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PARIS — Steph Curry's late-game heroics and a lightning-fast American transition attack denied France its storybook basketball ending Saturday night. The United States consistently cashed in French turnovers and misses into fastbreak points and Curry scored a team-high 24 points in a 98-87 American win in the men’s basketball gold medal game. Curry gave the Bercy Arena fans his "night, night" taunt after the final, dagger jumper. The four-time NBA champ Curry said the gold medal is something he'll always cherish. He's now among nine players who can boast of having a NBA championship ring, regular season MVP honor, finals MVP award and an Olympic gold medal.

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☆ Steph Curry lifts USA basketball past France to fifth straight Olympic gold: How America’s Avengers delivered
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Joe Vardon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

The 🇺🇸 #USABMNT wins a 5th consecutive Olympic gold medal! pic.twitter.com/nYx0SBh0Ui — USA Basketball (@usabasketball) August 10, 2024Kevin Durant, already the U.S. all-time leading scorer, is now the only men’s player ever to win four Olympic golds in basketball. Devin Booker, now a two-time gold medalist, scored 13 of his 15 points for the U.S. in the first half. Anthony Davis, also a two-time Olympic gold winner, added eight points and nine rebounds. Team USA listens to the National Anthem after receiving their gold medals.

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☆ Team USA wins the gold medal in men’s basketball, defeating France in a thriller
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Paris CNN —The USA men’s basketball team on Saturday won its fifth straight Olympic gold medal, defeating a spirited French team 98-87. With four massive, dagger threes in the final minutes, the greatest three-point shooter in NBA history capped off his first ever Olympics with a vintage performance that had the French team reeling. Even in the final minutes as Curry put their team away, the French fans reacted with a mixture of shock, awe, frustration and heartbreak. Team USA would not trail again. With their typical stifling defense, the French team got within three points of the US.

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The long-distance runner is looking to write one more chapter in the history books with a record-breaking third Olympic marathon win, at the Paris Games. The sun is yet to rise, but a group of runners emerge from a mud path onto the side of a road. This is what Olympic preparation looks like for arguably the greatest distance runner of all time, Eliud Kipchoge. In 2019, in Vienna, he shattered one of the most formidable barriers in sports by becoming the first person to run a marathon in under two hours. With the Games upon us, Kipchoge remains laser-focused on clinching his third consecutive gold medal in the marathon.

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☆ 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.

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Frame by Frame, Moments From the Summer GamesScroll to continuePhotographs and composite image by Jeremy WhiteAt the Summer Olympics, the critical moments that decide who wins or loses often flash by in the blink of an eye. Below, we revisit some of the most visually stunning scenes captured by New York Times journalists, frame by frame. Photographs and composite image by Weiyi CaiA Grand Stage The lavish Grand Palais played host to fencing when the Games began and has since transformed into the taekwondo venue. Photographs and composite image by Jeremy WhiteWomen’s 3-on-3 Basketball Sonja Greinacher of Germany celebrates with her teammates after their gold-medal win in 3-on-3 basketball. Photographs and composite image by Jeremy White

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☆ 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

☆ LeBron James Faces the Basketball World He Helped to Create
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Tania Ganguli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

LeBron James lowered himself into a cold tub the size of a large Jacuzzi at a practice facility at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas last month. He had just finished a session with the U.S. men’s basketball team ahead of his first Olympics in 12 years. “I was, like, super intimidated and super scared to just be out of the country,” James said. He was 15 and had joined a group of basketball players from Ohio for a trip to Italy. He had been hesitant to go, but his high school coach, Dru Joyce II, recalled in an interview telling James he needed to “see how big the world was.”

Persons: LeBron James, ” James, Dru Joyce II, James, ” Organizations: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, U.S Locations: Las, Ohio, Italy

For some, the pressure and expectations might forge diamonds – and Paris 2024 has no shortage of this type of athlete. Lithuanian discus thrower Mykolas Alekna is poised to carry on the legacy of his father, Virgilijus, who holds an Olympic record in the same discipline. His 69.89-meter throw in Athens 2004 guaranteed the then-32-year-old a second Olympic gold medal, having also won in Sydney 2000. It was a record the elder Alekna was chasing his entire career and got close only once: a personal record of 73.88 meters thrown just before the Sydney Games. “If you don’t change anything, you’ll be just like your father: without the world record,” Virgilijus said to Lithuanian news outlet Lrytas when asked what he said to his son a month prior to his record-breaking effort.

