Swimsuit wars heating up in Olympic year
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By By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer 
July 19, 2024
Olympics, Sports
July 19, 2024
PARIS (AP) — A special kind of iron curtain came down across central Paris on Thursday, with the beginning of an Olympic anti-terrorism perimeter along the banks of the River Seine sealing off a kilom...
Curry leads U.S. men past Serbia in Olympic warmup
Olympics, Sports
By By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer 
July 18, 2024
Stephen Curry was relatively quiet offensively during the U.S. Olympic team’s first two exhibitions before the Paris Games. He got a lot more assertive on Wednesday with his official Olympic debut les...
After fleeing, athletes will compete for Refugee team
Olympics, Sports
July 18, 2024
By MEGAN JANETSKY, RENATA BRITO, KIRSTEN GRIESHABER AND DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press They compete under the same flag but speak different languages and come from different parts of the world. After...
Team USA packed with star power in Paris
Olympics, Sports
By By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer 
July 18, 2024
From Simone Biles to Sha’Carri Richardson and Diana Taurasi to Katie Ledecky, Team USA will provide some of the biggest star power at the 2024 Olympic Games. And it will be the women leading the way a...
LeBron, 39, still center of attention for U.S.
Olympics, Sports
July 17, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) — This is how the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team took the floor for warmups before an exhibition game in Abu Dhabi: Stephen Curry opened with a layup, followed by ones from Tyrese H...
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By By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer 
July 16, 2024
There was a lot for the U.S. Olympic team to like on Monday. And a lot not to like. Anthony Davis scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Tyrese Haliburton came up with a pair of late 3-pointers tha...
Murphy longs to reclaim top spot on podium
Olympics, Sports
By By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer 
July 13, 2024
Ryan Murphy longs to reclaim the top spot on the medal podium at the Paris Olympics. America’s backstroke star was relegated to silver and bronze in his individual races at Tokyo — a performance that ...
U.S. men the favorite but challengers await
Olympics, Sports
By By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer 
July 13, 2024
There is one goal, and it’s always the same goal for USA Basketball. The only acceptable result from these Paris Olympics is another gold medal. And the most recent gold was one of the toughest to get...
Trip to Japan helped center Spencer Lee
Olympics, Sports
By By BILL BECKNER JR. Trib Total Media 
July 11, 2024
Frustrated with nagging injuries, Spencer Lee said he thought about putting wrestling down for a while, maybe even shelving it altogether. Had he done that, though, he wouldn’t be in Paris reprenting ...
Canada sets basketball roster, returning 8
Olympics, Sports
July 10, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Canada finalized its men's basketball roster for the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, with eight of the 12 players selected having been part of the run to a bronze medal at last summer's ...
Olympics, Sports
July 10, 2024
DENVER (AP) - For the fourth consecutive Summer Olympics, Team USA will be sending a roster featuring more women than men. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee announced the 592-member contingent...
Celtics’ White replaces Kawhi on U.S. Olympic team
NBA, Olympics, Sports
July 10, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Derrick White of the NBA champion Boston Celtics has replaced the Los Angeles Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard on the U.S. team for the Paris Olympics, USA Basketball said Wednesday in the fir...
Biles has shot at history at Olympics
Olympics, Sports
By By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer 
July 9, 2024
Simone Biles and the rest of the U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics team don’t need to be reminded of what happened in Tokyo three years ago. Mostly because nearly all of them lived it. Biles, reigning O...
Young gymnast offers hope for Ukraine’s Olympic future
Olympics, Sports, World News
July 9, 2024
CHORNOMORSK, Ukraine (AP) — When Oleksandra Paskal first took to the mat as a 4-year-old, her rhythmic gymnastics coach saw nothing but potential in a sport where the Olympics is the ultimate goal. Th...
Olympics, Sports
July 9, 2024
SYDNEY (AP) — Afghan sprinter Kimia Yousofi is preparing to compete at her third Olympics after being selected for the Paris Games from her training base in Australia. Yousofi, Afghanistan’s flag bear...
Olympics, Sports
July 9, 2024
By the Associated Press Olympic medal-winning gymnast MyKayla Skinner Harmer is drawing criticism for a since-deleted YouTube video in which she said the U.S. Center for SafeSport is making it difficu...
Olympics, Sports
July 8, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Defenders Miles Robinson and Walker Zimmerman along with forward Djordje Mihailovic will be the three overage players on the 18-man U.S. Olympic men’s soccer roster after failing to ge...
Ukrainian high jumper keeps her eye on the bar
Olympics, Sports
July 8, 2024
MONTE GORDO, Portugal (AP) — Kateryna Tabashnyk’s success depends upon utter concentration on the here and now, on the height of the bar in front of her and her body’s ability to leap it. That focus a...
Duke freshman Flagg taking advantage of his opportunities
NCAA, Olympics, Sports
July 8, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 3-pointer over Anthony Davis, swish. A baseline turnaround over Jrue Holiday, easy. An acrobatic putback after crashing the boards and getting fouled by Bam Adebayo, no problem. Tho...