led the Ukrainian team to sweet victory over South Korea in the women’s team sabre competition at the 2024 Paris…
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In the Village: Paddle to the medal
In the Village: An NBC Olympic and Paralympic podcast. Join us for insider coverage of the daily lives of your favorite members of Team USA during…
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Gymnastics preview, Aug. 4: Three more individual event titles on the line
Individual event finals for men’s and women’s artistic gymnastics at the 2024 Paris Olympics will continue on Aug. 4 with the men’s ring final,…
Continue ReadingJade Carey fights through illness to win a second medal in Paris, a bronze on vault
AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Jade Carey and her coach, Brian Carey — also known as Dad at home — plot out her gymnastics career on a massive…
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Israel’s Tom Reuveny, Italy’s Marta Maggetti win windsurfing gold at Paris Olympics
Saturday featured the medal races for the women’s and men’s windsurfers with the wind blowing 14-16 knots out of the northwest. Israel’s Tom…
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The Podium: Peddle hard, sleep hard
The Podium: An NBC Olympic and Paralympic podcast. Join us for insider coverage during the intense competition at the 2024 Paris Olympic and…
Continue Reading In late response, Vatican ‘deplores the offense’ of Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony tableau
ROME (AP) — The Vatican says it “deplored the offense” caused to Christians by the Olympic Games opening ceremony. The Holy See issued a…
Continue Reading Sept. 11 families group leader cheers restoration of death penalty option in 9-11 prosecutions
Associated Press The head of a group of family members of victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks says she’s hearing nearly unanimous praise of…
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Legendary status: U.S. shot putter Ryan Crouser wins unprecedented third gold medal
Ryan Crouser won his third consecutive Olympic gold medal on Saturday night in Paris, becoming the first athlete in history to win three shot put…
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Men’s golf, final-round preview (Aug. 4): Olympics has major vibes
The final round of the Olympic men’s golf competition is Sunday. Here’s a look at the biggest storylines at Le Golf…
Continue ReadingSteve ‘Mongo’ McMichael, who has ALS, enters the Pro Football Hall of Fame in ceremony at his home
AP Pro Football Writer Steve McMichael couldn’t make it to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, so the ceremony came to him. Battling ALS and bedridden…
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Women’s Water Polo preview, Aug. 4: Teams scrambling for position on final day of pool play
It’s down to the final day of pool play in the Paris women’s water polo tournament. At the end of the day, the top four teams in each group will…
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Hawaiian governor announces $4 billion settlement reached over Maui wildfires
Hawaii Governor Josh Green says the state’s largest power utility, Hawaiian Electric, and other defendants have reached a tentative deal to pay more…
Continue Reading Same storm, different names: How Invest 97L could graduate to Hurricane Debby
Associated Press It’s an area of low atmospheric pressure, thunderstorms and wind sloshing out of the Caribbean Sea across Cuba, into the Gulf…
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Aussie Jessica Fox and American Evy Leibfarth avoid repechage, qualify in women’s kayak cross
Australia’s Jessica Fox still has a chance of making it three gold medals out of three in canoe slalom after she successfully negotiated a chaotic…
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Women’s soccer recap, Aug. 3: Brazil stuns France; Spain, Germany, USWNT advance
Spain was nearly stunned by Colombia before outlasting Las Cafeteras in penalties, while the United States women’s national team made it past Japan…
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