Medals were issued to deserving wrestlers during Olympic competition on Saturday. Twelve total medals were issued across three events, the men's freestyle 74kg, men's freestyle 125kg and the women's freestyle 62kg. Each event had two bronze medalists, one silver and one gold medalist. Uzbekistan, Japan, the United States, Albania and...

Olympic Wrestling 2024: Medal Winners, Scores and Results from Saturday's Bracket

Penn State wrestling four-timer Aaron Brooks is leaving Paris with the first Olympic Medal of his international career after taking down Uzbekistan’s Javrail Shapiev 5-0 in the 86 kg Bronze Medal match at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday. It was not the medal that many expected for the former Nittany Lions star heading into the Games, but Brooks finished strong after being upset in the semifinal round on Thursday.

BREAKING: Ex-Penn State wrestling star Aaron Brooks wins first Olympic Medal

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PARIS – Former University of Iowa All-American and three-time National Champion Spencer Lee won a silver medal Friday at the 2024 Paris Olympics, becoming the 1

Spencer Lee Captures Olympic Silver

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Lee, a three-time NCAA wrestling champ at Iowa, doesn't know if he wants to continue wrestling after fighting back from knee injuries to compete.

U.S. wrestler Spencer Lee vents his frustration after taking silver

The United States had an up and down day in Olympics wrestling action on Thursday, with one athlete moving onto a gold medal match but two more falling in the semifinals. Former Iowa standout Spencer Lee continued his run at 57kg with another dominant performance, shutting down Gulomjon Abdullaev from Uzbekistan with a 14-4 win by technical superiority. While injuries stopped him from even attempting to make the 2020 Olympic team, Lee came storming back with his showing in Paris.

Spencer Lee advances to Olympic gold medal match for U.S., but Aaron Brooks suffers last-second loss

In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Jey Uso had a lot of praise for his cousin, Roman Reigns, and sided with him over Solo Sikoa in the battle for Tribal Chief. Here are highlights:. On how good Reigns is: “There is no one better. He makes it look so easy....

Jey Uso Praises Roman Reigns, Says Solo Sikoa ‘Needs his Ass Whupped’

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The contrasting reactions of Team USA and Serbia during their national anthems before their Olympic semifinal sparked intense debate and highlighted different expressions of national pride.

Pictures Show The Difference In How Serbia And Team USA Respect Their National Anthem

Olympic boxing resumes today, as we’re getting down to only gold medal fights, four each today and tomorrow. Today’s lone session will start at 3:30 pm ET. For those in the United States, you can stream all the action live with Peacock. Today we’ll see championship bouts in...

Olympics 2024 Boxing: Live streaming updates and results for August 9

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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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Nine-time Olympic medalist Nadia Comaneci wasn’t shy about how she felt in the moments after Jordan Chiles edged out fellow Romanian natives Ana Barbosu and Sabrina Maneca-Voinea for bronze in the women’s floor final last week. Accusing the judges of “playing with athlete’s mental health and ...

Gymnastics Legend Nadia Comaneci has Strong Opinion on How to Resolve Jordan Chiles Controversy

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PARIS (AP) — China pulled off a stunner in rhythmic gymnastics Saturday, becoming the first non-European country to win Olympic gold in the group event by finishing just ahead of Israel and Italy. The five-woman Chinese team of Ding Xinyi, Guo Qiqi, Hao Ting, Huang Zhangjiayang and Wang Lanjing...

China becomes first non-European country to claim Olympic gold in rhythmic gymnastics

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The men’s high jump at the Olympics came down to sudden death.

After New Zealand’s Hamish Kerr and American Shelby McEwen both cleared 2.36 meters, the two athletes went to a jump-off for gold, declining to split the top podium spot.

Kerr ultimately delivered by going over at 2.34 meters — that’s 7 feet, 8 inches, by the way — after McEwen missed, winning gold for New Zealand.



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It was the Pacific nation’s first ever medal at the high jump and their ninth gold of the Paris Games.

Three years ago in Tokyo, the same scenario...

Shelby McEwen takes silver in high jump after declining to split gold in wild jump-off

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After losing his opening bout, Penn State's Zain Retherford gets a second chance to medal at the Paris Olympics.

Penn State's Zain Retherford to Wrestle for Bronze at Paris Olympics

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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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Vinesh Phogat, the first Indian woman to qualify for an Olympic wrestling final, appeared to announce her retirement from the sport in a heartbreaking statement.

‘Goodbye wrestling’: Indian Olympian appears to announce her retirement after being disqualified from gold medal match

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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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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

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

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Darja Varfolomeev, 17, won gold in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around competition, posting the highest score in all four events - hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon - on her way to a total of 142.850

Russian native wins rhythmic gymnastics gold for Germany

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Zain Retherford Withdraws From Olympics Wrestling Tournament

Zain Retherford withdrew from the Olympics wrestling tournament because of symptoms related to a pre-tournament concussion, USA Wrestling...

Zain Retherford Withdraws From Olympics Wrestling Tournament

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