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Three Americans earned gold medals on Wednesday at the Olympic Games in Paris, two of them coming in unconventional fashion.

2024 Paris Olympics medal count: Where United States and every other country stands after Quincy Hall wins gold

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Medal table | Olympic schedule |How to watch | Olympic news. SAINT-DENIS, France — Sha’Carri Richardson has her gold at last. Richardson and the rest of Team USA’s 4x100 women’s relay team triumphed on Friday night, bringing home gold. The victory is the sweetest of prizes for Richardson, who had missed out on opportunities to win gold in both Tokyo and earlier in these Games. The team from Great Britain finished in the silver medal position, and Germany won bronze.

Paris Olympics: Sha'Carri Richardson wins her first gold as part of 4x100 relay

This article was sent as a newsletter. Sign up for our weekly Jewish sports newsletter here. Hello! The Paris Olympics are winding down — but not before some final key competitions this weekend. And since last week’s newsletter, Jewish and Israeli athletes won six more medals, including three golds.

The Jewish Sport Report: These sisters made Jewish Olympics history 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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A group of American and Japanese figure skaters finally received their medals from the 2022 Winter Olympics on Wednesday, two and half years after a doping scandal kept them from the podium in Beijing. Nathan Chen, Vincent Zhou, Karen Chen, Brandon Frazier, Madison Hubbel, Zachary Donohue, Madison Chock, and Evan Bates received gold medals, up from silver, and their Japanese colleagues got silver medals, up from bronze, under the Eiffel Tower at the Paris Olympics. Their medals were delayed after Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, then 15, won gold in 2022 after testing positive for a banned heart medication. The Court of Arbitration for Sport finally ruled against Valieva in January 2024 and stripped her of her medal, giving the gold to the U.S. skating team and silver to Japan. “My parents didn’t get to share the Beijing [men’s gold] medal with me so it’s cool to be able to have this alternative that now allows us to have a chance to have my family in attendance,” Nathan Chen told USA Today, adding that his “whole family” had traveled with him to Paris.Read it at NBC ChicagoRead more at The Daily Beast.

U.S. Figure Skaters Finally Receive Gold Medals From Beijing—in Paris

Medal table | Olympic schedule |How to watch | Olympic news. The Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee has appealed the results of the gymnastics floor routine at the Paris Games on behalf of gymnast Sabrina Maneca-Voinea, whom it believes should have been awarded a medal. The ROSC announced the appeal...

Paris Olympics: Romania files appeal, believes gymnast should be awarded bronze over USA's Jordan Chiles

Germany’s Darja Varfolomeev won Olympic gold in the Rhythmic Gymnastics individual all-around final.Varfolomeev topped the rotations in hoop (36.300), ball (36.500) and clubs (36.350) and came second in the ribbon (33.700) to score a total 142.850 points.Bulgaria’s Boryana Kaleyn won the silver with 140.600 points and Italy's 2023 World Championships silver medallist Sofia Raffaeli took the bronze medal with 136.300 points.Having made her senior debut in 2022, Varfolomeev earned her first world title in the clubs before becoming the youngest gymnast to achieve the feat of a clean sweep of four apparatus finals and the all-around title at the 2023 World Championships.

Germany’s Darja Varfolomeev wins Olympic Rhythmic Gymnastics individual all-round gold

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Actor Bob Denver, who passed away in 2005, will forever be remembered for his leading role on the classic 1960s sitcom Gilligan’s Island. Denver also played another famous TV character: the beatnik-type Maynard G. Krebs on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.

TV's 'Gilligan Island' Stars Dawn Wells and Bob Denver and Their Controversy Behind the Scenes

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Vinesh Phogat of India, who was set to compete in gold-medal match, was disqualified after not making weight.

Olympic disqualification of gold medal hopeful exposes 'dark side' of women's wrestling

Actor Buddy Ebsen, who died at age 95 in 2003, found fame by starring in two of the most popular classic television shows in history: The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS, 1962 to 1971) and Barnaby Jones (CBS, 1973 to 1980). On the Hillbillies, he played former Tennessee country mountain-folk-turned-wealthy Beverly Hills resident Jed Clampett. On Barnaby Jones, he was one of TV's most senior, slyest, health-conscious detectives. Ebsen, however, almost became even more famous for a certain big-screen classic film in which he ultimately did not appear.

'Beverly Hillbillies" Actor Buddy Ebsen Was "Bitter" about not playing the Tin Man in 'Wizard of Oz'

PARIS -- Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has asked sports’ highest court to award her a shared silver medal after being disqualified from her Paris Olympics final for missing the weight limit. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said a judge in Paris is holding a hearing Friday on Phogat’s...

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat appeals to get Olympic silver medal after disqualification for missing weight

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Elinor Barker wins decisive final sprint to ensure GB take silver ahead of the Netherlands

Great Britain secure silver medal in women's Madison after Italy take gold at Paris Olympics

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Florida’s buffet lovers are in for a shocker as the popular Royal Sushi Buffet & Hibachi in Port Richey has been temporarily shut down following a state inspection. This isn’t the first time the eatery has faced such trouble, but the recent closure has sparked quite a buzz among its loyal patrons and food enthusiasts alike.

Live roaches, flying objects in the kitchen and soiled shelves- Buffet closed again in Florida

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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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American sprinter Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone set a new world record in the women's 400-meter hurdles final at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Thursday (August 8). McLaughlin-Levrone finished with a time of 50.37, breaking her own previous record of 50.65 set at the U.S. trials in June. The 25-year-old had previously set the record for the event five times prior to her gold medal win on Thursday, initially breaking fellow American Dalilah Muhammad's previous record in June 2021.

American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Sets World Record At Paris Olympics

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The 2024 Olympic games are underway, and the medal counts are stacking up, with the United States currently in the lead with the most medals. Winning a gold, silver, or bronze medal at the biggest competition in the world offers enough of a reward and payoff for all the hard work, dedication, and sacrifice these athletes endure. However, there is also a financial incentive for the athletes if they represent one of the countries that pay incentives. Each country has its own pay scale for each medal, and some offer housing, healthcare services, and other incentives as well.

Olympic  Medals: Surprising Disparity in Gold vs Bronze Earnings

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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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The Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee announced on Wednesday that it will be appealing a controversial score in the women's gymnastics floor final.

Romania appeals controversial Olympic gymnastics score that resulted in historic podium

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Last month, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) released video footage that shows a veteran LAPD officer chasing a young man through a Pacoima housing project before fatally shooting him in the back as he ran away.

20-Year-Old Fatally Shot in The Back By LAPD Officer in Pacoima Projects

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A woman is suspected of stealing a package from a Woodbridge doorstep on July 10, according to the Irvine Police Department . The police believe she may be responsible for other thefts. Her bag appears to say, “Here are a few of my favorite things.” Unfortunately, the things in her bag belong to other people.

The Irvine Police are on the hunt for a chubby package thief on a scooter

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All the Jewish medalists at the 2024 Paris Olympics

The 2024 Paris Olympics conclude on Sunday, and at least 15 Jewish athletes from the United States, Australia and Israel will return home with some new...

All the Jewish medalists at the 2024 Paris Olympics

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