LCM (50 meters) European Recap, Day 1: Lukas Märtens Doesn’t “Give A Shit” About 400 Free WR As He Wins Gold. European Recap, Day 2: Leon Marchand Answers The Hype With An Olympic Record. European Recap, Day 3: European Men Have Won Every Individual Event Through...

Paris 2024, Euro Recap: Apostolos Christou Wins Greece’s First Medal In The Pool Since 1896

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The United States women's soccer team beat Japan 1-0 in extra time on Saturday behind Trinity Rodman's goal to advance to the Olympic semifinal round.

United States women's soccer advances to Olympics semifinal with extra-time win over Japan

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VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — The U.S. will face Brazil in the quarterfinals of the Olympic men’s basketball tournament in Paris on Tuesday, and a semifinal matchup against Serbia or Australia awaits the Americans if they advance to the medal round. And the earliest the U.S. could see...

US draws Brazil in Olympic men’s quarterfinals. Serbia or Australia would await in the semis

LCM (50 meters) Prelims Live Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6. Finals Live Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6. In the finals of the women’s 200 butterfly at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Regan Smith clocked a best time of 2:03.84 to win a silver medal, taking down her own American record in the event by 0.03 seconds. Previously, her record was a time of 2:03.87, set at the Sun Devil Open in June of 2023.

Regan Smith Clocks 2:03.84 200 Fly, Breaks American Record To Take Olympic Silver

Anti-doping agents were unable to locate France’s star swimmer Leon Marchand for a doping test earlier this week – but it wasn’t his fault, according to L’Equipe. Drug testing agents arrived at the Olympic village, where he had been staying, on Monday morning, July 29 at 5:45 AM, to, among other things, test Marchand.

Leon Marchand Misses Early Morning Drug Test At the Olympics After Testers Make an Error

Distractify

The Paris Olympic Games began in July 2024, with unexpected celebrity appearances, including Flavor Flav, who is now the official sponsor and hype man for the U.S. Women’s Water Polo Olympic Team.The proud girl dad knew he had to step up when U.S. polo star Maggie Steffens asked for support ahead of the Olympics. He offered to be the team’s hype man through 2024 and 2028. He is also the team’s official sponsor.Flav spoke exclusively with Distractify about his Olympics debut while promoting another partnership with 5-Hour ENERGY and the brand’s gold cuff links from Verstolo Jewelry. The hip-hop icon...

Flavor Flav Is "Honored" to Support the U.S. Women's Water Polo Team For the Next 5 Years (EXCLUSIVE)

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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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Medal table | Olympic schedule |How to watch | Olympic news. After three games at the Paris Olympics, the only winless team in the women's 3x3 basketball pool is the sport's global superpower. Team USA fell to 0-3 in pool play on Thursday with a 17-15 loss to Australia, pushing...

Paris Olympics: Team USA falls to 0-3 in women's 3x3 basketball, last place in 8-team pool

Puerto Rico's men's basketball team is 0-2 in the 2024 Summer Olympics after making their first appearance in 20 years. They famously defeated Team USA 92-73 in 2004, but have already been eliminated with a winless record in pool play ahead of their match on August 3. Under coach Nelson Colon, the team qualified with a 2-1 World Cup performance. They have never won an Olympic medal.

Puerto Rico’s Basketball Team: Roster, Historic Win Against Team USA, and Key Players in 2024 Olympics

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Two prized local purveyors of Mexican seafood and fish tacos have teamed up to bring you something new in Highland Park: Carnal, a self-described “cocina artesanal” (artisanal kitchen) focused on just about anything but seafood.

Rancho Cooking With a Twist: Carnal Opens In Highland Park From Two Titans of Mexican Seafood

Sports Illustrated

The Sparks rookie is watching the Games from afar.

Cameron Brink Shares Special Message After USA 3x3 Basketball Team Advances to Semis

Us Weekly

Getty Olympian Madeline Musselman, who plays water polo for Team USA, is being cheered on in her goal for a third gold medal in Paris by her husband — and nothing is going to stop him from supporting her. Musselman, who is competing in her third Olympics and was named MVP for her team in […]

Olympic Water Polo MVP Madeline Musselman Cheered on by Husband Suffering Stage 4 Cancer

But first, let's quickly review exactly how the Olympic competition format works. How many groups are there in Olympic basketball, and how many teams are in each group?. The 12 teams are split into three groups, with four teams in each group. What are the groups for the men's Olympic...

Olympic men's basketball: Full group standings

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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

Reuters

PARIS (Reuters) - The United States broke their own world record in the 4x400 mixed relay in the opening heats at the Paris Olympics on Friday, crossing the line in three minutes 7.41 seconds.

Olympics-Athletics-US set world record in 4x400m mixed relay

ESPN

Dennis Schroder and Franz Wagner scored 26 points each as Germany beat France 85-71 in Olympic men's basketball Friday.

Germany tops France; Greece alive for Olympic knockout round

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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

Paris 2024, Euro Recap Day 7: Ben Proud Finally Captures His First Olympic Medal

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While at Princeton University, Ashleigh Johnson established herself as one of the nation’s top water polo goalkeepers. You would have thought that joining Team USA at the Olympics was naturally the next step. However, it was Coach Adam Krikorian’s pitch that sealed the deal.   “The sell wasn’t to be an Olympian or win a gold...

Team USA Water Polo Goalie Ashleigh Johnson Is an Inspiration to Black and Brown Kids Everywhere

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Zheng Qinwen unleashed six aces, capitalized on errors and broke top-ranked foe Iga Swiatek's serve six times for a semifinal upset in the Olympic tennis tournament Thursday in Paris.

Paris Olympics: China's Zheng Qinwen upsets Poland's Iga Swiatek, reaches tennis final

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2024 Olympic Water Polo: Men’s Group Play Round-Up (Through Day 8)

Paris Aquatic Centre/La Défense Arena — Paris, France. With group-play almost wrapping up on the men’s side in Paris, we now know who will be moving...

2024 Olympic Water Polo: Men’s Group Play Round-Up (Through Day 8)

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