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Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony
For Ukrainian athletes, joy mixes with sorrow at the Paris Olympics
For Ukrainian competitors in Paris for the Olympics, joy goes hand in hand with sorrow. Athletes are...
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Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony
Olympics opening ceremony saw no major reported issues, French official says
Officials inspect items at a security checkpoint in Paris, France, prior to the opening ceremony of the...
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Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony
Paris dazzles with a rainy Olympics opening ceremony on the Seine River
Rain pours down in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July...
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APTOPIX Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony
AP PHOTOS: Paris glitters in the rain for ambitious Olympic opening ceremony
A performer sits on a bridge in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics,...
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APTOPIX Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony
Olympic cauldron is lit by French gold medalists Teddy Riner and Marie-José Pérec
Charles Coste passes the flame to Teddy Riner and Marie-Jose Perec in Paris, France, during the opening...
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APTOPIX Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony
Celine Dion makes musical comeback at Paris Olympics with Eiffel Tower serenade
This photo released by the Olympic Broadcasting Services shows Canadian Singer Celine Dion performing...
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Paris Team USA Olympics
What to watch for the 2024 Paris Olympics: Rugby gold at stake, Gauff makes debut Saturday, July 27
The opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics is over, and the competition really revs up on Saturday...
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APTOPIX Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony
PHOTO COLLECTION: Opening Ceremony Athletes
Satou Sabally of Germany takes a selfie with athletes on a boat, in Paris, France, ahead of the opening...
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Paris Olympics
In President Milei's sit-down with Macron, Argentina says the leaders get past soccer chant fallout
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine President Javier Milei and French President Emmanuel Macron...
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APTOPIX Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony
PHOTO COLLECTION: Performances of the Opening Ceremony
Lady Gaga performs in Paris, France, ahead the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday,...
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APTOPIX Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony
PHOTO COLLECTION: Olympics Celebrities
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend arrive with their children, Miles, foreground left and Luna in Paris,...
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APTOPIX Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony
Paris Olympics begins with ambitious, sprawling opening ceremony on the River Seine
Spectators cheer as Great Britain athletes pass under a bridge along the Seine River during the opening...
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APTOPIX Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony
Olympics opening ceremony latest: Parade of athletes begins on the Seine River
Members of the United Arab Emirates security team patrol a square near the Louvre in Paris, France, ahead...
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Paris Olympics
First positive doping test at Paris Olympics is Iraqi judoka for anabolic steroids
PARIS (AP) — A male judoka from Iraq tested positive for two anabolic steroids at the Paris Olympics,...
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Paris Olympics Tennis
What to watch for the 2024 Paris Olympics: Rugby gold at stake, Gauff makes debut Saturday, July 27
Once the opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics is over, competition begins in earnest all across...
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Britain France Security Trains
Arsonists attack French high-speed rail system hours before opening ceremonies of the Paris Olympics
A traveler waits inside the Gare du Nord train station at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26,...
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Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony
Paris deploys massive security to keep the Olympics opening ceremony safe
PARIS (AP) — A massive security operation has been deployed Friday in Paris to keep the opening ceremony...
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APTOPIX Paris Olympics Security Trains
Olympics opening ceremony latest: Paris Games off to rough start with rail attack, gray skies
PARIS (AP) — The 2024 Olympics are getting off to a rough start in Paris, with suspected acts of sabotage...
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Paris Olympics Torch Relay
Snoop Dogg carries the Olympic torch before opening ceremony in Paris
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Snoop Dogg is seemingly everywhere during the Paris Olympics, but on Friday...
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Paris Olympics Security Trains
Sabotaged trains and forecast rain get Paris Olympics off to a rougher than hoped-for start
PARIS (AP) — The Paris Olympics were getting off to a rougher than hoped-for start Friday, with suspected...
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Paris Olympics Chile Oldest Chilean Olympian Table Tennis
Chinese-Chilean table tennis player makes Olympics debut at age 58 in the Paris Games
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Table tennis player Zeng Zhiying left China in 1989, the same year of the Tiananmen...
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Sports Betting-Olympics
Dominant US basketball, soccer teams driving high betting interest on Olympics
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Sports books say they expect strong betting interest in this year’s Olympics,...
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Paris Olympics Ukrainian Athletes
For Ukrainian athletes, joy mixes with sorrow at the Paris Olympics
PARIS (AP) — For Ukrainian competitors in Paris for the Olympics, joy goes hand in hand with sorrow....
