After a number of days of pool play, USA Basketball's 5×5 and 3×3 teams find themselves on very different trajectories at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Team USA 5×5 is rolling, notching two wins in two games including a 87-74 win over medal contenders Belgium. But the 3×3 team has struggled early, beginning pool play 0-3 before rattling off three straight wins to earn a 3-3 record.

USA Basketball Weathers Highs and Lows at the Olympics

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The sun will rise in the morning, a businessman or woman will rush through a power lunch and Katie Ledecky

2024 Paris Olympics medal count: Where United States and every other country stands

As the world’s top athletes compete for individual glory and national pride at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, spectators are keenly watching to see which country will emerge with the most medals. By Wednesday, the U.S., Japan, China, and host country France were leading the medal count. Simone Biles,...

Medal Race Heats Up at 2024 Paris Olympic Games

Through the first 5 days of competitions, China leads in the goal count (11) while USA leads in the total medal count (37). The action is just heating up, so be sure to bookmark this page to track the medal count and upcoming finals. Live Olympics medal count updated Thursday,...

Olympics Medal Count Update and Upcoming Finals

AUGUST 2, 2024 – Sgt. Sagen Maddalena won the Silver Medal in Women’s Three-Position Rifle at the Paris Olympics. Maddalena earned a place in the Finals of the top eight competitors after setting an Olympic Qualification Record with a score of 593-45x. China’s Qiongyue Zhang followed close behind with a 593-40x.

Soldier Wins Olympic Silver Medal

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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

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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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Olympic track and field takes flight today, with a talented Team USA looking to ascend the podium once again. From early this morning until a few hours before the Closing Ceremony, track and field stars will compete across 48 events in a quest for Olympic glory. USA track and field...

Track & Field Enters the Olympic Fold

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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

The United States men's national basketball team wasted no time as it took care of business to start the 2024 Paris Olympics. After pulling away for a 26-point win over Serbia in the group play opener, Team USA clinched a spot in the quarterfinals with a 17-point win over South Sudan.

USA Olympic basketball scenarios: How Puerto Rico game impacts quarterfinal matchups, path to gold medal

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Lee Kiefer became the first American fencer to win three Olympic gold medals as the U.S. got its first-ever team fencing gold in women's foil at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.The team of two-time individual gold medalist Kiefer, silver medalist Lauren Scruggs, Jacqueline Dubrovich and Maia Weintraub held on for a 45-39 win over Italy in the final.Scruggs faced a late rally from Italy's Arianna Errigo, who cut an eight-point U.S. lead to three, but the 21-year-old took the next three points to close out the win and celebrated with a shout of delight.Weintraub, the U.S. team's alternate, was substituted...

U.S. wins its first gold medal in women's team foil

PARIS -- Spain's Carlos Alcaraz powered into the Olympic singles final with a brutal 6-1, 6-1 thrashing of overwhelmed Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime at Roland Garros on Friday. The 21-year-old second seed is bidding to add the Olympic gold to the French Open and Wimbledon titles he won recently and was...

Carlos Alcaraz blitzes into gold medal match

Defending Olympic champion Kellie Harrington is guaranteed at least a bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Games after victory in her 60kg quarter-final.

Harrington guaranteed medal after quarter-final win

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Ben Proud claimed the one medal missing from his collection as he bagged Olympic silver in the men’s 50 metres freestyle final.Proud has won world, European and Commonwealth titles in his decorated career but he has had a couple of near misses for a podium spot at the Olympics – fourth at Rio 2016 and joint fifth at Tokyo 2020.He ended his wait on Friday night but missed out on gold by five hundredths of a second as Australia’s Cameron McEvoy took top spot in a time of 21.25 seconds, with France’s Florent Manaudou third.WOW that was close! 😲Silver in...

Ben Proud ends wait for Olympic medal with men’s 50 metres freestyle silver

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PARIS (Reuters) - American Tommy Paul booked his first Olympic quarter-final and ended French hopes of a home medal when he beat the unseeded Corentin Moutet 7-6(5) 6-3 in front of a frenzied crowd on Wednesday.

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Bryshere Gray's name has been added to a growing list. Some Virginians have been keeping up with the ever-increasing tales of celebrities and their alleged connections to the saga of Sean Diddy Combs. There are now rumors that Empire actor Bryshere Gray is suing Diddy and Will Smith.

Empire actor Bryshere Gray is allegedly suing Will Smith and Sean Combs

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BRYONY PAGE is Team GB’s most successful trampolinist who bounced back from the yips to win an Olympic silver medal in 2016. The 33-year-old is set to compete in the third Olympic games of her career. Who is Bryony Page? Page was born in Crewe on December 10, 1990. She took up trampolining at the […]

Meet Bryony Page, Team GB trampolinist who bounced back from lost move syndrome to win an Olympics silver medal

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In the charmingly delightful world of astrology, you should know that each of the zodiac signs carries a specific set of traits. Those characteristics influence how individuals navigate the challenges they may meet in life. Some signs are known for their over-the-top boldness. These are the people who usually have such a strong willingness to face conflicts head-on.

3 Zodiac Signs That Hate Confrontation

NANTERRE, France -- Turns out, those comparisons to Michael Phelps weren't far fetched at all when it comes to Léon Marchand. They certainly weren't a burden for the 22-year-old Frenchman. Marchand completed one of the most audacious doubles in swimming history Wednesday night, winning the 200-meter butterfly and the...

Katie Ledecky adds another gold to her collection, her 12th Olympic medal

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This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

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USWNT Shoot for the Medal Rounds in Olympic Quarterfinal

The USWNT will kick off their knockout journey at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, taking on Japan in a crucial quarterfinal matchup. The US capped off...

USWNT Shoot for the Medal Rounds in Olympic Quarterfinal

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