Germany outlasts Canada 4-2 in PKs, advances to semis
Germany advanced to the semifinals of the women’s soccer tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics after defeating Canada 4-2 in a penalty shootout.
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U.S. gets 1st medal in women’s triple jump, LaFond wins gold
Thea LaFond won the women’s triple jump gold medal, the first Olympic medal of any kind for Dominica. American Jasmine Moore took bronze, becoming the first American to claim a women’s triple jump Olympic medal.
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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, the women’s uneven bar final and the men’s vault final.
Continue Reading 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, the women’s uneven bar final and the men’s vault 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 desk calendar. The training sessions are written in pencil, a nod to the importance of being flexible because things happen, particularly when you’re 24 and have
Continue ReadingEmhoff acknowledges affair during first marriage after tabloid report
By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff acknowledged Saturday in a statement to CNN that he had an affair during his first marriage after the alleged details of the relationship were published by a British tabloid. “During my first marriage, Kerstin and I went through some tough times on account
Continue ReadingTrump says he’ll debate Harris on Fox News or not at all after weeks of back-and-forth over ABC News event
CNN By Arit John, Kate Sullivan, MJ Lee and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump said Saturday he would not debate Vice President Kamala Harris at all if she did not agree to attend a new Fox News debate next month, the latest in the public jockeying between the campaigns over when,
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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 Reuveny and Italy’s Marta Maggetti won gold.
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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 Paralympic Games. Throughout the Paris Olympics, we’ll bring you deep into the stories and events that have you know and those you’ll be hard-pressed to forget.
Continue Reading 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 Paralympic Games. Throughout the Paris Olympics, we’ll bring you deep into the stories and events that have you know and those you’ll be hard-pressed to forget.
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Flavor Flav, Alexis Ohanian step in to pay rent for Veronica Fraley, U.S. discus thrower
Hip-hop star Flavor Flav and Alexis Ohanian, the Reddit co-founder and husband of tennis great Serena Williams, split the cost of Fraley’s rent after her financial appeal.
Continue ReadingIn 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 statement in French a week after a storm of criticism erupted over a scene that evoked Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” and featured drag queens. It said it joined those who
Continue ReadingSept. 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 the U.S. defense secretary’s nullification of plea deals for the accused mastermind and two others. Meanwhile, the American Civil Liberties Union says it will sue to reverse the secretary’s move.
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Track and field recap, Aug. 3: Crouser wins historic third gold medal, Sha’Carri stunned by Alfred
Finals in the women’s 100m and men’s shot put — plus the Paris Olympic debut of Noah Lyles — highlight the second full day of track and field at the Paris Olympic Games.
Continue Reading Track and field recap, Aug. 3: Crouser wins historic third gold medal, Sha’Carri stunned by Alfred
Finals in the women’s 100m and men’s shot put — plus the Paris Olympic debut of Noah Lyles — highlight the second full day of track and field at the Paris Olympic Games.
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Underwater view of McEvoy’s gold medal 50m free performance
See the underwater angle of the tight finish in the men’s 50m freestyle event, where Australia’s Cameron McEvoy took home the gold medal.
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U.S. women’s 3×3 beats China again to advance to semis
Dearica Hamby had a monster game as the U.S. women’s 3×3 basketball team won a fifth game in a row to punch its ticket to the semifinal round.
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Bogdanovic leads Serbia past South Sudan, into quarterfinals
Bogdan Bogdanovic shot the lights out as Serbia pulled away from South Sudan late to seal its place in the knockout round of the Olympic men’s basketball tournament.
Continue Reading5 people wounded in overnight shooting, Milwaukee police say
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee police say that five people were wounded in a shooting overnight. Authorities say the shooting occurred at about 1:45 a.m. on the north side of Milwaukee and the victims were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Local television station WISN-TV reports the shooting took place outside of a bar. Police
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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 gold medals.
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