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One viral Olympian garnered social media fame at the Paris Games, but he won’t be taking home any hardware.

French diver Jules Bouyer, who gained widespread attention in the opening days of the 2024 Olympics because of his revealing swimsuit, finished eighth in the men’s 3-meter springboard diving final on Thursday.

Bouyer posted a 395.70 total score while China’s Xie Siyi (543.60) and Wang Zongyuan (530.20) took gold and silver, respectively. Mexico’s Osmar Olvera earned bronze (500.40).

In his first-ever Olympics, the 22-year-old Bouyer made it all the way through to two final events,...

Viral bulge Olympian Jules Bouyer fails to medal in diving finals at Paris Games

From the track to the courts, there was no shortage of drama on Day 13 of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Tara Davis-Woodhall and Grant Holloway all captured Olympic titles as part of an eight-medal haul in track and field for Team USA on Thursday. The U.S. also had...

Watch: McLaughlin-Levrone's historic repeat, US men's basketball's epic comeback and more Day 13 highlights

South Carolina State

PARIS – This is getting ridiculous. First, Noah Lyles surged from last to first over the final 60 meters to claim the men’s 100 on Sunday night. Two days later, Cole Hocker unleashed a beast of a kick in the home straight to win an upset gold in the 1500 meters. And here we were, on Wednesday night in the Stade de France coming off the last turn in the men’s 400 meters, with another American, Quincy Hall, in position to launch an unlikely comeback in an Olympic final. Surely it could not happen again.

Quincy Hall Is Latest American to Earn Come-From-Behind Gold, Winning Olympic 400m in 43.40

PARIS -- Brazilians Ana Patricia Silva Ramos and Eduarda Santos Lisboa withstood Latvia's fast start to reach the women's beach volleyball semifinals at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. The top-ranked duo won 21-16, 21-10 against Anastasija Samoilova and Tina Graudina, but had to claw back from 6-0 down as the...

Brazilian women beat Latvia to join Canada in beach volleyball semifinals at Paris Olympics

PARIS — They’re back in the last match of the tournament and going for gold, and, no, they’re not defending their Olympic gold medal. The USA women are trying to win another one and get to do so Sunday afternoon against Italy. But Thursday they just needed...

Going for gold! USA women defeat Brazil in 5 in Olympics volleyball semifinals

102.5 The Bone

Medal table | Olympic schedule |How to watch | Olympic news. When an athlete makes a gold medal match at the Olympics, a silver medal is typically seen as a happy worst case scenario. It wound up being much worse for India's Vinesh Phogat. Phogat, who defeated Cuba's Yusneylys Guzmán...

Paris Olympics: Indian wrestler disqualified from gold medal match in women's 50kg after missing weight

The US Sun

DECORATED heptathlete Anna Hall is in action at the Paris Olympics. When Anna wasn't competing in track events for the University of Florida, she could be found with her tennis star boyfriend Ben Shelton, but they have since parted ways - and now fans are wondering more about her personal life and journey to the Olympics.

Who is athlete Anna Hall? Everything to know about her journey to the Olympics 2024

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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

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Charlotte, NC

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Here we (could) go again.. After making a second landfall in South Carolina, Debby weakened to a tropical storm and now located close to Charlotte, North Carolina. Despite the downgrade, the storm remains a threat, bringing heavy rainfall and tornado watches across North Carolina. Tragically, Debby has claimed six lives, including two in Georgia. Although Debby will soon lose its tropical characteristics, the risk of flooding and tornadoes persists as it moves into other states.

NHC Monitors Potential New Storm That Could Threaten Georgia

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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

New Haven, CT

He was born on April 2, 1949, in New Haven, Connecticut, and died of a heart attack at only 63 on August 14, 2012, in Palm Beach Gardens. His birth name was Ronald Gabriel Paolillo, but his stage name was Ron Palillo who was best known as Arnold Dingfelder Horshack on TV's hit 1970s sitcom, Welcome Back, Kotter.

The Tragic Death of 'Welcome Back, Kotter' Actor Ron Palillo: A Look Back

Hollywood child stardom has taken its toll on many actors through the decades. Lani O'Grady, for one, found fame in the 1970s on the TV family series, Eight is Enough. O'Grady followed in the footsteps of her brother, actor Don Grady, an original Mouseketeer and member of another popular TV family show: My Three Sons. Their mother, Mary B. Grady, was a talent agent who represented several child actors. But Lani, who would also eventually become an agent, died in 2001 just one week before what would have been her 47th birthday.

TV's 'Eight is Enough' Star Lani O'Grady Found Fame Early in Life but Died a Tragic Death

BroBible

Shannon Sharpe and his podcast co-host Chad Johnson made a promise to pay US Olympians $25,000 for winning gold medals this summer in Paris. Sharpe took things a step further, upping the ante with a $50,000 offer for record setting performances. The pledge came as a response to seeing the payouts for American medal winners, […]
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Shannon Sharpe Clarifies That He Won’t Pay Record Setter Cole Hocker $50K After Olympic Promise

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Chicago, IL

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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.

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American track star and high school phenom Quincy Wilson struggled during his highly-anticipated Olympic debut. Team USA still finished third in heat.

Quincy Wilson says he 'wasn't 100% myself' during his Olympics debut in 4x400 relay

While most of the attention Wednesday on the track rightfully went to the 400m final won by Quincy Hall and the gutsy run for silver by Kenneth Rooks in the steeple, there were also semis of the men’s 110 hurdles, the men’s 200 and the womens’ 400. Some takeaways below.

Noah Lyles Beat in 200 Semis and Goes to Medical, Holloway Cruises, Dos Santos Struggles

North Miami, FL

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In a landmark real estate transaction, Vilma Vilarino Knips, owner of Las Vegas Cuban Cuisine Restaurants, and her husband James Knips, who owns the Christmas Palace decoration store, have sold their newly built mansion on Biscayne Bay for a staggering $20.75 million. This sale has set a new record for North Miami, surpassing previous high-water marks in the city's real estate market.

Florida Mansion Sold for Record $21 Million by Restaurant Owner

PARIS – It’s becoming a trend. Falls played a major role at the US Olympic Trials in the women’s 800 and in recent Diamond Leagues in Monaco and London in the men’s 1500. Now the epidemic has spread to the 5,000 meters as the two Olympic preliminaries on Wednesday morning featured a total of six men hitting the ground across three separate incidents.

Paris Day 6 A.M.: Chaos Strikes Men’s 5,000 Prelims – Nur, Ahmed, Grijalva Eliminated

Jonesboro, AR

Paris, France – (Contributed) – Aug 8, 2024 – Arkansas State track and field alumna Camryn Newton-Smith began competition on Thursday with the first four events of the heptathlon 2024 Summer Olympics held at Stade de France in Paris. The Australian concluded Day 1 of the heptathlon...

Newton-Smith concludes day 1 of Heptathlon at 2024 Summer Olympics

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1500 Final Set: Kipyegon Favorite, But Americans Hiltz & St. Pierre Ready to Challenge for Medals

PARIS — There was no question who was the class of the field in the first Olympic women’s 1500m semifinal on Thursday: two-time defending Olympic champ...

1500 Final Set: Kipyegon Favorite, But Americans Hiltz & St. Pierre Ready to Challenge for Medals

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