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Franklin Regional’s Spencer Lee takes wrestling silver in Paris, but to his fans he’s goldVideo
Greg Sill was heartbroken by Spencer Lee’s loss in the Olympic wrestling finals Friday, but he couldn’t help but feel an overwhelming sense of hometown pride. The assistant varsity wrestling coach at Franklin Regional High School watched in awe before 2017 graduate Lee took home a silver medal from Paris....
Franklin Regional grad Spencer Lee falls in Olympic gold medal match
Spencer Lee’s dream of becoming an Olympic champion fell just short Friday afternoon in the men’s freestyle 57 kg final. Japan’s Rei Higuchi, the top seed, used a takedown early in the second period to defeat Lee, 4-2. Higuchi got a second takedown late in the match when Lee tried...
China is 7 for 7 in diving gold at the Paris Olympics and seeks an unprecedented sweep of all 8
SAINT-DENIS, France — China is 7 for 7 in diving golds at the Paris Olympics. Just one to go for an unprecedented sweep of all eight diving golds in the Games. Chen Yiwen won the women’s 3-meter springboard on Friday for China’s seventh gold medal. Maddison Keeney of Australia took...
When do the 2024 Paris Olympics end? What to know about the closing ceremony
PARIS — The Paris Olympics are coming to a close this weekend. U.S. gymnastics star Simone Biles made a triumphant return, taking her Olympic gold tally to seven. French swimmer Léon Marchand won five medals — four of them gold — fulfilling comparisons to Michael Phelps. Armand “Mondo” Duplantis won...
U.S. to play France for basketball crown at Paris Games in a gold-medal rematch
PARIS — It’s a game the French wanted. It’s a game the Americans probably expected. It’s a game the world most certainly will be watching. The U.S. vs. France. In Paris. For basketball gold. “Incredible,” U.S. forward Kevin Durant said of the storyline, one so good that only the boldest...
Covid-stricken Noah Lyles collapses after getting bronze, 1 of 8 U.S. medals at Olympic trackVideo
SAINT-DENIS, France — The first sign of trouble Thursday night came when Noah Lyles started rounding the curve in the Olympic final of the 200 meters, the sprint that has always been his best race. Normally at the curve, Lyles starts making up ground, then pulling away from what have...
Defending champion U.S. women’s volleyball team beats Brazil in semifinal thriller at Paris OlympicsVideo
PARIS — Karch Kiraly made one request when the decisive fifth set began: Win or lose, make sure to enjoy the moment. The U.S. coach asked his players to take in the atmosphere, one of the best for women’s volleyball, with mighty Brazil on the opposite side of the net....
U.S. men’s basketball team rallies to beat Serbia in Paris Olympics, will face France for gold medalVideo
PARIS — Down by 11 in the fourth quarter, against what looked like overwhelming odds, the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team got a spark. Six points in two seconds. Kevin Durant and Devin Booker provided that wild sequence to start the comeback, Stephen Curry had a scoring night like almost...
Going for Gold: Franklin Regional grad Spencer Lee earns 3 wins to reach Olympic finals
Spencer Lee is one victory away from achieving his ultimate goal — being an Olympic gold medalist. The Franklin Regional and Iowa graduate rolled into the men’s freestyle 57 kg finals with a dominating 14-4 technical fall victory Thursday against Uzbekistan’s Gulomjon Abdullaev in the semifinals. It was his third...
Spencer Lee begins Olympic quest with early morning rematch
Wrestling fans who want to watch Spencer Lee in his Olympic debut on Peacock will have to set an early morning alarm. The men’s freestyle competition in the 57 kg and 86 kg weight classes will begin at 5 a.m. today with the Round of 16 and quarterfinals. The semifinals...
Bethel Park native Eric McElvenny to compete in his 2nd Paralympic Games
It was more than 10 years ago when Eric McElvenny lost part of his right leg when he stepped on an improvised explosive device while serving with the Marines in Afghanistan. He didn’t want to let that hold him back from staying in shape, so he decided to turn to...
A complete list of Paris Olympics medal winners
PARIS — List of medal recipients from Tuesday and Wednesday at the Olympics: Wednesday, Aug. 7 ARTISTIC SWIMMING TEAM GOLD: China Silver: United States Bronze: Spain BOXING MEN’S 63.5KG Gold: Erislandy Alvarez Borges, Cuba Silver: Sofiane Oumiha, France MEN’S 80KG Gold: Oleksandr Khyzhniak, Ukraine Silver: Nurbek Oralbay, Kazakhstan CLIMBING WOMEN’S...
