Every four years we witness Olympic athletes stretching the bounds of human ability, but these feats are not achieved overnight. Standing on the podium requires years of training, specialized skills, excellent coaching, significant resources, and…
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SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — That stoic, subdued, unflappable Scottie Scheffler is more emotional than you’d think. Did you know he cried when he won the Masters, too? Took a “bathroom break” in Augusta to get a…
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PARIS — Suni Lee won the all-around gold in Tokyo, the biggest prize there is in gymnastics and, if we’re being honest, one of the most coveted titles at the Olympics. The medals she’s won…
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Kristen Faulkner ended a 40-year drought for the U.S. in the 2024 Paris Olympics on Sunday. The 31-year-old became the first U.S. woman to win gold in the road race since Connie Carpenter did so…
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PARIS − The Belgian triathlon team pulled out of Monday’s planned mixed relay event in the Seine river because one of its athletes, Claire Michel, got sick, according to the country’s national Olympic committee. The…
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Team USA women’s basketball was intent on keeping the good times rolling at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Sunday as the team concluded group-stage play undefeated with a win over Germany. The clash determined the winner…
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PARIS — This isn’t a game of inches. In archery, a gold medal can get decided by millimeters. Five of them, actually. That distance – five millimeters – was all that separated the first gold…
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PARIS – Kristen Faulkner used a late charge to pull away from the field and win gold in the women’s road race Sunday. Faulkner, 31, is the first U.S. woman to win gold in the…
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PARIS – Novak Djokovic finally has an Olympic gold medal around his neck. After chasing this last prize his entire career – the only major accomplishment in tennis he hadn’t been able to check off…
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The trade deadline has come and gone, the pennant races don’t shift into high gear for another month, and while the clock is ticking on Chicago’s South Side, there hasn’t been a managerial or GM…