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Paris Olympics Day 6: Summer McIntosh wins another medal
PARIS — Summer McIntosh, Canada’s 17-year-old swimming sensation, claimed her second gold medal of the Paris Olympics with another strong performance, romping to victory in the 200-meter butterfly and dealing Regan Smith of the U.S. another runner-up finish. “It means the world,” McIntosh said. “That was definitely one of my...
Andy Murray heads into retirement after Olympic doubles loss
PARIS — Tears welled in Andy Murray’s eyes as he walked alone onto the court to wave goodbye to professional tennis, his career over after a loss in the Paris Olympics doubles quarterfinals Thursday night. The 37-year-old Murray had said the 2024 Summer Games would be his last event, and...
Imane Khelif, Algeria boxer who had gender test issue, wins first Olympic fight when opponent quitsVideo
VILLEPINTE, France — Imane Khelif of Algeria won her opening Olympic boxing bout on Thursday when opponent Angela Carini of Italy quit after just 46 seconds. Khelif was disqualified from the 2023 world championships after failing an unspecified gender eligibility test, and her presence at the Paris Olympics has become...
Simone Biles edges Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade for her 2nd Olympic all-around gymnastics titleVideo
PARIS — Simone Biles remains peerless. Even when she’s not quite perfect. The American gymnastics star edged Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade during a tense Olympic all-around final Thursday. Biles’ total of 59.131 was just ahead of Andrade at 57.932, one of the closest calls Biles has endured at a major international...
Pittsburgher Michael Grady, Team USA net Olympic gold in men’s rowing
A Central Catholic alum won Olympic gold Thursday morning and made history for Team USA. Michael Grady, a graduate of the Pittsburgh-based private high school, and the U.S. rowing team took first place in the men’s four final event at the Paris Olympics. It’s the first time Americans have taken...
U.S. men fall to 0-2 in 3×3 basketball pool play at Olympics with loss to PolandVideo
PARIS — The U.S. men’s 3x3 basketball team dropped to 0-2 in pool play in the Paris Olympics with a 19-17 loss to Poland on Wednesday night. Jimmer Fredette cut the lead to 1 with about 90 seconds left before Michal Sokolowski made a free throw a few seconds later...
Canada women’s soccer reaches Olympics quarterfinals despite deduction; U.S. prevailsVideo
Vanessa Gilles scored in the 62nd minute to give Canada a 1-0 victory over Colombia and send the team into the quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics on Wednesday despite losing six points in the tournament because of a drone-spying scandal. Canada will face Germany in a quarterfinals Saturday in Marseille....
Coco Gauff loses twice in a day in doubles, ending hopes for Olympic medal
PARIS — Coco Gauff lost in women’s doubles and mixed doubles at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, ending her first Summer Games a day after her tearful exit in singles. “At the end of the day, it’s over,” the 20-year-old American said. “I’ll try to take the positive out of...
U.S. tops South Sudan, earns spot in men’s basketball quarterfinalsVideo
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — In the rematch, the U.S. had an easier time with South Sudan than it did when the teams first met a couple of weeks ago. Easier. Not easy. The U.S. clinched a trip to the quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics by beating South Sudan, 103-86, on Wednesday...
Upper St. Clair’s Josh Matheny places 7th in 200-meter breaststroke finals at Paris Olympics
Josh Matheny’s goal of winning an Olympic medal will have to wait. The former Upper St. Clair swimming standout and member of men’s team at Indiana University placed seventh overall in the men’s 200-meter breaststroke final Wednesday afternoon with a time of 2 minutes, 9.52 seconds at Paris’ La Défense...
Katie Ledecky adds another swimming gold to her collection; Leon Marchand completes doubleVideo
NANTERRE, France — On a night when Léon Marchand completed an audacious double, Katie Ledecky proved again she’s a sure bet in swimming’s longest event. Ledecky romped to the seventh Olympic gold medal of her brilliant career and 12th medal overall with a runaway victory in the 1,500-meter freestyle Wednesday...
Drag queen in Olympic opening ceremony has no regrets, calls it ‘a photograph of France in 2024’
PARIS — As a gay youth growing up in central France, Hugo Bardin never felt he lived in a world that represented who he was — a world in which he had a place. And that is why Bardin, who performs as the drag queen Paloma, felt it was meaningful...
Olympic triathletes swim in Seine River after days of concerns about water quality
PARIS — After days of water-quality concerns caused by heavy rains last week put the swimming portion of the Olympic triathlons in doubt, the women dove into the Seine River early Wednesday, followed by the men a few hours later. The athletes began near the Pont Alexandre III, a bridge...
