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☆ U.S. Open draw 2024: Djokovic avoids Alcaraz, Sinner – Gauff and Swiatek apart
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-22 | by ( Matthew Futterman | Charlie Eccleshare | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

And just like in Paris and London, he will not meet Sinner or Alcaraz until the final, if at all. Beating Sinner and Alcaraz back-to-back in a semi and a final would be a tall order for anyone these days — even Djokovic. Iga Swiatek in the second round in Paris. Wimbledon looked OK, until she ran into a hot Emma Navarro in the second round. If she wins that, she faces a likely second round against another home player, the No 6 seed Jessica Pegula.

Persons: Matthew Futterman, Charlie Eccleshare, Novak Djokovic, Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Alcaraz, —, Ben Shelton, Mike Stobe, Naomi Osaka, Caroline Garcia, Iga Swiatek, Emma Navarro, Jelena Ostapenko, Ostapenko, They’ve, Serena Williams, Tim Clayton, Corbis, Coco Gauff, hasn’t, Varvara Gracheva, Elina Svitolina, Navarro, Marta Kostyuk, Sabalenka, Gauff, Al Bello, Matt Futterman Matt Futterman’s, Bianca Andreescu, Jasmine Paolini, Dominic Thiem Reilly Opelka, Lorenzo Musetti, Tommy Paul, Daniil Medvedev, Matthew Stockman, Emma Raducanu, America’s Sofia Kenin, Jessica Pegula, Maria Sakkari, Elsa, Getty, she’s, Iga, Yulia Putintseva, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Danielle Collins, Collins, ”, Swiatek, Clive Brunskill, Charlie Eccleshare Charlie Eccleshare’s, Dominic Thiem Zheng Qinwen, Amanda Anisimova, Sarah Stier Organizations: U.S, Wimbledon, Djokovic, — Osaka, U.S ., Osaka, Getty, Gracheva, Cincinnati, America’s, Citi, Olympics Locations: New York City, Australia, New York, Paris, London, Osaka, Swiatek, Canada, Cincinnati, France, Wimbledon, Melbourne, Washington ,, Putintseva

☆ NFL Draft 2025 Big Board: Will Johnson, Abdul Carter lead Dane Brugler’s initial top 50
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-21 | by ( Dane Brugler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +46 min

Position CB CB/WR DT Edge LB OT QB RB S TE WR iOL Class Jr. R-Jr. R-So. Photo: Jonathan Bachman / Getty Images OT Jr. 11 Benjamin Morrison CB Notre Dame Height: 6-0 Weight: 186 Class: Jr. Photo: Tim Warner / Getty Images CB Sr. 42 Barrett Carter LB Clemson Height: 6-0 Weight: 234 Class: Sr. Photo: Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images WR Jr. 50 Drew Allar QB Penn State Height: 6-4 Weight: 230 Class: Jr. Photo: Joe Robbins / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images QB Jr.(Illustration: John Bradford / The Athletic; Photos of Carson Beck, Will Johnson and Travis Hunter: Rich von Biberstein / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images; Gregory Shamus, Ryan Kang / Getty Images)

