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☆ South Sudan is on the rise at the Olympics, just as Luol Deng envisioned it
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Marcus Thompson Ii | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

And that’s way bigger than wins and losses.”Really cool scene outside the arena after USA vs. South Sudan. Back on July 20, in London, South Sudan came within a couple possessions late of upsetting America in an exhibition. In the 11 days since the near upset of the century, South Sudan was searched an estimated 152,000 times. Then, in the country’s Olympics debut, South Sudan beat Puerto Rico to make national history. “There’s a lot of jokes in the media, a lot of people saying certain things about South Sudan.

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☆ What to watch at Olympics today: Swimming, skateboarding and U.S. women’s hoops
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Lukas Weese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Monday will see five swimming finals at Paris La Defense Arena, the first game for the U.S. women’s basketball team and the men’s gymnastics team final. The Americans have won seven consecutive Olympic gold medals — last missing the top of the podium in 1992. He also won gold at the 2021 world championships and the 2023 X Games in the street competition. Then the Tokyo Olympics happenedJapan’s Coco Yoshizawa, 14, won gold in the women’s street final Sunday. My pick is American Torri Huske winning her first Olympic gold in the women’s 100-meter butterfly.

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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.

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☆ Mbappe video: Kylian Mbappé will leave PSG at the end of season, he confirms
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —French football superstar Kylian Mbappé confirmed he will leave Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the end of the season, the 25-year-old said in a video posted on social media Friday. Mbappé said he will not extend his contract with the French club and that he will play his final match at the Parc des Princes on Sunday when PSG hosts Toulouse. “I have always known, but I think I needed this, a new challenge after seven years,” Mbappé said. I haven’t always lived up to the love you all gave me for seven years but I never want to cheat. Mbappé did not mention where he will play next year but earlier this year, he reportedly agreed to join Real Madrid.

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