Lee Kiefer has won back-to-back gold medals in foil fencing and her teammate Lauren Scruggs took the silver to make history as the first Black U.S. fencer to win an Olympic medal in an individual women’s event.
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Rays trade All-Star Isaac Paredes to Cubs as trade deadline nears
The Tampa Bay Rays have been sending shockwaves through its fanbase and the league as the team traded away their All-Star and third baseman Issac Paredes, according to reports.
US finishes 1-2 in women’s 100m butterfly as Huske edges out world-record holder Walsh
Torri Huske knocked off world-record holder Gretchen Walsh in the women’s 100 butterfly by about the length of a finger.
Rays trade right-handed reliever Jason Adam to Padres for 3 minor-league prospects
The Tampa Bay Rays traded right-handed reliever Jason Adam to the San Diego Padres for three minor-league prospects Sunday.
Surf’s up! Paris Olympics surfing competition commences in Tahiti, with wave rides and wipe outs
Surfers rode through and wiped out on barrel-shaped waves in their quest for gold during the first day of the Paris Olympics surfing competition in Tahiti on Saturday, with some of the biggest names in the sport side-by-side on their boards in the ocean.
Qualifying didn’t go as planned for Sarasota gymnast Brody Malone. Redemption awaits in the final
Brody Malone has spent the last 16 months defying the odds, improbably coming back from a catastrophic right knee injury in the spring of 2023 to reach the Olympics for a second time.
US men’s basketball team rolls past Serbia in opening game at the Paris Olympics
Serbia jumped out to a 10-2 lead, putting the Americans into a quick hole, but it was the U.S. that came out on top.
Olympics opening draws criticism with ‘Last Supper’ tableau
Florida Florida many have claimed the scene mocked “The Last Supper” — but the Games and the artistic director say that isn’t what we saw during the opening ceremonies.
‘The medal is a medal’: Katie Ledecky settles for bronze in Olympic debut
“So I would have been happier with a faster time,” Ledecky told Nexstar’s Matt Barnes after coming out of the water. “But again, the medal is a medal.”
Why Olympic gymnastics is now must-see TV: What’s Hot in Paris
The 27-year-old American star wasn’t dealing with any sort of block or trauma but something far more common to gymnasts, particularly ones who have been doing this two decades.