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☆ USWNT 3-0 Zambia takeaways: Rodman and two-goal Swanson ensure Olympics start with a win
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Jeff Rueter | Steph Yang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

It was a well-deserved opening after the U.S. had hammered at Zambia’s goal for 15 minutes straight, including two attempts off the crossbar and a first-minute toe-poke from Lindsey Horan that went just wide. 🤯 📺 USA Network & Peacock | #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/Dnx2xioNTC — NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) July 25, 2024Following Trinity Rodman’s opening goal, Zambia’s defense was caught in two minds. The additional open terrain catered to the dynamic forward line of Swanson, Smith and Rodman, as the trio weaved about to find pockets to exploit. After the game, Hayes said the decision was down to mitigating risks. (Photo by John Todd, Getty Images)A more expected, but very intriguing, change came in the 65th minute with Rodman, Swanson and Horan out for Casey Krueger, Nighswonger and Emily Sonnett.

Persons: Lindsey Horan, Trinity Rodman, Mallory Swanson, Emma Hayes, Zambia’s Pauline Zulu, Hayes, Sophia Smith, Rose Lavelle, Jeff Rueter, Steph Yang, Horan, Rodman, Swanson’s, Steph Yang Mal’s, Swanson, Emma Hayes ’, MALLORY SWANSON, S. Organizations: U.S, women’s, Zambia, Germany, Olympic Games, Australia, Chicago Red Stars, Olympics Locations: Nice, The U.S, Marseille, bamboozle, Republic of Ireland

☆ U.S. Olympian cheat sheet: Top athletes to watch in Paris beyond the best-known stars
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Alex Andrejev | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +20 min

He won gold at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Judo — Maria LabordeLaborde, 33, is the highest-ranked U.S. judoka qualified for the Paris Games — at No. He won gold at the 2023 Pan American Games and qualified in speed climbing for the Paris Games, his first Olympics. Carissa Moore participates in a training session ahead of the Paris Olympics this week in Teahupo’o, French Polynesia. Knibb obtained quotas in both triathlon and road cycling for the Paris Games, which will make her a rare multi-sport Olympian.

Persons: Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky, LeBron James, Barry, Kareem Maddox, Dylan Travis, Dearica Hamby, Rhyne Howard, Cierra Burdick, Hailey Van Lith, Casey Kaufhold, Kaufhold, she’s, Luann Ryon, Dean Alberga, Anita Alvarez Alvarez, Alvarez, Andrea Fuentes, Fuentes, Beiwen Zhang Zhang, She’s, Zhang, Kelly Cheng Cheng, nee Claes, Sarah Sponcil, Cheng, Sara Hughes, They’re, Brazil’s Ana Patricia Silva Ramos, Eduarda “ Duda ” Santos, United States ’ Taryn Kloth, Kristen Nuss, Jahmal Harvey Harvey, USA’s, Harvey, — Victor Montalvo Montalvo, Montalvo, Boy Victor, ”, Paris Victor Montalvo, He’ll, Kenzo Tribouillard, — Nevin Harrison Harrison, Casey Eichfeld, Jennifer Valente Valente, Valente, Andrew Capobianco Capobianco, Michael Hixon, Capobianco, Carson Tyler, Mike Ruiz, Delaney Schnell, Jessica Parratto, — McLain Ward Ward, Ward, Sapphire, — Lee Kiefer Kiefer, Gerek Meinhardt, Lee Kiefer, Matthias Hangst, Amanda Golini, Ashley Hoffman, Golini, Hoffman, — Maria Laborde Laborde, Laborde, Jess Davis Davis, Meghan Musnicki, Lisa Schlenker’s, Musnicki, Kevon Williams Williams, Williams —, Houston —, Kevon Williams, Yong Teck Lim, Daniela Moroz Moroz, Moroz —, —, — Vincent Hancock Hancock, he’s, Al Oerter, Carl Lewis, Michael Phelps, TeamUSA.com, Jagger Eaton Eaton, Tom Schaar, Eaton, Sam Watson Watson, Carissa Moore Moore, Moore, Carissa Moore, Jerome Brouilett, Lily Zhang It’s, China, — CJ Nickolas Nickolas, Jessica Stevens, — Taylor Knibb Knibb, Knibb, — Jordan Larson Larson, Toru Hanai, Maggie Steffens Steffens, Steffens, Flav, Olivia Reeves Reeves, Reeves, — Aaron Brooks, Brooks, David Taylor, Spencer Lee, Lee, Iran’s Hassan Yazdani, Aaron Brooks, Fabrice Coffrini Organizations: Paris Olympics, Olympic, Paris Games, BYU, Games, Tokyo Games, Getty, Badminton, USA, USC, Trojans, Eduarda “ Duda ” Santos Lisboa, United, U.S, Pan American, USA Boxing, Red Bull, Paris, Madison, U.S . Olympic, Tokyo, Athens Games, Beijing, University of Kentucky, FIH, Team USA, Pan American Games, NBC Sports, Rio, Rugby, rugby, Olympics, Fiji, New Zealand, HSBC SVNS Singapore, USA.com, Los Angeles Games, X, —, Tokyo Olympics, Nebraska, Sydney Games, Beijing Games, Brazil, Team USA’s Locations: Paris, Tokyo, U.S, women’s recurve, Berlin, Russia, Ukraine, Budapest, Barcelona, China, Indonesia, Mexico, United States, Santiago , Chile, Belgrade, Serbia, Florida, AFP, Rio, Japan, Athens, Ranchi, India, Germany, Lima , Peru, Cuba, London, Houston, Wujiang, Hawaii, Teahupo’o, French Polynesia, Beijing, Penn

