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Follow our Olympics coverage in the run up to the Paris Games.LONDON — Team USA's Olympic exhibition season is over and Kevin Durant didn't play at all, but he won't be returning home like Kawhi Leonard.He's heading to Paris with the hopes of helping the U.S. team win a fifth consecutive gold medal.”We're not looking at replacing Kevin,” U.S. coach Steve Kerr acknowledged after his team beat Germany 92-88 on Monday without Durant.Durant missed five USA scrimmages and most of the team's practices after suffering a Grade 1 strain in his left calf during a workout before the start of…
The U.S. men's soccer team will face a tough welcome in its first Olympic appearance in 16 years.Not only will the U.S. have to face hosts France in the group stage, but it will also be their first game of the tournament.At least then the game will be over, and the U.S. will then have winnable games against Guinea (which they beat 3-0 in March, but their Guinea team at the time was not as good as their Olympic team) and New Zealand.Jack McGlynn, Nathan Harriel and Paxton Aaronson all have a shot at surviving their groups and making it…
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Neil Dolan Boxing, the sport we all love and grew up watching as kids, is going through perhaps the most unprecedented times the sport has ever experienced, and that's saying something. Many people have come and gone in the boxing world over the years, including promoters, broadcasters and streaming companies, but 2024 will be different to what came before. In a good way. Boxing is seeing huge new investment from Saudi Arabia, but it's not just the blind, mindless pouring of money into the sport as in the past. There is a genuine desire to see the best players compete…
Drake Manning Almeida and Evan Barbosa have been passionate about the sport of hockey since they were kids.During the summer, when there was no ice, they honed their skills by playing street hockey, never expecting to make history.Almeida and Barbosa recently returned home after leading the U.S. U18 National Ball Hockey Team to a silver medal at the 2024 ISBHF Ball Hockey World Junior Championship in Zilina, Slovakia, one of three teams from the U.S. organization to advance this far.”One of our goals was to win the gold medal,” Almeida said. “Last year we came in fourth and didn't even…
Former USC Trojan DJ Rodman, the son of Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman, signed with the Los Angeles Clippers in early July to close out the NBA Summer League.Dennis Rodman last played in the NBA with the Dallas Mavericks in 2000. He won two championships with the Detroit Pistons and three championships with the Chicago Bulls. He also played for the San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Lakers.DJ Rodman began his collegiate career with the Washington State Cougars before transferring to the USC Trojans to play there for the 2023-2024 season. After his short stint with the Trojans, he earned…
July 23, 2024, 3:53 AMThree-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray has announced he will retire from tennis after the Paris Olympics, bringing an end to a 19-year career.Murray, 37, withdrew from the Wimbledon singles championships earlier this month after failing to recover from surgery for a spinal cyst, but was able to say goodbye to the All England Club by playing a doubles match with his brother Jamie before being eulogised on court.Editor's Pick2 RelatedMurray had previously said he would not play any hard-court tournaments this season, so his final chance to compete would be at the Olympic French Open,…
(Bloomberg) — Stocks were mixed as attention shifted from U.S. politics to a packed week of corporate earnings, with technology giants Tesla Inc. and Alphabet Inc. due to report earnings later Tuesday.Most read articles on BloombergEurope's Stoxx 600 index was little changed, while U.S. stock futures suggested a lower opening on Wall Street. In Asia, gains in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Samsung Electronics Co. lifted the MSCI Asia Pacific Index. The dollar and U.S. Treasuries traded steady.With companies accounting for 29% of the S&P 500's market capitalization set to report earnings this week, investors are watching to…
The 12 best teams (men’s and women’s) from around the world are converging in Paris as we countdown to the final few days till the start of the Hockey competition at the Olympic Games Paris 2024! Each team comes with the aim of standing on the Olympic podium, while only one can claim the gold medal at the end of the Games. The first obstacle for all teams in the event come in the form of their pool opponents. The 12 teams have been split into two pools of 6 teams each, with the top four teams from each pool…
Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia Actress Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia recently took to social media to share pictures of her getting enthusiastic and ready for the show. Khatron Ke KhiladiNimrit, who is known for her roles in TV dramas, took up a new challenge that required her to make major changes to her fitness routine to boost her physical and mental resilience.To prepare, Nimrit incorporated mixed martial arts (MMA) and kickboxing into her training. She said, “I incorporated MMA and kickboxing into my training. MMA really changed my mindset. It teaches you to keep going no matter what, which helped me not give…