Persons: Will, Johnson, “ can’t, Devon Witherspoon, Derek Stingley Jr, Sauce Gardner, Thomas Shea, Abdul Carter, LaVar Arrington, NaVorro Bowman, Micah Parsons, Carter, Tom Allen, Scott Taetsch, Travis Hunter, Hunter, Deion Sanders, Ron Chenoy, Jr, Mason Graham, Graham, NFL hasn’t, Quinnen Williams, Williams, Bailey, James Pearce Jr, Pearce, Pierce, —, Donald Page, Tetairoa McMillan, McMillan, Malik Nabers, Rome Odunze, Jedd Fisch, Noah Fifita, Ivan Pierre Aguirre, Luther Burden, Burden, Theo Wease, Brady Cook, Johnnie Izquierdo, Carson Beck, Beck, Stetson Bennett, Brock Bowers, Matt Ryan, Megan Briggs, Starks, Bo Nix, hasn’t, Jamal Adams, Kim Klement Neitzel, Will Campbell, Campbell, Jonathan Bachman, Benjamin Morrison, Morrison, Darryl, Morrison’s, Matt Cashore, Shavon Revel Jr, Revel, wasn’t, Scott W . Grau, Emery Jones Jr, Joe Alt, Blake Fisher, Troy Fautanu, Roger Rosengarten, Caedan Wallace, Jones, Jones wasn’t, Julio Aguilar, Williams hasn’t, Travon Walker, ”, Jeff Blake, Edge, Kelvin Banks Jr, Banks, Steve Sarkisian, Bijan Robinson, Jonathon Brooks, Xavier Worthy, Adonai Mitchell, Nick Tre . Smith, Tyleik Williams, Joseph Maiorana, Deone Walker, Walker, Joe Robbins, Shedeur Sanders, Sandersmania, Sanders, Eli, Manning, “, Sr, Nic Scourton Edge, Scourton, Jeff Brohm, Zach Bolinger, Harold Perkins Jr, Perkins, Brian Kelly, Blake Baker, Baker, who’s, David Rosenblum, Colston, McCarthy, Sherrone Moore, Aaron J, Thornton, Jonah Savaiinaea, Savaiinaea’s, Savaiinaea, Louis, Kevin Langley, Quinn Ewers, Ewers, Ewers wasn’t, Ron Jenkins, Conner Weigman, Weigman, Jimbo Fisher’s, Fisher, Bobby Petrino, Collin Klein, Mike Elko, Maria Lysaker, Jeanty, Chris Williams, Ersery, isn’t, Jason Mowry, JT Tuimoloau, Tuimoloau, Matthew Visinsky, Lander Barton, Barton, Morgan Scalley, Cody, Jackson, Lander, Chris Gardner, Patrick Payton, Payton, Jermaine Johnson, Jared, Isaiah Vazquez, Kenneth Grant, Grant wasn’t, Grant, Troy Taormina, Mansoor Delane, Dorian Strong, Rich Schultz, Maxwell Hairston, Andru Phillips, Kentucky’s, Phillips, Hairston, Carly Mackler, Egbuka, Stroud, Marvin Harrison Jr, Garrett Wilson, Chris Olave, Rick Osentoski, Denzel, Burke, Tim Heitman, Ollie Gordon II, Gordon, Barry Sanders, Brian Bahr, QB Drake Maye, Rich von Biberstein, Ayomanor, Henderson, Danny Stutsman, Stutsman, Lincoln Riley, Brent Venables, Landon Jackson, Preston Smith, Petre Thomas, Jalon Walker, it’s, Quay Walker, Nolan Smith, Perry McIntyre, Jahdae Barron, Barron, Barron doesn’t, Tim Warner, Barrett Carter, Kirby Smart, Dabo Swinney’s, Ken Ruinard, Isaiah Bond, Bond, Jalen Milroe, Kevin C, Cox, Walter Nolen, Nolen, Ole Miss, Jack Sawyer, Sawyer, Dylan Buell, Darrell Jackson Jr, Don Juan Moore, Sam Brown, Cam Ward, Damien Martinez, Brown, Ken Murray, Deion Burks, Burks, Evan Stewart WR, Stewart, Dillon Gabriel, Drew Allar, Allar, Sean Clifford, Allar’s, Will Levis, John Bradford, Will Johnson, Gregory Shamus, Ryan Kang Organizations: NFL, Edge, Will Johnson, Michigan, Wolverines, Detroit, Washington, USA, Abdul Carter Edge, Penn, Indiana, Nittany Lions, Parsons, FCS Jackson State, FBS, Stanford, School, UCLA, Getty, SEC, Arizona, Missouri, Tigers, Bulldogs, Oregon, LSU, Benjamin Morrison CB Notre Dame, Notre Dame, CB, Carolina, Louisburg College, Getty Images, Penn State, Baton, NC, Longhorns, Cass Tech High School, Buffs, Nic Scourton Edge Texas, College, Purdue, Boilermakers, Colston Loveland, St, Wildcats, College Football, Texas, Aggies, Kansas State, Ashton Jeanty, Boise State, Gophers, JT Tuimoloau Edge, Utes, Utah, Patrick Payton Edge, Miami Northwestern, Seminoles, Florida State, Mansoor Delane CB Virginia, Hokies, Virginia Tech, Giants, Buckeyes, Buckeye, Denzel Burke CB, Ollie Gordon II RB, Oklahoma State, Hampton RB, Appalachian State, ACC, Hampton, America, Alabama, Clemson, Tide, Ole Miss, Jack Sawyer Edge, Ohio State, Maryland, Terps, Miami, Hurricanes, West, Houston, Cougars, Sooners, — Penn State Locations: Michigan, Colorado, Servite, Calif, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia , Missouri , Texas, Rome, Arizona, Washington, Oklahoma, Georgia, Theo Wease , Missouri, Athens, USA, Louisiana, Alabama , Michigan, Oregon, Winston, Salem, East Carolina, Baton Rouge, Austin, Texas, Ohio, Columbus, Detroit, Alabama, Kentucky, Lexington, Dollaz, Colston Loveland TE, Gooding , Idaho, Loveland, Ann Arbor, American Samoa, Honolulu, College, Boise, Kansas City, JT Tuimoloau Edge Ohio, Utah, Patrick Payton Edge Florida, Miami, C.J, Fort Worth , Texas, Canada, Massachusetts, Notre Dame , Tennessee, Palo Alto, Lincoln Riley and Oklahoma, Alabama’s, But Texas, Jack Sawyer Edge Ohio, Florida, Savannah, Ga, West Virginia

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Starbucks, Chipotle, Home Depot, Tencent and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Starbucks , Chipotle Mexican Grill — Starbucks stock shot up 21% after the coffee chain ousted CEO Laxman Narasimhan effective immediately and replaced him with Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol, who will step in Sept 9. Three Wall Street firms already upgraded Starbucks stock after the news. Revenue of 567.7 million Swiss francs topped the 562.1 million expected by analysts polled by StreetAccount. The filings showed that the shareholders, including the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, were working with Morgan Stanley to sell a total of about 11 million shares of ViaSat. Rumble — Shares advanced more than 5% after the video sharing company's second-quarter results beat expectations on the top and bottom lines.

Persons: Laxman Narasimhan, Brian Niccol, Morgan Stanley, Carlyle, Riley, — CNBC's Sean Conlon, Michelle Fox, Alex Harring, Hakyung Kim, Jesse Pound Organizations: Starbucks, Home Depot, Depot, Dell Technologies, Barclays, Entertainment, Mobile, Citigroup, StreetAccount, ViaSat, Ontario, Board, Garden, Madison, Garden Sports, Baxter, Baxter International, Riley, SEC Locations: China, FactSet, Madison

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Home Depot, Starbucks, Hormel Foods, Chipotle and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Hakyung Kim | In Hakyungkim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Starbucks , Chipotle Mexican Grill — Shares of the coffee chain popped more than 11% in the premarket after the company replaced its chief executive, Laxman Narasimhan, with Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol . Chipotle shares were down about 10%. The company reported earnings of 0.14 Swiss francs per share, or about $0.16, below the StreetAccount estimate of 0.16 Swiss francs. However, revenue of 567.7 million Swiss francs was better than the 562.1 million expected. Kodiak Gas Services — The natural gas services company dipped 2.7% after posting a year-over-year fall in earnings and a top-line miss.

