Orlando boxer Omari Jones made his home state proud after clinching a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Tuesday.
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Poland rallies to beat US in men’s volleyball in fifth set, will play for Olympic gold
Poland will play for a gold medal in men’s volleyball, rallying from a 2-1 deficit to beat the Americans in the deciding fifth of the Paris Olympics semifinals.
US figure skaters to receive team gold medals at Paris Olympics after ruling in 2022 doping case
The U.S. figure skating team was formally confirmed as gold medalists from the 2022 Beijing Olympics by a sports court ruling Thursday, opening the way for the team to get its medals at the Paris Summer Games.
What’s Hot in Paris: Tampa’s Erriyon Knighton’s former coach reflects on his path to Paris
Tampa sprinter Erriyon Knighton is competing in the semifinal of the Men’s 200m on Wednesday afternoon.
Pommel horse powerhouse Stephen Nedoroscik lands in Sarasota a 2x Olympic medalist
The country fell in love with gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik, also now known as the “Clark Kent of pommel horse” after securing a bronze medal for Team USA during the Paris Olympics.
Harvard-grad Gabby Thomas sprints to 200m gold medal for US, Brown takes bronze
Gabby Thomas sped to the win in the women’s 200 meters at the 2024 Olympics on Tuesday night, finishing in 21.83 seconds to add a gold to the bronze she took home in the event from Tokyo three years ago.
Vita Vea slims down ahead of 2024 season
Vita Vea may have lost some weight, but he certainly hasn’t lost his sense of humor. The Bucs star defensive tackle snuck in a question about himself to head coach Todd Bowles, asking, “What do you think of the strides Vita Vea is making?”
USA’s Cole Hocker pulls Olympic shocker in men’s 1500m, Nuguse takes Bronze
American Cole Hocker pulled the upset of the Olympics on Tuesday night, beating his personal-best time by more than 3 seconds to outrace favorites Jakob Ingebrigsten and Josh Kerr for the title at 1,500 meters.
US women’s volleyball team advances to semifinal with straight-set win against Poland
The reigning Olympic champion U.S. women’s volleyball team posted a straight-set victory against Poland. 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 it out, 25-20. Next up is a semifinal date Thursday with powerhouse Brazil, which swept the Dominican Republic earlier in the day. Turkey eliminated China with a 3-2 victory and was waiting on the result of Tuesday’s late match between Italy and Serbia to learn its next opponent.
Pitbull Stadium is the new home of FIU football. The artist has bought the naming rights
Welcome to Pitbull Stadium, the home of your FIU Panthers. Florida International announced what could end up as a 10-year agreement on Tuesday with international recording artist, Grammy winner and entrepreneur Armando Christian Pérez — the Miami native better known as Pitbull — to put his name on their on-campus stadium. Pérez will pay $1.2 million annually for the next five years, the university said, for the naming rights. He will have an option in August 2029 to extend the deal for another five years and continue the rebranding.