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Victor Wembanyama, France oust Germany; home game for gold Sunday
PARIS -- Victor Wembanyama could get his wish of a gold medal home game against LeBron James and Team USA.,Bolstered by an electric home crowd, Wembanyama and his turbo-charged French men's basketball team won a 73-69 thriller over Germany on Thursday to send the host through to the Paris Olympics g...
France's Celine Boutier up early in Olympics women's golf
GUYANCOURT, France -- Celine Boutier raced into an early lead as the women's golf competition at the Paris Games got under way on Wednesday after the main home country medal hope negotiated a tricky course better than other favorites like defending champion Nelly Korda.,The women's tournament will f...
Dutch men win gold over France in 3x3 basketball
PARIS -- The Netherlands won gold in the men's 3x3 basketball by edging France 18-17 in overtime in the final at the Paris Olympics on Monday, just a few minutes after Germany earned their first international title in the women's tournament.,France was backed by a passionate crowd, but Worthy de Jon...
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...
U.S. women's volleyball beats France, reaches knockouts
The United States swept France on the final day of pool play Sunday at South Paris Arena to advance to the quarterfinals of the Olympic women's volleyball tournament.,The American team eked out three narrow set victories -- 29-27, 29-27, 25-20 -- to win its second match in Pool A action and finish s...
Joris Daudet leads French sweep of BMX podium
PARIS -- Joris Daudet led a French clean sweep of the podium in men's BMX racing on Friday, finally bringing French riders the Olympic medals that had so long eluded them.,His compatriots Sylvain Andre and Romain Mahieu took silver and bronze in front of an ecstatic home crowd in the Saint-Quentin-e...
Team USA makes women's rugby final four; Canada stuns France
PARIS -- Canada brought the Stade de France Olympic party to a shuddering halt when they stunned France 19-14 on Monday to set up a women's rugby sevens semifinal with Australia.,In the other semifinal, New Zealand, who posted a record 55-5 victory over China, will play the United States after they ...
Reds acquire 1B Ty France from Mariners
The Cincinnati Reds acquired first baseman Ty France from the Seattle Mariners on Monday in exchange for minor league catcher Andruw Salcedo.,The Reds also received cash considerations in the deal.,France, 30, was designated for assignment last week after batting .223 with eight homers and 31 RBIs i...
Leon Marchand energizes France in pool; Torri Huske wins gold for U.S.
PARIS -- Leon Marchand carried the expectations of a nation on the strongest of shoulders as he stormed to gold in the 400-meter individual medley Sunday in a cathartic victory at his home Olympics.,Marchand's triumph seemed almost predestined in a stadium festooned with tricolor flags. But the magi...
Argentina upset in chaotic soccer opener; France blanks U.S.
PARIS -- A fan invasion in the opening match of the Olympic football tournament between Argentina and Morocco on Wednesday caused chaos, with Argentina eventually beaten 2-1 following a VAR review after play was suspended with the score tied at 2-2.,Argentina's Cristian Medina scored deep in injury ...
Mariners place OF Julio Rodriguez, SS J.P. Crawford on IL
The Seattle Mariners placed star outfielder Julio Rodriguez on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday due to a right high ankle sprain.,Shortstop J.P. Crawford (fractured right hand) also went on the IL as Seattle made a slew of moves prior to Tuesday night's game against the visiting Los Angeles Angels...
Stephanie Kyriacou takes third-round lead at Evian Championship
Australian Stephanie Kyriacou shot a 4-under 67 to take the third-round lead at the Evian Championship in Saturday at Evian-les-Bains, France.,Kyriacou was one of the players forced to finish the weather-delayed second round on Saturday morning, which she concluded with a 66. ,Heading into Sunday's ...
Victor Wembanyama, France excited to face Team USA in Olympics
NBA Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama expects France to be ready for Team USA should the squads meet again at the Paris Olympics. ,Wembanyama and Rudy Gobert of the Timberwolves anchor the French team that finished with the silver medal at Tokyo in 2021. New Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson is...
Mariners place 1B Ty France (heel) on injured list
The Seattle Mariners placed first baseman Ty France on the 10-day injured list with a right heel fracture among a series of roster moves Sunday.,France was scratched from Saturday's lineup after sustaining the injury when he was hit by a pitch during Friday night's 10-9 loss at Kansas City.,France, ...
French star Olivier Giroud confirms plans to join MLS
French striker Olivier Giroud confirmed Monday that he will depart AC Milan to join MLS when his contract expires this summer.,There have been previous reports that the 37-year-old former World Cup champion plans to join countryman Hugo Lloris at LAFC.,"The next two games will be my last for Milan,"...
Team USA Dropkicked Out Of World Cup By Rudy Gobert And ... Frank Ntilikina?
Team USA had a seven-point lead over France with just under eight minutes to play in today’s FIBA World Cup quarterfinal game. From that point on, France went on a 22-5 run and advanced to the tournament semi-finals while leaving Team USA behind to make a new life for themselves in the trash. ...
Albania Get The Wrong Anthem Before Match Against France; Apology Made To "Armenia"
Saturday’s Euro 2020 qualifier in Paris between Albania and France was delayed for 10 minutes after the stadium crew used the wrong national anthem for the visiting team, who were disrespected by the mistake and refused to take the field until the right song was played. Can’t be mixing up those “A” ...
Brazilian Referee Becomes Second Ref This Month To Stop Match Due To Homophobic Chants
While FIFA’s recent disciplinary code changes meant to address racist abuse from supporters in the stands, the updated rules have already been called to action this month to combat homophobia, first in France and now in Brazil....
Purple-Haired Lesbian Goddess Flattens France Like A Crêpe
Megan Rapinoe has spent this week enduring Swiss-cheese brained criticism from some powerful haters, but today, after the USWNT’s 2-1 victory over France, there can be no slander against her. Rapinoe scored the first two goals of the game—and the only ones for the U.S.—as she piloted her national te...
The USWNT-France Clash Is The Real World Cup Final
Months of pre-tournament preparation, weeks of controversy and VAR and stress, days of hand-wringing—they’ve all led us here. Since the Women’s World Cup draw back in December, the United States and France, the two best teams in the world, have been on a collision course that unfortunately all but g...