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U.S. women's basketball team faces France, aims for eighth straight gold
An eighth consecutive gold medal in women's basketball is within reach for the United States.,The Americans will face home-country France on Sunday morning at Bercy Arena in Paris in the tournament final.,The U.S. (5-0) is riding a 60-game winning streak in Olympic play that dates back to 1992, wher...
Lydia Ko birdies 18, holds on to win Olympic gold medal
GUYANCOURT, France -- New Zealand's Lydia Ko won gold in the women's Olympic golf competition with a final score of 10-under par Saturday, completing her medal set after winning silver in Rio and bronze in Tokyo.,In a tense finish at Le Golf National south of Paris, Ko (71 on Saturday) held off a la...
Serbia defeats Germany for men's basketball bronze
PARIS -- Serbia cruised to men's basketball bronze by defeating Germany 93-83 at the Olympics on Saturday.,The bronze medal is the consolation after Serbia missed a chance to play for gold when they lost by four points to a high-octane U.S. team in the final minutes of their semifinal game two days ...
Ethiopian Tamirat Tola wins men's marathon in Paris
PARIS -- Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola won gold in the men's marathon at the Olympics on Saturday while Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, who had been bidding for an unprecedented third consecutive Olympic crown, failed to finish.,Belgium's Bashir Abdi took silver, improving on his bronze from Tokyo, and Kenya's Ben...
Report: Kevin Durant to start for Team USA in final
When Team USA faces France in the men's basketball gold-medal game on Saturday, Kevin Durant will make his first start in the Paris Olympics, The Athletic reported on Friday night. ,Durant, the all-time leading scorer for Team USA, is looking to become the first American man to win four gold medals ...
Sergio Camello scores pair in extra time, lifts Spain to soccer gold
PARIS -- Spain secured the gold medal in the Olympic men's soccer tournament after Sergio Camello scored twice in extra time to earn a dramatic 5-3 win over hosts France in a nail-biting final at Parc des Princes on Friday.,The teams were locked at 3-3 at the end of normal time but Camello scored 10...
Sergio Camello scores pair in extra time, lifting Spain to gold
PARIS -- Spain secured the gold medal in the Olympic men's soccer tournament after Sergio Camello scored twice in extra time to earn a dramatic 5-3 win over hosts France in a nail-biting final at Parc des Princes on Friday.,The teams were locked at 3-3 at the end of normal time but Camello scored 10...
Gold rush: U.S. looks to flatten France in basketball final
The United States will hope history repeats itself when it plays France in the final of the men's basketball tournament at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.,At the 2020 Tokyo Games, the U.S. and France played for a gold medal for the third time in Olympic history, with the Americans prevailing 87-82. ...
Report: NWSL, union agree to long-term CBA
The National Women's Soccer League and its players have agreed to a collective bargaining agreement that will run through at least 2030, Sportico reported Friday.,Per the report, the league owners approved the deal "in the last few weeks" but both sides have kept the deal quiet, with details sparse....
Brittney Griner goes for third gold, far removed from Russian prison
PARIS -- When she was in a Russian penal colony, Brittney Griner was not sure she would ever play basketball again, let alone play in her third Olympic gold-medal game at the Paris Games.,The 33-year-old Griner, who had played professionally in Russia in addition to playing in the WNBA, was detained...
U.S. bids to topple Marta, Brazil in gold-medal soccer match
Brazilian legend Marta was 18 years old in 2004 when the U.S. Women's National Team broke her heart after Abby Wambach scored the go-ahead goal in extra time of the Olympics gold-medal match.,Four years later, it was a repeat as the U.S. again earned gold against Brazil on a 96th-minute goal by Carl...
Lydia Ko, Morgane Metraux share lead entering final round in Paris
Switzerland's Morgane Metraux rolled in a 15-foot eagle putt on the 18th on Friday to maintain a share of the lead entering the final round of the women's Olympic golf tournament at Le Golf National south of Paris.,Metraux and Lydia Ko of New Zealand are tied at 9 under through three rounds but a su...
American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone sets WR, claims gold in 400 hurdles
PARIS -- American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone obliterated her own 400 meters hurdles world record with a time of 50.37 seconds to retain her Olympic title on Thursday.,Anna Cockrell of the United States took silver and Dutchwoman Femke Bol claimed bronze.,McLaughlin-Levrone lowered her previous mark o...
Chasing 60th straight win, U.S. women meet Australia in hoops semis
The pursuit of an eighth consecutive gold medal in women's basketball at the Summer Olympics will continue Friday for the United States when it faces Australia in the semifinals in Paris.,Team USA (4-0) is coming off a dominant 88-74 quarterfinals victory over Nigeria on Wednesday, which marked the ...
Super Bowl hero QB Nick Foles to retire as an Eagle
Super Bowl LII hero Nick Foles officially will retire as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles on Sept. 16.,The team announced Thursday that the quarterback will be honored at its game that night against the Atlanta Falcons.,"Ending it where it all started," the Eagles posted on X, referencing the cit...
U.S. men wary of third meeting with Serbia, Nikola Jokic
No introductions are needed when the United States and Serbia meet in the semifinals of the men's basketball tournament on Thursday at the Paris Olympics., ,Serbia features plenty of NBA talent -- Denver Nuggets star center and three-time league MVP Nikola Jokic, Atlanta Hawks guard Bogdan Bogdanovi...
NCAA hits Jim Harbaugh with 4-year show cause
The NCAA slapped former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh with a four-year show-cause order on Wednesday for impermissible contact with recruits and players during the COVID-19 dead period in 2021.,The order runs through Aug. 6, 2028. "Subsumed in the show-cause order is a one-season suspension for Harbau...
5-star WR Kaliq Lockett commits to Texas
Kaliq Lockett, a five-star wide receiver in the Class of 2025, announced Wednesday he'll play at home-state Texas.,The 247 Sports composite ranks Lockett as the nation's No. 5 wide receiver and the No. 20 overall prospect. He's entering his senior season at Sachse High School.,In his junior season, ...
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...
USA's Chris Hocker storms from pack, pulls massive upset in 1500m
PARIS -- American Cole Hocker delivered one of the all-time Olympic shocks when he won the 1,500 meters gold with a stunning finish to blast past British world champion Josh Kerr as defending champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen faded to fourth on Tuesday.,Once Kerr had eased past the Norwegian on the final ...