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Osaka Is Back
Naomi Osaka is in a better place as she returns to the Olympics and Roland Garros at Paris Games
PARIS (AP) — Naomi Osaka is back at Roland Garros, a place that marked such a significant moment in her...
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APTOPIX Paris Olympics Artistic Gymnastics
US viewers' Olympic interest is down, poll finds, except for Simone Biles
PARIS (AP) — On the heels of low ratings for the coronavirus pandemic-marred Tokyo and Beijing Olympics,...
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Paris Olympics Soccer
Swanson's 2 goals lead US over Zambia at the Olympics, Canada tops New Zealand after drone scandal
Mallory Swanson scored a pair of goals just moments apart in the first half and the United States opened...
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Paris Olympics Soccer
Canada women's soccer coach removed by Canadian Olympic Committee over drone controversy
PARIS (AP) — The Canadian Olympic Committee removed women’s national soccer head coach Bev Priestman...
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Paris Olympics Jill Biden
Jill Biden meets with US Olympic athletes in Paris — and even helps with a relay drill
PARIS (AP) — U.S. first lady Jill Biden visited some American athletes at an Olympic training center...
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Olympic tennis schedule has Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz in action Saturday
PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz all are on the Paris Olympics ‘ tennis...
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Paris Olympics Migration
Migrants and homeless people are cleared out of Paris during the Olympics
PARIS (AP) — Carrying backpacks and small children, hundreds of people sleeping on the streets of Paris...
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Paris Olympics Tennis
Coco Gauff is excited to meet LeBron James but promises not to pester him at the 2024 Olympics
PARIS (AP) — Coco Gauff plans to avoid pestering LeBron James when they share flag-bearing duties for...
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Australian Team Olympics
Patty Mills has played his best ball for Australia. He's back to take on a stacked Olympic field
MARCQ-EN-BAROEUL, France (AP) — Patty Mills kept putting up shots after Australia finished a two-hour...
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Paris Olympics Boxing
Paris Olympics sells a record 9.7 million tickets. But more are available
PARIS (AP) — After getting off to a rocky start last year, Olympics 2024 organizers said the Paris Games...
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Argentina Independence Day
Argentine President Milei travels to France to meet Macron after outcry over racist soccer chants
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine President Javier Milei arrived Thursday in Paris, his office...
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Paris Olympics Soccer
Argentina coach slams chaotic 'scandal' at Olympic soccer match vs Morocco
The head of Argentina’s soccer federation said the chaotic ending to its Olympic soccer match against...
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Paris Olympics Swimming
Australian coach under fire at Paris Olympics after saying he's pulling for South Korean swimmer
Australian swimmers and coaches check out the pool at La Defense Arena ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics,...
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Paris Olympics
How to watch the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony
The opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics is set for Friday.
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Returning to Roland Garros Tennis
Djokovic and Nadal could meet in the 2nd round at Paris Olympics, while Swiatek faces Begu first
PARIS (AP) — Top-seeded Novak Djokovic could meet his longtime rival Rafael Nadal in the second round...
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Paris Olympics Macron's Big Moment
Macron aims to sidestep political concerns and regain prestige with the Paris Olympics
PARIS (AP) — Emmanuel Macron has pledged to make France shine during the Olympics. Weaker than ever at...
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APTOPIX Paris Olympics
With big goals and gambles, Paris aims to reset the Olympics with audacious Games and a wow opening
PARIS (AP) — Paris has long been a city of dreamers: Just look at the Eiffel Tower, for decades the world’s...
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French President Macron visits Olympic venue by the Eiffel Tower
Eiffel Tower stadium wows Olympic beach volleyball players: 'I got goosebumps'
Lézana Placette felt a wave of calm looking up at Paris' most iconic landmark.
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Paris Olympics Soccer
Uzbekistan loses the match but wins over crowd as soccer competition kicks off Paris Olympics
Uzbekistan lost the match but won over the crowd on Wednesday as competition at the Paris Olympics officially...
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Paris Olympics Soccer
Olympic soccer gets off to violent and chaotic start as Morocco fans rush the field vs Argentina
The Olympic men's soccer tournament got off to a violent and chaotic start Wednesday with Morocco's shocking...
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Paris Olympics Soccer
France beats US 3-0 and Morocco gets a win against Argentina in a wild start to Olympic soccer
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Stunning goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Michael Olise helped France to a...
