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Former Stanford defender Naomi Girma plays every minute of the Olympics for Team USA en route to a gold medal win

Naomi Girma helps Team USA win gold at Paris 2024 Olympics

The U.S. women's national team will have a place on the podium on Saturday but the color of the medal will be up to them. The USWNT will meet Brazil in the 2024 Paris Olympic gold medal final at Parc des Princes in Paris, France. It will be the third time the two sides will play in an Olympic championship final. Both national teams are in transitional phases and looking to take the next step in their respective programs. New U.S. head coach Emma Hayes and her group are back in a final after just three months on the job as manager. Brazil will have longtime legend Marta back in the squad after she served a two-game red card suspension.

USWNT vs. Brazil at 2024 Paris Olympics: Three keys as USA soccer go for gold against legendary Marta

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PARIS — The U.S. women's national soccer team broke away to a 2024 Olympic title here at the Parc des Princes on Saturday, completing a near-instant turnaround under new coach Emma Hayes with a gold medal. The USWNT won a third consecutive knockout match 1-0, this time over Brazil,...

2024 Olympics: USWNT tops Brazil to win gold in women's soccer for first time in 12 years

Simone Biles was called out by Brazil's gymnastics coach.

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The United States Women’s National Soccer Team won the Olympic gold medal on Saturday, defeating Brazil

U.S. Women's Soccer Team Wins Gold Medal at Paris Olympics

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The upcoming gold medal game between Team USA and France at the 2024 Paris Olympics promises to be an epic showdown, and we're breaking down the key matchups and players to watch. Before we dive into the analysis, don't forget to join us for our pregame and postgame shows on FYF Sports Debates. You can watch it live here: FYF Sports Debates.

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The U.S. women's national team has one final hurdle to overcome before they can claim Olympic glory. The USWNT and Brazil will meet for the third time in an Olympic gold medal match on Saturday, with the two programs in completely different places in their respective developmental cycles. Brazil are saying farewell to the iconic face of their program, after Marta announced 2024 would be her final year with the national team. The United States welcomed new head coach Emma Hayes just three months ago, and her roster of several first-time Olympians will compete for a potential fifth gold medal -- the first gold medal match for the team since 2012.

USWNT vs. Brazil live stream, prediction, lineups: Where to watch 2024 Paris Olympic gold medal game, time

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The U.S. women initially looked like a team that played six games in the last 16 days.

More so than a soccer game, Brazil turned the Paris gold medal match into a track meet.

However, the Americans found new gaps and kept their opponents at bay in the added final 10 minutes to win 1-0 for their first gold medal since 2012 at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.

During the 57th minute, Korbin Albert, who started in place of Rose Lavelle, came up with...

USWNT holds off Brazil to win first Olympic gold medal since 2012

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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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Team USA will face France for gold in both men's and women's basketball, the first time the Olympics gold medal game has featured the same matchup for both.

Team USA Faces France for Gold In Both Men's and Women's Olympics Basketball

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CAMDEN, N.J. – Lisa Smith, 61, of Cornelius, North Carolina, has admitted to her role in a fraudulent scheme involving over $3.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today that Smith pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Karen M. Williams in Camden federal court on July 17, 2024, to a charge of bank fraud conspiracy.

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 The 2024 Olympicmen’s basketball tournament ends with the U.S. taking on host France in a showdown at Bercy Arena.Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and LeBron James will lead the team as it seeks a fifth consecutive gold medal and 17th overall.              Home-court edge hasn’t always been unbeatable at Olympics              France will be “home” for both basketball gold medal games — the men’s one on Saturday night and the women’s one on Sunday afternoon, each...

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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

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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.

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National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) helps to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), 174 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Since January 1, 2024, there was a total of 1,445 reported missing in the country.

Missing Missouri children as of July 17, 2024, according to the NCMEC

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An Ohio father read from the Bible, told his children he loved them, and called his own father – cryptically telling him that his eldest boy would be “the hardest one” – before he murdered his three young sons in a horror attack at the family home.

Ohio dad read from the Bible and told his three young sons they were the ‘best boys ever’. Then he killed them

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David Heitz

More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

A man peacefully sitting with his son in his car in their church parking lot was assaulted by a Denver police officer in June 2019 and will receive a $75,000 settlement. The payoff appears on the Denver City Council agenda for Monday. The item is on the consent calendar. Items on the consent calendar are considered routine and generally pass in a block vote without discussion.

Man hit in face by Denver police officer to receive $75,000 settlement

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The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

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USWNT win gold medal at 2024 Paris Olympics: Team USA down Brazil, Marta 1-0 to win fifth Summer Games

Mal Swanson was the difference maker with a second half goal that was all the U.S. needed. A new look version of the U.S. women's national...

USWNT win gold medal at 2024 Paris Olympics: Team USA down Brazil, Marta 1-0 to win fifth Summer Games

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