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Josip Vrlic is not only the oldest water polo player at the Olympics, he is also the biggest. The 38-year-old decided not to retire before Paris in hopes of bringing a gold medal back to Croatia. That dream can still become a reality! Croatia will play Hungary in the Semifinal round on Friday after advancing […]
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Monstrous 300-Pound Croatian Water Polo Star Makes Other Olympians Look Tiny In Comparison

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The Sporting News is live tracking scores, results and highlights from the Olympic women's volleyball semifinal match between the U.S. and Brazil.

USA vs. Brazil volleyball results: Team USA tops Brazil in five-set thriller to advance to Olympic gold medal match

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

Brazilian pair Ana Patricia and Duda are the women’s Olympic champions after seeing off Canadian duo Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson in a gripping final.Despite topping the world rankings, the Brazil team had won only one event in 2024 before the Olympics but dropped just one set on their way to the final.They won a tight first set 26-24 against their Canadian opponents but were pegged back 12-21 in the second.They jumped into an early lead in the decider, bringing up five match points and needing only two to clinch the gold medal 15-10.Earlier on Friday, Switzerland’s Tanja Huberli and Nina Brunner won bronze in straight sets (21-17, 21-15) against Maraife del Solar and Taliqua Clancy of Australia.

Brazil duo win beach volleyball gold

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The United States men's volleyball team beat Italy on Friday at South Paris Arena to secure the bronze medal at the Paris Games.

USA men's volleyball rebounds from 'devastating' loss to defeat Italy for bronze medal

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Rowdy Gaines Reveals 2028 Olympics Will Be His Last as NBC Sports Color Commentator. For generations, Rowdy Gaines has been the voice of swimming in the United States, the excitable analyst joining Dan Hicks in the NBC Sports broadcast both for every Olympic Games going back to 1996 in Atlanta. Hicks and Gaines have called all the Olympic races for Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky and every other star for the past three decades.

Rowdy Gaines Reveals 2028 Olympics Will Be His Last as NBC Sports Color Commentator

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Today was relay day on the track at the Paris Olympics, and the United States teams were in action. The women's team won gold in the 4x100m relay, with stars Gabby Thomas and Sha'Carri Richardson putting the team on top of the podium. The men's team attempted to do the same a little while later, ...

Team USA Disqualified From Olympic Relay Race After Abysmal Performance

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

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The women's team was hoping to secure a record-breaking fourth straight gold medal in the Summer Games.

Australia dashes U.S. women's water polo gold medal dreams

PARIS — Trust that Thursday’s Olympics women’s volleyball semifinal between the USA and Brazil will be a little less friendly than the last time they met. The two Olympics powers — who are, in fact, friendly — actually scrimmaged here before the Games began. Three of the last four gold medals went to either Brazil (2008, 2012) and the USA (2021, when it defeated Brazil in the final). And the winner of this match will go for gold again.

USA vs, Brazil: Two friendly women’s Olympic volleyball powers battle in semis

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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

Paris Olympics: Sharon van Rouwendaal Makes Late Move For Historic 10k Gold Ahead of Johnson & Taddeucci. Sharon van Rouwendaal became the first marathon swimmer to win two Olympic golds after she made a late charge to overhaul Moesha Johnson and sprint home at Paris 2024. The Netherlands athlete made...

Paris Olympics: Sharon van Rouwendaal Makes Late Move For Historic 10k Gold Ahead of Johnson & Taddeucci

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Caicedo's photo finish grabbed one of the last available spots in the next stage in the competition

Olympics: Washington State’s Maribel Caicedo Through To Semi-Finals in 100m Hurdles

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In a competitive quarterfinal matchup at the Paris Olympics, Team USA’s women’s basketball team secured an 88-74 victory over Nigeria on Wednesday, extending their Olympic winning streak to 59 games. However, the game ended on a contentious note when Kahleah Copper received a technical foul due to a misunderstanding in the final seconds. With a […]
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Team USA’s ‘misunderstanding’ vs. Nigeria draws technical foul for Kahleah Copper

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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

Paris Olympics: Japan Spiraling Downward After Second Straight Dismal Games. Three years ago, as the host of the Tokyo Games, Japan managed only three medals in the pool, highlighted by a golden double from Yui Ohashi in the women’s individual medley events. There was also a silver medal from Tomoru Honda in the 200-meter butterfly, but the overall effort – especially on the home stage – was severely disappointing.

Paris Olympics: Japan Spiraling Downward After Second Straight Dismal Games

Adam Rich was born on October 12, 1968, lived a troubled life, and died on January 7, 2023, at only 54 years old. This is his story. He lived in the Granada Hills area of Los Angeles with his parents and younger brother. The Rich family resided for a time in Florida where Adam studied acting at the local gym.

A Look Back at the Tragic Life and Death of Former Child Star Adam Rich (TV's 'Eight is Enough')

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More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

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Team USA defeated Serbia, 95-91, during the semifinals of the 2024 Summer Olympics on Thursday in Paris, France. Former Vol Uros Plavsic did not play for Serbia due to a coach’s decision against Team USA in the Summer Olympics. Plavsic appeared in one game during group play, totaling two...

Team USA defeats Serbia, Uros Plavsic in Olympic semifinals

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Coming into their semi-final matchup Friday morning in Paris, Team USA were the heavy favorites to beat the Nikola Jokic-led Serbian team, as the original points spread was (-17.5) with -2000 money line odds in the Americans' favor. That is to say, these two teams were no strangers, including their exhibition and group play matchups, Team USA and Serbia faced-off three different times in the past three weeks.

Team USA Barely Scrapes By In Olympic Semi-Final Comeback Win Over Serbia

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Olympic Women’s Water Polo: Australia Tops U.S. in Shootout to End Four-Peat Quest

Gabriella Palm of Australia faces a shot from the United States' Maddie Musselman during a women's water polo semifinal match on Thursday; Photo Courtesy: Giorgio Scala...

Olympic Women’s Water Polo: Australia Tops U.S. in Shootout to End Four-Peat Quest

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