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☆ As Team USA women go for eighth straight gold, one question mark lurks
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Chantel Jennings | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

So, yes, per usual, Team USA has more than a few advantages in these Olympic Games even before mentioning the legacy this team carries into these games. AdvertisementTeam USA hasn’t lost a single Olympic game (including pool play) since the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. So, to say that this Team USA women’s basketball team doesn’t know anything except Olympic gold medals isn’t just a figure of speech. “Talent is not going to be the reason why we win,” Cheryl Reeve says of Team USA. It’s the Team USA way, and nothing less.

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We'll show you how to watch USA vs. Japan from anywhere, including a free streaming option. How to watch USA vs. Japan in the USThe entirety of the Olympics, including today's USA vs. Japan game, will be available to live stream on Peacock. Check price at FuboHow to watch USA vs. Japan in the UKThe USA vs. Japan game will live stream on Eurosport in the UK, along with complete coverage of the rest of the Olympics. How to watch USA vs. Japan in AustraliaThe USA vs. Japan game, in addition to select other Olympic coverage, will be available to live stream through 9Now in Australia. How to watch USA vs. Japan from anywhereIf you happen to be away from Australia when the game tips off, you can still tune in to the above free option using a VPN.

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☆ How Flavor Flav became a sponsor and 'official hype man' of USA Water Polo at the Paris Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The American stealing the show at the Paris Olympics is Flavor Flav. The 65-year-old performer, whose real name is William Jonathan Drayton Jr., has been a fixture at the 2024 games thanks to his partnership with USA Water Polo. The Public Enemy rapper has embraced his new role as "official hype man" of the women's team, appearing poolside at the team's matches wearing a water polo cap and Team USA branded waterproof clock necklace. "By sponsoring a water polo team and helping these girls out, this is bigger than me winning a Grammy." In a comment on the post, Flavor Flav committed his support to the team that has won gold for the past three Olympics.

Persons: Forget Simone Biles, Caeleb Dressel, Flav, William Jonathan Drayton Jr, I've, Maggie Steffens, aren't, imma Organizations: Paris, USA Water Polo, USA, USA Water, NBC, Roll Hall of Famer, Associated Press, CNBC Locations: Paris

She’s won gold in the 800 three times and gold in the 1,500 twice – and hasn’t been defeated in those races in any of the Olympics that she’s entered. The Australians medaled in all four medal races on Saturday to the Americans’ three. But in the last race of the night, the American men’s 4X100 freestyle team took back the momentum by winning Team USA’s first gold of the Olympics. It had been 12 years since the French won a medal in swimming. Dressel has won gold in every Olympic event he’s entered so far in his career.

Persons: Katie Ledecky, She’ll, She’s, hasn’t, she’s, Ariarne Titmus, USA’s, Leon Marchand, Michael Phelps, Marchand, Caeleb Dressel, Dressel, he’s Organizations: New York Times, Tokyo Olympics, Australians, Games, French Locations: Paris, American

☆ Stephen Nedoroscik beat the odds to earn an Olympic moment, and then he nailed it
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Dana O'Neil | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Advertisement“But I don’t need to see when I do pommel horse,” Nedoroscik said, a bronze medal draped around his neck and a grin spread across his face. The result: a 14.866 score that secured bronze for Team USA, its first team medal in gymnastics since 2008. “It was Penn State squirrels in the Penn State parking garage,” Jepson said with a laugh. Nedoroscik had come to State College to check out Penn State and its facilities but never told Jepson he was coming. He did it at Penn State, where he eventually won two national titles, and he does it now, on the senior circuit.

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☆ Dream Team dreaming: How great can this U.S. men’s basketball team still be?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Joe Vardon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

Still, as the U.S. men’s team starts its Olympic run Sunday, it begins with a roster that has drawn countless comparisons to the Dream Team. On paper, the U.S. men’s team is arguably the best team assembled since 1992. Durant is the most prolific scorer in U.S. men’s history and could, if the Americans win gold in Paris, become the most decorated Olympic men’s basketball player. A loss in the knockout stages, when there are no more second chances, and a Dream Team redux becomes a historic nightmare. In that scenario, the U.S. men’s team would be remembered forever, even if not quite held in the same reverence as the Dream Team.

