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As the men's soccer team competition for the 2024 Paris Olympics continues, a place in the final tournament is at stake.And if the Euros and Copa America tournaments are any indication at this stage, Tuesday's eight matches will be on the edge of their seats for fans in Paris and those watching at home.Paris 2024 Olympics:Read the full story from USA TODAY hereHighlighting Tuesday's schedule are matches kicking off at 1pm ET, with hosts France facing New Zealand and the U.S. Men's National Team taking on Guinea in Group A.Tuesday's match is the third and final of the group stages,…
Google's sudden reversal of plans to phase out third-party cookies after years of promising to do so is akin to a TV show touting an epic plot twist only to reveal it was all a dream. It's no wonder ad tech leaders are in stitches.But they are trying to stay calm. They can't afford to lose focus, especially since it remains to be seen whether Google's about-face will negate all their efforts and investments towards a third-party cookie-free Chrome world. You can read the details here, but here's the gist: After four years of promising the advertising industry that it…
Boxing competition at the Paris Olympics continues today with three sessions, starting at 5am ET, continuing at 9:30am ET and concluding at 2pm ET. If you're in the US, you can stream all the matches live on Peacock. Every day we will bring you live updates and results of each match here. All live updates and results will be delivered on this stream, and the full schedule of today's matches can be found below. Men's 51kg (Flyweight) – Best 16 5:00 AM ET: Bilal Benama (France) vs. Roscoe Hill (USA) 5:16 a.m. ET: Alejandro Claro (Cuba) vs. Michael Trinidade (Brazil)…
(July 29) This weekend, women's boxing was “The Bad and the Ugly.” And we're not talking about the 1966 Italian spaghetti western. Let's start on a positive note…Some of the top cards that took place this weekend. One of the featured bouts on the card, held Saturday night at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, was the heavyweight debut of 174 3/4 Claressa “T-Rex” Shields from Flint, Michigan, who proved to be by far the most powerful heavyweight in the division. Shields defeated her opponent, Vanessa LePage Joanis, by TKO in the second round, knocking Vanessa down three times in…
USA – Guinea Preview, USA – Guinea PickThe United States and Guinea will face off in men's soccer on Tuesday in the final group stage match of the 2024 Summer Olympics.The U.S. has three points after their win over New Zealand and a draw may be enough to advance to the knockout stages of the tournament.Meanwhile, Guinea has already suffered two straight losses and is in doubt as to whether they will advance to the final tournament, and they are expected to be a hindrance to the team's advancement.This would be a big accomplishment for the United States to qualify…
The locker room renovation comes at a time when the program is experiencing unprecedented success and excelling at a high level on and off the field. Last fall, Cal Poly recorded six or more wins in Big West play for the third consecutive season, a program first. The Mustangs will be making their ninth appearance in the Big West Championship Match in 2023, tying the most appearances ever by a team in the conference. A program-record 21 players recorded a point and 15 players scored a goal, tying a 27-year-old program record. Additionally, 13 student-athletes were named to the Big…
Buddy Hield was the sixth overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft. At the time, the Golden State Warriors were coming off an NBA-best 73-9 record and had the 30th and final first-round pick, so he knew going into the draft that he would end up playing somewhere outside the Bay Area. But he still dreamed of combining his superior three-point shooting skills with the most modern, three-point-heavy offense in NBA history at the time, led by the best, and possibly the second-greatest, three-point shooter in NBA history. Now an established veteran with nearly 2,000 three-pointers made in his career,…
A recent study commissioned by Tel Aviv's Afeka School of Engineering and TheMarker shed light on the development of Israel's high-tech industry amid the Israel-Hamas war, highlighting the growing importance of proficiency with artificial intelligence (AI) tools.The second “Skills Index Survey”, released at the annual Skills & Tech Conference, collected input from 150 managers who oversee at least 25 employees in tech and other industries between June 3 and 22. The results, assessed on a 10-point relevance scale, highlighted that understanding AI is the most important skill in the modern workplace. Despite this emphasis, many managers report limited access…
Guard Isaiah Wong, who spent the 2023-24 season with the Indiana Pacers, played for the Phoenix Suns during summer league.Wong, 23, was the 55th overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft by Indiana. He spent the recent season on a two-way contract with the Indianapolis-based team and appeared in two games for the Pacers, one of which was the season-ending tournament finals. He recorded two points in those games, which were his only NBA appearances.Wong spent most of his time with the Indiana Mad Ants of the G League, averaging 15.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. Wong…
pictureEvery four years, a few lucky photographers covering the Olympics go home knowing they've got the perfect shot. On the third day, French photographer Jérôme Brouillet got it: His image of Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina hovering over the ocean and giving the number 1 sign has instantly become the iconic victory image for the 2024 Summer Olympics.Speaking to TIME, Brouillet said he was surprised at how much attention Medina's photos have garnered, explaining that there are two media boats shooting surfing competitions off the coast of French Tahiti, and “in all fairness, it's not that hard to get good surfing…