There were high expectations for the U.S. men’s freestyle wrestling team heading into the 2024 Olympics; instead, the six-man squad made history for all the wrong reasons. 2016 Olympic champion Kyle Snyder ended up as America’s last hope to claim a gold medal, but ultimately fell to Akhmed Tazhudinov—is originally from Dagestan but now representing Bahrain—in the semifinals at 97kg. Despite Snyder’s best efforts, he couldn’t produce enough offense and suffered a second straight loss to Tazhudinov after the 21-year-old phenom beat him 11-0 at the 2023 World Championships.

Kyle Snyder falls, U.S. men’s freestyle wrestling team leaves Olympics without gold for first time in 56 years

New York Post

American gymnast Jordan Chiles must return the bronze medal she won in the Paris Olympics floor exercise after sport’s highest court voided an on-floor appeal by Chiles’ coach that vaulted Chiles to third, the International Olympic Committee confirmed Sunday.

The IOC announced early Sunday it was reallocating the bronze from last Monday’s women’s floor final to Romanian Ana Barbosu after the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) said Saturday night it would respect the court’s decision and elevate Barbosu to third.



The decision came less than 24 hours after the Court of Arbitration for Sport voided a scoring appeal made by Team USA coach Cecile Landi during the competition that placed Chiles...

US gymnast Jordan Chiles must return bronze medal after court mandates score change, IOC says

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France's Victor Wembanyama cried watching Team USA celebrate their gold medal as America knocked off the Paris Olympic hosts 98-87 in a memorable basketball final

Victor Wembanyama breaks down in tears after Team USA wins Olympics gold

Irish Star

Imane Khelif faced Yang Liu in the Olympic women's welterweight boxing final, with the Algerian now set for a lucrative payday

Imane Khelif earns huge sum for winning Olympic boxing gold medal after gender row

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Team USA won Olympic gold in the men's and women's 4X400 relay on Saturday with men hitting Olympic-record time and women coming in only .1 short of the world record.Moments before the women's race, there was more tension involving the men. Rai Benjamin, the 400 hurdles gold medalist held off 200 champion Letsile Tebogo to give the United States a .1-second win over Botswana - the final thriller in a nine-day meet full of them.Men clinch gold and Olympic-record timeRai Benjamin held off Letsile Tebogo of Botswana on the anchor leg to give the United States a gold medal and an...

Team USA wins Olympic gold in men's and women's 4x400 relay

Kansas City, MO

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Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, known for his prowess on the football field, made a personal announcement during a press conference on Tuesday. The three-time Super Bowl champion revealed that he and his wife, Brittany Mahomes, are expecting their third child and that this will be their last.

Patrick Mahomes Reveals He's 'Done' Having Kids with Wife Brittany Mahomes After Baby No. 3

Robert Whittaker isn’t letting Khamzat Chimaev off the hook that easy. In June, Whittaker was supposed to face Chimaev in the main event of UFC Saudi Arabia; however, less than two weeks before the event, Chimaev withdrew from the bout after falling “violently ill.” Instead, Whittaker faced Ikram Aliskerov on short notice and scored a first-round knockout that many fans thought would move him past the Chimaev matchup.

Robert Whittaker demanded Khamzat Chimaev fight rebooking: ‘I love disrupting their plans’

Washington State

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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Fans were throwing hands—and connecting!—at a boxing event Saturday in Las Vegas. Serhii Bohachuk and Vergil Ortiz Jr. were scheduled to headline an event at Michelob Ultra Arena, but two fans in the audience stole the show after a brief brawl that left one of them unconscious. In...

Watch vicious knockout in crowd brawl at Las Vegas boxing event

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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.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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Jordan Chiles won bronze on floor exercise, but an appeal by Romania changed all that.

Why this American gymnast is losing her bronze medal

Sporting News

The Sporting News live tracked results and highlights from the 2024 Olympic women's volleyball gold medal match between the USA and Italy.

USA vs. Italy volleyball results: Italy sweeps Team USA in dominating fashion for first Olympic gold medal

FOX Sports Radio

The United States Women's Basketball Team clinched a berth in the gold medal game at the 2024 Paris Olympics with an 85-64 win against Australia on Friday (August 9), extending its Olympic winning streak to 60 consecutive games.

USA Women Cruised to 60th Straight Olympic Win, Gold Medal Game Berth

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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

The United States had an up and down day in Olympics wrestling action on Thursday, with one athlete moving onto a gold medal match but two more falling in the semifinals. Former Iowa standout Spencer Lee continued his run at 57kg with another dominant performance, shutting down Gulomjon Abdullaev from Uzbekistan with a 14-4 win by technical superiority. While injuries stopped him from even attempting to make the 2020 Olympic team, Lee came storming back with his showing in Paris.

Spencer Lee advances to Olympic gold medal match for U.S., but Aaron Brooks suffers last-second loss

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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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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

Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day. I know plenty of you have been missing your phone-booth...

Missed Fists: Phone booth fighter knocked out in seconds after chaotic flurry

A UFC heavyweight rematch tops the bill of Saturday’s UFC Vegas 95 as Marcin Tybura looks to go 2-0 in the series against Serghei Spivac at the APEX. With that bout topping the 10-card slate, is this a satisfying lead-in card for next weekend’s UFC 305 event in Perth?

UFC Vegas 95 preview show: Can Serghei Spivac get revenge on Marcin Tybura? Plus, weight misses galore

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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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U.S. men’s freestyle wrestling team ends disappointing 2024 Olympics with 3 total medals, no gold

The overwhelming expectations for the U.S. men’s freestyle wrestling team came to a disappointing end at the 2024 Olympics following a loss by Kyle Snyder in...

U.S. men’s freestyle wrestling team ends disappointing 2024 Olympics with 3 total medals, no gold

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