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Paris Olympics Soccer
Israel's national anthem loudly jeered before Olympic soccer match against Mali
PARIS (AP) — Israel’s national anthem was loudly jeered before its soccer team kicked off play...
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Paris Olympics Getting Started Photo Gallery
AP PHOTOS: Getting started at the Paris Olympics
Competition at the Paris Olympics officially began with soccer and rugby sevens matches Wednesday. Meanwhile,...
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Paris Olympics Soccer
Morocco fans rush field during Olympic soccer opener, forcing suspension in match vs Argentina
SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) — Morocco fans crashed the pitch to protest a late goal by Argentina at the...
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Top-ranked Jannik Sinner withdraws from the Paris Olympics tennis competition
PARIS (AP) — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner pulled out of the Paris Olympics on Wednesday because of tonsillitis....
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Olympics Women’s Boxing Growth
Women's boxing fights its way to parity with the men's game, just 12 years after its Olympic debut
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — Charley Davison’s husband and their three young children were already in bed...
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Olympics Paris 2024 Team Houses
Olympic fans can eat, drink and cheer in a mini World's Fair in Paris park
PARIS (AP) — Sip a cool caipirinha cocktail in Brazil. Sample a spicy samosa in India. Boogie down with...
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Jonathon Lillis
Winter Olympians will compete at these 13 venues when the Games return to Salt Lake City in 2034
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Winter Olympics will make its grand return to Salt Lake City in 2034, the International...
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Paris Olympics Security
France foils a plot on the Paris Olympics days before the opening ceremony, authorities say
PARIS (AP) — French security authorities have thwarted a plot against the Paris Olympics, the country’s...
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Paris Olympics Soccer
Competition at the Paris Olympics begins with soccer matches involving Spain and Argentina
PARIS (AP) — Competitions at the Paris Olympics officially began with players kicking off at soccer matches...
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Tennis Glance Olympics
Coco Gauff to be female flag bearer for US team at Olympic opening ceremony, joining LeBron James
PARIS (AP) — Tennis star Coco Gauff will join LeBron James as a flag bearer for the US Olympic team at...
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Paris Olympics
IOC awards 2034 Winter Games to Salt Lake City. Utah last hosted the Olympics in 2002
PARIS (AP) — Salt Lake City will be an Olympics host again after the IOC formally awarded the 2034 Winter...
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Olympics Athletics Lyles Big Goals
Noah Lyles looks to be the star of the Olympics, and bring all of track along for the ride
PARIS (AP) — Winner. Entertainer. History maker. By the time the Paris Olympics are over,...
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Olympics Black Women Comebacks
Biles, Richardson, Osaka comebacks 'bigger than them.' They highlight issues facing Black women
PARIS (AP) — When Naomi Osaka lifts her racket on the red clay courts at Roland Garros during the Paris...
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Paris Olympics
Olympics 2024: How to watch, when it starts, key dates in Paris
The 2024 Olympics is getting underway this week. Stay on top of all the action — everything on the track,...
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Paris Olympics
French Alps bid backed by President Macron approved as host of 2030 Winter Olympics
PARIS (AP) — The French Alps was named as the 2030 Winter Games host by the International Olympic Committee...
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Winter Olympics Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City celebrates expected announcement that it will host the 2034 Winter Olympics
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City is expected to be formally awarded the 2034 Winter Olympics following...
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Paris Olympics Soccer
New Zealand Olympic soccer team complains after Canadian team drone flown over its training session
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand says it has complained to the International Olympic Committee’s...
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Paris Olympics
France to get conditional approval to host 2030 Winter Games at IOC meeting before Paris Olympics
PARIS (AP) — France will get just a partial Olympic win on Wednesday when its bid to host the 2030 Winter...
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USA Wiley Olympics Soccer
After Chelsea move, US defender Caleb Wiley has sights on medal at Paris Olympics
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Chelsea can wait. Caleb Wiley’s priority over the next two and half weeks...
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Hailey Burlock
Horses take to the air with passports and carryons ahead of equestrian eventing at Paris Olympics
Welcome aboard, hope you are standing comfortably. For the horses on the U.S. eventing team, the journey...
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United States Costa Rica Soccer
Sam Coffey is reveling in the Olympic experience after being left off the US Women's World Cup team
Rather than wallowing in the disappointment of being skipped for the U.S. Women’s World Cup squad,...
