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Xander Schauffele two back, Hideki Matsuyama's 63 leads in Paris
GUYANCOURT, France -- Xander Schauffele waited out a lightning delay and kept himself within striking distance of the lead after the first round of play at the men's Olympic golf tournament Thursday at Le Golf National near Paris.,Schauffele shot a 65 and is alone in second place at 6 under, two bac...
No. 1 Iga Swiatek's bid for gold spoiled by China's Zheng Qinwen in semis
PARIS -- Iga Swiatek will have to wait four more years for her next chance at an Olympic gold medal after the Polish top seed was shocked by China's Zheng Qinwen in the semifinals at Roland Garros on Thursday, her first loss there since 2021.,Swiatek, the overwhelming favorite for gold after a third...
Team USA breezes past South Sudan this time, 103-86
Bam Adebayo scored 18 points and Kevin Durant added 14 to lift the United States to a 103-86 victory over South Sudan on Wednesday in a Group C game in Lille, France.,Adebayo made his first six shots from the floor and added seven rebounds for the Americans (2-0), who punched their ticket to the qua...
Japan's Shinnosuke Oka wins gold in tense gymnastics all-around
PARIS -- Japan's Shinnosuke Oka displayed nerves of steel to capitalize on early errors by top contenders and fended off a late challenge by China's Zhang Boheng to win the men's all-around gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.,Zhang trailed by just 0.233 of a point to take silver and his c...
Broken records: Katie Ledecky claims 12th gold, dominates 1500 freestyle
PARIS -- Katie Ledecky claimed her 12th gold medal with an Olympic record in the 1500-meter freestyle on Wednesday, touching the wall in 15:30.02.,Ledecky's eighth gold medal ties the all-time record for female swimmers with American Jenny Thompson. ,World record holder Ledecky blew away the field i...
Report: Two U.S. swimmers test positive for COVID
Two members of the U.S. Olympic men's swimming team have tested positive for COVID-19 in Paris, according to multiple reports.,David Johnston and Luke Whitlock are in isolation at a hotel outside the Olympic Village, SwimSwam.com reported. ,A USA Swimming spokesperson declined to confirm the positiv...
Sha'Carri Richardson challenger Shericka Jackson drops from 100m
PARIS -- American world champion Sha'Carri Richardson, who holds the world's top time of 10.71 seconds in the 100 meters this year, will start as the favorite for the gold medal with two-time Jamaican 200-meter world champion Shericka Jackson withdrawing from the race in Paris.,The United States' la...
American rivals lead stacked men's golf squad at Olympics
Scottie Scheffler doesn't often play a golf tournament where he isn't favored head and shoulders over the rest of the field.,But thanks to his two-major season and his experience on the Olympic stage, Xander Schauffele is in position to give Scheffler a run for his money.,Schauffele and Scheffler gi...
Beach volleyball: German duo struggle to communicate over Paris party
PARIS -- Cheers from packed stands have echoed through Paris to the delight of competitors after the COVID-impacted Tokyo Games, but at least two beach volleyball Olympians might have preferred the sound of silence on Tuesday.,German duo Clemens Wickler and Nils Ehlers beat home hopefuls Remi Basser...
Andy Murray makes another great escape to keep career alive
PARIS -- Andy Murray again staved off the end of his illustrious career as he and British doubles partner Daniel Evans beat Belgium's Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen in another Paris Games cliffhanger at Roland Garros on Tuesday.,Two-time Olympic singles champion Murray and his partner were cheered o...
Alex Sedrick's miracle dash, conversion scores USA bronze in women's rugby
SAINT-DENIS, France -- Back Alex Sedrick took a long try the distance to tie Australia at 12 as time expired, then delivered the winning two points on a conversion to kickstart a celebration and a bronze medal for U.S. women's rugby sevens in a 14-12 upset in the 2024 Games on Tuesday.,The United St...
Simone Biles, Team USA dominate, claim women's gymnastics gold
Simone Biles was nearly flawless to lift Team USA to gold for the fourth time in women's gymnastics, capping a dramatic rebound from disappointment at the Tokyo Games.,Biles, who started with a 14.9 on the vault, set the record for most Olympic medals by an American gymnast. She punctuated the team ...
Women's favorites melt in Paris; Germans have their day
PARIS -- American Coco Gauff's hopes of singles gold at the Olympics evaporated in the third round in a 7-6 (7), 6-2 to defeat at the hands of Croatia's Donna Vekic in furnace-like conditions at Roland Garros on Tuesday.,Defending Olympic champion Alexander Zverev kept cool in soaring temperatures t...
Team USA not sleeping on Cinderella South Sudan
South Sudan struck something more than "appropriate fear" in Team USA when they played in London this month.,The first-time Olympic qualifiers held the lead late in the fourth quarter with a chance to upend the U.S. before LeBron James' heroics in the 101-100 exhibition victory.,The teams meet again...
COVID spread in Paris forcing athletes to mask, drop out of competition
PARIS -- Three years after the Tokyo Olympics were held amid strict precautions and with no fans because of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the virus has forced athletes to withdraw from events and has others donning masks once again at the Paris Games.,Several athletes have tested positive, including...
Croatia's Donna Vekic downs Coco Gauff in Paris
PARIS -- American Coco Gauff's hopes of singles gold at the Olympics evaporated in the third round in a 7-6(7), 6-2 to defeat at the hands of Croatia's Donna Vekic in furnace-like conditions at Roland Garros on Tuesday.,The 20-year-old United States' second seed held a 5-2 lead in the opening set bu...
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 ...
U.S. women’s hoops on target for eighth gold after beating Japan
VILLENEVE-D'ASCQ, France -- The United States romped to a resounding 102-76 victory over Japan in the women's basketball tournament at the Pierre Mauroy stadium on Monday, demonstrating that the defending champions are positioned to make a strong push for their eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal....
Italy's Thomas Ceccon denies American Ryan Murphy in 100 backstroke
PARIS -- World record holder Thomas Ceccon of Italy made a thrilling late surge to claim the men's 100 backstroke gold at the Paris Olympics on Monday.,The former world champion touched the wall in exactly 52 seconds, edging China's silver medalist Xu Jiayu by 0.32 of a second at La Defense Arena.,A...
Australian Mollie O'Callaghan grabs gold from teammate Ariarne Titmus
PARIS -- Australia's red-headed rocket Mollie O'Callaghan upset teammate and defending champion Ariarne Titmus to claim gold in the women's 200 meters freestyle at the Paris Olympics on Monday.,O'Callaghan stopped the clock in an Olympic record 1:53.27 at La Defense Arena, 0.54 seconds ahead of Titm...