New Zealand's Lydia Ko overcame a late double bogey to secure the gold medal at the women's Olympic golf competition in Paris. Ko created a comfortable five-shot lead on Saturday by making birdies at 3, 7 and 9 as Switzerland's Morgane Metraux got off to a horrific start. Metraux began...

Lydia Ko in tears after claiming Olympic gold on dramatic final day

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There’s something raw about the Olympic podium. Cameras get so close to the athletes that fans a world away can watch as a single tear spills out of the eye, rolls down the cheek and hangs at the bottom of a chin. That was the scene for Lydia Ko, who was overcome with emotion at the weight of the moment. The tears appeared to start before she’d even holed her final birdie putt.
Ko didn’t just win Olympic gold, she played her way into the LPGA Hall of Fame, arguably the toughest Hall in all of sports, accomplishing her ultimate goal.
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Lydia Ko’s golden finish in Paris is what her career deserved

It’s a cliché response to say that the only real expectation Mariajo Uribe carried with her into this week’s Olympic women’s golf tournament was to enjoy herself. Still, when you’re playing the last competitive event of a fulfilling 14-year LPGA career, enjoying yourself is as good a reward as any.

This LPGA veteran is retiring after the Olympics. A medal is looking like a possible going-away gift

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GUYANCOURT, France (Reuters) -New Zealand's Lydia Ko won gold in the women's Olympic golf competition on Saturday, holding her nerve in a tense finish to complete her medal set in her final Games.

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Nelly Korda cruised into contention to successfully defend her gold medal in the Olympic Golf Competition before disaster struck on the par-3 16th. Team USA's Korda, 26, opened with a level-par 72 on Wednesday and then moved serenely into contention on the front nine of her second round on Thursday.

Nelly Korda was cruising to another Olympic gold medal then disaster struck on 16

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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

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Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, known for his prowess on the football field, made a personal announcement during a press conference on Tuesday. The three-time Super Bowl champion revealed that he and his wife, Brittany Mahomes, are expecting their third child and that this will be their last.

Patrick Mahomes Reveals He's 'Done' Having Kids with Wife Brittany Mahomes After Baby No. 3

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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

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Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, is still looking for a forever home for an adorable six-year-old French bulldog named Joannie. The local animal rescue explains: “Joannie was found as a stray extremely emaciated and less than half her current weight now. She was missing fur on her body, face and ears. She has been nursed back to health and is doing wonderfully. While her age and exact history is unknown, it is clear she has mothered more than enough litters in her short lifetime.”

Meet The "Extreme Snuggler" French Bulldog Still Looking For Love

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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

Golf Monthly

The Colombian made an eagle on the par-5 18th at Le Golf National as she brought an end to her professional career in style

Mariajo Uribe Ends Professional Career With Eagle On Final Hole At Olympics

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Actor Richard Deacon found fame on classic TV sitcoms such as The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS, 1961-1966), on which he played Mel Cooley, and Leave it to Beaver (CBS, 1957-1963), in which which he portrayed neihbor Fred Rutherford. Both characters were married to women, while Fred had a son.

The Secret Gay Life of Actor Richard Deacon ('Dick Van Dyke Show'): 30 Years After His Tragic Death

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from interviews the author conducted with those individuals mentioned.]. This year marks the 60th Anniversary of the classic TV show Bewitched, which originally aired on ABC from 1964 to 1972. The show remains popular in reruns, and will soon be released in a special Blu-ray edition to mark the anniversary.

Dick York ("Darrin #1") Would Have Stayed on 'Bewitched' Had He'd Been Given More Time To "Rest up"

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Charley Hull of the LPGA Tour had a chance to represent her home country in the Paris Olympics this summer.  Hull, who has become a fan favorite over the past few years, finished in 27th place at this year's Olympics. Even though Hull didn't have a great overall performance in Paris, she ...

Photo: Olympic Golfer Charley Hull Turns Heads In Gold Dress

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

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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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Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid off in July 2013. He still draws several cartoons a week and distributes them through his own syndicate. Through Heller Syndication, his cartoons regularly appear in more than 400 newspapers, making him the most successful self-syndicated editorial cartoonist in the nation. His cartoons are reprinted many times in USA Today, Denver Post, St. Paul Pioneer Press, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Newsweek Japan, The Week and The Washington Post. Joe’s cartoons have won numerous distinctions, including 10 Best of Gannett awards, eight Milwaukee Press Club awards and two Honorable mentions for the John Fischetti Award. He lives in Green Bay with his wife, Pamela. He is a regular featured cartoonist for the NKyTribune .

Joe Heller: Cartoonist views Olympics, court limits, last supper, eye-for-eye, orange/black

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Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued a state of emergency in Northeast Florida and across much of the state as a tropical system appears almost certain to develop. The National Hurricane Center said Friday morning that a tropical wave has a 90% chance of developing into at least a tropical depression over the next seven days. Most models show it moving into the Gulf of Mexico and then coming ashore and crossing the state, possibly moving over Northeast Florida.

Tropical system is nearly certain to develop

10 August 2024, France, Paris: Olympics, Paris 2024, Golf, Singles, Ladies, 4th round, Lydia Ko from New Zealand waves after her victory. Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa (Photo by Jan Woitas/picture alliance via Getty Images) The 2024 Paris Olympics women's golf tournament final leaderboard is headed by Lydia Ko, who won the...

2024 Paris Olympics women’s golf tournament final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and who got a medal

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The world No. 1 will go into the third round tied for 12th and still in the hunt, but was much closer to the lead until the 16th hole in Round 2.

Nelly Korda’s Friday Charge at Olympics Thwarted By a Quadruple Bogey

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Why Lydia Ko didn’t cry at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, but she did at the 2024 Olympics in Paris

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 10: Gold medalist, Lydia Ko of Team New Zealand reacts on the podium during her national anthem in the Women's Individual Stroke...

Why Lydia Ko didn’t cry at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, but she did at the 2024 Olympics in Paris

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