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AP PHOTOS: The Summer Olympics is remaking Paris
The Olympic rings hang from the Eiffel Tower, monuments are emblazed with imagery of the Games and security...
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Paris Olympics Security
French interior minister praises law enforcement for security work at Paris Olympics
PARIS (AP) — Three days before the start of the 2024 Olympics, France’s interior minister praised...
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Oly Basketball Wembanyama Homecoming
Wembanyama returns home for Olympics. The basketball star will be one of Paris' biggest attractions
PARIS (AP) — Sports often are a secondary attraction in Paris, with athletes having a difficult time...
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Paris Olympics Tarzan In Paris
Tarzan at the Olympics: Johnny Weissmuller won 3 gold medals at the 1924 Paris Games
Before there was Michael Phelps or Mark Spitz winning Olympic gold medals for the United States — there...
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Mental Health Matters Olympics
Biles, Osaka and Phelps spoke up about mental health. Has anything changed for the Paris Olympics?
Lydia Jacoby was a breakout star in the pool for the United States at the last Summer Games, earning...
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Olympics Enhanced Games Scientist
Olympic drug-fighting failures make Enhanced Games 'not so radical' says former anti-doping advocate
An expert on the ground floor of some of anti-doping’s most broad-reaching advances says the recently...
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2024 Paris Medal Forecast
United States favored to top overall medal table at Paris Games. China may challenge for most gold
As the Paris Olympics are set to open this week, the United States goes in as the favorite to win the...
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LeBron James rescues Team USA in 92-88 win over Germany
LeBron James rescues Team USA in 92-88 win over Germany
LeBron James came up clutch for Team USA with 20 points and the two biggest buckets of the game in a...
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Britain Basketball US Germany
LeBron James scores final 11 points for US in 92-88 win over Germany as pre-Olympic tour ends
On Friday, LeBron James will carry the U.S. flag. But first, he carried the U.S. men’s basketball...
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Paris Olympics
Ahead of 2024 Paris Olympics, IOC leaders tout games as multilateral unifier in divided world
PARIS (AP) — On the eve of the Paris Olympics, IOC president Thomas Bach touted the games Monday as a...
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Olympics Athletes Prepare
Athletes enjoying their first days at the giant Olympic village ahead of the Paris Games
PARIS (AP) — Australian beach volleyball player Taliqua Clancy got an unexpected surprise walking around...
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LeBron James to carry USA flag at Paris Olympics
LeBron James to carry USA flag at Paris Olympics
LeBron James will be the flag-bearer for Team USA at the 2024 Summer Olympics’ opening ceremony...
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Paris Olympics Roblox
Olympic marketing deal hopes to meet young fans where they are - on Roblox
The Olympic world’s ever-expanding quest to draw in young fans is meeting them where they are —...
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Paris Olympics Olympians and Parents
Competing and parenting: Some athletes are doing double duty at the Olympics
From training and competing to preparing bottles for feedings and changing diapers, some of the Olympians...
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Ben Hallock
Hallock looking for elusive Olympic medal with US men's water polo team
WALNUT, Calif. (AP) — Ben Hallock won in high school in Southern California. He won in college at Stanford....
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Britain Basketball US South Sudan
LeBron James selected as Team USA male flagbearer for Paris Olympics opening ceremony
LeBron James wasn’t totally sure what the opening ceremony was all about when he was picked for his first...
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The Tourist Olympics
Athletes are as excited as regular visitors to be tourists in Paris during the Olympic Games
PARIS (AP) — Paris is a popular destination for vacations, of course. The food and drink. The art and...
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Jajaira's Journey Boxing
Jajaira Gonzalez left boxing after missing out on the Rio Olympics. She fought her way back to Paris
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Jajaira Gonzalez was scrolling through social media at her job in a Virginia...
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Britain Basketball US South Sudan
The wake-up call for the US men's basketball team arrives with the Paris Olympics a few days away
South Sudan is the 33rd-ranked team in the FIBA world rankings, by far the lowest of any of the 12 nations...
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WNBA All Star Basketball
US women's Olympic basketball knows it has work to do after loss to WNBA team
PHOENIX (AP) — There is no panic in the U.S. women’s Olympic team. The Americans have been in this...
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Landis Homecoming
Cecile and Laurent Landi helped Simone Biles reach new heights. The Olympics serve as a homecoming
SPRING, Texas (AP) — Cecile Canqueteau-Landi fit “in the box,” as she put it. She was skinny. She was...