Latest U.S. track comeback puts Quincy Hall atop medal stand in Olympic 400 metersVideo
SAINT-DENIS, France — Quincy Hall became the latest American to electrify Olympic track and field with an out-of-nowhere comeback, sprinting from far behind in the 400 meters Wednesday night to reel in three runners and capture another gold medal for the U.S. Hall, buried in fourth place as the sprinters...
Poland rallies to beat U.S. in men’s volleyball in 5th set and will play France for Olympic goldVideo
PARIS — Pawel Zatorski couldn’t feel a couple of fingers on his left hand. They were still numb more than an hour after the veteran libero went down for several minutes in the middle of third set of Poland’s remarkable comeback against the Americans. He got up and kept going,...
A’ja Wilson and Jackie Young help U.S. rout Nigeria to reach Olympic women’s hoops semifinalsVideo
PARIS — A’ja Wilson scored 20 points, and Jackie Young added 15 points to help the U.S. beat Nigeria, 88-74, on Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the Paris Games, extending its record winning streak to 59 consecutive Olympic wins. Breanna Stewart also had 13 for the Americans, who haven’t...
Simone Biles thrived at the Paris Olympics, everything was amplified
PARIS — Every single thing Simone Biles has done at the Paris Olympics has been spotlighted: four medals, an online feud with a former teammate and a social media post that appeared to take a swipe at presidential candidate Donald Trump. Her TikToks regularly draw millions of views — 14.4...
For Wanda Durant, watching Kevin Durant will never grow old
PARIS — They gave Kevin Durant the game ball after he broke Lisa Leslie’s all-time U.S. Olympic basketball scoring record in the quarterfinals of the Paris Games. And, of course, he got plenty of congratulations afterward from his biggest fan. That fan — Wanda Durant, his mother — wasn’t surprised...
Ukrainian wrestler and member of parliament has a goal for Paris: ‘Show that Ukraine is still alive’
PARIS — Zhan Beleniuk’s focus wavered at times as he trained in hopes of winning a second Olympic gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling. The Ukrainian doesn’t just represent his country in international competition. He’s also a member of parliament. And since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, well, it’s been easy...
U.S. women’s pursuit team wins Olympic gold after 12 years of silver and bronze medals
MONTIGNY-LE-BRETONNEUX, France — The U.S. women’s pursuit team of road race Olympic champion Kristen Faulkner, Chloe Dygert, Jennifer Valente and Lilly Williams held on through a ragged finish to beat New Zealand in the race for gold at the Paris Games on Wednesday night. The Americans led by more than...
A look at the hairstyles from the 2024 Summer Olympics
Paris — Olympians at the Paris Games are taking care with their hair. French curl braids have been a popular choice, and there’s a wide array of dyes, plaits and long locks. After honing his style for the walk-in at Stade de France ahead of the 100-meter final — weaving...
As Paris Olympics wind down, Los Angeles swings into planning for 2028
PARIS — From the City of Love to the City of Angels, planning for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics is well underway and organizers are paying close attention to what’s worked, and what hasn’t, so far in Paris. It will be LA’s third time hosting the Olympics — the last...
Amit Elor, 20, becomes youngest U.S. wrestler to win Olympic goldVideo
PARIS — As she processed winning an Olympic gold medal, American wrestler Amit Elor still felt like that little girl just starting out in the sport. Perhaps it’s because she’s not so far removed from that point. Elor, just 20 years old, defeated Kyrgyzstan’s Meerim Zhumanazarova, 3-0, on Tuesday in...
U.S. women’s volleyball team advances to semifinal with straight-set win vs. PolandVideo
PARIS — The reigning Olympic champion U.S. women’s volleyball team posted a straight-set victory against Poland on Tuesday night at the Paris Olympics. The Americans led throughout while taking the first two sets, 25-22 and 25-14. They fell behind 5-0 and 7-1 in the third set before rallying to close...
U.S. men’s basketball rolls into semifinals after easing past BrazilVideo
PARIS — All the favored teams in the first three men’s basketball quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics had problems. Canada lost to France. Serbia erased a 24-point deficit to beat Australia. Germany had to shake off a double-digit deficit before beating Greece. So, going into the fourth and final game...
U.S. edges Hungary in a physical women’s water polo quarterfinal at OlympicsVideo
NANTERRE, France — Ashleigh Johnson made 17 saves, and Rachel Fattal snapped a tie in the fourth quarter, helping the U.S. women’s water polo team edge Hungary, 5-4, in a physical quarterfinal at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday night. U.S. captain Maggie Steffens scored two goals and played terrific defense...