Persons: Laxman Narasimhan, Brian Niccol, Riley, —, Jesse Pound, Fred Imbert Organizations: Home Depot, Entertainment Group, Kodiak Gas Services, Kodiak, Revenue, Citigroup, Riley, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission Locations: StreetAccount

☆ Breaking community rallies around Australian Olympian whose kangaroo hop failed to impress judges
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Mithil-Aggarwal.Jpg | Mithil Aggarwal | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Videos of her breaking went viral, drawing online ridicule and speculation as to whether the whole thing was a hoax. But Gunn was uncowed, re-enacting the kangaroo hop as she celebrated with fellow Australian Olympians ahead of the closing ceremony on Sunday. She also wore a green-and-yellow Australian Olympic tracksuit rather than the streetwear favored by her rivals. Amid the criticism, Gunn’s performance has also drawn an outpouring of support from the international breaking community and others who lauded her originality, including the Australian prime minister. The World DanceSport Federation, the international governing body for breaking, said it had offered her mental health support.

Persons: Rachael Gunn, Gunn, “, ” Gunn, ”, Elsa, Anthony Albanese, ” Martin Gilian, Gilian, Raygun, Adele, Anna Meares, Australia’s, Sergey Nifontov, Claire Warden, Snoop Dogg, “ Don’t Organizations: Olympics, ”, Associated Press, Paris Games, Paris Olympics, Federation, AP, Loughborough University, NBC Olympics Locations: Australian, Paris, United States, France, Lithuania, Munich, Britain, Brisbane, Australia

☆ New England Patriots win first game without Bill Belichick in over 24 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The New England Patriots won their first game in over 24 years without legendary coach Bill Belichick in charge, beating the Carolina Panthers 17-3 in their opening preseason game on Thursday. Third-year quarterback Bailey Zappe played a larger role, before rookie QB Joe Milton III finished the game. Milton III throws a pass to teammates Terrell Jennings in the second half against the Panthers. The last time New England won without Belichick on the sidelines was on January 2, 2000, when the Pete Carroll-led Patriots beat the Baltimore Ravens 20-3 in Foxborough. During his time with the team, Belichick won six Super Bowl titles and is famed for his pairing with legendary quarterback Tom Brady.

Persons: Bill Belichick, Jerod Mayo, Drake Maye, ” Maye, ” Mayo, Maye, Bailey Zappe, Joe Milton III, Milton III, JaQuae Jackson, Terrell Jennings, Jaiden Tripi, Mayo, Milton, “ He’s, it’s, you’ve, ”, Belichick, Pete Carroll, Tom Brady Organizations: CNN, New England Patriots, Carolina Panthers, Patriots, NFL, Panthers, Getty, England, Baltimore Ravens Locations: Milton, England, Foxborough

It’s hard to condense a two-week period as jam-packed with memorable moments as these incredible Paris Olympics, but this is our best attempt. Bronze medalist Noah Lyles of Team United States reacts after competing in the Men's 200m Final on day thirteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France. Athletes dive into the Seine river to start the swimming stage of the men's individual triathlon at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in central Paris on July 31, 2024. But Paris 2024 organizers insisted the water quality in the Seine was at a “very good” level on the morning of the individual triathlons. US' Cole Hocker crosses the finish line to win the men's 1500m final of the athletics event ahead of US' Yared Nuguse at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Persons: Paris CNN —, Simone Biles, Biles, CNN Sport’s Coy Wire, ” Biles, “, ”, Imane Khelif, Khelif, Angela Carini, Carini, Algeria's Imane Khelif, Peter Cziborra, Reuters Peter Cziborra, Mark Adams, Khelif “, I’m, “ I’ve, Nabil Boudi, Katie Ledecky, Jenny Thompson, Ledecky, Katie Ledecky basks, CNN “, Philippe Katerine, Dionysus, Katerine, we’d, ” Katerine, Noah Lyles ’, Paris Noah Lyles, Kishane Thompson, Noah Lyles, Richard Heathcote, Justin Gatlin, Lyles, Botswana’s, Tebogo, Kenneth Bednarek, Anne, Christine Poujoulat, Léon Marchand, Leon Marchand, Quinn Rooney, Bob Bowman, Michael Phelps, Marchand, Yusuf Dikec, Ilayda, Cagla Gurdogan, Yusuf Dikeç, Dikeç, Turkey’s, Şevval Ilayda, Mondo Duplantis, Korea’s Kim Ye, Gabriel Medina, Kanoa Igarashi, Medina, Jerome Brouillet, Brazil's Gabriel Medina, Novak Djokovic, Djokovic outdueled Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, Roland Garros, Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf, Serena Williams, Carlos Alcaraz, Matthew Stockman, “ I’m, Sydney Mclaughlin, Tara Davis, Ryan Crouser, Cole Hocker, ANTONIN THUILLIER, —, Armand “ Mondo, Duplantis, USA’s Sam Kendricks, Karalis, Amanda Davies Organizations: Paris CNN, Paris, Olympic Games, Tokyo, Paris Olympics, CNN, CNN Sport’s, Reuters, International Olympic Committee, Olympic, Games, CNN Sport, “, Catholic, French Catholic Church, Paris Games, Stade de France, Team United, Getty, USA, Team USA, National Olympic Committees, Gold, Team France, Paris La Defense, Défense Arena, Tokyo Olympics, Agence France, Presse, Team Serbia, Spain, Woodhall Locations: France, Paris, Algerian, Los Angeles, French, Gaza, Ukraine, “, Jamaica, Athens, American, Lyles, Seine, AFP, Belgium, Switzerland, Nanterre, Turkish, Ankara, Turkey, Tahiti, Teahupo'o, Serbia, Tokyo, Swedish

☆ What to watch at Olympics today: U.S. women’s hoops goes for gold, plus closing ceremony
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Hunter Patterson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

The U.S. women’s basketball team looks to win gold and continue a 60-game Olympic win streak dating back to 1992. France has reached this stage once before, losing to the U.S. 86-50 in the 2012 gold medal game in London. U.S. women’s volleyball hoping for repeatHaleigh Washington serves the ball in the semifinal against Brazil. The gold medal match poses Serbia — the two-time reigning gold medalists, by the way — against Croatia. Hassan, 31, won gold in the 5,000 and 10,000 in Tokyo, and has won bronze in both here in Paris.

