Columbus, OH

Great Britain men's ice hockey team's hopes of qualifying for a first Winter Olympics since 1948 are over after a 6-2 defeat by Norway. After losing 3-1 to Denmark in their opening match of the final qualifying event in Aalborg, Great Britain needed to win to stay in contention. However,...

Defeat ends GB's Winter Olympics ice hockey hopes

Paris Paralympics, Day 1 Finals: Poppy Maskill Sets S14 100 Fly World Record. It took all of seven events at the Paris Paralympics for us to see our first world record, courtesy of Poppy Maskill. She had to outduel the co-holders of the record head-to-head. The British youngster went 1:03.00...

Paris Paralympics, Day 1 Finals: Poppy Maskill Sets S14 100 Fly World Record

Day 2 in the women’s tournament at the 2024 IFAF Flag Football World Championships gets underway at the Pajulahti Olympic Centre in Lahti, Finland with the favorites still in the hunt. The United States who are the defending champions and The World Games winners Mexico top their respective groups.

LIVESTREAM IFAF Flat Football WC Women: Day 2 – Aug. 28, 07:00 CET (7 am, 1 am EDT)

The Mirror US

A para-athlete has gone missing in the build-up to the Tokyo Paralympic Games, which are set to take place between August 28 and September 8 in the French capital

Paralympic athlete vanishes in Paris on eve of 2024 games, investigation launched

Everything you need to know about goalball, the unique sport which must be played in complete silence and has been part of the Paralympics for almost 50 years

What is goalball? Paralympics rules for unique game at Paris 2024

Florida State

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Lakeland, FL

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If you’ve been keeping an eye on the local grocery scene in Florida, you might have heard the buzz: some Winn-Dixie stores are making the switch to Aldi. This transition is happening as Aldi snaps up 400 Winn-Dixie locations, including several in Florida cities like Panama City and Lakeland.

A Major Grocery Store Has Closed and Laid Off 48 Employees in Florida

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ATHLETICS: Yavi misses world Steeple mark by 0.07, while Americans Crouser, Brown, Cockrell and Davis-Woodhall get wins in Rome Golden Gala

Los Angeles, CA

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Herbie J Pilato

Dennis the Menace actor Jay North is now 73 years old. This is his story. On August 3, 1951, Jay North was born Jay Waverly North, Jr., in Los Angeles, and seven years later, began acting on TV on shows like Wanted: Dead or Alive, and 77 Sunset Strip.

Former Childstar Jay North (TV's 'Dennis the Menace') Turns 73

Seattle, WA

Maria Shimizu Christensen

So the big holiday weekend is here and the weather forecast is fantastic. If you haven’t already decided what you’re going to do, there’s plenty to choose from. Of course, there are some big events that we look forward to all year, but if huge crowds aren’t your thing, there are smaller happenings all over the region.

Big Events and Other Things To Do for Labor Day Weekend

Colorado State

Wilmington, NC

Town Talks

Wilmington landed on a list ranking America's cleanest cities. Fortunately for the Port City, it was put in the clean category. American Lung Association, a voluntary health organization whose mission is to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through education, advocacy and research, ranked 2024's Polluted Cities in America and the top 10 cleanest cities. Wilmington came in 4th on the clean list.

North Carolina City Has Been Named the Most Cleanest City in the State

HOLAUSA

Starting on August 28th with the opening ceremony, more than 4000 athletes will participate in 22 sports adapted for different abilities.

Paris 2024 Paralympic Games: Opening Ceremony, how to watch, sports included

As the playoff approach this weekend there has been a lot of hype around some of the newer faces and teams in the league propelling themselves as title contenders. However, its hard to look past the one loss Rhein Fire as they look to defend thier 2023 title this September.

Rhein Fire QB Jadrian Clark “I think we’re playing our best football right now”

Crystal River, FL

One steak dinner that might have left a bad taste recently is Cody's Roadhouse in Crystal River. The restaurant, located at 305 SE US Hwy 19, was temporarily shut down following a state inspection that uncovered a series of violations.

Florida steakhouse closed again due to dead roaches, bad odors, live insects and roaches

The Guardian

Full schedule of Australia’s hopes on the first day at Paris 2024 including para swimming, wheelchair basketball and rugby

Paralympic Games: Australians in action on day one in Paris

Arizona State

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a Republican push that could have blocked more than 41,000 Arizona voters from casting ballots for president in the closely contested swing state, but allowed some parts of a law requiring proof of citizenship to be enforced.

Supreme Court rejects GOP push to block 41,000 Arizona voters, but partly OKs proof of citizenship law

Georgia State

Ooltewah, TN

Louis Brown of Marietta, Ga., found a shortcut to the finish line of a long week in the U.S. Senior Amateur on Thursday, by staking himself to an early lead to set up a 4-and-3 victory over Daniel Sullivan in the championship match at the Honors Course in Ooltewah, Tenn.

Louis Brown wins U.S. Senior Amateur in his first tournament start in 11 months

HollywoodLife

The 2024 Paralympics in Paris officially began with the opening ceremony on Wednesday, August 28, featuring 22 sports across 23 disciplines, with a total of 549 events over 11 days. One of the sports, wheelchair basketball, has already captivated fans, particularly Americans, as Team USA’s men edged out Spain, 66-56,...

Paralympics: Team USA Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Starts Strong with Win vs. Spain

ParalympicsGB’s defending champion in C4-5 500m time trial in the velodrome still rues her near miss in Tokyo

Kadeena Cox fired up to rectify bittersweet feeling in Paris

The Independent

 Schoolgirl Bly Twomey became Great Britain’s youngest Paralympic table tennis medallist by winning doubles bronze alongside Fliss Pickard.A resounding 3-0 quarter-final victory over Norwegian pair Nora Korneliussen and Jenny Helene Slettum guaranteed the 14-year-old a podium place in the WD14 classification event.Defeat to Chinese pair Wenjuan Huang and Yucheng Jin in the evening session prevented Twomey and 30-year-old Pickard, who both have cerebral palsy, progressing to the gold medal match.It's BRONZE for 14 year old Bly Twomey and Fliss Pickard in the Para table tennis women's doubles! #ParalympicsGB 🥉 pic.twitter.com/5O9LoBnKW8— ParalympicsGB (@ParalympicsGB) August 29, 2024“It felt amazing, the atmosphere...

Bly Twomey wins bronze to become Great Britain’s youngest table tennis medallist

Eagles coach Scott Lawrence has picked college talent – and crossovers from football and wrestling – in his squad to face Canada and Japan in new event

US road to 2031 Rugby World Cup starts with Pacific Nations challenge

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LIVESTREAM IFAF Flag Football WC Men Championship Day: Aug. 30, 07:00 CET (7 am, 1 am EDT)

Austria and the United States will play for the 2024 IFAF Flag Football World Championships gold medal at the Lahti Sports Centre in Finland at 6.15...

LIVESTREAM IFAF Flag Football WC Men Championship Day: Aug. 30, 07:00 CET (7 am, 1 am EDT)

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