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Weight of a nation: Olivia Reeves wins first U.S. weightlifting gold medal in 24 years

2024-08-10 15:50:02 Reeves was perfect in the snatch round, converting on all three of her lifts to lead at the…

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Gold medal game is a last dance worth soaking in for Team USA’s brightest stars

2024-08-10 12:10:02 LeBron James is 39 and has all but acknowledged that this will be his final Olympics. Kevin Durant…

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Noah Lyles says his Olympics are done after COVID-19 diagnosis – NBC New York

2024-08-09 14:50:02 The "World's Fastest Man" will have an unexpectedly quick exit from the Paris Olympics. Just hours after finishing…

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Noah Lyles diagnosed with COVID-19 – NBC New York

2024-08-09 05:40:02 Noah Lyles, crowned the "World's Fastest Man" earlier this week at the Paris Olympics, was diagnosed with COVID…

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Hampton Morris wins first U.S. men’s weightlifting medal in 40 years

2024-08-08 16:30:02 The United States’ long wait for an Olympic men’s weightlifting medalist is over after four decades, as Marietta,…

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Nelly Korda talks mental health, highlights balance in pursuit of second Olympic medal

2024-08-08 16:05:02 Korda, 26, is part of a huge sports family that understands pressure. Her parents are former professional tennis…

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Team USA men’s volleyball to play for bronze medal after brutal loss to Poland

2024-08-08 10:10:02 MATCH STATS The Olympics provide some of the greatest triumphs in sports, but they can also provide some…

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Wrestling preview, Aug. 7: Sarah Hildebrandt fights for an upgrade from bronze to gold

2024-08-07 21:25:02 Wednesday's medal events Three wrestling medals of the Paris Games will be awarded, as the three weight classes…

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Kevin Durant becomes all-time leading scorer in U.S. Olympic history

2024-08-07 17:05:02 Team USA's breezy win over Brazil in the Olympic quarterfinals on Tuesday came with more than a spot…

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USA’s Kelly Cheng, Sara Hughes eliminated from beach volleyball tournament after loss to Switzerland

2024-08-07 16:15:02 Top-ranked Americans Kelly Cheng/Sara Hughes were upset by Swiss duo Nina Brunner/Tanja Huberli (21-18, 21-19) in straight sets…

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USWNT defeats Germany 1-0, heads to Paris Olympics gold medal final

2024-08-07 13:20:02 After a long tactical battle that extended into extra time between Emma Hayes and Germany head coach Horst…

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Stock market news for August 6, 2024

2024-08-07 02:25:02 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 06, 2024…

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Silence is not golden: Simone Biles and Suni Lee discuss ‘awkward’ beam final

2024-08-07 02:10:02 “It was really weird and awkward, not our favorite. None of us liked it,” Biles told reporters after…

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Wrestling preview, Aug 6: Will USA’s Amit Elor and Cuba’s Mijain Lopez grab gold?

2024-08-06 13:40:01 Getting Underway Meanwhile, three new weight classes get underway with the Round of 16 and quarterfinals in Session…

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Caroline Marks strikes gold in down-to-the-wire women’s surfing Olympic final

2024-08-06 13:20:02 Caroline Marks and Tatiana Weston-Webb headed into the gold medal bout having gone through two drastically different semifinal…

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USA’s Taryn Kloth, Kristen Nuss shocked by Canada in beach volleyball Round of 16

2024-08-06 07:15:01 U.S. podium hopefuls Kristen Nuss/Taryn Kloth were upset by Canada’s Brandie Wilkerson/Melissa Humana-Paredes in straight sets and eliminated…

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New-look artistic swimming team competition kicks off with United States eyeing podium

2024-08-06 00:50:02 The 2024 Olympic artistic swimming team competition gets underway Monday, and for the first time since 2008, the…

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Who is U.S. cyclist Kristen Faulkner, the winner of the women’s road race?

2024-08-05 06:25:02 She quit her venture capitalist job in 2021 to pursue training full time. She won the 2024 U.S.…

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Bobby Finke breaks world record to win men’s 1,500m freestyle gold

2024-08-05 02:35:04 American iron-man Bobby Finke smashed the men's 1,500m freestyle world record as he retained the Olympic gold medal…

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U.S. cyclist Kristen Faulkner wins shocking gold medal in women’s road race

2024-08-05 01:05:02 Back in the peloton, the main group of riders, the strong Netherlands team of Demi Vollering, Lorena Wiebes,…

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