"To finish fifth in an Olympic Games, I couldn't be prouder," said Fraser, who came ninth in the final in Tokyo. "For me it was all about having fun today. "I was really disappointed after the team final so I felt I had nothing to lose and went for everything I wanted to."

GB's Fraser and Jarman miss podium as Oka takes gold

Texas State

Rising University of Texas junior Hubert Kos of Hungary earned the gold medal in the 200-meter backstroke final on Thursday evening at the Paris Olympic Games inside Paris La Defense Arena. In addition, former Longhorn Carson Foster qualified for the final of the 200-meter individual medley. Texas Men’s Swimming has...

Texas Men's Swimming's Hubert Kos Wins Gold

Pennsylvania State

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PARIS (Reuters) - American rower Justin Best has always had his sights on the top step of the Olympic podium, and on Thursday the 26-year-old from Pennsylvania finally made it as his country won its first gold in the men's four since 1960.

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The United States has won an Olympic rowing medal for the first time in eight years. Nick Mead, Justin Best, Michael Grady, and Liam Corrigan won gold in the men’s four event on Thursday, ending the U.S.’s frustrating rowing medal drought. In the end, the American four won silver medals by 0.85 seconds, beating New Zealand to the top spot. The U.S. won gold, and Great Britain came in third, three seconds behind. The British won the world title twice, in 2022 and 2023. The American win takes the top spot in the men’s four-boat category.

Rowing Recap, Aug. 1 U.S. Secures First Olympic Medal Since 2016

Gainesville, FL

Florida Gators On SI

Former Florida Gators star Kieran Smith was a late substitution for Team USA and ended up swimming the fastest leg.

Former Gator Kieran Smith Medals as Late Substitution in USA Relay Team

Blanco, TX

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Brigid Pfeifer

There were a number of celebrities who passed away within the past week, including two notable actresses: Shelley Duvall and Shannen Doherty. Shelley Duvall passed away on Thursday July 11th at her home in Blanco, Texas. The cause of death was complications from diabetes and news of her death was confirmed by her partner Dan Gilroy.

Two Beloved Hollywood Actresses Have Passed Away This Week

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

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

Irish Star

British rugby sevens player Amy Wilson-Hardy is reportedly being investigated by the British Olympic Association after appearing to make a racist comment in a WhatsApp message

Team GB star under scrutiny for alleged racist comment during Paris Olympics

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

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.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Virginia State

Ronkonkoma, NY

The New York Post reveals that two men who died in a plane crash at MacArthur Airport were from Virginia. The men had been visiting friends in Long Island and were returning home when the tragedy occurred.

Life partners from Virginia have been identified as the victims of a New York plane crash

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Alfred J. Hamwey was only 24 when his twin-engine Douglas A-20G Havoc bomber was shot down Jan. 20, 1945, while the pilot fought Japanese forces over New Guinea. For almost eight decades, no one knew where Hamwey’s body lay north of Australia.

Aviator’s remains identified 79 years after WWII crash

South Carolina State

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

Austin, TX

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Texas Longhorns running back Jaydon Blue is up for a coveted award this fall.

Longhorns RB Jaydon Blue Named To Paul Hornung Award Watch List

Ewers adds another preseason accolade to his list and could claim the title of best college football player in the spring.

Texas QB Quinn Ewers Selected for 2024 Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List

The Independent

 Day seven of the Olympics sees Team GB’s track stars in action with a full day of athletics as Keely Hodgkinson, Dina Asher-Smith and team captain Josh Kerr feature in a busy schedule at Paris 2024.Jack Laugher and Anthony Harding look to make it four medals in the diving for Team GB, while Oliver Wynne-Griffith and Thomas George have claimed silver rowing silver in the men’s pair after Croatia clinched gold on the line.Later, look out for France’s Olympic superstars, too, as Judo king Teddy Riner aims for gold, and Leon Marchand can win a fourth swimming gold medal...

Olympics LIVE: Jack Laugher goes for diving gold as Team GB win rowing silver and athletics underway

Oregon State

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Meet the 6 Olympians, 2 Paralympians representing Oregon at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Oregon high school athletes competing in 2024 Paris Olympic Games

Helen Glover hinted her glittering rowing career is over after being denied a third Olympic title by the wafer-thin margin of 0.18 seconds.Just 24 hours after Team GB women’s quadruple sculls crew claimed gold by the margin of 0.15secs, Glover, Rebecca Shorten, Esme Booth and Sam Redgrave were on the wrong side of a race to the line as the Netherlands held on in a thrilling finale.Glover, who won pairs gold at London 2012 and Rio 2016 with Heather Stanning, took four years out of the sport before the Tokyo Olympics to start a family with her husband Steve Backshall,...

Helen Glover says it’s time to be mum and hints brilliant rowing career is over

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

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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

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

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Texas Rowing Duo Misses Out on Olympic Podium

Kate Knifton and Daisy Mazzio-Manson went from NCAA National Champions to Olympians...

Texas Rowing Duo Misses Out on Olympic Podium

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