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The Sporting News live tracked results and highlights from the 2024 Olympic women's volleyball gold medal match between the USA and Italy.

USA vs. Italy volleyball results: Italy sweeps Team USA in dominating fashion for first Olympic gold medal

For the first time in Olympic history, a gold-medal winner has been named in breakdancing—or breaking, as it's referred to in Paris. Canada B-boy Phil Wizard, whose legal name is Philip Kim, won the event's first-ever gold medal after the sport was introduced at this year's Olympics. Phil Wizard took down the hometown hero, Dany Dann, in Saturday's final to earn gold.

Olympic Breakdancing 2024 Results: Men's Breaking Medal Bracket Winners, Highlights

Grant Fisher became the first American man to medal in the 5,000m and 10,000m in an Olympic Games after taking bronze in the former event on Saturday. Grant Fisher does it again!<br><br>He becomes the first American man to medal in both the 5000m and 10,000m in an Olympic Games. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ParisOlympics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ParisOlympics</a> <br><br>📺 NBC & Peacock <a href="https://t.co/V76mcezAF0">pic.twitter.com/V76mcezAF0</a>

USA's Grant Fisher Wins Bronze in Olympics 5000m, Completes Historic Double Podium

Nyjah Huston's bronze medal will get the justice it deserves. The skateboarder posted on Instagram about the deteriorating condition of the medal he won on July 29. It did not take long for the the Olympics to take notice. TMZ Sports reported that La Monnaie de Paris, the manufacturer of...

Nyjah Huston's Olympic Bronze Medal to Be Replaced By Manufacturer amid Quality Issue

Brazil's duo of Ana Patricia Silva Ramos and Eduarda Santos Lisboa finished on top of the podium by defeating Canada in the gold medal match during the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday. It took three sets for the result to be decided before the Brazilian team triumphed over Canada's Brandie...

Olympic Beach Volleyball 2024: Women's Medal Winners, Scores and Results

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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

The intersection of social media and an international event like the Olympics is bound to create memorable content. As athletes from every direction of the globe compete in Paris, they've produced plenty of viral moments. Personalities, celebrations and all sorts of raw emotion have owned the spotlight at the Summer Games.

2024 Paris Olympics' 8 Most Memorable Viral Moments

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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

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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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Mac Jones is entering a new era with the Jacksonville Jaguars, and he started things on a positive note in a 26-13 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. In his preseason debut on Saturday, Jones finished with 98 passing yards on 9-of-11 passing. He couldn't find the endzone, but still looked solid in limited playing time.

Mac Jones' Jaguars Preseason Debut Applauded By NFL Fans After Trade from Patriots

It's been an eventful summer for Quincy Wilson, but the United States track star now has to go back to reality. On Saturday, after winning gold in the men's 4x400-meter relay, the 16-year-old Wilson posted a picture with his medal and expressed his remorse about having to return to high school in just a few weeks.

Quincy Wilson, 16, Posts Viral USA Olympic Gold Medal Photo: Dang, School in 2 Weeks

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PARIS (AP) — Down by 11 in the fourth quarter, against what looked like overwhelming odds, the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team got a spark. Six points in two seconds. Kevin Durant and Devin Booker provided that wild sequence to start the comeback, Stephen Curry had a scoring night like almost none other in U.S. Olympic history, and the Americans will play for gold at the Paris Games. Curry scored 36 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:16 left, and the U.S. beat Serbia 95-91 in a semifinal classic on Thursday night.

US men’s basketball team rallies to beat Serbia at Paris Olympics, will face France for gold medal

Victor Wembanyama is predicting that sparks will fly in the future. Following France's 98-87 loss to the U.S. in the gold medal game at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, Wembanyama spoke about his growth and said that he is "worried" for future opponents that take on his teams, according to Mike Finger of the San Antonio Express-News.

Victor Wembanyama Issues Warning, Says He's 'Worried' for Opponents After Olympics

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On the final day of the track and field events at the Paris Olympics, a second Ole Miss Alumni took an individual event medal. Shelby McEwan took the silver in the men's high jump, finishing behind New Zealand athlete Hamish Kerr after a jump-off. Both athletes cleared 2.36 meters, and...

Another silver medal for Ole Miss Alumni at the 2024 Paris Olympics

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 American gymnast Jordan Chiles must return the bronze medal she won in the Paris Olympics floor exercise after sport's highest court said her score was judged improperly, the International Olympic Committee confirmed Sunday.The IOC announced early Sunday it was reallocating the bronze from Monday's women's floor final to Romanian Ana Barbosu after the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) said Saturday night it would respect the court's decision and elevate Barbosu to third. The decision came less than 24 hours after the Court of Arbitration for Sport voided a scoring appeal made by Team USA coach Cecile Landi during the competition...

American gymnast Jordan Chiles must return bronze medal after court mandates score change, IOC says

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Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting dominated Poland's Julia Szeremeta to win boxing gold in the women's 57-kilogram division at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.

Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting wins boxing gold medal amid Olympic gender controversy

Germany’s Darja Varfolomeev won Olympic gold in the Rhythmic Gymnastics individual all-around final.Varfolomeev topped the rotations in hoop (36.300), ball (36.500) and clubs (36.350) and came second in the ribbon (33.700) to score a total 142.850 points.Bulgaria’s Boryana Kaleyn won the silver with 140.600 points and Italy's 2023 World Championships silver medallist Sofia Raffaeli took the bronze medal with 136.300 points.Having made her senior debut in 2022, Varfolomeev earned her first world title in the clubs before becoming the youngest gymnast to achieve the feat of a clean sweep of four apparatus finals and the all-around title at the 2023 World Championships.

Germany’s Darja Varfolomeev wins Olympic Rhythmic Gymnastics individual all-round gold

Joel Embiid is an Olympic gold medalist and France is not happy about it. Embiid and Team USA took down France 98-87 to earn a fifth consecutive gold medal. This was Embiid's first run with the U.S, but his French citizenship gave him the option to play for the host country.

Video: Joel Embiid, USA Troll Booing French Fans During Olympic Gold Medal Ceremony

Another day, another gold medal for Team USA's fastest athletes. On Friday, four of the United States' best sprinters lined up on the track at Stade de France in Paris for the women's 4x100-meter relay. Historically, the women have gone back and forth with Jamaica in this event in a longstanding rivalry; they came in a disappointing second to Jamaica at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Team USA Enters New Golden Age of Sprinting at 2024 Paris Olympics

An Olympic legend was born Friday as Australian B-girl Raygun took centerstage in Paris. The breaking competition didn't go so well for Raygun, as she lost her three group matches by 18-0 scores, failing to receive even one vote from the judges. The fact that Rachael Gunn, a 36-year-old lecturer...

Australian Breakdancer Raygun Talks Viral Olympics Performance After Inspiring Memes

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USA's Shelby McEwen Wins Silver Medal in Men's High Jump at 2024 Olympics

Team USA high jumper Shelby McEwen cleared 2.36 meters on Saturday to claim silver at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The achievement marks a personal-best height as...

USA's Shelby McEwen Wins Silver Medal in Men's High Jump at 2024 Olympics

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