☆ Israel Rolls Into Paris Olympics Amid Cheers, Boos and Police Sirens
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Tariq Panja | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It is unlikely that any team has ever arrived at an Olympics the way the men’s soccer team of Israel rolled up to the Parc de Princes on Wednesday night. Police vans led the way, dozens of them filled with squads of French riot police and surrounded by a phalanx of officers on motorcycles. Then came more vans, more police outriders, more sirens — a stunning show of force with one task: to protect the first Israeli participants to take the field of play in the Paris Games. The security of Israel’s team at the Olympics — any Olympics — has been a critical issue since the killing of 11 athletes and coaches at the Munich Games in 1972. The ongoing war in Gaza and the global protests that have accompanied it have made the Paris Games perhaps the most fraught sporting event featuring Israeli athletes in the half-century since then.

Persons: — Organizations: Princes, Police, Games, Paris Games, Olympics, Munich Games Locations: Israel, Gaza

☆ Chad Le Clos aims for second Olympic gold, aged 32
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Daniel Renjifo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Chad Le Clos: I’ve just turned 32, so obviously it’s a little bit of a different stage in my life. What it means for everyone in my, let’s say, Chad Le Clos bubble. Chad Le Clos (left) and Michael Phelps (right) show off their medals at the 2012 London Olympic Games. Chad Le Clos after competing in a semi-final of the men's 100m butterfly, at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, February 16, 2024. Le Clos: I’m pretty confident I’ll be in LA, respectfully.

Persons: Chad Le Clos, ”, Dirk Lange, Le Clos, Michael Phelps, FABRICE COFFRINI, I’ve, Phelps, Penny Haynes, I’m, You’ve, Sebastien Bozon, Michael Phelps’s, That’s, don’t, Michael, you’ve, dog’s, we’ll Organizations: CNN, Paris Olympics, Commonwealth Games, London, AFP, Getty, Olympic, Paris, Athens Olympics, Atlanta Olympics, —, Getty Images CNN Locations: South, Tokyo, Germany, South Africa, German, Melbourne, Durban, AFP, London, Beijing, Doha, Budapest, Los, LA

☆ Ricardo M. Urbina, Trailblazing Latino Judge in Capital, Dies at 79
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Sam Roberts | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ricardo M. Urbina, a trailblazing Latino lawyer who scored victories for civil liberties as an empathetic federal judge and for civil rights as a record-breaking track star — helping to fuel an epochal protest at the 1968 Olympics — died on Monday in Washington. His death, in an assisted living facility, was caused by complications of Parkinson’s disease, his son, Ian Urbina, said. Judge Urbina, the first Latino appointed to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and the United States District Court in Washington, figured most prominently in cases that originated with the federal government’s war against terrorism and that put him at odds with the administration of President George W. Bush. In 2007, he extended habeas corpus rights to Shawqi Ahmad Omar, a citizen of Jordan and the United States who was about to be transferred to Iraqi custody to be tried as a terrorist.

