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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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PARIS — Americans played one electric quarter of basketball on Friday and that was more than enough to send them to the women’s gold medal game. Jackie Young, A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart and Copper Kahleah all scored in double figures as the U.S. cruised to a 85-64 victory over Australia in a semifinal game at Bercy Arena.

U.S. women blow out Australia, advance to gold medal basketball game

Watch: U.S. women's soccer celebrates gold after final whistle sounds

Two members of Team GB's medical team have helped save the life of the Uzbekistan Olympic boxing team's head coach. Tulkin Kilichev was celebrating a gold medal for Uzbek boxer Hasanboy Dusmatov in the warm-up area at Roland Garros in Paris on 8 August when he went into cardiac arrest.

Team GB medics save Uzbekistan boxing coach's life

Rai Benjamin dominates rivals to win first Olympic gold

Sha’Carri Richardson made sure to remind people that she is still that girl with her performance in the women’s 4×100-meter relay. Team USA’s women’s relay team will compete in the 4×100-meter final all because Richardson showed why she was made for the big stage.

VIDEO: Cameras Caught Sha’Carri Richardson’s Dirty Move As She Ran Her Opponent Down During 4×100-Meter Relay

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Los Angeles County, CA

Herbie J Pilato

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

American sport climber Brooke Raboutou won silver in the women's bouldering and lead combined final after a strong lead climb. Raboutou added to her high boulder score to finish second with a total score of 156 points. Watch the 2024 Paris Olympics on NBC and streaming on Peacock, July 26 - Aug 11.

U.S. climber Raboutou fastens onto silver during lead route

Slovenian sport climber Janja Garnbret topped three out of the four boulder problems during the bouldering round of the Olympic women's boulder/lead combined final. Garnbret flashed Boulders 1 and 3 to take the lead. Watch the 2024 Paris Olympics on NBC and streaming on Peacock, July 26 - Aug 11.

Slovenian climber Garnbret tops boulders in combined final

'My country fought so hard to get me back': Brittney Griner heading to finals for USA

Albuquerque, NM

Rangers at Grand Canyon found the body of a missing person earlier this week, marking the third death at the national park since July 31, officials said Thursday. The body of Leticia Castillo, 20, of Albuquerque, was discovered Tuesday 150 feet below an overlook on the canyon’s South Rim, the National Park Service said in a news release.

Missing person found dead at Grand Canyon, third fatality at national park in a week

Imane Khelif has easily been the most polarizing athlete at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. She first made headlines for forcing Italian boxer Angela Carini to quit within one minute of their match, and people quickly called for her disqualification, claiming she was transgender. Then, after the International Olympic Committee...

VIDEO: Cameras Caught Algerian Citizens’ Surprising Reaction To Imane Khelif Winning Gold Medal At 2024 Paris Olympics

The Standard

 Algeria's Imane Khelif beat China's Yang Liu to claim the gold medal in the women's welterweight boxing at the Olympics on Friday.Khelif, a silver medallist at the 2022 world championships, and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting have been in the spotlight at the Paris Games amid a gender dispute that has dominated headlines.Janjaem Suwannapheng of Thailand and Taiwan's Chen Nien-chin were awarded bronze.More to follow...

Olympic 2024: Imane Khelif overcomes gender accusations to win boxing gold medal

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

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

Japan’s meteorological agency on Thursday issued its first-ever “megaquake advisory.”. The warning followed a 7.1-magnitude earthquake off the country’s southern coast. That raises the risk of an even larger quake on the Nankai Trough, an underwater subduction zone that scientists believe is capable of producing temblors up...

Why Japan issued its first-ever 'megaquake advisory' — and what that means

Cindy Ngamba is beaten in her boxing semi-final but will still return from Paris 2024 with a historic bronze medal - the first by an athlete from the Refugee Olympic Team.

Ngamba beaten but takes refugee team's first medal

Full Breanna Stewart highlights from U.S. win vs. Australia

The stunning state of the bronze medal that American skateboarder Nyjah Huston just received in the men’s street skateboarding competition at the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024 has gone viral. The Olympian expressed his displeasure on social media about the subpar quality of the coveted gold he won in Paris....

Nyjah Huston Exposes Quality Issues with Bronze Medal from Paris Olympics 2024

In celebration of her Olympic bronze medal, Team Canada’s pole vaulter Alysha Newman started twerking after finding out the big news. The Telegraph reports that following the news that she won the bronze medal in the women’s pole vault finals in the 2024 Olympics, Newman ran towards the crowd and started dancing.

Algerians celebrate Olympic boxer Imane Khelif's gold medal victory

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