Persons: Sifan Hassan, A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, France’s, Gabby Williams, Williams, Valériane Ayayi, Iliana Rupert, Lintao Zhang, Karch Kiraly, hasn’t, It’s, Hassan, Adam Pretty, Emil Zátopek, Mo Farah, Katie Ledecky, Nick Mead, Steph Curry Organizations: NBC, Telemundo, Peacock, USA Network, Bercy Arena, WNBA, Washington, Brazil, Americans, Tokyo Games, Serbia, USA, Sydney, U.S, Serbia —, Croatia, Stade de France — Locations: Paris, U.S, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Australia, France, London ., China, Poland, Brazil, Hungary, Serbia, Beijing, Rio, Czech, Helsinki, Hassan, Tokyo, Los Angeles

☆ U.S. women coast to victory in 4×400 relay, wrapping up dominant Olympic track and field performance
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Marcus Thompson Ii | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The U.S. women’s 4×400 relay team, the final track event at an epic Olympics, blazed to the gold medal with a time of 3:15.27. Shamier Little, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas and Alexis Holmes put together a dominant performance illustrative of American track and field’s dominance in the 33rd Olympiad. It doubled the gold medal count from the Tokyo Games when it took home 26 total medals. Thomas won her third gold medal of these games: one in the 200-meter hurdles, and two as the third leg in both relays. McLaughlin-Levrone secured her second gold medal, joining Thomas and Rai Benjamin as the Americans in track and field with multiple golds.

Persons: DENIS, France, Shamier, Sydney McLaughlin, Levrone, Gabby Thomas, Alexis Holmes, McLaughlin, —, Bol, mpics &, Mc Organizations: Paris Games, Team USA Locations: United States, U.S, Netherlands

☆ What to watch at Olympics today: Women’s soccer, men’s hoops — and 37 other gold medal events
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Lukas Weese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Sophia Smith scored in extra time against Germany in the semifinals to advance to the gold medal match. A win would clinch their fifth Olympic gold medal. Bercy Arena in Paris will be loud as the home crowd looks to push France to its first gold medal. The men’s 800m, women’s javelin, women’s 100m hurdles, men’s 5000m and women’s 1500m are the other events to cap off the Paris athletics competition. #ParisOlympics 📺 NBC & Peacock pic.twitter.com/ZM6qaYCQOw — NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 9, 2024Sha’Carri Richardson has her gold medal.

Persons: USWNT, Trinity Rodman, Emma Hayes, Sophia Smith, Hayes ’, Rodman, Smith, Mallory Swanson —, Mallory Swanson, Sophia Smith & Trinity Rodman, @teamusa @USWNT, It’s, Marta, Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Steph Curry, Guerschon Yabusele, Isaia Cordinier, Victor Wembanyama, Joel Embiid, Les, Embiid, Gianmarco, Patrick Smith, Sydney McLaughlin, she’s, Quincy Wilson, Quincy Hall, Mutaz Barshim, Victor Montalvo, Victor, ”, Houston’s Jeffrey Louis, “, Jeffro, Louis, Lydia Ko, Pierre, Philippe Marcou, United States ’ Rose Zhang, Miyu Yamashita, Metraux, Nelly Korda, Zhang, SHA’CARRI RICHARDSON Organizations: Paris Olympics, Stade de France, NBC, Telemundo, women’s, Trinity, Japan, Germany, Brazil, Sophia Smith &, France, Bercy, U.S, NBA, Quincy, Olympic, Paris, Florida, Getty, Le, United, Team Locations: U.S, Paris, Brazil, United States, France, Serbia, Qatar, Italy, Tokyo, American, AFP

☆ The Olympics have been a coronation for USWNT’s Naomi Girma and her defensive work
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Meg Linehan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

PARIS — Last summer, Naomi Girma introduced herself to the world at the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. She was the only field player to play every minute of last summer’s World Cup, too. — Sydney Leroux (@sydneyleroux) August 7, 2024Girma has deflected jokes about being named Secretary of Defense and questions about last year’s World Cup exit. “Last year, a lot of us were transitioning in, and now we’ve been on the national team,” Girma said in Lyon. Born a year after the 1999 World Cup, Girma has been following in the footsteps of quiet center-back leaders from Carla Overbeck to Becky Sauerbrunn, while forging her path.

Persons: Naomi Girma, Girma’s, —, They’re, “, I’ve, Emma Hayes, Hayes, Girma, “ She’s, Sophia Smith, Smith, ” Naomi Girma, Sydney Leroux, @sydneyleroux, ” Girma, “ We’ve, it’s, Carla Overbeck, Becky Sauerbrunn, Megan Rapinoe, ” Rapinoe, She’s, Daniela Porcelli, Mallory Swanson, Trinity Rodman, Jeff Rueter, Rodman, Swanson, Sauerbrunn, Alyssa Naeher, Becky, Lindsey Horan, It’s, Katie Meyer, San Diego —, ” Naeher, she’s, ” Rodman, “ It’s, John Todd, Dan Goldfarb Organizations: PARIS, Paris, Germany, Stanford, Defense, Getty, Ethiopian, Golden Boot Academy, San Diego Wave, Brazil Locations: Australia, New Zealand, France, ” U.S, Lyon, Tokyo, Girma, San Diego, Paris