Persons: Ricardo M, —, Ian Urbina, Judge Urbina, George W, Bush, Shawqi Ahmad Omar Organizations: Superior, District of Columbia, United States, Court, United Locations: Washington, Jordan, United States

☆ At 45, He Vies With Women Half His Age, Seeking an Olympic First
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Sarah Lyall | Daniel Dorsa | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Artistic Swimming team practice for the Olympics — their bodies upside down, their legs scissoring in the air in perfect time, like frenzied offshore wind turbines — you will notice two things. First, the sport is much harder, and possibly even more insane, than you thought. His name is Bill May, and he is the only man on the team. A rule change in 2022 cleared the way for men to compete in the sport at this summer’s Paris Games. That means that this is May’s first and, realistically, last chance ever to fulfill his lifelong dream of competing in the Olympics.

Persons: Bill May Organizations: Olympics, Paris Locations: Paris

☆ Gabby Douglas ended her bid to return to the Olympics. She’s still a champion in my eyes
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Opinion Onnie Willis Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Her painful backstory was a good part of the reason why I, like many other gymnastics fans, pulled hard for Gabby Douglas when she announced her return to elite gymnastics. Had she made the team, Douglas would have been the oldest American woman to compete in gymnastics at the Olympics since 1952. Ross, a teammate of Douglas’ in London, was the youngest member of the “Fierce Five” that won team gold at that Olympics. And if she can’t make the national championships, she can’t make the US Olympic team. Dominique Moceanu, the diminutive, dynamic athlete on the “Magnificent Seven” 1996 Olympic gymnastics team, paralleled Douglas’ journey in some ways.

Persons: Onnie Willis Rogers, CNN —, Gabby Douglas, Onnie Willis Rogers Rogers, Douglas, Gabby, Alexandra Raisman, Madison Kocian, Lauren Hernandez, Simone Biles, David Ramos, Douglas ’, —, It’s, Kyla Ross, Ross, Bela Karolyi, Ronald Martinez, Karolyi, calculatingly, Martha, Larry Nassar, Nassar, Dominique Moceanu, Moceanu, ” Moceanu, Douglas soldiered, ”, Simone Biles —, won’t Organizations: UCLA, Northwestern University, CNN, London Olympics, Olympic, Getty, US Olympic, Bela, USA Gymnastics, Twitter, Facebook Locations: London, Rio de Janeiro, US, Fort Worth , Texas, Romanian, Texas, Rio ., Paris

☆ Russia’s Victory Day parade masks simmering tensions inside Putin’s government and beyond
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Nathan Hodge | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Russian President Vladimir Putin presided over a pared-back Victory Day parade Thursday, showcasing his country’s unity and resolve to continue the war on Ukraine. But since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the massive military parade has been somewhat downsized. “The fate of the motherland, its future depends on each of us … We celebrate Victory Day in the context of the special military operation. All of Russia is with you!”But this year’s Victory Day is also happening against the background of a bribery scandal roiling Russia’s Ministry of Defense. Under Putin, Victory Day has assumed greater importance in national life.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Putin, Putin —, “, ”, Timur Ivanov, Mikhail Klimentyev, Alexander Nemenov, Ivanov, Sergei Shoigu, Shoigu’s protégé, —, Alexey Navalny, Stanislav Krasilnikov, Maria Pevchikh, that’s Organizations: CNN, Nazi, “, Ministry of Defense, Defence, Sputnik, Getty, Financial, Corruption Foundation, AP, ACF, Prestige, — Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Nazi Germany, Russian, It’s, AFP, Mariupol, Putin’s Russia, Sochi, Moscow

☆ Nike's high-cut body suit for Team USA highlights the weird differences between men's and women's Olympic outfits
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

A Team USA bodysuit is reigniting a conversation about the design of women's athletic outfits. Following the reveal of the showy unitard, athletes quipped that they would definitely need a thorough wax to wear the women's piece. Jordana Katcher, Nike's vice president for global sports apparel, also told the Post that several women athletes had requested the unitard specifically. Black women athletes are often hyper-sexualized or painted as angry or evil. Women athletes in sports like gymnastics, volleyball, and track and field are sometimes expected to wear bikini bottoms or short leotards.

