SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Rory McIlroy began preparing for the Olympics by playing a course he knows well, with photographers camped out behind him on the tee and spectators crammed behind the railing on the 18th green. Only he wasn’t at Le Golf National, where he was part of Europe’s winning Ryder Cup team in […]
PARIS (AP) — “Is it the Eiffel Tower?” asks a puzzled American tourist queued in front of the Paris 2024 Megastore. To international visitors, the triangular Olympic Phryge mascot might resemble the iconic monument, a “poop emoji” — that’s according to another shopper, a tongue or even, well, female anatomy. However, it rings a particular
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PARIS (AP) — The head of Ukraine’s Olympic delegation touted the limited numbers of Russian athletes at the Paris Olympics — who must compete as neutrals — as war between the two countries grinds on for a third year. Vadym Guttsait told The Associated Press in an interview that Ukraine began the effort to reduce
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PARIS (AP) — The 2024 Olympics famously launched with a rain-soaked opening ceremony that drenched athletes and spectators alike. Now, they’re facing the opposite experience Tuesday: a heat wave. Most of France is under a heat wave warning Tuesday, with temperatures in Paris and surrounding areas expected to climb to 35 C (95 F) or
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CHICAGO (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr.’s grand slam — and fourth hit of the game — capped Kansas City’s six-run, eighth inning rally and the Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 8-5 on Monday night. Witt lofted the first pitch he saw from John Brebbia, a low slider, into the left-center stands for 19th homer
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — The question was apt, but at the same time a little flabbergasting for Stephen Curry to ponder. Could he envision a scenario in which Kevin Durant, who shined in the U.S men’s basketball team’s Olympic-opening victory over Serbia, might continue to come off the bench? “We’re talking about Kevin Durant as
PARIS (AP) — The chants of “Ra-fa! Ra-fa!” roared the moment Rafael Nadal entered Roland Garros for Monday’s match against Novak Djokovic. So hyped was the crowd just minutes in, the chair umpire asked the spectators to be quiet during play. There’s a very notable difference between the Paris Games and the two Olympics immediately
PHOENIX (AP) — Corbin Carroll hit a pinch-hit homer with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to cap a five-run rally, and the Arizona Diamondbacks shocked the Washington Nationals with a 9-8 win on Monday night. The D-backs trailed 8-4 heading to the ninth, but Geraldo Perdomo’s RBI single brought home Alek
PARIS (AP) — The men’s Olympic triathlon planned for Tuesday has been postponed over concerns about water quality in Paris’ Seine River, where the swimming portion of the race was supposed to take place. Organizers said they will try to hold the men’s triathlon Wednesday instead. The women’s competition is also scheduled on Wednesday, but