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MALAGA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 20: Jasmine Paolini of Italy lifts the Billie Jean King Cup trophy during the trophy presentation after winning the Billie Jean King Cup Finals at Palacio de Deportes Jose Maria Martin Carpena on November 20, 2024 in Malaga, Spain. (Photo by Fran Santiago/Getty Images for ITF)
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‘It’s a joke’: Italian tennis star crowned world champion after winning Olympic gold, can hardly believe her own success
FILE - USA's Kerri Strug is carried by her coach, Bela Karolyi, as she waves to the crowd on her way to receiving her gold medal for the women's team gymnastics competition, at the Centennial Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, July 23, 1996. Strug had two torn ligaments and a sprained ankle from the vault competition. (AP Photo/Susan Ragan, File)
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Bela Karolyi, the polarizing coach who helped launch gymnasts to Olympic stardom, dies at 82
WHISTLER, BC - FEBRUARY 17: Lindsey Vonn of the United States reacts after competing during the Alpine Skiing Ladies Downhill on day 6 of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Whistler Creekside on February 17, 2010 in Whistler, Canada. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
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US skiing legend Lindsey Vonn to make surprise return after five-year retirement
FILE - Canada's head coach Bev Priestman gestures during the Women's World Cup Group B soccer match between Australia and Canada in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, July 31, 2023. FIFA deducted six points from Canada in the Paris Olympics women’s soccer tournament and banned three coaches, including Priestman, for one year each on Saturday, July 27, 2204, in a drone spying scandal. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair, File)
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Canada women’s soccer head coach Bev Priestman won’t return to role after drone controversy
Australian B-Girl Raygun competed at the Paris Olympic Games on August 09, 2024.
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Viral breakdancer Raygun will no longer compete after Olympics backlash
Gymnasts, teammates and friends Jordan Chiles (left) and Simone Biles (right) celebrate after making the 2024 US Olympic Team.
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‘There’s beauty in being vulnerable’: Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles open up about the importance of leading by example
‘Heartbroken’ by her rivals’ doping offenses, Shannon Rowbury is now set to receive a bronze medal – 12 years after she raced
Jordan Chiles’ attorneys say documentary footage proves decision to strip her bronze medal rests on a ‘factual error’
Olympic champion offers to bequeath stolen gold medal to thief in his will if returned
Simone Biles leads star-studded cast of US gymnasts headlining ‘victory lap’ Gold Over America Tour
For 9 years, 9 months and 9 days he was unbeaten: A new film documents the journey of Olympic icon Edwin Moses
Jordan Chiles appeals ‘unfair’ decision that cost her Olympic bronze medal
Ugandan athlete who died after her partner set her on fire gets a military funeral
‘Where is the humanity?’ asks distance runner Joan Chelimo after death of Rebecca Cheptegei
US gymnast Jordan Chiles says ‘the person I am’ was taken from her during Olympic medal controversy
Australian field hockey player Tom Craig banned after trying to buy cocaine at the Paris Olympics

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<p>In the 1980s, Kansas City Chiefs legend Christian Okoye paved the way for young Africans to play American Football in the United States. Now, Washington Commanders’ Haggai Chisom Ndubuisi and Seattle Seahawks’ Kenneth Odumegwu are making their own way in the league through the NFL’s International Player Pathway Program.</p>
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<p>The female boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting have faced intense scrutiny after the International Boxing Federation claimed the athletes had previously failed a gender eligibility test. CNN's Christina Macfarlane speaks with two-time Olympic track and field champion Caster Semenya, who has been deemed <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F08%2F10%2Fsport%2Fcaster-semenya-imane-khelif-olympics">ineligible to run</a> for similar reasons, but is fighting her case at the European Court of Human Rights. </p>
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Paris 2024 Olympics - Ceremonies - Paris 2024 Closing Ceremony - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - August 11, 2024. General view of fireworks above the stadium during the closing ceremony. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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Simone Biles performs on the balance beam during the individual all-around competition at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, August 1.