Persons: Lauren Fleshman, —, Tara Davis, Woodhall, Anna Cockrell, Stephanie Lecocq, Jordana, Queen Harrison, Claye —, Harrison, Claye, Marc Atkins, Fleshman, Naomi Osaka, Sha'Carri Richardson, Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark, Reese, Emmanuel Acho, Katie Moon, Voss, FABRICE COFFRINI, Organizations: Service, USA, Olympic, Washington Post, Reuters Nike, Nike, Business, Team USA, British, Getty, New York Times, BBC, International Handball Federation, Tokyo Locations: Washington, AFP, Norwegian

☆ Enhanced Games Are Olympics With Steroids, Pay; Meet the Founder
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Several countries pay bonuses to medal winners, and high-profile athletes may get brand deals and sponsorships, but many Olympic athletes live quiet lives. AdvertisementD'Souza suggested he received funding for the Enhanced Games in the "single-digit millions" but declined to specify the amount. So far, it's unclear what kind of talent Enhanced Games will attract. He said that at the Enhanced Games, athletes would get comprehensive health checkups to monitor the effects of "whatever enhancement protocols" they're on and ensure they're fit to compete. D'Souza said he planned to announce more details about the Enhanced Games this summer — right around the Paris Olympics.

Persons: Aron D'Souza, gymgoers, D'Souza, Thomas Bach, Bach, Uber, Christian, Christian Angermayer, Balaji Srinivasan, Coinbase's, Peter Thiel, Angermayer, Srinivasan, Thiel, Hulk, Charles Harder, Harder, didn't, Sargon, Peter, VCs, Thiel hasn't, he's, James Magnussen, James, he'd, Marta Nawrocka, BI's Gabby Landsverk, Jim Walden, Grigory Rodchenkov, it's, who'd Organizations: International, Olympic, IOC, West Germany's Olympic, The New York Times, Business, Apeiron Investment, University of Melbourne, Gawker Media, BuzzFeed, Gawker, Abrams, Australian Financial, US, Doping Agency, UFC, Drug Free, NFL, NBA, MLB, Testing Agency, ITA, CNN, FBI, Sports, Gaming Initiative, Paris Locations: Miami, Lausanne, Switzerland, Oxford, Australian, Russia

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Chang Yani topped teammate Chen Yiwen on the 3-meter springboard Friday, giving the powerhouse Chinese team its eighth diving gold medal of the World Aquatics Championships. Beginning with their emergence in 1984, the Chinese have won 47 of 72 diving gold medals. Since the Olympic program doubled from four to eight events in 2000, they have been even more dominant — 38 gold medals in 48 events. One thing the Chinese haven't done is take the top spot in all eight diving events at a single Olympics. The final two diving events will be held Saturday at the Hamad Aquatic Centre.

Persons: — Chang Yani, Chen Yiwen, Chen, Chang, Kim Suji, Maddison Keeney, Sarah Bacon, They've, —, ___ Organizations: United States, Olympics, Los Angeles Games, China, Doha —, Tokyo Games, Hamad Aquatic, Japan Locations: DOHA, Qatar, Australia, China, Doha, Paris, Olympic, United States

☆ Zvi Zamir, Israeli Spy Chief in a Critical Period, Dies at 98
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Richard Sandomir | More About Richard Sandomir | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

His death was announced by the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The announcement did not say where he died. “Zamir led a determined and initiative-taking approach in the State of Israel’s fight against Palestinian terrorism, which was strengthening at that time,” Mr. Netanyahu’s office said in a statement. Terrorism was an increasing concern for Israel when Mr. Zamir was named the Mossad’s director in 1968. No incident crystallized that threat more than the attack by the Palestinian terrorist group Black September on the Israeli delegation at its dormitory in the Olympic Village in Munich on Sept. 5, 1972.

