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PARIS — The most notable part of the Paris Olympics was the lower leg, covered by Team U.S.'s nylon suit Sunday afternoon, so much so that the only sound that could be heard was “whoa” as they were paraded around a group of reporters waiting behind the barriers. Swish, swish, swishEveryone was chasing that famous left foot — or whose foot it was. Watching Simone Biles walk has never felt more necessary.Biles didn't stop to talk. Instead, she walked past all the credentialed media, along with her U.S. teammates, Biles more cautiously than the others. Still, she smiled and waved.…

Curtis Blades is going back to the drawing board. Perennial heavyweight contender Blaydes' dream of becoming a UFC heavyweight champion was hit with another roadblock on Saturday when he was knocked out in just 60 seconds against Tom Aspinall for the interim title in the co-main event of UFC 304. It was a disappointing result for Blaydes, who has lost two of his past three fights by first-round knockout. Early Sunday morning, Blades released his initial statement about the loss on his Instagram Story, which you can view and read below. Curtis Blades, Instagram Sorry, but I got greedy and…

PARIS — Let's start with the most important part: Somewhere in Milton Keynes, England, or anywhere on Earth if she's looking for refuge, there is a woman in her early twenties who has been living with a decade of vile, unspeakable crimes. She was 12 years old at the time. She met a Dutch man online, he flew over to meet her, and he raped her.No matter how much punishment is given to the perpetrator, not even the four-year sentence she was given, let alone the 13 months she served, can change this situation. What thoughts does she wake up…

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The rematch of the 2016 gold medal match was won again by the United States.The U.S. men's basketball team beat Serbia on Sunday to open its group stage for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The U.S. team is looking to win its fifth gold medal at this Summer Olympics and features some of the biggest Olympic superstars on its roster.Those stars, especially Kevin Durant, came up big in the 110-84 victory. Durant led all scorers with 23 points, hitting 8-of-9 shots and a perfect 5-of-5 from the 3-point line.With the win, the U.S. team is tied with South Sudan for the…

ORLANDO — The Orlando Magic have won the Southeast Division for the first time in five years.Will they be able to achieve consecutive wins in the season for the first time in about 15 years?DraftKings has Orlando listed as the favorite to win the Southeast Division in 2024-25 at -140. The Miami Heat are in the running to win the division at +150 and are arguably the biggest threat for Orlando to win the division for the second straight year. The Magic went 1-3 against Miami last season. The Magic won the division last season by one game over Miami,…

A bitterly disappointed Grainne Walsh became the third Irish boxer to lose in a tense first two days of Olympic boxing for the Irish team at the North Paris Arena. Walsh lost 4–1 to Anna-Luka Hamori of Hungary after having been unfavourable decisions in earlier bouts against Dean Clancy and Aidan Walsh.The match was decided when the taller Hamoli pinned Walsh down and disrupted her rhythm, earning her a warning from Kazakhstan referee Yermek Suenish and a point deduction in the second round.But the result remained the same, with Hamori using his longer reach to tie up his opponent, slow…

With fall camp fast approaching for last year's Big 12 champions, the Texas Longhorns are heading into summer practice with higher hopes than any team since Mack Brown left Austin. Texas is entering a new era in the SEC and is eager to be the best team in the conference.Still, there are plenty of questions surrounding the team heading into camp, and with nearly a month until the start of games against Colorado State, that's the biggest talking point heading into summer training in Austin.Texas Longhorns wide receiver Isaiah Bonds during spring football practice at Frank Denius Training Field in…

The country will host the 2024 Summer Olympics and, with it, the women's football tournament. The appointment of Emma Hayes as head coach of the U.S. women's national team has generated a lot of buzz ahead of this summer's women's Olympic soccer tournament, and Hayes is hoping to get off to a good start.Canada won gold in Tokyo three years ago, but given the team in this year's tournament, it will be tough to repeat that success in Paris in 2024.Only 12 nations will take part in the tournament, and it's expected to be tough as it's a senior tournament…

Cynthia Ogunsemilo (right) won a bronze medal for Nigeria at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [Getty Images]Nigerian boxer Cynthia Ogunsemilo will miss the 2024 Paris Olympics after being provisionally suspended after failing a drugs test.Ogunsemirol, who won gold at the African Games in Accra earlier this year and a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022, tested positive for the banned substance furosemide, which is classified as a diuretic and masking agent.The out-of-competition samples were taken on July 25 by the International Testing Agency (ITA) on behalf of the International Olympic Committee.The 22-year-old can appeal the…