☆ Arshad Nadeem: Pakistan celebrates its first Olympic medal in decades as javelin hero breaks Games record
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Samra Zulfaqar | Sophia Saifi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Islamabad, Pakistan CNN —Pakistan partied late into the night after javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem won the country’s first ever Olympic track and field medal with a Games record throw of 92.97 meters to take gold in Paris. The normally cricket-mad nation stayed up late Thursday night to watch Nadeem clinch Pakistan’s first Olympic medal since the men’s field hockey team won bronze in Barcelona 32 years ago. Supporters and family members of Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem celebrate after his Olympic victory at Mian Channu in Khanewal district, Pakistan on August 9, 2024. Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan and Neeraj Chopra of India embrace after their gold-silver medal finish at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. Cricket holds an unofficial but prominent position as the national sport of Pakistan, resulting in increased funding and support.

Persons: Arshad Nadeem, Nadeem, Pakistan’s, I’ve, ”, Shahid Nadeem, Mian Channu, Shahid Saeed Mirza, ” Nadeem, Norway’s Andreas Thorkildsen, Arshad, India’s, Neeraj Chopra, Grenada’s Anderson Peters, Chopra, Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, Denis, Andrej Isakovic, Altamish Jiwa, “ Nadeem, ” Jiwa, Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan, Tim Clayton, Corbis, “, Nadeem’s, Shehbaz Sharif, “ You’ve Organizations: Pakistan CNN —, CNN, Getty, Geo, Pakistan, Paris, Stade de France, India, Olympic, Cricket, Pakistan’s Locations: Islamabad, Pakistan, Pakistan CNN — Pakistan, Paris, Barcelona, Mian, Pakistan’s Punjab, Khanewal district, AFP, Beijing, Indian, Saint, Los Angeles

☆ Under Armour shares surge 20% after posting 'better than feared' quarterly sales
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Under Armour apparel is displayed at a Dick's Sporting Goods store on May 16, 2024 in Petaluma, California. Under Armour on Thursday said sales are falling across its business, but the athletic apparel retailer posted better fiscal first-quarter results than feared, sending its stock surging in early trading. Under Armour previously expected full-year earnings of 2 cents to 5 cents per share, and adjusted earnings between 18 cents and 21 cents per share. The athletic apparel company is in the midst of a broad restructuring plan as it fights to regain relevance, reverse a sales slump and boost profits. Apparel revenue fell 8%, footwear sales dropped 15% and accessories revenue slid 5%.

Persons: Armour, It's, Stephanie Linnartz, Kevin Plank, Plank, Eric Liedtke, Eric, …, William Blair, Armour's Organizations: Sporting Goods, LSEG, Marriott, Armour's, Apparel, Adidas, UA Locations: Petaluma , California, North America

☆ U.S. track star Noah Lyles takes bronze in 200-meter, says he tested positive for Covid
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Andrew Greif | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

PARIS — Two days after Noah Lyles said he tested positive for Covid, the American sprinter finished third in the 200-meter final at the Paris Olympics, unable to chase down gold medalist Letsile Tebogo of Botswana. Lyles ran 19.70 for bronze, behind Tebogo's 19.46, which earned the first gold medal in Botswana's history. Following his positive test, Lyles said he moved into a hotel away from the Olympic Village to quarantine himself and arrived for warmups before Wednesday's semifinal with a mask on. He said he never considered not competing in Thursday's final and intentionally did not disclose information about his diagnosis. At the finish line Lyles collapsed, then gingerly stood while asking for water and sitting back down on the track.

Persons: Botswana's Letsile, Kenneth Bednarek, Noah Lyles, Denis, Letsile Tebogo, Kenny Bednarek, Lyles, Tebogo —, gingerly Organizations: Paris, Stade de France, American, Wednesday's, Thursday's Locations: Saint, Paris, PARIS, Botswana, Lyles, warmups

☆ What to watch at the Olympics today: Elimination games for U.S. women’s soccer and men’s basketball
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Lauren Merola | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

There are six days of Olympic competition left and only four women’s soccer teams remain vying for gold. It’s also win or go home for the U.S. men’s basketball team, which went undefeated in pool play to emerge as the No. Trinity Rodman celebrates with Emily Fox after scoring the winning goal against Japan during the women’s quarterfinals of the Paris Games. Durant needs just four more points to become USA Basketball’s all-time leading scorer at the Olympics for both the men’s and women’s programs. The men’s long jump final, men’s 1,500-meter final, women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase and women’s 200-meter final close out a five-medal day in athletics.

Persons: It’s, Trinity Rodman, Emily Fox, Brad Smith, Rodman, Mallory Swanson, Sophia Smith —, Kevin Durant, Anthony Edwards, LeBron James, Durant, Lisa Leslie, Jayson Tatum, Steve Kerr, Holiday, Long, DeAnna Price, Annette Echikunwoke, Echikunwoke, Price, Poland’s Anita Wlodarczyk, Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred —, Gabby Thomas, Wally Skalij, Sara Hughes, Kelly Cheng, Tanja Hüberli, Nina Brunner, Hughes, Cheng, Italy’s Valentina Gottardi, Marta Menegatti, Alexandra Klineman, Ross, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Jennings, Misty, Treanor, elly C heng!, E, mpics & Organizations: U.S, Japan, Paris Games, Getty, USA Network, Telemundo, United, Canada, Tokyo, Lyon, Germany, Trinity, USA, Bercy Arena, Team USA, NBA, Puerto Rico, Olympics, thwarts, Brazil, NBC, Stade de France, Olympic, Rio Games, Don’t, Eiffel, Los Angeles Times, Swiss, ris Locations: United States, Germany, Paris, U.S . Japan, Japan, Lille, Serbia, South Sudan, Puerto Rico, Brazil, France, USA, thwarts Puerto Rico, U.S, Tokyo, Canada, Rio

☆ What to watch at Olympics today: Simone Biles’ final act in Paris and 15-foot drops in a kayak
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Hunter Patterson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

The Paris Olympics are entering their final week already, with the closing ceremonies just six days away. ET, 4:55 p.m. in Paris (women’s final); 11 a.m. ET, 10 p.m. in Paris (women’s final), 4:30 p.m. AdvertisementSurfing gold up for grabsAmerican Caroline Marks is one of four surfers looking to earn the women’s gold medal. 100M GOLD MEDALIST.