Persons: Zvi Zamir, —, Benjamin Netanyahu, “ Zamir, ” Mr, Zamir Locations: Egypt, Syria, State, Israel’s, Israel, Munich

☆ Paris metro ticket prices set to almost double during 2024 Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Tourists are set to pay almost twice the usual price of Paris Metro tickets during the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics that will take place in the French capital from July to September next year. "We will create a new [transport] pass, the Paris 2024 Pass, that will allow visitors to move across the entire Île-de-France. Videos that appeared to show bedbugs on the Paris metro, the city's Charles de Gaulle airport and trains in the country have spread on social media, sparking concerns in early autumn. Disclosure: CNBC parent NBCUniversal owns NBC Sports and NBC Olympics. NBC Olympics is the U.S. broadcast rights holder to all Summer and Winter Games through 2032.

Persons: Valerie Pecresse, Pecresse, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, Charles de Gaulle Organizations: Paris Metro, CNBC, Olympics, Paris Mayor, NBCUniversal, NBC Sports, NBC Olympics, NBC, Games Locations: France, Paris, U.S

The people did not want to be named because the LA committee was expected to release the information later Monday. This year, the NFL placed three games in London and two games in Germany on its schedule. Flag football, in which “tackles” are made by pulling a flag off a belt worn by each player, would be a 5-on-5 affair played on a 50-yard field. While flag football will feel familiar to the home fans, cricket will be a steep learning curve. A version called Twenty20 — a shorter version of the original game — is proposed for the schedule in Los Angeles.

Persons: ___ Organizations: NFL, Associated Press, International Olympic Committee, Tokyo Games, Flag, Games, Los Angeles . Cricket, Olympics Locations: Los Angeles, American, United States, Angeles, Mumbai, India, Paris, Brisbane, Australia, Europe, Mexico, Japan, London, Germany, U.S, Britain

HANGZHOU, China (AP) — The opening ceremony of the Asian Games on Saturday in China offered all the staples of a major international sports event. One big thing, however, was missing: real fireworks, the exploding kind that smell of power and burnt fuses. Instead, the high-tech games — billed of course as “green games” — offered electronic flash, 3D animations and a virtual torchbearer. Delayed for a year by the pandemic, the Asian Games are China's largest sports event since the country scrapped its zero-COVID-19 policy early in the year. China won almost 300 medals in the Asian Games five years ago and is sure to dominate again followed by Japan and South Korea.

Persons: Xi Jinping, —, Xi, Bashar al, Assad, Thomas Bach, King Norodom Sihamoni, Bach, Vladimir Putin, there’s, ___ Didi Tang Organizations: Asian Games, Sports Center, International Olympic, Olympic Council of, Hangzhou Asian, Xinhua, Olympics, China, —, Afghan, ___ AP Asia Locations: HANGZHOU, China, Hangzhou, Taiwan, North Korea, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Olympic Council of Asia, Russia, Paris, Beijing, Shanghai, “, Hangzhou Asian Games, Los Angeles, Brisbane, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Afghanistan, Washington, ___, asia

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — There was a long flight awaiting USA Basketball on Monday. And now, every bit of USA Basketball’s focus shifts to the Paris Olympics — where the challenge will be even tougher than the World Cup, which again reminded the Americans how much the FIBA game has changed. “The narrative about USA Basketball and FIBA, and do we need reminders, we’re past that,” U.S. coach Steve Kerr said. We do a great job as an organization at (USA Basketball) as far as respecting the game. Those are the colors of the uniforms USA Basketball will be wearing.

