Olympics, Sports
July 29, 2024
PARIS (AP) — The similarities were striking. Maybe fitting in the birthplace of déjà vu. Simone Biles sitting off to the side at the Olympics. USA Gymnastics team doctor Marcia Faustin by her side. A ...
Olympics, Sports
July 29, 2024
NANTERRE, France (AP) — Torri Huske touched the wall and turned to teammate Gretchen Walsh knowing they each had won an Olympic medal. Both Americans quickly spun their heads around to see the scorebo...
U.S. women defeat Germany, advance to quarters
Olympics, Sports
July 29, 2024
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Coach Emma Hayes tempered expectations as the United States cruised to a 4-1 win over Germany on Sunday night for a spot in the quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics. Sophia Smi...
France’s Marchand breaks Olympic record in 400m IM
Olympics, Sports
July 29, 2024
NANTERRE, France (AP) — Leon Marchand carried the comparisons to Michael Phelps and the hopes of a nation on his broad shoulders. The 22-year-old Frenchman handled it all with ease, setting himself up...
Full-time engineer Nic Fink earns first Olympic medal
Olympics, Sports
July 29, 2024
AP NANTERRE, France (AP) — For Nic Fink, this was a long time coming. Which only made it sweeter. The 31-year-old swimmer, who splits time at the pool with a full-time engineering job, claimed the fir...
Gauff eager to bring medals home to U.S.
Olympics, Sports
July 29, 2024
PARIS (AP) — Coco Gauff is 2-0 so far at the Paris Olympics after adding a 6-3, 6-0 singles victory over Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic on Sunday to a win a day earlier in doubles alongside Jessica Pegu...
USA women’s basketball looks for 8th straight gold
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TODAY’S SCHEDULE
July 29, 2024
Today’s slate for the Paris Olympics includes a blockbuster tennis match, a handful of the world’s biggest basketball stars, a couple of compelling swimming finals and a gymnastics showdown. Here’s a ...
U.S. men rout Serbia in Olympics opener
Olympics, Sports
July 29, 2024
LeBron James and Kevin Durant combined to score 44 points and hit 18 of 22 shots from the field. VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — LeBron James was feeling some nervousness, some butterflies, maybe eve...
U.S. men balancing being players and fans
Olympics, Sports
July 26, 2024
PARIS (AP) — The U.S. men’s basketball team is headed to the athletes village on Friday to mingle with fellow Olympians before the opening ceremony. Next week, the group wants to see Simone Biles comp...
Argentina coach slams chaotic ‘scandal’ during Morocco game
Olympics, Sports
By By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer 
July 26, 2024
The head of Argentina’s soccer federation said the chaotic ending to its Olympic soccer match against Morocco on Wednesday “makes no sense,” and Argentina’s coach called the scene “a scandal.” The ope...
5 from western Pa. to compete in Olympics
Olympics, Sports
July 24, 2024
TribLive Thousands of athletes will descend on Paris, France, this week to compete against the best in the world in their given sports at the Olympic Games. Five of those world-class athletes cultivat...
LeBron James chosen as flagbearer for Team USA
Olympics, Sports
By By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer 
July 23, 2024
LeBron James wasn’t totally sure what the opening ceremony was all about when he was picked for his first Olympics in 2004. This time, he’ll be one of the stars of the show. James has been picked by h...
U.S. men’s water polo team looks for elusive gold
Olympics, Sports
July 23, 2024
WALNUT, Calif. (AP) — Ben Hallock won in high school in Southern California. He won in college at Stanford. He won as a professional at Pro Recco, one of the top water polo clubs in the world. Hallock...
Double duty: Competing and parenting at Olympics
Olympics, Sports
By By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer 
July 23, 2024
From training and competing to preparing bottles for feedings and changing diapers, some of the Olympians at the Paris Games will be balancing their roles of athletes and parents. There is the British...
Wake-up call for U.S. men has arrived
Olympics, Sports
By By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer 
July 22, 2024
Just days from the Olympics, the U.S. men survived South Sudan by a point while being a 43-point favorite. South Sudan is the 33rdranked team in the FIBA world rankings, by far the lowest of any of th...
Durant returns to practice with U.S. basketball team
Olympics, Sports
By By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer 
July 20, 2024
Kevin Durant practiced with the U.S. Olympic basketball team on Friday, a major step toward getting him back on track for the Paris Games that open next week. It was Durant’s first time on the floor w...
Olympic success can hinge on the snap of a finger
Olympics, Sports
By By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer 
July 20, 2024
(Editor’s note: Fractions of a second or a slight misstep during the Olympics can alter the career, the legacy and the earning potential of athletes. The Associated Press spoke with athletes about how...
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...