Persons: Bronny James, LeBron, Mykolas Alekna, Virgilijus, Jürgen, Alekna, you’ll, ” Virgilijus, Mykolas Organizations: Sydney, Sydney Games Locations: Paris, Lithuanian, Athens

☆ Mykolas Alekna: Son of a two-time Olympic champion, the Lithuanian will aim to carry on his father’s legacy
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Martynas Ruseckas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Lithuanian discus thrower Mykolas Alekna is poised to carry on the legacy of his father, Virgilijus, who holds an Olympic record in the same discipline. His 69.89-meter throw in Athens 2004 guaranteed the then-32-year-old a second Olympic gold medal, having also won in Sydney 2000. The world record followed in April 2024, when all his six throws – alongside his new all-time mark – were over the elite 70-meter mark. Deep-rooted traditionAlekna’s success in the discus throw is testament to Lithuania’s deep-rooted tradition in this field event – the Baltic state has been hugely successful with the discus in hand. Virgilijus Alekna’s victories on the global stage helped to popularize the sport, and now, finals of discus throw are among the most-watched Olympic events in Lithuania.

Persons: Bronny James, LeBron, Mykolas Alekna, Virgilijus, Jürgen, Alekna, you’ll, ” Virgilijus, Mykolas, –, Romas Ubartas, Ubartas, Martynas, Andrius Gudžius –, Lukas Weißhaidinger, Daniel Ståhl Organizations: CNN, Sydney, Sydney Games, University of California, Seoul Games, Soviet Union, Paris Games, League –, Lithuanian, European Athletics, Tokyo Games Locations: Paris, Lithuanian, Athens, Berkeley, Munich, Bavarian, Baltic, European, Soviet Union, Barcelona, Lithuania, Soviet, Rome, Slovenian, Sweden

☆ 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.

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American gymnast Simone Biles competes in the vault event of the women's all around final Thursday. Loic Venance/AFP/Getty ImagesThe first week of the 2024 Summer Olympics is very nearly in the books, and business is about to pick up. Noah Lyles and Sha’carri Richardson are also looking to wash the bad taste of 2021 out of their mouths. ET on SaturdayUS basketball teams wrap up group play: The US men’s and women’s basketball team each play at 11:15 a.m. There are also big days for track and field and swimming ahead: See a list of events in this weekend’s full Olympics viewing guide.

Persons: Simone Biles, Loic Venance, Biles, she’s, she’ll, Noah Lyles, Sha’carri Richardson, Richardson, Xander Schauffele, Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama, Jon Rahm, Great, Tommy Fleetwood, Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler Organizations: Getty, Olympic Games, Tokyo Olympics, Stade de France, Games, US Women’s National, Japan, US Locations: AFP, Paris, France, US, Japan

☆ Dwyane Wade on Team USA's Olympic potential, embracing life as a broadcaster
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Rohan Nadkarni | Rohan Nadkarni Is A Sports Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Despite being in France for the Paris Games for more than a week, Dwyane Wade has spent only one night in the City of Light. And I’m having a good time when I’m on air.”Wade has called the first two group games for the U.S. men’s basketball team, which is looking for its fifth straight gold medal. “This team is so deep, in six games we’re not going to get an opportunity to see how dope this team really is,” Wade says. “But I know basketball. In 2008, Wade was two summers removed from winning NBA Finals MVP but he still came off the bench that summer.

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☆ 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.

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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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☆ Ilona Maher, Frederick Richard and other viral Olympians winning medals and hearts
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Ilona MaherIlona Maher competes in rugby sevens on July 28 at the Paris Olympics. Frederick ‘Fred’ RichardFrederick Richard competes on the high bar during the men's artistic gymnastics team final on day three of the Paris Olympic Games. Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesTeam: USASport: Men’s gymnasticsIt’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s — Stephen Nederoscik! And for good reason: He’s the only American gymnast who’s made the Olympic team as a single-event athlete. Kim YejiKim Yeji shoots during the Women's 10m Air Pistol Final on day two of the Paris Olympic Games.

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☆ Luol Deng: Former NBA All-Star on the rise of South Sudan’s basketball team
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Amanda Davies | Samuel Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

South Sudan’s men’s basketball team defeated Puerto Rico 90-79 in Paris on Sunday in its first ever appearance at the Games, but the result meant more than just picking up two points in Group C. For South Sudan Basketball Federation President Luol Deng, it was the culmination of everything that he and the team had worked so hard to achieve. “When the national anthem was sung, you know, it just gave me goosebumps, and I realized that this was bigger than basketball,” Deng told CNN Sport’s Amanda Davies. He was born in Wau, in what is now South Sudan, before the country’s independence. South Sudan officially gained independence from Sudan in 2011 following a referendum, making it the world’s newest widely-recognized state. South Sudan players celebrate after defeating Puerto Rico.

