The Spun

Emma Navarro isn't afraid to speak her mind, that's for sure. After falling short to Qinwen Zheng in the third round of the 2024 Paris Olympics, she called out her opponent.  Navarro had a rather interesting conversation with Zheng at the net following the loss. During her post-match ...

Emma Navarro Rips Her Opponent After Loss In The Summer Olympics

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Emma Navarro and Qinwen Zheng talked trash after their Olympics tennis match.

Emma Navarro To Qinwen Zheng: "I Don't Respect You as a Competitor"

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Medal table | Olympic schedule |How to watch | Olympic news. Day 3 of the Paris Olympics featured two of the biggest stars in tennis facing one another yet again, the first game for the USA women's basketball team amid soaring popularity for the sport, the USA men's and women's swimming teams collecting several medals, and a return to the podium for a U.S. men's gymnastics for only the third time since 1984.

2024 Paris Olympics results from Day 3: Team USA wins medals in swimming and men's gymnastics, and U.S. women's basketball debuts

PARIS — All things considered — and there was a lot to consider — the USA men will take it. In a match eerily similar to the one their USA women counterparts lost on Monday, the Americans came away with a 25-21, 25-17, 17-25, 20-25, 15-11 victory Tuesday over Germany and clinched a spot in the Paris Olympics quarterfinals.

USA men hold on to clinch Paris Olympics volleyball quarterfinals bid

Team USA's women's beach volleyball duo Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng defeated the Czech Republic's Barbora Hermanovva and Marie-Sara Stochlova in their first match of the Paris Olympics. Hughes and Cheng, who won the Beach Volleyball World Championships in 2023, won the match 2-0 with a total of 42 points...

Team USA's Cheng and Hughes dominate in 1st women's beach volleyball match

Florida State

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Akeena

Wow, that's a tough situation for UKG employees in Florida. Imagine gearing up for a holiday weekend and then getting blindsided with news of massive layoffs. It's not just the number—2,200 employees, which is 14% of their workforce—but also how abruptly it was done, right before the Fourth of July.

Thousands of workers in Florida laid off by a major company

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

Fayetteville, AR

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Arkansas head coach John Calipari recruited and brought back back redshirt junior forward Trevon Brazile to the basketball team after being named the new head coach on April 10. Brazile, the lone returning Razorback on the roster, committed to Calipari on June 4th. Brazile, 6-10, 220, averaged 8.6 points, 5.9...

Trevon Brazile discusses return to Razorbacks

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Sam Westreich, PhD

It’s not humans. How a survivor of a super-extinction repopulated our planet. There are more than 8 billion humans alive at this moment on Earth (unless something has gone horribly wrong). But humans aren’t the only dominant mammals.

For Millions of Years, Earth Was Dominated by a Single Vertebrate Genus

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Updated on July 17, 2024, concerning two of the missing children listed below. Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

Colorado State

Boulder, CO

Adam Munsterteiger and Brian Howell share their thoughts after covering Colorado’s first preseason practice in 2024, the second preseason of the Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders era in Boulder...

ANALYSIS: Urgency heightens as Colorado football conducts first preseason practice

Waco, TX

Less than a month since his commitment to Texas Tech on July 1st, Houston (Tex.) Cy Falls three-star linebacker Kaleb Burns announced Tuesday that he has flipped his commitment to Baylor. Burns, who becomes the 19th commitment in the Bears' 2025 recruiting class, affirmed a decision he made early last...

Three-star linebacker Kaleb Burns flips commitment to Baylor football

Illinois State

Chicago, IL

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MOD Pizza has over 500 locations across the country with 22 restaurants in Illinois. The Washington-based chain offers fast-casual fare known for its customized, artisan-style pizzas. Customers can choose from over 40 toppings and 8 sauces to create their own masterpiece.

Bankruptcy Looms for Major Pizza Chain With Chicago Suburban Locations

Coco Gauff's Olympic dreams in singles at the 2024 Paris Olympics have come to an end. The 20-year-old American was upset by Croatia's Donna Vekic 7-6 (7), 6-2 on Tuesday in a roller-coaster of a match. The match had a couple of turning points: after Gauff lost the first set...

‘This isn't fair': Coco Gauff loses third-round match at 2024 Olympics

Alabama State

Tuscaloosa, AL

Few programs nationally felt the negative impact of the transfer portal this offseason like Alabama, which lost several projected starters and felt the sting of a few decommitments following Nick Saban's retirement and the subsequent hire of Kalen DeBoer. Earlier this month at SEC Media Days, Saban questioned the decisions of those who left the program for other opportunities.

Nick Saban questions players who left Alabama after coaching change

South Carolina State

Columbia, SC

One of South Carolina's commitments in the 2025 recruiting class received a Crystal Ball to another SEC team on Tuesday morning. The pick was made a few days after the three-star recruit visited that school last Friday, instead of traveling to South Carolina for the cookout. Check out this update...

South Carolina commitment adds Crystal Ball to SEC opponent

Explore Beaufort SC

The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

Massachusetts State

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Sandy Paws Resuce Inc., a foster-based animal rescue in Massachusetts, recently introduced Miracle, a pit bull terrier who is approximately one year old, and is now looking for her forever home. According to the nonprofit rescue organization, “Miracle was dumped at a lake in Texas and rescued by a good samaritan who has been fostering her since.” This compassionate individual provided Miracle with a temporary home and the love she desperately needed. However, her foster parent recognizes that Miracle deserves even more. “While her foster hates to let her go, she knows there is a better life for Miracle in MA,” Sandy Paws Rescue Inc. noted.

Meet Miracle: The Dog Who Was Dumped At A Lake Now Looking For Love

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One raunchy piece of advice made Haliey Welch an internet sensation — though her fame has come with a price. The 23-year-old, best known as "hawk tuah girl," has had to deal with some rather creepy fans ever since a video of Welch giving a tip about intercourse went insanely viral online.

'Hawk Tuah' Girl Haliey Welch Says She Was Offered $600 to 'Spit in a Jar' After Her Lovemaking Tip

Iga Swiatek remains on course in her quest to win a first Olympic gold medal after she earned a hard-fought straight-set win against Wang Xiyu at the Paris Games. The world No 1 defeated her 23-year-old Chinese opponent 6-3, 6-4 on Court Philippe-Chatrier to advance to the quarter-finals of the Olympics.

Iga Swiatek breaks new ground for Poland at Olympics as she improves incredible statistics

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2024 Paris Olympics Update: Collins advances to quarterfinals, Navarro falls in three sets

Day four of the 2024 Paris Olympics featured more action across multiple sports from Virginia athletes. In tennis and swimming, the Cavaliers found success and disappointment....

2024 Paris Olympics Update: Collins advances to quarterfinals, Navarro falls in three sets

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