Today: September 19, 2024
Today: September 19, 2024

Olympics

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Washington taking lessons from 'Boys in the Boat' into the CFP semifinal

The Washington Huskies are applying lessons from Olympic rowing in 1936 to their quest for a college football national title at the dawn of 2024

Washington taking lessons from 'Boys in the Boat' into the CFP semifinal
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A frantic push to safeguard the Paris Olympics promises thousands of jobs and new starts after riots

Organizers of the Paris Olympics urgently need thousands of security guards to help keep athletes and spectators safe and reduce the likelihood of another deadly extremist attack in the French capital

A frantic push to safeguard the Paris Olympics promises thousands of jobs and new starts after riots
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Olympic host country France sees less New Year's Eve disorder as it celebrates 2024's arrival

France's interior minister says the Olympic host country saw fewer of the car burnings that usually blight the arrival of a new year as it celebrated the start of 2024

Olympic host country France sees less New Year's Eve disorder as it celebrates 2024's arrival
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Former France basketball player forced to abandon Paris 2024 role following controversial Gaza post

A former France basketball player serving as an ambassador for the Paris 2024 Olympics has been forced to quit her role because of a controversy linked to a social media post related to the situation in Gaza

Former France basketball player forced to abandon Paris 2024 role following controversial Gaza post
Sports

Gymnastics body gives neutral status to 30 Belarusians but path to Paris Olympics is still unclear

The International Gymnastics Federation has granted neutral status to 30 athletes and officials from Belarus allowing them to take part in international competitions

Gymnastics body gives neutral status to 30 Belarusians but path to Paris Olympics is still unclear
Sports

US women's basketball team to train in New York before heading to pre-Olympic tournament

The U.S. women’s basketball national team will get together for a few days in New York next month before playing in the FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgium

US women's basketball team to train in New York before heading to pre-Olympic tournament
Sports

Grant Hill explains the decision surrounding Draymond Green's omission from the Olympic pool

USA Basketball says it wants the best for Draymond Green, which is why the federation does not have him in its plans for the Paris Olympics

Grant Hill explains the decision surrounding Draymond Green's omission from the Olympic pool
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Shiffrin gets up after losing control and crashing while landing a jump in a World Cup downhill

Mikaela Shiffrin has crashed into the safety nets after losing control while landing a jump during a World Cup women’s downhill

Shiffrin gets up after losing control and crashing while landing a jump in a World Cup downhill
Sports

Paris Olympic medals headed in big numbers to United States and China in one forecast

The United States is predicted to top the medals tables — both the overall count and gold-medal count — for the 2024 Paris Olympics

Paris Olympic medals headed in big numbers to United States and China in one forecast
Business

Uber files legal appeal against Paris Mayor's transport restrictions

Uber said on Friday it had filed a legal appeal against the Paris Mayor's office regarding restrictions placed upon so-called VTCs - tourist vehicles with drivers - in the capital.

Uber files legal appeal against Paris Mayor's transport restrictions
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Teenager Valieva disqualified in Olympic doping case. Russians set to lose team gold to US

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been disqualified from the 2022 Beijing Olympics

Teenager Valieva disqualified in Olympic doping case. Russians set to lose team gold to US
Sports

Australia's Koloi wins 1-meter, Daley-led Britain takes team gold at world championships

With China sitting out the first two diving events, other nations got a chance to shine on Day 1 of the World Aquatics Championships

Australia's Koloi wins 1-meter, Daley-led Britain takes team gold at world championships
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Paris police say they detained a man who stabbed 3 people at the Gare de Lyon train station

Paris police say a man has injured three people in a stabbing attack at the Gare de Lyon train station in Paris

Paris police say they detained a man who stabbed 3 people at the Gare de Lyon train station
Sports

NFL players enthusiastic about prospect of pursuing Olympic gold when flag football debuts in 2028

Tyreek Hill is a five-time All-Pro, eight-time Pro Bowl selection and Super Bowl champion

NFL players enthusiastic about prospect of pursuing Olympic gold when flag football debuts in 2028
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Italian Olympic champion Jacobs reconnects with US family by moving to Florida ahead of Paris Games

Italian sprinter Marcell Jacobs still feels like he has something to prove as he prepares to defend gold in the 100 meters at this year's Paris Olympics

Italian Olympic champion Jacobs reconnects with US family by moving to Florida ahead of Paris Games
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NBA MVP and 76ers center Joel Embiid had knee surgery. His injury could affect the US Olympic team

Joel Embiid’s timeline to return to the Philadelphia 76ers is still unclear following knee surgery

NBA MVP and 76ers center Joel Embiid had knee surgery. His injury could affect the US Olympic team
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Victims recall lifetimes of trauma as former Olympian pleads guilty to molesting boys in 1970s

A former Olympian and longtime track coach will spend as much a 11 years in state prison after pleading guilty to charges of sexually molesting young boys in the 1970s while working at a sports camp in western Massachusetts

Victims recall lifetimes of trauma as former Olympian pleads guilty to molesting boys in 1970s
Sports

Jamaican sprinter Fraser-Pryce to make Paris Games her fifth and final Olympics

Jamaican great Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce says the Paris Games will be her fifth and final Olympics

Jamaican sprinter Fraser-Pryce to make Paris Games her fifth and final Olympics
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Chang Yani knocks off teammate Chen Yiwen for China's 8th diving gold medal at worlds

Chang Yani has topped teammate Chen Yiwen in the 3-meter springboard, giving the powerhouse Chinese team its eighth diving gold medal of the World Aquatics Championships

Chang Yani knocks off teammate Chen Yiwen for China's 8th diving gold medal at worlds
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ISU defends its decision to give Russians bronze medal from Beijing Olympics after doping case

The governing body that oversees figure skating has defended its decision to award the bronze medal from the 2022 Beijing Olympics to the Russian squad

ISU defends its decision to give Russians bronze medal from Beijing Olympics after doping case
Sports

Summer McIntosh ends Katie Ledecky's 13-year unbeaten streak in 800-meter freestyle

Katie Ledecky’s 13-year unbeaten streak in the 800-meter freestyle is over

Summer McIntosh ends Katie Ledecky's 13-year unbeaten streak in 800-meter freestyle
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President's intervention keeps Paris' riverside bookstalls in place for the Olympics

French President Emmanuel Macron has canceled plans to move Paris’ famed second-hand booksellers’ boxes from the banks of the Seine River in preparation for the opening ceremony of the Olympics in July

President's intervention keeps Paris' riverside bookstalls in place for the Olympics
Sports

Siobhán Haughey of Hong Kong captures her first long-course world title in Doha

Siobhán Haughey of Hong Kong has captured her first long-course world title, winning the women’s 200-meter freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar

Siobhán Haughey of Hong Kong captures her first long-course world title in Doha
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US wins another women's water polo world title, beating Hungary 8-7 for gold

The United States held off Hungary 8-7 to capture the women’s water polo title for the fifth time in the last six championships and eighth time overall

US wins another women's water polo world title, beating Hungary 8-7 for gold
Sports

Steenbergen wins 100 free gold for the Netherlands at world championships

Marrit Steenbergen won gold for the Netherlands in the women’s 100-meter freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships

Steenbergen wins 100 free gold for the Netherlands at world championships

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