Persons: Steve Kerr, ” Kerr, — Erik Spoelstra, Tyronn Lue, Mark Few, Grant Hill, Sean Ford, “, ”, Carmelo Anthony, Austin Reaves, Josh Hart, Jalen Brunson, Anthony Edwards, “ I’ll, Bridges, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Bam Adebayo, Devin Booker, Jayson Tatum, Draymond Green, we’ve, “ We’ve, Joel Embiid, he’s, Tim Reynolds, ap.org ___ Organizations: USA, Paris, NBA, Paris Olympics —, FIBA, USA Basketball, Olympics, Paris Games, Basketball, Tyrese, United, Paris Olympics, Associated Press, AP Locations: MANILA, Philippines, Manila, Los Angeles, U.S, Paris, men’s, America, Tyrese Haliburton, USA, Canada, Tokyo, United States, France, Cameroon, treynolds

The U.S. failed to medal for the second consecutive World Cup. It's only the seventh time in 38 appearances at the Olympic or World Cup level that an American team did not emerge with gold, silver or bronze. “The United States hasn't won the World Cup since 2014,” U.S. coach Steve Kerr said. Another World Cup, another debacle for the Americans. This tournament marked the first Olympic or World Cup appearance where a U.S. team gave up at least 100 points three different times.

Persons: Bridges, Dillon Brooks, Shai Gilgeous, Alexander, It's, United States hasn't, Steve Kerr, “, they've, Tyrese Haliburton, RJ Barrett, Brandon Ingram, Paolo Banchero, Jaren Jackson Jr, —, Anthony Edwards, Austin Reaves, Jordi Fernandez, ” Bridges, Kelly Olynyk, Gilgeous, ”, ” Edwards, ” Brooks, ” ___ Organizations: Canada, United, FIBA, U.S, FIBA senior, NBA, Bridges, Manila —, Paris Games, Lithuania, Berlin, AP Locations: MANILA, Philippines, Canada, Manila, U.S, American, United States, ” U.S, FIBA Americas, China, Germany, Lithuania

And that’s why he wasn’t around in the final minutes, as Canada clinched a trip to the Basketball World Cup semifinals. “It's an honor,” Gilgeous-Alexander said after Canada's first World Cup semifinal berth was clinched. The winners of those games will play for the World Cup on Sunday night. Slovenia was bidding to make the World Cup semifinals for the first time since gaining its independence in 1991. “Congratulations to Canada,” Doncic said.

Persons: — Luka Doncic, Shai Gilgeous, Alexander, RJ Barrett, “, ” Gilgeous, Canada's, we're, ” Doncic, Doncic, I've, They've, it's, Dillon Brooks, Brooks, Doncic —, —, ” ___ Organizations: —, Canada, Basketball, Slovenia, Serbia, U.S, Lithuania, Paris Olympics —, NBA, AP Locations: MANILA, Philippines, Canada, Slovenia, Serbia, Friday’s, Germany, Europe, France, Manila

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Losing a game at the Basketball World Cup, the U.S. national team said, was quite the wake-up call. The Americans turned words into actions and handed the Italians their worst loss in a global tournament — the World Cup or the Olympics — in nearly 45 years. “They created very good shots and they made them.”It was the quarterfinal round where it all went wrong for the U.S. at the World Cup four years ago in China. Italy had beaten the U.S. only twice in 14 previous tries at the senior men’s national level, both times at the world championships — which FIBA now calls the World Cup. … Guaranteed no worse than eighth place, this will be Italy's best World Cup showing since finishing sixth in 1998.

Persons: Mikal Bridges, Tyrese Haliburton, “ It's, Steve Kerr, “, Italy didn't, ” Bridges, Austin Reaves, Anthony Edwards, weren't, Lithuania —, Jalen Brunson, ” Reaves, Simone Fontecchio, Luigi Datome, didn’t, FanDuel, Jaren Jackson Jr, Jimmy Goldstein, Nicolo Melli, ___ Organizations: Basketball, U.S ., Wednesday, Mexico City Olympics, Italians, Sunday, U.S, FIBA, INS, NBA, ___ AP NBA, AP Locations: MANILA, Philippines, Italy, U.S, Germany, Latvia, Mexico, Lithuania, Italian, China, France, Manila, Fontecchio, Utah

☆ Kim Jong Un feasted at a lavish banquet with gaudy lighting and a showstopping scale model of a nuclear missile
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

North Korean media released a video showing Kim Jong Un at a lavish banquet on Sunday. Four different moments of Kim Jong-Un and his daughter at a banquet table on August, 27, 2023. Kim Yo Jong was identified by NK News as the woman in a jacket standing center of picture, facing Kim Jong Un, below. A row of sailors look joyful as they serenade Kim Jong Un at a banquet in Pyongyang on August 27, 2023. A general view of the banquet in Pyongyang on August 27, 2023, attended by Kim Jong Un.