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Vatican Pope
Pope Francis calls for Olympic truce for countries at war, prays for peace
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday voiced his hope that the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games...
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Team USA ekes out win over South Sudan
Team USA ekes out win over South Sudan
It took a layup by LeBron James with eight seconds left to propel Team USA past South Sudan 101-100 in...
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Britain Basketball US South Sudan
South Sudan nearly beat the US in an Olympic tuneup. Here's how it happened
Takeaways from the U.S. Olympic team’s 101-100 win over South Sudan in an exhibition game Saturday...
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Britain Athletics Diamond League
Noah Lyles warms up for Olympics by setting PB of 9.81 seconds to win 100 in London
LONDON (AP) — Heading into the Paris Olympics, Noah Lyles has never been faster. The American...
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Weekly Global Sports Photo Gallery
Katie Ledecky just keeps chugging along, still excited about swimming after all these years
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — For Katie Ledecky, there is seemingly no such thing as burnout. Sure,...
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Paris 2024 Palestinian Athletes
For Palestinian athletes, the Olympics is about more than sports
PARIS (AP) — Most of the athletes representing the Palestinian territories at the Paris Olympics were...
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Marta's Goodbye Soccer Olympics
Marta pursues soccer gold at the Olympics while preparing to pass the torch to Brazil's youngsters
Marta can’t help but be a bit nostalgic heading into her last big tournament with the Brazilian national...
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Olympics Paris 2024 Security Conviction
A French alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer, suspected of targeting Olympic torch, sentenced to 2 years
PARIS (AP) — A French alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer was sentenced to two years in prison after making...
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Lifechanging Finishes Sacramone Gymnastics
Olympic success or failure can hinge on the snap of a finger, a tiny wobble or even a gust of wind
(Editor’s note: Fractions of a second or a slight misstep during the Olympics can alter the career, the...
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WNBA All-Star Clark Reese Effect Basketball
Clark, Reese on same team at WNBA All-Star weekend and in spotlight in matchup against Olympic team
PHOENIX (AP) — Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will once again step into the spotlight during All-Star...
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Paris Team USA Olympics
Durant returns to practice with US basketball team, 1 week before Paris Olympics
Kevin Durant practiced with the U.S. Olympic basketball team on Friday, a major step toward getting him...
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Lynx Reeve Basketball
Cheryl Reeve is enjoying and fueling the good vibes with the Lynx as the Olympic break arrives
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Four WNBA championships with the Minnesota Lynx top the list of Cheryl Reeve’s...
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Bakhodir Jalolov, Frazer Clarke
Beleaguered Olympic boxing has a new look in Paris: Gender parity, but the smallest field in decades
Boxing is already on the Olympic ropes after an epic fight between its banished governing body and the...
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Diana Taurasi
Diana Taurasi set for Paris Olympics, trying to become first basketball player to win 6 gold medals
PHOENIX (AP) — Diana Taurasi joked after the Tokyo Olympics that she would see everyone in Paris. The...
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Paris-Gender Parity-Explainer
Paris Olympic competition nears total gender parity. Take a look at the athlete gender breakdown
GENEVA (AP) — The founder of the modern Olympics and former IOC president, Pierre de Coubertin, once...
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Paris Olympics Security
Paris police are sealing off the Seine River ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony
PARIS (AP) — An iron curtain came down across central Paris on Thursday, with the beginning of an Olympic...
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Denmark Christiansen Withdraws
Denmark mixed doubles badminton player Mathias Christiansen withdraws from Paris Olympics
Denmark mixed doubles badminton player Mathias Christiansen has withdrawn from the Paris Olympics, a...
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Stephen Curry strong in US men's basketball team's 105-79 win over Serbia in Olympic warmup
Stephen Curry was relatively quiet offensively during the U.S. Olympic team’s first two exhibitions before...
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Tennis Preview Olympics
Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray could be bidding adieu to tennis at the Paris Olympics
PARIS (AP) — All the way back when he first discussed the likelihood that 2024 would be his final season...
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Olympics Paris Seine Mayor's Dip
Paris mayor will swim in the Seine River to showcase its improved cleanliness ahead of the Olympics
PARIS (AP) — After months of anticipation, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo is set to swim in the Seine River...
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Returning to Roland Garros Tennis
Olympic tennis players return to the red clay of Paris' Roland Garros after Wimbledon's grass
PARIS (AP) — The competition surface doesn’t change for most Olympic sports. A pool’s a pool. A track’s...