Persons: Luol Deng, ” Deng, Amanda Davies, Deng, I’ve, didn’t, we’ve, Royal Ivey, ”, Christina Pahnke, We’ve, “ We’ve, “, we’re, –, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry Organizations: CNN, Puerto Rico, South Sudan Basketball Federation, Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers, Second Sudanese, Duke, Chicago, South, United Nations, Olympics, USA, Team USA Locations: Paris, Wau, South Sudan, Egypt, London, England, Great Britain, Sudan

☆ Their Parents Fled War. Now South Sudan’s Young Team Is in the Olympics.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Abdi Latif Dahir | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When South Sudan’s young basketball team took to the court for an exhibition game against America’s basketball royalty, there were few expectations that they could hold on against the likes of LeBron James and Stephen Curry. Then they lost by just one point, 101-100, stunning not only their loyal followers, but also the team’s players, who had grown up revering the N.B.A. The South Sudanese will face the United States again Wednesday, this time at the Paris Olympics, and with the Americans now on notice, the odds are distinctly against the African team. But for many of their fans in Africa and elsewhere, that is beside the point. Despite having no place of their own to train, the team won the only slot open to Africa for men’s basketball.

Persons: LeBron James, Stephen Curry, — James Organizations: America’s, South, Paris Olympics, men’s, Puerto Rico, Games Locations: South Sudanese, United States, Africa, Puerto, Paris

☆ Coco Gauff loses to Donna Vekic at Olympics after line call controversy
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Nicole Auerbach | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

PARIS — The top American tennis player Coco Gauff is out of the Olympic women’s singles under controversial circumstances after a 6-7, 2-6 defeat to Croatia’s Donna Vekic on Court Philippe-Chatrier at Roland Garros. Afterward, Gauff, who was the flagbearer for Team USA alongside LeBron James, said that she “felt that they called it before I hit. Play continued with Gauff down a break and she fought back in the next Vekic service game, but Vekic saved multiple break points, and ultimately cruised to an impressive victory by breaking Gauff again in the final game. Down 5-3 in the first set, Vekic broke Gauff at love to turn the match around. “I can’t say I would have won the match if I would have won that point.

Persons: Coco Gauff, Croatia’s Donna Vekic, Philippe, Chatrier, Roland Garros, Gauff, Serena, Williams, LeBron James, “, ”, Patricia De Melo Moreira, ” Gauff, Vekic, Jessica Pegula, Patricia de Melo Moreira Organizations: PARIS, Team USA, Getty, Wimbledon Locations: American

☆ 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.

Persons: Simone Biles, LeBron James, Nikola Jokić, Biles, Peacock, Sunisa Lee, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, Hezly Rivera, you’ve, James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Jokić, Bogdan Bogdanović, Durant —, —, Trinity Rodman, Valery Hache, Hayes, Michael Phelps ’, Léon Marchand, Michael Phelps, ” Marchand, Phelps ’, Frenchman, — Gretchen Walsh, Qin Haiyang, Adam Peaty, United States ’ Nic Fink, Gretchen Walsh, Caroline Marks, Carissa Moore, John John Florence, hird, aris G ames, adal, aris O lympics Organizations: NBA, NBC, Tokyo, Paris Games, Paris, Olympics, Olympic, U.S ., Bercy Arena, Atlanta Hawks, Serbia, South Sudan, Trinity, Getty, Telemundo, Peacock, U.S, United, Tokyo Games, Australia, Paris La Défense, aris, aris O, aker Locations: France, U.S, Serbia, Germany, Tahiti, Paris, United States, Russia, —, China, Italy, AFP, Zambia, Australia, Spain, Brazil, Japan, Nigeria, Hawaii, Caroline Marks

☆ 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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☆ 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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☆ 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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The US Women’s National Team match with Germany has kicked off at the Paris Olympics, as the US side tries to find its stride during these Olympic Games. The USWNT’s frustrating, scoreless draw against Costa Rica in their final game before heading to Paris made for a neat encapsulation of the task ahead for head coach Emma Hayes. The old reliable stars of the team’s golden generation are largely gone. “Any new player coming in, that means you’re one of the best in the country and you have every right to be here. That means this means something, and you’re playing on one of the best teams in the world.

Persons: Emma Hayes, ”, Lindsey Horan, “, ” Horan, Sophia Smith, Trinity Rodman, Rose Lavelle, Alyssa Naeher Organizations: US Women’s National, Germany, Paris Olympics, Olympic Games, Costa, US Locations: Costa Rica, Paris, Tokyo, Australia, New Zealand

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