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Podcast A golden Olympic opportunity in Paris
The participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes has been one of the major talking points leading up to this year's Olympic Games.
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Can Russians and Belarusians compete at the Paris Olympics? Individual Neutral Athletes explained
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‘The eyes of the world are on this race’. Paris Olympics’ triathlon hangs in the balance over E. Coli levels in the Seine
BELGRADE, SERBIA - MARCH 19: Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine UKR looks on prior to the Women's High Jump on Day Two of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 2022 at Belgrade Arena on March 19, 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images for World Athletics)
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‘When I see Russian athletes … I see every city destroyed,’ says Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh
India's Neeraj Chopra competes in the men's javelin throw final during the Diamond League athletics meeting at Stadion Letzigrund stadium in Zurich on August 31, 2023. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Neeraj Chopra has gained unlikely stardom in India. If he wins another Olympic gold, he will be ‘treated like God’
B-boy Menno of the Netherlands performs at Passerelle Debilly during the Red Bull BC One All Stars Paris take-over in Paris, France on August 9, 2023. // Dean Treml / Red Bull Content Pool // SI202308170046 // Usage for editorial use only //
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‘Breaking has total freedom for me,’ says Menno van Gorp, a medal hopeful in the newest Olympic sport
Bill May, of the United States, walks along the pool deck at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Saturday, July 15, 2023. Largely unnoticed by the general public, men have been participating in artistic swimming, formerly known as synchronized swimming, for decades. (AP Photo/Nick Didlick)
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Excluded from the Olympics for his whole career, artistic swimmer Bill May set for ‘beautiful’ debut at this year’s Games
Armand Duplantis of Team Sweden competes in the Men's Pole Vault Final on Day Three of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 2024 at Emirates Arena on March 03, 2024 in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Mondo Duplantis aims for ‘dominance’ in ‘freaky sport’ of pole vault after breaking the world record multiple times

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Nov 17, 2024; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson (3) leads the team onto the field to play the Baltimore Ravens at Acrisure Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images
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A Super Bowl hangover and a head coach brothers’ clash: Five things to look out for in Week 12 of the NFL season
Major League Baseball (MLB) will test the use of robot umpires as part of a challenge system during spring training next year with the aim of implementing it in the 2026 regular season.
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MLB to test robot umpires as part of challenge system at next Spring training, plans use in 2026 regular season
DENVER, COLORADO - OCTOBER 24: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks towards the crowd during a timeout against the Denver Nuggets in the second half of the NBA Opening night game at Ball Arena on October 24, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Justin Tafoya/Getty Images)
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LeBron James says he will have a break from social media after citing ‘negative takes’
UConn head coach Geno Auriemma and associate head coach Chris Dailey honored before Wednesday's game.
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UConn’s Geno Auriemma sets all-time college basketball wins record
Detroit Tigers’ Tarik Skubal and Atlanta Braves’ Chris Sale earns first Cy Young.
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Tigers’ Tarik Skubal and Braves’ Chris Sale win first Cy Young Awards
(L-R) Julian Alaphilippe of France, Rien Schuurhuis of Vatican, Remco Evenepoel of Belgium and Romain Bardet of France prior to the 95th UCI Road World Championships 2022, Men Elite Road Race a 266,9km race from Helensburgh to Wollongong / #Wollongong2022 / on September 25, 2022 in Helensburgh, Australia.
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Can the sporty be Godly? Why the Vatican is in the race to become a global sporting presence
Chris Cole #18 of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrates with teammates after recovering a fumble during the fourth quarter against the Tennessee Volunteers at Sanford Stadium on November 16, 2024 in Athens, Georgia. Georgia defeated Tennessee 31-17.
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Big Ten and SEC continue to hold sway in latest College Football Playoff rankings
Josh Allen was pivitol in the Buffalo Bills' Week 11 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Shake-up at the top of AFC? Season over for Jets and Cowboys? Struggles for kickers? NFL Week 11 takeaways