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All-Star Home Run Derby Baseball
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred remains open to major leaguers in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball players participating in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics...
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Fever Lynx Basketball
WNBA heads to Olympic break with big All-Star weekend, showdown between US team and league standouts
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA heads into its monthlong Olympic break following this weekend’s highly anticipated...
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Paris Olympics Wave Explainer
The wave "at the end of the road": A look at the unique features of the Olympic Games surf spot
This month some of the world's best surfers will travel to Tahiti, French Polynesia, to compete for Olympic...
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Canada US Basketball Olympics
LeBron James at 39 still is the center of attention for USA Basketball. That won't change in Paris
LAS VEGAS (AP) — This is how the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team took the floor for warmups before...
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Paris Seine Water Quality
Will the Seine be clean enough by the Olympics? Not even the experts know yet
PARIS (AP) — With the Paris Olympics less than two weeks away, a question hangs over the Games: Will...
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Canada US Basketball Olympics
US wastes most of big lead, holds on to beat Australia 98-92 in tuneup for Paris Olympics
There was a lot for the U.S. Olympic team to like on Monday. And a lot not to like. Anthony...
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Swiss Withdrawls Cycling Olympics
Olympic cycling medalists Neff and Reusser of Switzerland withdraw from Paris Games due to illnesses
Olympic mountain bike champion Jolanda Neff and Marlen Reusser, the reigning Olympic time trial silver...
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Paris Team USA Olympics
From Biles to Sha'Carri, Team USA packed with star power heading into Olympic Games
From Simone Biles to Sha’Carri Richardson and Diana Taurasi to Katie Ledecky, Team USA will provide...
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Paris Olympics Torch Relay
Who is carrying the Olympic torch through Paris? A BTS star, a garbage collector and more
PARIS (AP) — From the Louvre Museum to the Champs-Elysees, from Paris’ posh districts to working-class...
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Another Olympic Sport
Olympians heading to Paris Games often wonder what it would be like to compete in a different sport
There’s a field hockey player who would love to play tennis — more specifically, doubles with Coco...
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France Bastille Day
France's Bastille Day parade meets the Olympic torch relay in an exceptional year
PARIS (AP) — Paris hosted an extra-special guest for France’s national holiday Sunday — the Olympic flame...
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Breaking Preview Olympics
Breakers weigh pressure and excitement as they make their Olympic debut at the Paris Games
Logan Edra knows her journey to securing a spot as one of the breakers on the U.S. team heading to the...
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Brazil Andrade
Brazil's Andrade looks to defend vault gold medal at Paris Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rebeca Andrade had a third ACL surgery in her right knee five years ago. That almost...
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France Ukraine
Peaceful pre-Olympic protest in Paris honors fallen Ukrainian athletes
PARIS (AP) — In a powerful tribute to the hundreds of Ukrainian athletes who have perished since the...
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Paris Olympics Openning Ceremony
French sports minister takes a dip in the Seine ahead of Paris Olympics
PARIS (AP) — French sports minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra took a symbolic dip in the Seine on Saturday...
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LA 2028 Venues
2028 Los Angeles Olympics to include multiple events in the nearby cities of Carson and Long Beach
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics on Friday announced more venue assignments, with the...
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Canada US Basketball Olympics
The U.S. men are favored for basketball gold at the Paris Games but many challengers await them
There is one goal, and it’s always the same goal for USA Basketball. The only acceptable result from...
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Saudi Arabia Boxing Ruiz Joshua
IOC and Saudi Arabia agree on 12-year deal for video gaming Esports Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Saudi Arabia and the IOC are teaming up for their first commercial deal...
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Daniela Moroz
Paris Olympics: What to know and who to watch during the sailing competition
A roadmap to follow for the sailing competition at the Paris Games: Athletes to Watch...
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Canada US Basketball Olympics
For USA Basketball, the long road to Paris gets off to a good start
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Stephen Curry drove to the basket, laid the ball in, got fouled and ended up on the...
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Women's Basketball Preview Olympics
US women's basketball team looks to continue Olympic dominance, seeking 8th straight gold in Paris
The U.S. women’s basketball team is on a historic run, winning seven straight Olympic gold medals....
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Olympics Paris 2024 Refugee Team
They fled from their home countries. Now, they'll compete in Paris for the Refugee Olympic Team
They compete under the same flag but speak different languages and come from different parts of the world....
