Columbus, OH

NBC News

The last two races of the Paris Games were a gold rush for the U.S., with both the women and men dominating the 4x400-meter relays Saturday. The women — comprising Shamier Little, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas and Alexis Holmes — closed out the Olympics in a race that was not close.

Team USA dominates women's and men's 4x400-meter relays

Joyce Njeru is going all out for victory at Sierre-Zinal this weekend – and the Golden Trail World Series. The Kenyan star has had a great first half of the season and has realistic ambitions of winning both the GTWS and the Mountain Running World Cup. She was runner-up...

Joyce Njeru says Sierre-Zinal and more GTWS wins would be the “next level”

Sha'Carri Richardson continues to show she's one of the fastest women alive ... blowing by a German runner and hitting her with the side eye during a qualifying relay race in Paris on Thursday, and the moment was pretty epic!

Sha'Carri Richardson Side Eyes Opponent Before Speeding By During Race

Reuters

PARIS (Reuters) -New Zealand's Lisa Carrington led her women's kayak four crew to the gold medal at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium on Thursday, increasing her personal Olympic tally to six golds and one bronze with another stunning performance.

Olympics-Canoeing-Carrington leads New Zealand four to kayak gold, Germany win men's race

Washington State

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Kentucky Vibes.net

Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. Incident Summary: On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, during the 3m springboard preliminaries at the Olympic Games in Paris, American diver Alison Gibson faced an unfortunate incident that led to a score of 0.0. Competing to secure a place in the semi-finals, the 25-year-old Texas-born athlete experienced a collision with the diving board that significantly impacted her performance.

Heart-Stopping Moment: Alison Gibson’s Dive Ends in Disaster at the 2024 Olympics

Athlon Sports

The United States 4x100m men's relay team was stunned in the Olympic Games on Friday. Heading into the race as one of the favorites to win gold, the U.S. instead walked away with a disqualification.  Sprinters Christian Coleman and Kenny Bednarek made an inexcusable mistake in the first leg of ...

U.S. Relay Team Facing Intense Backlash After Embarrassing Disqualification

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

Arizona State

Arizona Sen. Krysten Sinema meets with media Friday in Paris, where she will run in the “Marathon Pour Tous” (the Marathon for Everyone) on Saturday on the same course on which the athletes compete. For the first time, amateur runners will have a chance to follow in the...

An American (senator) in Paris: Kyrsten Sinema competes in amateur marathon on Olympic course

Corvallis, OR

The Associated Press

Gold-medal-winning Olympic gymnasts Jordan Chiles and Jade Carey are heading back to school. Chiles and Carey — part of the “Golden Girls” squad led by Simone Biles that soared to gold in Paris last week — have both announced they are returning to college, Chiles at UCLA, Carey at Oregon State.

Olympic champion gymnasts Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles to return to school

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Skateboarder Born With “No Legs, No Limits” Smashes Guinness World Record

Wilson, who only turned 16 in January, became the youngest track athlete in history to represent the United States at an Olympics with his first leg appearance in the heats. But after clocking only 47.27sec on the opening leg to place seventh -- three seconds slower than Botswana first leg runner Letsile Tebogo, the 200m champion -- Wilson needed his team-mates to bail him out.

High schooler Wilson helps US into 4x400m final

Ollie Wood and Mark Stewart fall short of the medal places in the men's madison as Portugal win a historic first Olympic gold on the track.

Wood 'rear-ended by lorry' as GB miss out in madison

Los Angeles County, CA

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In 1981, pop-music sensation Andy Gibb was at the top of the charts. The younger brother of Barry, Robin, and Maurice, a.k.a. The Bee Gees, commenced a tumultuous romance with actress Victoria Principle, who played Pam Ewing on Dallas, TV's then-Number 1 prime-time series. But after the relationship ended, Andy's life, already challenged by substance abuse, did as well. This is their tragic story.

The Tragic Death of Pop Star Andy Gibb & His Traumatic Romance with 'Dallas' Star Victoria Principle

Britain's Caden Cunningham reaches the men's taekwondo semi-finals but Rebecca McGowan is beaten.

GB's Cunningham into semi-finals but McGowan beaten

960 The Ref

Medal table | Olympic schedule |How to watch | Olympic news. SAINT-DENIS, France — The absence of Noah Lyles isn’t what derailed the U.S.’s bid to win gold in the men’s 4x100-meter relay. It’s the Americans’ maddening inability to find four men who can pass the...

Paris Olympics: Disaster for U.S. men as drought continues in 4x100 relay

The Independent

The internet is going wild for Australian breaker Rachael Gunn at the 2024 Paris Olympics.  A series of clips of the 36-year-old athlete - also known as Raygun - went viral on social media, leading internet users to flood platforms with their various hot takes and memes. Many people weren’t sure what to make of Gunn’s interesting moves. “Insane respect, got an all expenses paid trip to Paris plus all the free gear and is forever an Olympian,” another added. “She cooked hard here I’m afraid.” But others were shocked she had made it thus far. “It’s surprising that...

Internet goes wild for 36-year-old Australian Olympic breaker: ‘She cooked hard here’

The Guardian

Team GB have made it into the Olympic finals of the 4x100m relays in the women’s and the men’s competition

USA set up GB showdown in women’s 4x100m relay after surviving close call

SAINT-DENIS, France — The youngest member of the U.S. Track & Field team hinted Thursday that he will soon make his Olympic debut. "Tune in Friday Morning @ 5:05 a.m. est," 16-year-old phenom Quincy Wilson wrote on Instagram, apparently alluding to the start time for the Olympic men's 4x400-meter relay prelims.

Paris 2024: 16-year-old phenom Quincy Wilson hints that he will make his Olympic debut Friday

Georgia State

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The chances for the tropical wave in the Atlantic developing have now risen to 80% over the next seven days. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has advised that this disturbance could become the next tropical storm or hurricane within the coming days, potentially targeting the U.S. East Coast.

Tropical Wave That Could Impact Georgia Now Has 80% Chance of Development

Denver, CO

David Heitz

The Denver City Council accepted Monday two grants totaling $24.5 million from the state of Colorado to pay for the homeless navigation campus it opened last year. One council member wants answers as to why wraparound services at the campus aren't up and running.

Denver homeless hotel wins $24.5 million grant, experiences wraparound services delay

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Unknown trail running rookie loses 30kg to take on elite stars in top race – and WINS

Joyline Chepngeno burst onto the trail running scene in the most incredible way imaginable with a remarkable win at the 51st edition of the iconic Sierre-Zinal...

Unknown trail running rookie loses 30kg to take on elite stars in top race – and WINS

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