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☆ US women’s gymnastics team’s history-making members inspiring gymnasts at home
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Rikki Klaus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The most diverse US women’s gymnastics team in history will begin competing this weekend at the Olympic Games, inspiring younger gymnasts in the process. But far from Paris, at James Jones Gymnastics Academy (JJGA) in Jonesboro, Georgia, everyone — from the eponymous Jones himself to his gymnasts – are Black. The gym owner and coach said seeing this year’s diverse Olympic team competing at the highest level in a sport where their race has been underrepresented is inspiring. “It makes me feel wonderful,” Jones told CNN. Jones said he had also seen the effect this Olympic team was having on his young gymnasts.

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☆ LeBron James and Kevin Durant power Team USA past Serbia, 110-84, in opening Olympic contest
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Paris CNN —LeBron James made his emphatic return to Olympic basketball on Sunday, turning in a dominant performance in a 110-84 win against Serbia, his first contest at the Games since 2012. James’ 21 points, eight rebounds and nine assists helped provide the spark for Team USA throughout the contest. The first half though was all about Kevin Durant, who scored 21 points on 8-for-8 shooting. Edwards finished with 11 points and five rebounds. It appeared to be the turning point that put Team USA on its way to a blowout win after Serbia hung around for much of the first three quarters of the game.

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☆ Kevin Durant shines in return as Team USA crushes Serbia in Olympics opener
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Joe Vardon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

VILLENEUVE-d’ASCQ, France — Kevin Durant put on a show above even his lofty Olympic standards and lifted Team USA to victory over Serbia in the first match of the Paris Games for both teams. 🔥 #ParisOlympics 📺 NBC and Peacock pic.twitter.com/nOa595PqAV — NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) July 28, 2024The last time Durant, 35, played for Team USA, he scored 29 in the gold-medal game against France three years ago in Tokyo. Embiid, the former NBA MVP, chose to play for Team USA over Team France in the Olympics. GO DEEPER On Team USA, Kevin Durant is a mentor for Anthony Edwards — like Kobe once was for himThe Durant train continued to roll with five more buckets on as many shots in the second. Durant had 21 points in the first half; James added 12 points, five assists and three rebounds.

Persons: Kevin Durant, Durant, Stade Pierre Mauroy, hadn’t, USA’s, mpics & Organizations: USA, Paris Games, Stade Pierre, Serbia Locations: d’ASCQ, France, Serbia, Lille

☆ Five things to watch from the swimming competition at this year’s Olympic Games
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Paris CNN —The first week of the Olympics and with it comes one of the Games’ signature events: Swimming. Here are five things to watch from this year’s swimming competition in Paris. The back-and-forth will take on new life as Aussie and American swimmers take to the pool and compete to take home the most medals. Bronte Campbell, swimming on the Australian’s 4x100-meter freestyle relay team, told reporters: “I really respect our American competitors. “So that was a really, really special event tonight.”

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☆ What to watch at Olympics today: Simone Biles is back, LeBron James and Team USA face Serbia
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Alex Andrejev | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Later, the U.S. men’s basketball team, led by LeBron James, plays Serbia and Nikola Jokić in a matchup of top NBA talent. (Russia — the defending champion in both the men’s and women’s team all-around — is banned from participating in team sports at the Paris Olympics.) The women’s team final is set for 12:15 p.m. One more thing: Durant — a three-time Olympic gold medalist — might finally play after a calf injury sidelined him through the team’s summer exhibitions. The U.S. women’s team wraps up group play with Australia on Wednesday.

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☆ The Re-Dream Team: LeBron James leads a star-studded roster as Team USA goes for Olympic gold
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

LeBron James and Team USA practiced in London before heading to Paris. In order to facilitate this, Team USA held a basketball showcase to get the team up to speed. Team USA were put through their paces while on the London stretch of its showcase. But Team USA’s all-time Olympic Games top scorer Durant namechecks two NBA MVPs as the players to watch outside of Team USA. Team USA could make it five gold medals in a row with a win in this year’s Olympic Games.