Persons: Kim Jong, Kim, Ri Sol Ju, Kim Ju, Kim Jong Un, Ri, —, Kim Ju Ae, Kim's, Kim Yo Jong Organizations: Navy, Service, NK News, North Korea's, Air Koryo, DPRK NK News, Guardian Locations: Wall, Silicon, North, Pyongyang, DPRK, North Korea, Koryo, Serrano

☆ Ray Dalio shares career lessons, big mistakes, and key investing principles in a new MasterClass. Here are the 16 best quotes.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Ray Dalio reflects on his career and lays out his investing philosophy in a new MasterClass episode. Dalio is the billionaire founder of the world's largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, and the author of "Principles" and "Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order." Here are Dalio's 16 best quotes from his MasterClass episode, lightly edited for length and clarity:1. (Dalio was describing how much money an everyday investor should keep in the safest of their portfolios." "The way that you play the game is first to know what you know, and know what you don't know.

Persons: Ray Dalio, —, he's, Dalio, Nixon, Roosevelt, it's, we've, you've, they've Organizations: Bridgewater, Olympics, Navy, Service, Bridgewater Associates Locations: Mexico

☆ Suni Lee on her decision to leave college and 'prove to myself' that she can win more Olympic medals
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-02 | by ( Meredith Cash | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewSuni Lee is stepping away from collegiate gymnastics to focus her attention on chasing more Olympic medals. "That's a lot of it, I think," Lee said of the prospect of a "normal" Olympics in 2024. Lee competes on the uneven bars at the Tokyo Olympics. Lee wants to try to replicate her performances on the mat, too. AP Photo/Michael Woods"The biggest Auburn saying is 'If you love Auburn, Auburn will love you,'" she added.

Persons: —, Lee, Jerome Miron, it's, Dylan Martinez, couldn't, She's, Simone Biles, Lindsey Wasson, you'll, Michael Woods, that's Organizations: Service, Auburn Tigers —, Business, Auburn, Tokyo, REUTERS, AP Locations: Eastern Alabama, Tokyo, Paris, Auburn

☆ NYC Marathon leader collapses six miles from the finish line in unseasonably warm weather — as the iconic race returns to full capacity for first time in years
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The NYC Marathon drew 50,000 runners for its first year back at full capacity, CBS reported. His fellow Kenyan, Sharon Lokedi, 28, won the women's race with a time of two hours, 23 minutes, and 23 seconds, the New York Post reported. Reed Fischer, a professional runner present at Sunday's race, told the New York Post the weather may be the reason for do Nascimento's condition. Weather in New York City was unseasonably warm, staying in the high 60s and low 70s, according to the New York Times report. The race attracted over 50,000 runners for its first year back in full swing, CBS News reported.

☆ Suni Lee failed to win gold on the uneven bars and blamed it on spending too much time on social media
▼ + stars: | 2021-08-03 | by ( Meredith Cash | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But for Suni Lee — the surprise individual all-around champion of the Tokyo Olympics — anything less than gold on the uneven bars was disappointing. Her words, not ours:"Bars is something I really cherish," Lee said after Sunday's final, per the Associated Press. Advertisement"This medal probably means more to me than the all-around gold medal did, just because bars is my thing," she added, per People. Lee won gold for Team USA in the all-around. Jamie Squire/Getty Images"I'm probably going to delete Twitter," Lee added.

Persons: —, Suni Lee —, Lee, LOIC VENANCE, Jamie Squire, Nina Derwael, Anastasiia, she's, Gregory Bull, — Lee, I'm, She's, Simone Biles Organizations: Service, Tokyo, Associated Press, Business, Getty, Team USA, Russian Olympic, AP, US, Twitter Locations: AFP, Paul , Minnesota, Tokyo

☆ I plan Instagram-worthy bachelorette weekend in places like Joshua Tree and Palm Springs. Here's my advice for having the best event.
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-07 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

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