Persons: — Simone Biles, —, Biles, Lee, Chiles, Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, “, ”, V:, ault, abby, homas,, aris, arn, risa H ennessy, ake Organizations: Paris, USA, Olympics, aris, edina, ust Locations: Paris, Los Angeles

☆ Leon Marchand, the king of the 2024 Olympic Games – and the club where it all began
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Tom Burrows | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

This is where a young Leon Marchand first swam. Coloma believes Marchand has been the star of the Olympic Games (Tom Burrows/The Athletic)“Everyone is talking about Leon here. Marchand started out at the small indoor winter pool, before graduating to the Olympic pool at the complex — which also has a huge 150m long summer pool. Knowing that someone like Leon Marchand swam here and became what he is today… it’s very inspiring. “Leon Marchand is the best possible flagship for the city that you can dream of — with Dupont as well.

Persons: “, ”, Michel Coloma, Coloma, Alfred, Leon Marchand, Marchand, Leon, He’s, it’s, ‘, Tom Burrows, didn’t, ‘ It’s, Xavier, Marcel Wouda, Celine Bonnet, Christophe, marchons ’, ‘ Marchand, ’, Kristof Milak, ‘ Ole ’, ” Marchand, Vatsyayana, Nakache, Oscar, ” Xavier, Celine, ” Marchand didn’t, that’s, ” Coloma, ” Nicolas Castel, Remi Lacourt, ” Castel, Michael Phelps ’, Castel, Bob Bowman, Michael Phelps, Bowman, Frenchman, Thomas Sammut, Marchand’s, ” Bowman, Le Monde, Valentine Chapuis, he’s, there’s, Fabien Barthez, Christophe Roussel, towelling, ” Sandra, …, Laura Georgelin, Alex, Antoine Dupont, Jean, Claude Dardelet, “ Leon Marchand, Dupont, Dan Goldfarb Organizations: Olympic, Toulouse Olympique Employes, Olympic Games, Stade de France, Getty, Alfred, AFP, “, Arizona State University, Toulouse, France, Athletic Locations: Toulouse —, Paris, Toulouse, it’s, Coloma, Paris ’, Leon, Barcelona, Seoul, Tokyo, AFP, U.S, Arizona, France, “ Toulouse

☆ Novak Djokovic beats Carlos Alcaraz to win Olympic gold and career Golden Slam
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Matthew Futterman | James Hansen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

Relive how Novak Djokovic won Olympic gold against Carlos Alcaraz with game-by-game live coverage from the matchPARIS — Novak Djokovic beat Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(3), 7-6(2) in the men’s singles Olympic final at Roland Garros in Paris on Sunday. Djokovic won in four. GO DEEPER Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz meet in a Wimbledon final duel of the extraordinaryThe first set lasted 93 minutes. After the Wimbledon final, Djokovic was largely sanguine about how soundly he had been beaten, saying Alcaraz was simply better in every department. It was a confidence and a quality not seen since that French Open final in 2023 and perhaps the US Open final in the same year.

Persons: Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, PARIS — Novak Djokovic, Roland Garros, Alcaraz, Matt Futterman, James Hansen, Djokovic, Philippe, Chatrier, Miguel Medina, Novak, crunching forehands, Patricia de Melo Moreira, deuce, hadn’t, Lorenzo Musetti, Thibaud Moritz, ” Djokovic, “, Jelena's, ”, Roger Federer, Alex de Souza, Carlos, Rafa, Spain …, Matthew Stockman Organizations: Olympic, PARIS, Djokovic, Wimbledon, Games, Getty, Cincinnati, Olympics, U.S, Serbia, Spain Locations: Paris, AFP, Alcaraz

☆ Saturday’s Olympics schedule is epic. An expert guide to prepare for — and survive — your marathon watch
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Alex Andrejev | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

Not to mention the third round of men’s golf, and men’s and women’s tennis medal matches earlier in the day. Saturday's 31 gold medal events Sport Event Time Archery Women's individual 8:46 a.m. Shooting Men's skeet 9:30 a.m. Surfing Men's final 4 p.m. Surfing Women's final 5:12 p.m. Swimming Mixed 4x100m medley relay 3:58 p.m. Table tennis Women's singles 8:30 a.m. Tennis Men's doubles 6 a.m. Tennis Women's singles Third on courtThere’s also the U.S. women’s soccer quarterfinal against Japan at 9 a.m. Added Tamayo: “You’ve gotta manage your brain, you can’t go too hard.”Step 3: Have a pick-me-upChina’s Zheng Qinwen goes against Croatia’s Donna Vekić in the women’s tennis gold medal match.