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☆ The Olympics are getting a luxury makeover this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Madeline Berg | Ashley Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

From the custom Louis Vuitton cases presenting the Olympic medals and torch, to Armani attire donning Team Italy, luxury and beauty brands will be all over the Paris Games. LVMH is one of the biggest brand partners of the Paris Games, with the conglomerate spending about $160 million, Bloomberg reported. AdvertisementThe Paris Games also represent a return to form, with the crowds back for the first time since the pandemic. "A large amount of the global population will be watching" the Olympics, Fflur Roberts, the global head of luxury at Euromonitor International, told BI. The Olympics are also a high-stakes chance to prove luxury is "worth it" following a recent backlash against sky-high prices.

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☆ South Sudan: The world’s youngest country ready to take on Team USA at the Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

South Sudan, the world’s newest country, captured the hearts of spectators at the World Cup en route to a 17th place finish out of 32 teams. He was forced to leave South Sudan as a young child, escaping the Second Sudanese Civil War. Sporting rootsAfter decades of civil war, South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 following a referendum, making it the world’s newest widely recognized state. South Sudan players celebrate during the game against Team USA. South Sudan enters the Games bearing the additional responsibility of being the only African men’s basketball team to qualify – Nigeria qualified for the women’s competition.

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☆ Simone Biles ‘in a really good place’ as she prepares to further her extraordinary legacy at the Paris Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

I always rise to the occasion; even after all of the traumas and the downfalls, I’ve always risen.”Indeed, in the months leading up to the Paris Olympics, Biles has risen like never before. That medal haul could grow in Paris, where Biles is likely to compete in the women’s team event on Tuesday. The Olympics have arrived at an intriguing chapter in her career, and in Paris Biles will have the opportunity to complete an extraordinary arc of redemption. A senior member of the US team, Biles is a role model for young athletes both in and out of the gym. Above all, these Olympics are perhaps a timely reminder to enjoy the grace and genius of Simone Biles while you can.

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☆ Kevin Durant set to play in Team USA’s Paris Olympics opener vs. Serbia
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Joe Vardon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

PARIS – Barring any last-minute setbacks, Kevin Durant will make his 2024 debut with Team USA versus Serbia in their first game of the Paris Olympics after he missed the entire exhibition campaign with a calf strain, coach Steve Kerr said. When asked if he expected Durant to play Sunday, Kerr said “hopefully” — referring to the perennial All-Star making it through Saturday’s practice with no trouble. He ramped up his practices after the U.S. made it to France with a team practice Wednesday in Lille and a scrimmage Thursday in a Parisian suburb. GO DEEPER For Team USA, a Kevin Durant-Steph Curry reunion brings hope of a needed joltDurant is the most prolific scorer in U.S. men’s history. He has 640 points overall (Olympics and FIBA World Cup play), the most points scored in a single Olympics and a single FIBA competition, the second-most points in a single Olympics and the most points in a FIBA game.

Persons: Kevin Durant, Steve Kerr, Nikola Jokić, Durant, ” Kerr, Kerr, Kawhi Leonard, Steph Curry, LeBron James, Joel Embiid, Garrett W, Ellwood Organizations: PARIS, Team USA, Serbia, Paris Olympics, NBA, Americans, Olympic, Olympics, FIBA, Tokyo Games, USA, Getty Locations: London, U.S, France, Lille, Parisian, Durant, USA

☆ Olympics 2024: What to watch at the gymnastics in Paris
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Paris CNN —As competition gets well and truly underway in Paris, all eyes will turn shortly to one of the Olympic Games’ signature sports: Gymnastics. Biles comes to Paris aiming to wash away the disappointment of that Games, and has been on an absolute tear heading into Paris. She returns in Paris looking to match the feat of Czechoslovak gymnast Vera Caslavska in 1964 and 1968. While Biles and Lee are competing against each other in Paris, the two will also be teammates in the team competition that gets underway on Tuesday. Daiki Hashimoto is also aiming to equal his countryman Kohei Uchimura’s accomplishments in London and Rio de Janeiro by winning his second straight all-around gold medal.

