USA’s 125kg wrestler Parris loses tough Paris prelim, 10-5
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Team USA’s 125kg wrestler Parris loses a tough Paris prelim, 10-5, to Lkhagvagerel Munkhtur of Mongolia.
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Hungary finishes 1-3 in men’s 10k open water swim
Kristof Rasovszky of Hungary swam a time of 1:50:52.7 to win the men’s 10k open water swim, besting Oliver Klemet of Germany by just 2.1 seconds. Hungary’s David Betlehem earned third place.
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Big Ol’ Fish: Impressive catches worth a bit of bragging
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Continue ReadingWorld Golf Hall of Famer Juan ‘Chi Chi’ Rodriguez dies at age 88
By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — World Golf Hall of Famer Juan “Chi Chi” Rodriguez has died at the age of 88, the PGA Tour announced on Thursday. No cause of death was given. Rodriguez, a native of Puerto Rico, made his PGA Tour debut in 1960. He would go on to win eight times
Continue Reading4 suspected Houthi attacks target a ship off Yemen, authorities say
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Authorities say four suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a ship in the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait linking the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea. The Houthis didn’t immediately claim the assaults on Thursday and Friday. But they follow a monthslong campaign by the rebels
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Crook County Fair underway; this year’s theme, ‘Let the Good Times Grow!’
“Let the Good Times Grow!” is the theme for this year’s Crook County Fair that runs through Saturday, with all the events, vendors, animals, activities and dining options you might expect.
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Paris equestrian in review: highlights from the 2024 Games
With equestrian competition in the books, relive the scenes from all the action at the Chateau de Versailles and the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Continue ReadingChina launches satellites to rival SpaceX’s Starlink in boost for its space ambitions
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has taken a major step forward in its bid to create a rival to SpaceX’s Starlink this week by launching the first of what it hopes will be a constellation of 14,000 satellites beaming broadband internet coverage from space. Eighteen satellites were blasted into low Earth orbit (LEO)
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Equestrian team dressage final ends in victory for Germany
Germany prevailed in the equestrian team dressage final to win gold ahead of Denmark by the slimmest of margins. It is the eighth team dressage medal Germany has won in the past nine Games.
Continue ReadingA bus crashes into a pillar of an overpass in Turkey, killing 9 people and injuring 26 others
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A bus traveling between cities in Turkey has struck a pillar of an overpass, killing nine passengers. Officials say at least 26 other people were injured. The crash occurred Friday on a highway near the town of Polatli, outside the capital, Ankara. The bus was traveling from the western city of
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Future Olympians: Great today, with promising futures
More of Central Oregon’s future Olympians are showing early promise. To see more and submit a photo of your own young athlete, just head to our Contests tab.
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Becky Moody leads after day one of dressage qualifying
Becky Moody from Great Britain leads after the first of the two day equestrian dressage qualification round. Adrienne lyle for the United States finished the day in third, with half the field still to go.
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Recapping eventing cross country, Jung overtakes Collett
Day two of the equestrian eventing competition continued with the cross-country event. While Germany was eliminated from team contention, Michael Jung overtook Laura Collett for first place in the individual standings.
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Show Us Your Garden: Three special spaces to savor
What a lovely set of three gardens this week, each with their own personality. The Hacienda Entry is really diverse with a few hidden objects in the flowers, the Our Garden is a nice desert landscaped garden with a few coyotes howling at the moon, and finally the positive energy that is the Sunflower Garden.
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Highlights from day two of equestrian dressage qualifying
Charlotte Fry, Isabell Werth and Jessica von Bredow-Werndl highlighted Day two of equestrian individual and team dressage qualifying, with von Bredow-Werndl scoring the day’s top score.
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Quincy Wilson makes debut, men’s 4x400m relay into the final
Teenage track sensation Quincy Wilson made his Olympic debut in Paris, running the first leg of the men’s 4x400m relay for the United States. The team made the final with legs from Norwood, Deadmon and Bailey.
Continue ReadingIn Zimbabwe, schoolchildren face threats from animals. Now they are learning how to spot the dangers
Associated Press SAVE VALLEY CONSERVANCY, Zimbabwe (AP) — In Zimbabwe, increased wildlife activity near people mean that children are at risk of attacks by animals while walking long distances to and from school. Authorities and parents hope an initiative that teaches them how to identify dangers could mitigate the risk. Schoolchildren, many of whom walk
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Great Britain wins gold in the team equestrian jumping final
Recap of the team jumping final from Paris. Great Britain took home the gold, while the United States won its second consecutive silver and home team France took home the bronze medal.
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Crook County commissioners ask Oregon lawmakers to talk with Idaho counterparts about moving state border
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – On Wednesday, Crook County commissioners became the latest to formally request “continued discussions” between Oregon and Idaho lawmakers concerning moving the Oregon border, as proposed by the Greater Idaho movement and supported by a majority of voters in 13 Oregon counties. Crook is now the eighth county in Central and
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Olympic legend Katie Ledecky watching Stanford bud in golf
Olympic swimming legend Katie Ledecky is at Le Golf National on Friday catching some golf and watching good friend and fellow Stanford Cardinal Albane Valenzuela play.
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