Persons: Scott Hanson, Hanson, ”, we’re, “ RedZone, Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky, LeBron James, Sha’Carri Richardson, Léon Marchand, Stephen Nedoroscik, ” Hanson, it’s, Gabriel Bouys, Tom Harris, Year’s Eves, “, Harris, Biles, Nedoroscik, Ledecky, Richardson, Men's, Athletics Women's, There’s, Pace, Ryan Crouser, Ben Stansall, Jonathan Tamayo, Tamayo, —, ” Tamayo, ” Ashton Harrison, Zheng Qinwen, Croatia’s Donna Vekić, Harrison, Devin Altieri —, ” Altieri, you’ve, Altieri, carbo, “ Don’t, Pascal Guyot, Oside, Oluwole, . Hanson, “ I’ve, Peacock's, RedZone, Dan Goldfarb, Sean Reilly, Henry Browne, Hannah Peters, Jamie Squire, Jonathan Nackstrand Organizations: NFL, Paris, Olympic, Getty Images, Times Square Alliance, Stade de France, Athletics, Women's, Athletics Men's, Badminton, Dressage, Japan, U.S, Puerto Rico, Getty, Indy, Pepsi, rugby, USA, Paris Games Locations: U.S, AFP, New York, Florida, Paris, Sebring

☆ What to watch at Olympics today: Sha’Carri Richardson, Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky — and so much more
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Lukas Weese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

ET, 5:16 p.m. in Paris (men’s pommel horse)TV: NBC and PeacockWhat to watch: Biles continues her gold medal aspirations when she competes in the individual vault competition. Biles enters the vault competition as the leader from qualifying after posting a 15.3. The Canadiens, reigning gold medal winners, needed to win all three matches to get through — and they did. GO DEEPER Ledecky becomes most decorated U.S. female OlympianCanadian Summer McIntosh eyes her third Olympic gold at just 17 years old. With a win Saturday, Crouser would be the first male shot putter to win three Olympic gold medals.

Persons: We’ve, Sha’Carri Richardson, Simone Biles, Stephen Nedoroscik, Katie Ledecky’s, —, Nedoroscik, Biles, Jade Carey, Rebeca Andrade, Nedoroscik —, Ireland’s Rhys McClenaghan, Peter Vidmar, It’s, Richardson, Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson, Jamaica’s Shelly, Ann Fraser, Pryce, Sha'Carri Richardson, Mallory Swanson, Alex Livesey, Sophia Smith, Trinity Rodman dazzled, Emma Hayes ’, Hayes, Davidson, Shaw, Ledecky, American Paige Madden, Ariarne, McIntosh, American Kate Douglas, Douglass, Crouser, Ryan Crouser, American Joe Kovacs, Germany’s Leo Neugebauer, Michael Steele, Damian Warner, Kevin Mayer of, Pierre LePage, Leo Neugebauer, Ayden Owens, Sander Skotheim, Franz Wagner, Orlando, Wagner, Andrej Isakovic Organizations: Paris Olympics, NBC, U.S, USA, Stade de France, Getty, United, Olympic, Canada, FIFA, New Zealand, Canadiens, Spain, Canada Soccer, La Defense, Ledecky, Kevin Mayer of France, Puerto Rico Locations: Paris, American, Sha'Carri, USWNT, Canada, women’s, United States, Japan, Germany, U.S, Colombia, France, Brazil, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Puerto, Norway, AFP

☆ Who is Stephen Nedoroscik? The quirky stories of Team USA’s Olympic pommel horse hero
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Audrey Snyder | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

The kids that like doing that boring part are just not your typical kid.”Memes of Nedoroscik sitting and waiting 2-plus hours to compete went viral this week, while phrases like Pommel Horse Guy, America’s Pommel Horse Hero and the Clark Kent of Pommel Horse spread across the Internet. But when it was time to hop on the pommel horse, he delivered an #Olympics moment. This week, The Athletic spoke with some of Nedoroscik’s former teammates, coaches and supporters to hear their best stories of America’s Mr. Pommel Horse. “That’s Stephen. (Matt Marton / USA Today)Taking away the Rubik’s CubeNedoroscik was obsessive and passionate about learning pommel horse.

Persons: Matt Carbone, Carbone, that’s, Stephen, ”, he’s, Stephen Nedoroscik, haven’t, ” Carbone, “ We’re, Nedoroscik, Liz Gonzalez, Bob, it’s, Liz, Bob —, —, Bob Gonzalez, “ They’re, Guy, Clark Kent, Ben Cooperman, ” Cooperman, “, USA's Stephen Nedoroscik, 6vRNnUXhF2, America’s, Michael Meagher, Meagher, Steve, …, ” Meagher, ’, he’ll, ’ ” Meagher, “ That’s Stephen, “ He’s, Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, Cooperman, Matt Marton, Bryan Perla, ” Nedoroscik, “ He’d, Ian Skirkey, “ I’ve, Brennan Pantazis, Pantazis hadn’t, Pantazis, ‘ Brennan, ” Pantazis, Penn, Jack Baldwin, ” Baldwin, “ Stephen, Baldwin, ” Sam Davis, Davis, ” Davis, ” Said Baldwin, “ That’s, Daniela Porcelli Organizations: Sterling Gym, Paris Olympics, U.S, Penn State, Sterling, University of Massachusetts, ’ Worcester Technical High, Engineering, Worcester Tech, Junior, Worcester, NBA, NCAA, Stanford, Penn, Team USA, Rocket, XBox, Rocket League Locations: Sterling ,, Worcester, Paris, USA, Las Vegas, Vegas, Penn State, Eurasia

☆ The junior investment banker who just won gold at the Olympics explains how he juggles both jobs
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Yet Justin Best, an investment-banking analyst at San Francisco-based Union Square Advisors, has managed to defy the ordinary. Between photo ops, celebrations, and press gatherings, Best, 26, sat down with Business Insider to talk about how he juggled his job as a banker and his intense training schedule. Best started at Union Square Advisors a few months after he competed in Tokyo in 2021. Jordan Vanderstoep, a rower a few years older than Best who previously worked at Union Square, also helped Best get the job. "So having places that support Olympic dreams truly makes it possible, and I'm happy to say Union Square is one of those."

