We are down to the knockout round of the women’s 5×5 basketball tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Team USA continues to roll through its opponents, but there are still a few teams left before…
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Since men’s basketball became an Olympic sport in 1936, the United States has dominated the rest of the world, winning 16 of the 20 gold medals. Team USA has also won the last four gold…
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NEW YORK — Chino Lopez, aka B-boy Action, took a page out of Wilt Chamberlain’s book. His breaking crew, the New York City Breakers, didn’t own a video camera in the beginning of 1984. But…
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SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — It wasn’t the cigarettes, Charley Hull said. It was an injury and the subsequent rust on her game, according to Hull, that caused her to shoot a dreadful 9-over-par 81 in Wednesday’s…
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SAINT-DENIS, France — Some athletes adopt the mindset that they don’t lose, they learn. Jamaican sprinter Kishane Thompson is one of those athletes. USA TODAY Sports got a chance to interview Thompson at Nike’s Athletes…
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The transfer portal has made tracking quarterbacks harder than ever. It’s also simplified offseason competitions across the Bowl Subdivision, as many quarterbacks mired in battles for the starting role will simply leave for another program…
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PARIS — An Australian athlete has been taken into custody by French authorities for attempting to buy cocaine, according to reports. The Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office told 9News Australia an unidentified member of the men’s…
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There are only a few days left in the 2024 Paris Olympics, which means the race to win the most medals in the Summer Games is nearing the finish line. There will be 17 events…
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PARIS — The term GOAT is so often tossed around in sports. Not always carelessly, but frequently enough that it’s diminished the original meaning behind the greatest of all time acronym. But in some instances, GOAT…
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Six-packs weren’t a requirement to qualify for the first-ever breaking competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics. But having one would certainly be beneficial. For breakers, the key is the core. In a sport that requires…