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Paris dazzles with a rainy Olympics opening ceremony on the Seine River

Jul. 26, 2024 18:57 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — A hot-air balloon brought an Olympic ring of fire into a rainy sky and singer Celine Dion belted from the Eiffel Tower as Paris kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century Friday, with a four-hour-long, rule-breaking opening ceremony that unfurled along the Seine River. ...

Olympics opening ceremony latest: Celine Dion serenades Paris, and now the Games can begin

Jul. 26, 2024 17:49 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — The 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony went off with only minor hitches after a rough start to the Summer Games. Following suspected acts of sabotage targeting France’s flagship high-speed rail network, a soggy but celebratory parade down the Seine River brought an official start...

Dominant US basketball, soccer teams driving high betting interest on Olympics

Jul. 26, 2024 06:02 AM EDT

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Sports books say they expect strong betting interest in this year’s Olympics, driven by dominant U.S. basketball and soccer teams. But that very dominance is making it hard to make some bets on those teams without risking far more than you might win on...

Coco Gauff is excited to meet LeBron James but promises not to pester him at the 2024 Olympics

Jul. 25, 2024 14:09 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — Coco Gauff plans to avoid pestering LeBron James when they share flag-bearing duties for the United States during Friday's Olympic opening ceremony along the Seine River. Yes, the reigning U.S. Open champion said Thursday, she will heed her tennis teammates' request...

Coco Gauff to be female flag bearer for US team at Olympic opening ceremony, joining LeBron James

Jul. 24, 2024 12:54 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — Tennis star Coco Gauff will join LeBron James as a flag bearer for the U.S. Olympic team at Friday’s opening ceremony. Gauff, the reigning U.S. Open champion, is set to make her Olympic debut at the Paris Games and will be the first tennis athlete to carry the U.S....

Olympics 2024: How to watch, when it starts, key dates in Paris

Jul. 24, 2024 05:35 AM EDT

The 2024 Olympics is getting underway this week. Stay on top of all the action — everything on the track, courts and fields, in the pools and all the other events — with this guide that tells you everything you need to know about the event in Paris. How can I watch the Olympics? ...

LeBron James scores final 11 points for US in 92-88 win over Germany as pre-Olympic tour ends

Jul. 22, 2024 17:44 PM EDT

On Friday, LeBron James will carry the U.S. flag. But first, he carried the U.S. men's basketball team. Again. James scored the final 11 points for the Americans down the stretch, and the four-time reigning Olympic gold medalists held off World Cup champion Germany...

LeBron James selected as Team USA male flagbearer for Paris Olympics opening ceremony

Jul. 22, 2024 07:21 AM EDT

LeBron James wasn’t totally sure what the opening ceremony was all about when he was picked for his first Olympics in 2004. This time, he’ll be one of the stars of the show. James has been picked by his fellow U.S. Olympians to serve as the male flagbearer for the...

The wake-up call for the US men's basketball team arrives with the Paris Olympics a few days away

Jul. 21, 2024 12:30 PM EDT

South Sudan is the 33rd-ranked team in the FIBA world rankings, by far the lowest of any of the 12 nations that will be vying for men’s basketball gold in the Paris Olympics that start this week. The U.S. is ranked No. 1. South Sudan nearly beat the...

Lakers shut down Bronny James after back-to-back promising performances

Jul. 20, 2024 21:41 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bronny James was a spectator on Saturday after the Los Angeles Lakers determined that they have seen all they need out of the NBA's most talked-about rookie. He finished Summer League on an upward trajectory after a dismal start, scoring 25 points on 10-of-21...