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The U.S. women's basketball team defeated Australia 85-64 at Bercy Arena on Friday to advance to Sunday's gold medal game in Paris. Why it matters: The U.S. women's hoops team, which features Brittney Griner, Diana Taurasi, A'ja Wilson and a host of WNBA All-Stars, has dominated throughout the tournament as it seeks an eighth consecutive gold medal.

U.S. women's basketball downs Australia to reach gold medal game in Paris

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PARIS (AP) — Down by 11 in the fourth quarter, against what looked like overwhelming odds, the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team got a spark. Six points in two seconds. Kevin Durant and Devin Booker provided that wild sequence to start the comeback, Stephen Curry had a scoring night like almost none other in U.S. Olympic history, and the Americans will play for gold at the Paris Games. Curry scored 36 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:16 left, and the U.S. beat Serbia 95-91 in a semifinal classic on Thursday night.

US men’s basketball team rallies to beat Serbia at Paris Olympics, will face France for gold medal

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And then there were two. After 24 competitive matches in less than two weeks between 12 of the world's elite in women's football, only Brazil and the United States remain. It may not be the matchup that we all expected but it surely is one loaded with captivating storylines. The...

Brazil vs. USA: 2024 Paris Olympics women's soccer gold medal match live stream, lineups, preview

SAINT-DENIS, France -- This time at the Olympics, hammer thrower Annette Nneka Echikunwoke got to compete. Not only compete, but win a medal — for the United States. Three years ago, Echikunwoke arrived at the Tokyo Games ready to represent Nigeria, but she wound up needing to leave before even getting to take a throw. Nigeria was among a handful of countries deemed “high risk” by track’s anti-doping regulators in the lead-up to those Olympics — forcing its athletes to be subjected to more drug testing.

Unable to throw at the last Olympics, Echikunwoke changes countries and wins a hammer silver for US

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Hollywood child stardom has taken its toll on many actors through the decades. Lani O'Grady, for one, found fame in the 1970s on the TV family series, Eight is Enough. O'Grady followed in the footsteps of her brother, actor Don Grady, an original Mouseketeer and member of another popular TV family show: My Three Sons. Their mother, Mary B. Grady, was a talent agent who represented several child actors. But Lani, who would also eventually become an agent, died in 2001 just one week before what would have been her 47th birthday.

TV's 'Eight is Enough' Star Lani O'Grady Found Fame Early in Life but Died a Tragic Death

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Those opposing the bill say it threatens protesters from expressing their views anonymously and poses a health risk with COVID-19 on the rise.

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Kate Jackson began her acting career as a silent ghost on TV's classic 1960s gothic daytime drama Dark Shadows but remains alive and well years after two horrific battles with breast cancer. Jackson went on to small screen prime-time stardom on police/detective/crime drama/comedies like The Rookies, Charlie's Angels, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, and more. This is her triumphant story.

'Charlie's Angels' Star Kate Jackson Has Courageously Battled and Conquered Cancer Several Times

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He was born on April 2, 1949, in New Haven, Connecticut, and died of a heart attack at only 63 on August 14, 2012, in Palm Beach Gardens. His birth name was Ronald Gabriel Paolillo, but his stage name was Ron Palillo who was best known as Arnold Dingfelder Horshack on TV's hit 1970s sitcom, Welcome Back, Kotter.

The Tragic Death of 'Welcome Back, Kotter' Actor Ron Palillo: A Look Back

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The United States men's volleyball team beat Italy on Friday at South Paris Arena to secure the bronze medal at the Paris Games.

USA men's volleyball rebounds from 'devastating' loss to defeat Italy for bronze medal

PARIS -- B-girl India from the Netherlands beat refugee team member b-girl Talash in the first ever breaking battle at the Olympics, kicking off the women's competition as breaking — or break dancing — debuted at the Paris Games on Friday. India Sardjoe — known as "b-girl India"...

Olympic breaking underway, with b-girl India winning first battle in Games history

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

Finally, the gold medal game. There aren’t many bigger than this in women’s soccer. It’s the biggest game the USWNT has played since the 2019 Women’s World Cup Final. It’s the first time the USWNT has played for a gold medal since 2012 in London. But they aren’t the only team playing in this gold medal game. Brazil has never won a major international tournament and hopes to send their greatest star, Marta, off in style.

USWNT vs. Brazil preview: USA pushing for 5th gold

LYON, France -- Ann-Katrin Berger saved a last-minute penalty and Germany won the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics with a 1-0 victory on Friday over Women’s World Cup winner Spain. Berger dove to stop Alexia Putellas’ penalty attempt in the ninth minute of stoppage time, then raised her...

Berger saves Putellas penalty to clinch women's soccer bronze for Germany in 1-0 win over Spain

The USWNT is one match away from their ultimate goal after making their way through a grueling Olympic tournament to advance to Saturday's gold medal game against Brazil. This will be the third Olympic gold medal match meeting for the 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup finalists, with the US defeating Brazil at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Games to top the podium.

USWNT Battles Brazil for Olympic Gold

As she closes out another award-winning Olympic season, the star gymnast is celebrating with long, flowing, loose curls. Biles posted a selfie of her new look on her Instagram story, in which she's seen smiling while sitting in a vehicle. Her look was paired with glowing neutral makeup, a diamond necklace and small hoop earrings.

Simone Biles closes out Paris Olympics with fresh new hairstyle

A woman and her son who were once homeless have made it to the 2024 Paris Olympics, where she will be rooting for him as he competes in the 10-kilometer marathon swim event this week, representing Team USA. "It was a 'we' effort … there's so many people involved [along]...

Mom who was once homeless with son gets to watch him compete at Paris Olympics

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The U.S. women's soccer team advanced to the Olympic final with a 1-0 victory over Germany on Tuesday. The team will face Brazil in the gold medal match on Aug. 10. "CBS Saturday Morning" co-host and CBS News and sports correspondent Dana Jacobson has an Olympic recap from Paris.

U.S. women's soccer team to play Brazil for Olympic gold medal

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Walz does not own a single stock, while Vance invests in dozens of companies.

Personal finances of Walz and Vance show stark differences

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Breanna Stewart scored 16 points and the U.S. women's basketball team extended its Olympic-record winning streak to 60 with a convincing win over Australia on Friday, punching their tickets to the gold medal game.

French Olympics: U.S. women extend win streak to 60, advance to gold medal game

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

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USWNT seeks to restore world dominance with Olympic gold on the line against Brazil

PARIS -- Just when it appeared the U.S. had conceded its dominance with an early exit from Women’s World Cup, the Americans have roared back under...

USWNT seeks to restore world dominance with Olympic gold on the line against Brazil

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