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Penn State's Aaron Brooks recovered from a stinging loss in the semifinals to win a bronze medal in wrestling at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Penn State's Aaron Brooks Wins Wrestling Bronze at Paris Olympics

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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

We’re off and running from Paris as multiple former Penn State wrestling standouts hit the mats Thursday to make their debuts at the 2024 Summer Olympics. While ex-Nittany Lion Roman Bravo-Young fell in his first Olympic dual, Aaron Brooks made a statement on the international stage. The four-time NCAA Champion won his first two matches, including an upset of the No. 1 seed at 86 kg.

Brooks upsets top seed, RBY eliminated as Penn State wrestling stars make Olympic debuts

Wrestling at the 2024 Olympics in Paris will take place Aug. 5-11 at the Champ de Mars Arena and WIN Magazine will be there to capture all the stories that come from the 16 Americans competing in either men’s freestyle, women’s freestyle or Greco-Roman. WIN Publisher Bryan Van...

Follow 2024 Olympic wrestling in Paris with WIN Magazine

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The United States Men's Basketball Team rallied back from a double-digit halftime deficit to defeat Serbia, 95-91, to clinch a berth in the gold-medal game at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Thursday (August 8).

USA Basketball Rallied After Big Deficit, Clinched Gold Medal Game Berth

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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

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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Colleton County, SC

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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

The Spun

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

The U.S. women's basketball team is set to face Australia in the semifinals of the 2024 Olympics, aiming for their eighth consecutive gold medal. Team USA secured their place with an 88-74 victory over Nigeria, led by A'ja Wilson's 20 points. Australia also advanced after defeating Serbia 85-67, with Alanna Smith contributing 22 points. The semifinal will be broadcast on NBC and available for streaming on Fubo and Peacock.

USA vs. Australia Women’s Basketball: 2024 Olympics Semifinal Details

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A tough semifinal match between Team USA's women's water polo team and Australia ended in heartbreak for the defending gold medal champs, suffering a loss after a shootout.

US women's water polo gold medal pursuit ends in heartbreak after shootout loss to Australia

Athlon Sports

Fans believe USA Basketball took a shot at Noah Lyles following their 2024 Paris Olympics semifinals win over Serbia.

Fans Convinced Team USA Took Shot at Noah Lyles After 200M Bronze Medal

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Three men and a woman have been arrested on murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Charles Jones , a Jacksonville rapper known as Julio Foolio,” outside a hotel in Tampa.

4 arrested in slaying of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio

Florida State

Uncovering Florida

Most people are guilty of doing it at least once in their lives, many people do it by accident, some do it because they find it fun, and others do it for reasons like honoring loved ones. Regardless of the situation, just about everyone has released a balloon. The difference is that intentionally releasing balloons is now illegal by House Bill 321’s standards.

Law Signed By DeSantis Makes It Illegal To Release Balloons In Florida

Denver, CO

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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Tallahassee, FL

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The FBI is investigating the disappearance of a now 13-year-old girl who went missing from Florida last year and has ties to Georgia and Tennessee. A $15,000 reward is being offered to anyone with information that can lead to her location.

FBI Investigating Disappearance of 12-Year-Old Girl Who Has Ties to Georgia

In perhaps their toughest Olympic task so far, USA Volleyball took down Brazil 3-2 in this morning’s back-and-forth semifinal to advance to Sunday’s gold medal match. The win guarantees the US a seventh Olympic podium finish and the chance to repeat their Tokyo gold medal win — a feat they accomplished by beating Brazil back in 2021.

USA Volleyball Ousts Brazil in Olympic Semifinal Win

Olympic basketball enters the semifinals today, with a red-hot Team USA taking another important step toward seizing their eighth-straight Olympic gold. After soundly defeating Nigeria 88-74 in their quarterfinal, the US cruised to a comfortable 83-64 win over Australia this morning to reach Sunday's gold medal match. Plus, they got the job done by recording double-digit wins throughout the Paris tournament.

Team USA Gears Up to Take Eighth Olympic Gold

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This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

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Lee reaches first Olympic final; Brooks & Maroulis shoot for bronze

PARIS – There were plenty of highs and lows for Team USA on Thursday at Champ de Mars Arena, where men’s freestyle wrestling commenced. Spencer Lee...

Lee reaches first Olympic final; Brooks & Maroulis shoot for bronze

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