Kaylee McKeown still rules the Olympic backstroke, beating Regan Smith in women’s 100 metersVideo
NANTERRE, France — Kaylee McKeown still rules the women’s Olympic backstroke. The Australian knocked off world-record holder Regan Smith of the United States in the 100 back Tuesday night, defending the title she won at the Tokyo Games. Smith, who broke McKeown’s world mark with a time of 57.13 seconds...
A complete list of Paris Olympics medal winnersVideo
PARIS — The 2024 Olympics are underway. The United States led the medal standings after the third day of competition with host France second, but more winners will join the list every day from July 27-Aug. 11. See which countries lead the medal count and the highlights in today’s schedule....
Simone Biles, Team USA earn ‘redemption’ with Olympic gold in women’s gymnasticsVideo
PARIS — Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles and Sunisa Lee spent the night before perhaps the biggest gymnastics meet of their lives restless. There was a tension in the air. They’d all been in the Olympic spotlight before, experiences that left them with medals but also the kind of scars —...
U.S. men end 24-year wait to advance to the quarterfinals of the Olympics soccer tournamentVideo
SAINT-ETIENNE, France — Kevin Paredes scored two goals as the United States advanced to the quarterfinals of the Olympic men’s soccer tournament for the first time since Sydney 2000 by beating Guinea, 3-0, on Tuesday. Victory in Saint-Etienne ended a 24-year wait for the U.S. to reach the knockout phase,...
Wembanyama leads France past Japan in OT at Olympics, Canada also set up to advance. Greece winlessVideo
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — In any any language, expletives are sometimes present on the basketball court. After scoring his sixth consecutive point in overtime of France’s dramatic 94-90 win over Japan at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, French star Victor Wembanyama couldn’t help letting one go. “Let’s (expletive) go!” he shouted...
Penn State alum Stephen Nedoroscik waited his whole life for one routine, and the U.S. pommel horse specialist nailed it
PARIS — Sam Mikulak pulled Stephen Nedoroscik close and tasked the American pommel horse specialist with the impossible. The U.S. men’s gymnastics team’s first Olympic medal in 16 years a solitary routine away, Mikulak — a Penn State alumnus — told the pommel horse specialist that he didn’t need to...
Jon Rahm gets another big stage at the Paris Olympics. And then it’s wait until April at Augusta
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Jon Rahm loves the big stage, the big crowd, the big moment. The Olympics provide one extra opportunity in a year marked by his departure to Saudi-funded LIV Golf, and the Spaniard arrived at the Paris Games with a shot of much-needed confidence. Rahm held on to...
Upper St. Clair’s Josh Matheny advances to 200-meter breaststroke final at Paris Olympics
Former Upper St. Clair swimming standout Josh Matheny is one step from an Olympic medal. Competing for Team USA, Matheny finished sixth overall (fourth in his heat) in the semifinals of the men’s 200-meter breaststroke Tuesday. His time of 2 minutes, 9.70 seconds qualified him for the final, which will...
American swimmer Ryan Murphy finds out his child’s gender after winning bronzeVideo
NANTERRE, France — It’s a girl. That’s the surprise message American swimmer Ryan Murphy got from the pool deck as he looked up at his wife, Bridget Konttinen, in the stands Monday night at the Paris Olympics. Murphy won a bronze Monday in the 100-meter backstroke. As the medal ceremony...
U.S. men’s gymnastics team hopes NCAA notices after ending medal droughtVideo
PARIS — Before they stood with their arms wrapped around each other in a brotherhood forever etched into U.S. Olympic lore, Brody Malone, Frederick Richard, Asher Hong, Paul Juda and Penn State alum Stephen Nedoroscik were collegians. Yes, the dreams the members of the U.S. men’s gymnastics team had fostered...
A’ja Wilson dominates as U.S. women’s basketball routs JapanVideo
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart and Brittney Griner dominated the paint and helped the U.S. win its Olympic opener as the Americans chase an unprecedented eighth straight gold medal. Wilson had 24 points, 13 rebounds and four blocked shots to help the U.S. beat Japan, 102-76, on Monday...
Olympic commentator canned for insulting Australian women’s swim team
Longtime Olympic commentator Bob Ballard was sent home following a sexist comment about Australia’s women’s swim team. The Eurosport pundit claimed after the Aussies won a gold medal in the 4x100m freestyle team relay that the celebratory swim squad was slow exiting the pool area because they were milling about...