Persons: Simone Biles, ”, USA’s, –, Biles, She’ll, Suni Lee, Lee, Vera Caslavska, Japan’s, Daiki Hashimoto, Kohei Uchimura’s, Varfolomeev Organizations: Paris CNN —, Olympic, Bercy, Team USA, US, Russian Olympic, Paris Games, Rio de Janeiro, Japan, NBC, USA, Globo •, CBC, •, ARD, ZDF, Fuji, NHK, Nippon, SKY, SuperSport • United, BBC, Discovery Eurosport Locations: Paris, Tokyo, American, Russia, Russian, Japan, London, Rio de, China, Rio, German, City of Light, Brazil, Globo • Canada, France, • Germany, New Zealand, Africa, SuperSport • United Kingdom, Europe

☆ What to watch at Olympics today: Swimming’s best rivalry, beach volleyball with a view
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Alex Andrejev | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

He and the relay team will look to defend their gold medal from Tokyo, but could be unseated by challengers Australia or China. GO DEEPER A massive race to start the Olympics: Get ready for the women's 400-meter freestyleWembanyama’s Olympic debutTime: 11:15 a.m. GO DEEPER Men's basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics: NBA player list, how to watch and moreBeach volleyball at the Eiffel TowerBeach volleyball gets prime placement in Paris, right next to an icon. GO DEEPER Beach volleyball at the 2024 Paris Olympics: U.S. teams, schedule and how to watchMen’s rugby sevens finalTime: 1:45 p.m. ET (7 p.m. local) with the gold medal match starting at 1:45 p.m.

Persons: Victor Wembanyama, it’ll, Peacock, Katie Ledecky, —, Australia’s Ariarne, Summer McIntosh, Titmus, Ledecky, Caeleb Dressel, Simone Manuel —, LeBron James, Rudy Gobert, Shai Gilgeous, Alexander, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Michael Reaves, Andy Benesh, Miles Partain, Cuba’s Jorge Luis Alayo Moliner, Noslen Díaz Amaro, Sweden’s David Åhman, Jonatan Hellvig, Carracher, Mark Nicolaidis, Taryn Kloth, Kristen Nuss, Canada’s Heather Bansley, Sophie Bukovec, mpics & Organizations: NBC, Tokyo Games, Australia, Olympic, American, CNBC, Telemundo, Peacock, Basketball, Paris Games, Brazil, NBA, Eiffel, U.S, men’s rugby, Fiji, Ireland, USA Locations: Paris, U.S, Tokyo, China, Great Britain, Italy, Australia, France, It's, Canada, Brazil, Spain, Germany, Japan, Greece, Fiji, United States, South Africa

☆ Grant Hill on Team USA Men's Basketball: Our guys are ready
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailGrant Hill on Team USA Men's Basketball: Our guys are readyGrant Hill, Team USA Men’s Basketball managing director, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the 2024 Paris Olympics, what to expect from the Team USA men's basketball team this year, and more.

Persons: Grant Hill Organizations: USA, Basketball, Team USA

☆ Paris Olympics is the latest test of whether sports can win subscribers for NBC's Peacock
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

In this article CMCSA Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTThe Paris 2024 logo representing the Olympic Games is displayed near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on April 21, 2024, in anticipation of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Chesnot | Getty ImagesThe Paris Olympics will offer Comcast another chance to lift its streaming platform, Peacock, as it aims to not only attract more subscribers but keep them. But most importantly, Peacock will air the entirety of the Summer Olympics for the first time. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which were held in 2021 due to the Covid pandemic, drew the lowest-ever audience for the Summer Games. The Beijing Olympics in 2022 had the lowest viewership ever for the Winter Games, which are notably smaller than the Summer Olympics.

