PARIS — Peter Spens has the best seat in the house. Spens, a London-based painter, has spent the past eight days at the Paris Olympics in a perch atop the media standard high above the…
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VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France – Team USA men’s 5×5 assistant basketball coach Erik Spoelstra called it a master’s class in coaching. Four of the best basketball coaches in the world working together, learning from one another and…
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There’s an image from the 2024 Paris Olympics that may never be forgotten. On the left is a Black American, born in Ohio, raised in Texas, who was once in and out of foster care,…
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Katie Ledecky will be looking for an unprecedented fourth consecutive gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle when she competes in her final event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Ledecky first won gold as a 15-year-old…
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PARIS − Slovakia swimmer Tamara Potocka was under medical assessment after collapsing following her women’s 200-meter individual medley heat at the Paris Olympics on Friday, a venue official said. Medical staff rushed to assist Potocka and carried her away from the…
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When it comes to the start of an NFL season, nearly six months after the completion and incomparable excitement of the Super Bowl – especially one that goes into overtime – it doesn’t get much…
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It’s been a season of streaks for the New York Yankees. The team won its first five games of the year and resided in first place for 93 days of the first half. Then came…
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At the Paris Olympics, Chase Budinger will be compete against the best beach volleyball players in the world — but not necessarily the most famous. During his seven-year NBA career, Budinger said, in the offseason…
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ABOARD THE YACHT L’EXCELLENCE ON THE RIVER SEINE — Every time the yacht glided under a bridge the security guy − let’s call him ‘Franck,’ not his real name, he wasn’t supposed to say −…
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For Carissa Moore, the reigning Olympic surfing champion, the goal was clear. Gold medal or bust. But the plan fell short, with the American surfer losing in the quarterfinals of the women’s competition early Friday.…