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Canada US Basketball Olympics
USA Basketball tops Canada 86-72 in exhibition opener on the road to Paris Olympics
LAS VEGAS (AP) — For USA Basketball, the road to the Paris Olympics has started with a win....
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Canada finalizes its men's Olympic basketball roster, with 8 returnees from World Cup team
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Canada finalized its men’s basketball roster for the Paris Olympics on Wednesday,...
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US Swimming Olympic Trials
Team USA sending more women than men for the 4th consecutive Summer Olympics
DENVER (AP) — For the fourth consecutive Summer Olympics, Team USA will be sending a roster featuring...
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Leonard Out Basketball
Kawhi Leonard is off the US Olympic team and USA Basketball is working on a replacement for Paris
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kawhi Leonard will not be part of the U.S. men’s basketball team that will compete...
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Early Olympic Moments
Olympians' early memories of seeing Michael Phelps and the torch kickstarted their careers
Jordan Larson remembers the little, white TV that was perched on a swivel in the kitchen, making it easy...
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Kamala Harris
Vice President Harris stops by US Olympic basketball practice. Her message: 'Bring back the gold'
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris was a surprise guest at the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball...
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Hungary Athletics
World 200-meter champion Shericka Jackson suffers apparent injury in race with Olympics on horizon
SZEKESFEHERVAR, Hungary (AP) — World 200-meter champion and Olympic favorite Shericka Jackson pulled...
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US Roster Changes Olympics
Knibbs resigns spot on US cycling team for Paris Olympics road race, Faulkner replaces her
Taylor Knibb resigned her position on the U.S. cycling team for the road race at the Paris Olympics on...
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Dubai Invitational Golf
Luiten's court victory to get into Olympic golf competition not recognized by IOC
Joost Luiten won the battle in a Dutch court to play in the Olympics. That wasn’t enough for the...
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US Track Trials
Mu not included in relay pool for US track team going to Paris. Richardson, Lyles on Olympic roster
About the only real surprise when the U.S. track and field roster came out Tuesday was who didn’t...
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French marathon runner Frere to miss Olympics after breaking anti-doping rules
PARIS (AP) — French marathon runner Mehdi Frere will miss his home Olympics after receiving a two-year...
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APTOPIX US Trials Gymnastics
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The International Olympic Committee will ask members to approve the creation of an esports Olympics. IOC...
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Thousands of athletes in both major and obscure sports will be vying for medals in the Russian city of...
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Inside NBC's Olympics bet on pop culture in Paris, with help from Snoop Dogg and Cardi B
NBC is inserting some pop culture flavor into the world's biggest sports spectacle: From Megan Thee Stallion...
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Sharing a bond of ski racing, 2 Canadian Olympians have remained fast friends for nearly 80 years
This wasn't just a dinner between two friends of nearly 80 years. It was a rare and unexpected opportunity...
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Marcell Jacobs succeeded Usain Bolt as Olympic 100-meter champion. He still flies 'under the radar'
Hardly anyone outside of Italy had heard of Marcell Jacobs before he succeeded Usain Bolt as the Olympic...
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Paris Olympics: What to know and who to watch during the judo competition
A roadmap to follow for the men's and women's judo tournaments at the Paris Olympics: Athletes to Watch
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Paris Olympics: What to know and who to watch during men's and women's handball
A roadmap to follow for the men's and women's handball competition during the Paris Olympics: Athletes...
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Paris Olympics: What to know and who to watch during men's and women's golf
A roadmap to follow for the men's and women's golf competition at the Paris Olympics:
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Exactly 100 years since the Olympics were last staged in Paris, and 128 years since its modern revival...
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OLY Paris Eiffel Tower Incident
A Paris judge questions 3 men suspected of 'psychological violence' at Eiffel Tower
Three men are under investigation in France on suspicion of committing "psychological violence," prosecutors...
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Sweden Diamond League Meeting
World track body creates biennial championships with bigger cash prizes as potential Olympics rival
Track and field announced a new global championships on Monday and promised $150,000 prizes — three times...
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OLY Paris Iconic Venues
The most iconic venues of the Paris Olympics
FILE – Stands are under construction on the Champ-de-Mars in front of the Eiffel Tower, Monday,...
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Simone Biles picks up 9th all-around title at U.S
Simone Biles picks up 9th all-around title at U.S. Gymnastics Championships
Simone Biles punched her ticket to the U.S. Olympic Trials by securing her ninth all-around championship...