Persons: —, Justin Best, It's, Carlyle, I've, Alex Davidson, Devon Ritch, Jordan Vanderstoep, Best, Simone Biles, Mike Meyer Organizations: Service, San, Square Advisors, Team USA, Business, Drexel University, Square, Union Square Advisors, BART, Rapid, Olympics, University of California, USA national, Union, Wall, Games Locations: San Francisco, Paris, Tokyo, Philadelphia, East, University of California Berkeley, Europe, Los Angeles

☆ What to watch at Olympics today: Track and field picks up, while Léon Marchand returns to the pool
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Lukas Weese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Team events continue, with men’s soccer beginning its quarterfinals. Canada is one of a handful of countries that could challenge the U.S., the reigning Olympic gold medalist in men’s basketball. GO DEEPER Argentina to play France in Olympic men's football quarter-finalsThursday highlightStop what you’re doing right NOW and watch Simone Biles on floor! It marked Biles’ sixth Olympic gold — the most of any U.S. gymnast. Brazil’s Rebecca Andrade claimed silver and the United States’ Suni Lee, who won Olympic gold in the event at the Tokyo Games, took bronze.

Persons: Celine Dion, —, Brian Pintado, Yang Jiayu, Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei, Cheptegei, Jacob Kiplimo, Gudaf, Nia Akins, Allie Wilson, Juliette Whittaker, Athing Mu, Marchand, Smith, Regan Smith, Kaylee McKeown, Léon Marchand, RJ Barrett, it’s, Lionel Messi, Thierry Henry, Alexandre Lacazette, Jean, Philippe Mateta, Julian Alvarez, Nicolás, Simone Biles Organizations: Olympics, Stade de France, NBC, La Defense, Frenchman, Spain, Getty, Toronto Raptors, Olympic, Australia, Games, Saint, Argentina –, Telemundo, Argentina, France Locations: Paris, Tokyo, Ethiopia, France, Canada, men’s, Sydney, basketball, Spain, Montigny, Morocco, Argentina, Argentina – France, United States, The U.S, Olympic

☆ What to watch this weekend at the Paris Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Paris CNN —The first week of the 2024 Summer Olympics is very nearly in the books and business is about to pick up. Richardson comes into Paris looking to prove she is the fastest woman in the world. Track and field heats upAn overview shows athletes competing in the women's 5000m heat of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 2, 2024. Antonin Thuillier/AFP/Getty ImagesThe star of the second week of the Summer Olympics, track and field competition takes the stage this weekend. Mixed 4x100m medley relay, featuring the American team of Regan Smith, Charlie Swanson, Dressel and Abbey Weitzeil.

Persons: Paris CNN —, Simone Biles, Biles, she’s, She’s, ‘ I’m Simone Biles, ”, Noah Lyles, Sha’carri Richardson, Richardson, Jamacia’s Kishane Thompson, Thompson’s countryman, Usain Bolt, Lyles, Sha'Carri Richardson, Australia's Bree Masters, Canada's Jacqueline Madogo, Denis, Jewel Samad, Xander Schauffele, Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama, Jon Rahm, Great, Tommy Fleetwood, Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Schauffele, hasn’t, Sophia Smith, Pascal Guyot, Trinity Rodman, Rose Lavelle, Alyssa Naeher, LeBron James, –, it’s Jose Alvarado, James, Pierre, Sameer Al Doumy, Antonin Thuillier, Katie Ledecky, Bradley Kanaris, Caeleb Dressel, Kate Douglass, Alex Walsh, Summer McIntosh, Paige Madden, Ariarne Titmus, Regan Smith, Charlie Swanson, Dressel, Gretchen Walsh, Sarah Sjoestroem, Bobby Finke Organizations: Paris CNN, Olympic Games, Tokyo Olympics, Stade de France, Games, Paris, Getty, Le National, PGA, British, Women’s National, Japan, women’s, Marseille, US, Serbia, Puerto Ricans, USA, Belgian, FIBA’s, Summer, Paris La Defense Locations: Paris, France, American, Spring , Texas, Lyles, Saint, AFP, Tokyo, Australia, USA, Marseille, New Zealand, Japan, Sudan, Puerto Rico, Puerto, South Sudan, Mauroy, Villeneuve, d'Ascq, Belgium, Germany, Barcelona, Nanterre, Swedish

☆ Noah Lyles is talking the talk ahead of the Olympics, now it’s time to do the rest
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Marcus Thompson Ii | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

But Lyles is aiming to do the opposite of cramming his listed 5-foot-10 frame and 6-foot-9 personality into a traditional box. You have all these other athletes as stars, rock stars, popular wherever they go. Still, Noahstradamus predicted he’d win gold in both the 100 and the 200 in Paris. Certainly, when you think of the track stars whose fame extended beyond the ceiling of their sport, it came with heroic feats. He’d not only cement himself an Olympic champion, he’d be primed to fully take advantage of it with the 2028 Olympics coming to America.

Persons: Noah Lyles, Gucci, Yu, Snoop, It’s, ” Lyles, ” Noah Lyles, he’ll, Christian Petersen, What’s, that’s, He’s, Lyles, Usain Bolt, Lyles ’, Noahstradamus, Carl Lewis, Bolt, he’s, hasn’t, Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson, Lewis, Michael Johnson, Florence Griffith, Joyner, Wilma Rudolph, Jesse Owens, He’d, he’d, “, Michael Jordan, it’s, Nia Akins, Dan Goldfarb, Tim Clayton, Corbis Organizations: Adidas, Netflix, Lyles, Eiffel, Getty, NBA, Tokyo Games, Atlanta Games, Stade de France, Apple Locations: PARIS, Paris, Alexandria, Va, Tokyo, America, Los Angeles, U.S

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