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Sha’Carri Richardson Left Confused After Wrong Winner Initially Named in 4x100 Relay

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Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. Incident Summary: On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, during the 3m springboard preliminaries at the Olympic Games in Paris, American diver Alison Gibson faced an unfortunate incident that led to a score of 0.0. Competing to secure a place in the semi-finals, the 25-year-old Texas-born athlete experienced a collision with the diving board that significantly impacted her performance.

Heart-Stopping Moment: Alison Gibson’s Dive Ends in Disaster at the 2024 Olympics

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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone put the exclamation point on an incredible Olympics for the United States athletics teams with a dominating, gold-medal winning run as the anchor in the 4x400m women's relay final. After breaking her own world record in the 400m hurdles earlier this week, McLaughlin was ...

Everyone Had Same Reaction To Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's Performance In Relay Final

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Nikki Hiltz is one step closer to chasing their dream.

In Hiltz’ first Olympics, the 29-year-old — who identifies as transgender/nonbinary — qualified for the finals of the women’s 1500-meter race.

In the second semifinal race, Hiltz’ 3:56.17 time was good for third behind Ethiopia’s Diribe Welteji and Australia’s Jessica Hull.

Hiltz was one of 12 overall runners to reach the final round, including fellow American Elle St. Pierre.

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Transgender, nonbinary runner Nikki Hiltz makes Olympic 1500m final

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The last two races of the Paris Games were a gold rush for the U.S., with both the women and men dominating the 4x400-meter relays Saturday. The women — comprising Shamier Little, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas and Alexis Holmes — closed out the Olympics in a race that was not close.

Team USA dominates women's and men's 4x400-meter relays

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U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles was stripped of the third-place spot that earned her a bronze medal for what amounts to four seconds of pause about the difficulty value of her floor routine, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) confirmed on Saturday. Why it matters: The announcement follows a decision from the...

Jordan Chiles booted from third-place Olympic spot

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Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Georgia State

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The chances for the tropical wave in the Atlantic developing have now risen to 80% over the next seven days. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has advised that this disturbance could become the next tropical storm or hurricane within the coming days, potentially targeting the U.S. East Coast.

Tropical Wave That Could Impact Georgia Now Has 80% Chance of Development

Los Angeles County, CA

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In 1981, pop-music sensation Andy Gibb was at the top of the charts. The younger brother of Barry, Robin, and Maurice, a.k.a. The Bee Gees, commenced a tumultuous romance with actress Victoria Principle, who played Pam Ewing on Dallas, TV's then-Number 1 prime-time series. But after the relationship ended, Andy's life, already challenged by substance abuse, did as well. This is their tragic story.

The Tragic Death of Pop Star Andy Gibb & His Traumatic Romance with 'Dallas' Star Victoria Principle

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Trinity Rodman, the daughter of NBA legend Dennis, recently won an Olympic gold medal in soccer with Team USA.

Dennis Rodman’s Daughter Trinity Wins Gold For Team USA In Soccer

Chicago, IL

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

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Great Britain’s Noah Williams snatched a bronze medal with his last two dives in a thrilling men’s 10m platform final contest.The 24-year-old produced a brilliant comeback to challenge for a podium place towards the end of the competition.Williams was fourth going into the fourth round, but some over-rotation caused him to drop down to fifth.No way Noah!! 🤯Individual bronze to add to his synchronised silver 🥉🥈#Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/DgpGawtGwM— Team GB (@TeamGB) August 10, 2024However, he delivered a brilliant response with scores of 93.60 and 94.35 on his final two dives to snatch bronze.Williams’ team-mate Kyle Kothari had to settle for an 11th placed finish.      Read More               Olympics 2024 LIVE: Latest medals and results from ParisEmile Cairess shines at Olympics marathon – can Team GB runner now win a major?Crumbs – ‘muffin man’ Henrik Christiansen has 10 million-plus views on TikTok      

Noah Williams saves the best to last to snatch 10m platform bronze

Joyline Chepngeno burst onto the trail running scene in the most incredible way imaginable with a remarkable win at the 51st edition of the iconic Sierre-Zinal in Switzerland. The Kenyan was running in her first ever trail race in Europe. A talented runner on the track as a youngster, the...

Unknown trail running rookie loses 30kg to take on elite stars in top race – and WINS

Corvallis, OR

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Gold-medal-winning Olympic gymnasts Jordan Chiles and Jade Carey are heading back to school. Chiles and Carey — part of the “Golden Girls” squad led by Simone Biles that soared to gold in Paris last week — have both announced they are returning to college, Chiles at UCLA, Carey at Oregon State.

Olympic champion gymnasts Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles to return to school

Paramount Global on Thursday took a $6 billion write-down on its cable TV business, the day after Warner Bros. Discovery did the same for $9 billion. Why it matters: Both companies are struggling to convince Wall Street that their streaming bets will make up for those losses. Paramount Global's stock...

Cable TV biz crumbles

This year, more than 1,200 current, former and incoming NCAA athletes are competing in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games — and more than 840 are chasing gold for a country outside the United States. Why it matters: College sports have been a key pipeline for Team USA talent throughout...

How college sports deliver the world's Olympic stars

Atlanta, GA

Padel, an immensely popular racquet sport you've probably never heard of and don't know how to pronounce, is establishing a foothold in metro Atlanta. Why it matters: Invented in Mexico in 1969, "paddle" or "pah-dell" combines tennis, squash and racquetball and is growing in popularity in the U.S., particularly in Florida, Texas and along the east coast.

Popular racquet sport padel is popping up in metro Atlanta

Baton Rouge, LA

Sha'Carri Richardson, the sprinter whose star began shining when she was an Louisiana State University athlete, raced her way to Olympic gold in Paris on Friday as part of the 4x100m relay team. Why it matters: She stared down her opponents on the way to her team victory. Catch up...

Sha'Carri Richardson stares down her opponents on her way to Olympic gold

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Chester County, PA

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Chester County's Nick Mead is one of Team USA's flag bearers for the closing ceremony at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.Why it matters: The Strafford athlete is a member of the crew team that won its first gold for the U.S. in men's four since 1960.Zoom in: The closing ceremony begins Sunday at 3pm.Team USA's flag bearers include Mead and swimmer Katie Ledecky, who won a pair of gold and other medals herself at the games.1 cool thing: Mead is the first rower to lead Team USA as a flag bearer at a closing ceremony.

Pennsylvania's Nick Mead to be flag bearer in Olympics closing ceremony

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Nonbinary runner Nikki Hiltz finishes seventh in 1500 meter finals

Nikki Hiltz, who is the first openly transgender and nonbinary athlete to make an individual Olympic final, finished seventh on Saturday in the 1,500-meter race. Why...

Nonbinary runner Nikki Hiltz finishes seventh in 1500 meter finals

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