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Male Artistic Swimmer Olympics
'SNL' lampooned men in artistic swimming. Bill May could be the sport's first male Olympian
Bill May chuckles at the mere mention of the words "Saturday Night Live," knowing that the conversation...
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Simone Biles continues Olympic prep by cruising to her 9th U.S. Championships title
Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles won her ninth U.S. Championship on Sunday, leaving little doubt that...
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Paris is aiming for the most sustainable Olympics yet. Organizers acknowledge the plan isn't perfect
Of all the decisions Paris Olympics organizers made about where to hold each sport, sending surfing competitions...
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Olympics Boxing Prize Money
In bitter fight for future of Olympic boxing, India sides with the IOC over isolated IBA
In a fight for the loyalty of national boxing federations, India opted Friday to join the IOC's side...
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From schools to the Olympics, how France's staunch secularism affects religion in public life
Walk around multicultural metropolises like Paris or Marseille, or any small village in the French countryside,...
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New national team coach Emma Hayes ready for sideline debut as US women look ahead to the Olympics
Emma Hayes said the groundwork has been completed ahead of her debut with the U.S. women's national team....
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Brody Malone wins third all-around title at U.S
Brody Malone wins third all-around title at U.S. Gymnastics Championships
Brody Malone became a three-time all-around national champion on Saturday night at the U.S. Gymnastics...
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OLY Paris Olympics Security
France files preliminary terrorism charges against teenager accused of plan to attack Olympic fans
French authorities on Friday raised preliminary terrorism charges against an 18-year-old accused of a...
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Ecuador Cycling Carapaz
Olympic champion Carapaz misses out on Ecuador's road cycling spot at Paris Games
Richard Carapaz will not be at the Paris Olympics to defend his road cycling title.
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US Coaches Tennis Olympics
Rinaldi, Bryan, Rydberg and Devorss will coach U.S. tennis teams at the Olympics and Paralympics
Former Billie Jean King Cup captain Kathy Rinaldi and current Davis Cup captain Bob Bryan will coach...
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US Classic Gymnastics
Gymnastics star Gabby Douglas pulls out of US Championships, ending her bid for a third Olympics
Gabby Douglas' long shot bid to make the U.S. women's gymnastics team for the Paris Olympics is over.
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Record-breaking gymnast Oksana Chusovitina's bid for ninth Olympics ends with injury at 48
Record-breaking 48-year-old gymnast Oksana Chusovitina says an injury has ended her attempt to qualify...
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Olympics Boxing Prize Money
Olympic boxing medalists in Paris promised cash prizes by rogue governing body
The boxing governing body declared rogue by the International Olympic Committee said Wednesday it will...
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Prefontaine Classic Athletics
Sha'Carri Richardson wins 100, Beatrice Chebet sets world record in 10,000 at Prefontaine Classic
Sha'Carri Richardson continued her march toward the Paris Olympics on Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic,...
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Report: Japanese carmaker Toyota set to end massive Olympic sponsorship deal
Vehicle manufacturer Toyota is set to end its massive sponsorship deal with the International Olympic...
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Olympic champion Carapaz misses out on Ecuador's road cycling spot at Paris Games
Richard Carapaz will not be at the Paris Olympics to defend his road cycling title. Ecuador's only representative...
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Siblings trying to make US water polo teams for Paris Olympics
Chase Dodd started swimming when he was just a kid. Once he began playing water polo, he was hooked.
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Athletics Doping Braz
Ex-Olympic champion pole vaulter Thiago Braz banned for doping and will miss Paris Games
Olympic pole vault gold medalist Thiago Braz was banned for 16 months for doping and will miss the Paris...
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US Coaches Tennis Olympics
Rinaldi, Bryan, Rydberg and Devorss will coach U.S. tennis teams at the Olympics and Paralympics
Former Billie Jean King Cup captain Kathy Rinaldi and current Davis Cup captain Bob Bryan will coach...
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Report: Japanese carmaker Toyota set to end massive Olympic sponsorship deal
Vehicle manufacturer Toyota is set to end its massive sponsorship deal with the International Olympic...
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Flavor Flav is the official hype man for the US women's water polo team in the Paris Olympics
Maggie Steffens asked for more support for the U.S. women's water polo team, and the captain received...
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‘World’s Sexiest Athlete’ Hopeful To Compete In Paris Summer Olympics 2024
German trackstar & social media sizzler Alica Schmidt has continued gaining notable recognition for her...
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