Persons: Peacock, it's, Comcast's, Craig Moffett, they've, Molly Solomon, Kelly Campbell, Simone Biles, Lindsey Wasson, NBCUniversal, Mike Tirico, Grant Fisher, Abdihamid Nur, Patrick Smith Organizations: Olympic, Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Chesnot, Comcast, Olympics, Ariake Gymnastics, NBC Radio, NBC, Summer Games, Beijing, Winter, Paris Games, Summer, Games, Australia, Team USA, Hayward Field, Getty Locations: Paris, MoffettNathanson, East Coast, U.S, Tokyo, United States, Japan, France, of Versailles, USA, men's, Eugene , Oregon

☆ Video: Coco Gauff reacts to being named Team USA flag bearer with LeBron James
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Coy Wire | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Will the Seine be ready for Olympic swimming? With dry weather and a little luck
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( David Aldridge | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

Being a veteran world-class swimmer — and cyclist, and runner — Taylor Spivey has dealt with worse than Paris’ River Seine. (Bertrand Guay / AFP via Getty Images)Standards for water quality differ in Europe than in the United States. “And that can be associated, on one hand, with the clement weather, dry weather. A month ago, we, basically, we hadn’t had yet a single day where the water quality had been acceptable for the whole year. Right now, probably, today, I would go swim.”GO DEEPER Team USA has owned the Olympic swimming pool — is that about to change in Paris?

Persons: —, — Taylor Spivey, “ I’ve, Spivey, She’s, she’s, ”, “, It’s, there’s, Taylor Spivey, Bertrand Guay, Anne Hidalgo, Victoria, Hans Lucas, we’ve, Dan Angelescu, ” Angelescu, clement, ” Spivey, Angelescu, wouldn’t, hadn’t, Dan Goldfarb, Sina Organizations: Athletic, United, Super, USA Lifesaving International, U.S, Tokyo Olympic, Games, Olympic, Getty, Paris, Eau de Paris, Olympians, Boston, New, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, USA Locations: Paris, United States, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Seine, American, swimmable, —, AFP, Europe, U.S, Austerlitz, Victoria Valdivia, Philadelphia, Chicago, New York City, ”

☆ 10 athletes to watch from Team USA at the Summer Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Paris CNN —Competition is already underway in Paris for the 2024 edition of the Summer Olympics and Team USA is set to take to the River Seine Friday for the Opening Ceremonies. It was the biggest shock of the Tokyo Games and left many observers wondering if the career of one of the most incredible athletes of all time had just ended in a flash. Noah Lyles competes in the men's 200 meter semi-final on Day Eight of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Track & Field Trials at Hayward Field on June 28, 2024 in Eugene, Oregon. Sha’carri RichardsonSha'Carri Richardson wins women's 200m heat in 21.99 for the top time during the US Olympic Team Trials at Hayward Field. Sophia SmithHeading to her first Olympics, Smith is the leading light of a new generation of stars for the US Women’s National Team.

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☆ Coco Gauff still can’t wrap her head around the honor of being Team USA’s flagbearer
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Gauff will serve as flag bearer alongside basketball superstar LeBron James – a role she has yet to truly wrap her mind around. “I don’t know when I’m going to meet him, but I’m already stressed about it really,” Gauff told CNN’s Coy Wire. She’s one of the faces of Team USA in Paris and says she’s finding the experience a little bizarre. “It took a while for it to sink in, (it still hasn’t really) sunken in,” Gauff told Wire just hours ahead of her big moment. “So many people are coming up to say congratulations, not just from Team USA but from other sports and countries as well.

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☆ 35-year-old Wharton grad quit her six-figure job to breakdance in the Olympics: 'For the first time, I was betting on myself'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Around this time in 2022, Sunny Choi had a six-figure salary, an apartment in New York City and a job as director of global creative operations at Estée Lauder. I had kind of resigned myself to [thinking] this might be my life forever because of the relative financial stability." "I thought this was probably the best opportunity I'd get, timing-wise, to make this kind of a jump," she said. The decision to leave Estée Lauder and her salary wasn't easy. She called the prospect of stepping away from her job and into financial uncertainty "extremely challenging and very, very scary."

Persons: Sunny Choi, Estée Lauder, Still, Choi, I'd Organizations: Wharton, Generation, Scholastic, CNBC, Team USA Locations: New York City, Estée

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