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Poland's Aleksandra Mirolaw climbs to gold in Paris
PARIS -- Poland's world-record holder Aleksandra Miroslaw prevailed in women's speed climbing on Wednesday to claim her country's first gold medal at the Paris Games in the sport's Olympic debut as a stand-alone event.,The 30-year-old had been the clear favorite after breaking her own world record t...
49ers star RB Christian McCaffrey (calf) won't play in preseason
Christian McCaffrey won't play this preseason for the San Francisco 49ers as he recovers from a calf strain.,McCaffrey strained the calf on Sunday and had to sit out team drills. When the Niners practiced Tuesday, McCaffrey did not participate, leading coach Kyle Shanahan to confirm the injury.,The ...
USA, France, Germany, Serbia reach men's basketball semifinals
PARIS -- Devin Booker scored 18 points and LeBron James flirted with a double-double as the United States defeated Brazil 122-87 on Tuesday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the men's basketball tournament at the Paris Olympics., ,Team USA will face Serbia in the semifinals after the latter beat Aus...
Cuba's Mijain Lopez wins fifth consecutive Olympic wrestling gold
PARIS -- Japan's Kenichiro Fumita claimed the first wrestling gold of the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, winning the men's 60kg Greco-Roman event as Cao Liguo of China took silver.,Zholaman Sharshenbekov of Kazakhstan and North Korean Ri Se-ung claimed bronze in the event.,Cuba's Mijain Lopez, 41, won t...
France, Germany, Serbia reach men's basketball semifinals
PARIS -- Franz Wagner and Germany overcame a sleepy start to ease past Greece 76-63 on Tuesday and became the first team to reach the semifinals of the Paris Olympics men's basketball tournament.,Wagner led Germany with 18 points while Dennis Schroeder chipped in 13 as the World Cup winners improved...
Germany, Serbia reach men's basketball semifinals
PARIS -- Franz Wagner and Germany overcame a sleepy start to ease past Greece 76-63 on Tuesday and became the first team to reach the semifinals of the Paris Olympics men's basketball tournament.,Wagner led Germany with 18 points while Dennis Schroeder chipped in 13 as the World Cup winners improved...
Reports: 49ers grant WR Brandon Aiyuk permission to seek trade
Wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk received permission from the 49ers to seek a trade, a significant development signaling contract talks are unlikely to be resolved with the 26-year-old in San Francisco. ,According to multiple reports, the 49ers cleared the way for Aiyuk to negotiate with other teams -- a...
Germany knocks off Greece to reach men's basketball semifinals
PARIS -- Franz Wagner and Germany overcame a sleepy start to ease past Greece, 76-63, on Tuesday and became the first team to reach the semifinals of the Paris Olympic men's basketball tournament.,Wagner led Germany with 18 points while Dennis Schroeder chipped in with 13 as the World Cup winners im...
France downs Egypt, will face Spain for gold in men's soccer
PARIS -- Hosts France will play an Olympic men's football final for the first time in 40 years and will face Spain for the gold medal after beating Egypt 3-1 in extra time at Lyon Stadium on Monday.,France fought back after conceding their first goal of the tournament when Mahmoud Saber grabbed a st...
Spain sneaks past Morocco, 2-1, into men's soccer final
PARIS -- Spain reached successive Olympic men's soccer finals, beating Morocco 2-1 behind second-half goals from Fermin Lopez and Juanlu Sanchez at Marseille Stadium on Monday.,Spain fought back after Morocco went ahead to earn the chance to improve on their silver medal at the Tokyo Games.,France o...
NFL Contract Holdouts Get Uglier As Preseason Football Heats Up
NFL Preseason is here, and there are still a handful of high-profile contract holdouts across the league. These situations become more awkward as real games approach....
China's Zou Jingyuan defends gold in parallel bars
PARIS -- China's Zou Jingyouan handily beat his rivals to retain the Olympic parallel bars title on Monday, picking up his third medal of the Paris Games and giving his country a second gold in gymnastics.,The 26-year-old, nicknamed 'king of parallel bars' for his dominance on the apparatus, earned ...
Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic to meet for gold in Paris
PARIS -- Serbian great Novak Djokovic likely will have his final chance to win an elusive Olympic singles gold medal when he takes on Spain's Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday in Paris.,Alcaraz reached the final first on Friday with a brutal 6-1, 6-1 thrashing of overwhelmed Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime at...
U.S. set world record in 4x400 mixed relay
The United States' mixed 4x400-meter relay team set a world record in the first round of the event Friday at the Paris Olympics.,The quartet of Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon and Kaylyn Brown won their heat in the record time of 3:07.41. They shattered the previous mark of 3:08.80, se...
Xander Schauffele shares 36-hole lead in Paris
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France -- Xander Schauffele remained in the hunt for a second successive Olympic gold as the American ended the second day of the men's golf competition as joint leader, unperturbed by a brush with an anthill.,Schauffele shot a five-under-par 66 for his second round to rea...
49ers sign OL Pat Elflein to 1-year contract
Offensive lineman Pat Elflein signed a one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers on Friday.,Financial terms were not disclosed for Elflein, who last played in an NFL game in 2022. He signed with the Arizona Cardinals in July 2023 before being placed on injured reserve the following month. ,Elfl...
Morocco whips US in men's soccer quarters, 4-0
PARIS -- Morocco reached the Olympic men's soccer semifinals for the first time with a resounding 4-0 win over the United States at the Parc des Princes on Friday.,Morocco used two penalties and dominated from the start to prevail in its first-ever Olympic knockout match. The victory sets up a clash...
Xander Schauffele grabs share of lead in Paris
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France -- Xander Schauffele stayed on path to defend his Olympic gold with the early clubhouse lead on the second day of the men's golf competition at the 2024 Games on Friday, unperturbed by a brush with an anthill when he strayed into the rough.,Schauffele shot a five-un...
Carlos Alcaraz blitzes into gold medal match
PARIS -- Spain's Carlos Alcaraz powered into the Olympic singles final with a brutal 6-1, 6-1 thrashing of overwhelmed Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime at Roland Garros on Friday.,The 21-year-old second seed is bidding to add the Olympic gold to the French Open and Wimbledon titles he won recently and...
Carlos Alcaraz, U.S. doubles tandem roll to victory
PARIS -- Spain's Carlos Alcaraz remained on course for gold, defeating American Tommy Paul 6-3, 7-6 (7) after saving a set point in the tiebreaker on Thursday at Roland Garros.,Alcaraz, a first-time Olympian, is among the final four who will be in the running for the Olympic men's title with defendi...