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Paris dazzles with a rainy Olympics opening ceremony on the Seine River
PARIS (AP) â 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. On-and-off showers did not seem to hamper the enthusiasm of the athletes. Some held umbrellas as they rode boats down the river in a showcase of the cityâs resilience as authorities investigated suspected acts of sabotage targeting France's high-speed rail network. With the ambitious ceremony, the stakes for France were immense. Dozens of heads of state and government were in town, and the world was watching as Paris turned itself into ... Read MoreTen US Olympians to watch in Paris
Cameron Spencer/Getty Images(PARIS) -- From Bacon (both Sarah, a diver, and Phoebe, a swimmer) to Coffey (both Olivia, a rower, and Sam, a soccer player), Team USA will be sending a veritable smorgasbord of talent to Paris for the 2024 Olympics.You probably know the big names -- such as gymnast Simone Biles and swimmer Katie Ledecky -- but there are 592 U.S. Olympians competing in Paris.The returning members of Team USA have already won 110 gold medals before arriving in Paris, led by swimmers Ledecky (seven) and Caeleb Dressel (seven) and women's basketball player Diana Taurasi (five). Ledecky also has the most total medals (10) while Biles has seven total medals, including four gold. No one else on the team ... Read More
2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony set to get underway in historic fashion
Aytac Unal/Anadolu via Getty Images(PARIS) -- The 2024 Paris Summer games are set to formally kickoff Friday in what will be an opening ceremony like no other before its time.There will be all of the pageantry and spectacle you'd come to expect from an Olympics opening ceremony, only there will be one big difference. Instead of parading around a stadium, some 10,000 plus athletes will get on boats and sail down the heart of Paris on the Seine River.Olympic organizers say this will be the first time in the history of the Summer Games that it will be held outside of a stadium.Roaring back from the pandemic eraThe Paris Games somewhat represent a return to normalcy. The last Summer Olympics ... Read More
Scherzer takes over 10th on career Ks list and Semien homers as Rangers beat White Sox 2-1
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) â Max Scherzer struck out a season-high nine to take over 10th place on the career list, Marcus Semien homered and the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Thursday. Scherzer pushed his career total to 3,400 after first passing former teammate and fellow three-time Cy Young winner Justin Verlander with his third strikeout of the game. Eloy JimĂ©nez took a 93.3 mph fastball for a called third strike in the second inning to make Scherzer the leader among active pitchers. âHe had good command of all his pitches, a good mix, good command in and out,â Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said. âGood slider, changeup and used his curveball effectively. You saw a guy that ... Read MoreScherzer passes Verlander for 10th on career strikeout list with 3,400, most among active pitchers
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) â Max Scherzer always has the mindset to be aggressive on the mound, attack hitters and find ways to pitch around lineups while being in the strike zone. Along the way over 17 big league seasons, the three-time Cy Young Award winner has piled up a lot of strikeouts. The Texas Rangers right-hander now has more than any other active pitcher. Scherzer moved into 10th place on the career strikeout list with 3,400 after passing former teammate and fellow three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander while fanning a season-high nine in the Rangers' 2-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday. âWhen youâre talking about a milestone like this ... this is all about durability. ... Read MoreBroncos add $1.5M in incentives to Courtland Sutton’s deal
ByJEFF LEGWOLD July 25, 2024, 2:19 PM ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- What Denver Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton had called "a stalemate'' in June over his contract has now been cured with a tweak to Sutton's deal. Sources told ESPN on Thursday that Sutton has had $1.5 million in incentives added to his base salary for this season -- $13 million. Sutton already had $500,000 worth of roster bonuses in place in his deal for the season, and $2 million of his base salary had already been guaranteed because he was on the roster at the end of March. Sutton, who had said at the team's June minicamp he might consider reporting late to training camp, reported on time with the ... Read MorePadres’ Dylan Cease throws no-hitter against Nationals
ByABC News July 25, 2024, 2:39 PM WASHINGTON -- Hoping for a chance to stay in the game and pitch the second no-hitter in San Diego Padres history, Dylan Cease received some help from the man who threw the first. Cease was at 94 pitches through seven innings when Padres manager Mike Shildt glanced at Joe Musgrove. "Joe is like, 'His stuff is pretty good,'" Shildt recalled. "Well, he's thrown one. He knows what this looks like. We let him ride." Cease, 28, needed only nine pitches in the eighth and 11 in the ninth in a 3-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday that completed a three-game sweep. After falling one out short of a no-hitter two years ... Read MoreCowboys stress negotiating three massive contracts will take time
ByTODD ARCHER July 25, 2024, 5:29 PM OXNARD, Calif. -- The Dallas Cowboys are not asking for sympathy when it comes to their negotiations with Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb and Micah Parsons, but they would like some understanding and they would like time. "We have a very unique situation," executive vice president Stephen Jones said. "We have a quarterback, who played at the top of his game last year, second in MVP voting, who can leave [after this season]. And then we've got two players who can't leave ... We could sign one of them and both of them -- rightfully so -- believe they should be the highest-paid non-quarterback in the league. And totally respect that. So very difficult ... Read MoreCanada axes women’s soccer coach from Olympics over drone use
ByESPN NEWS SERVICES July 25, 2024, 7:29 PM Canada's women's national team head coach Bev Priestman has been removed from the country's Olympic soccer team over a scandal involving the use of drones to spy on opponents' practice, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) announced Thursday. The COC said it made the decision after Canada Soccer decided to suspend Priestman for the remainder of the tournament. The episode began earlier this week when Canada's opening opponent, New Zealand, complained to the International Olympic Committee's integrity unit after it said drones were flown over closed practice sessions. "The Canadian Olympic Committee has removed the Canadian Women's National Soccer Team Head Coach Bev Priestman from the Canadian Olympic Team due to her suspension ... Read MoreGrateful Clayton Kershaw goes 4 innings in return to Dodgers
ByALDEN GONZALEZ July 25, 2024, 9:09 PM LOS ANGELES -- Anticipation consumed the better part of his past eight months and excitement colored the better part of his past few days. Then, in the third inning of his first start back at Dodger Stadium on Thursday, Clayton Kershaw encountered a sobering reality: two runs on the scoreboard, two runners on base, nobody out. It triggered a familiar feeling: survival. "There's some part of it," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, "where you just default to having gone through that -- and it's not about your first start back, it's not about how you feel. It's about getting an out and getting out of that inning and minimizing damage. People that have ... Read MoreMariners land OF Randy Arozarena from Rays
ByALDEN GONZALEZ July 26, 2024, 12:49 AM The Seattle Mariners, starving for offense and in desperate need of a spark, have acquired All-Star outfielder Randy Arozarena from the Tampa Bay Rays, the teams announced Thursday night. Two lower-level minor leaguers, outfielder Aidan Smith and right-hander Brody Hopkins, will go to the Rays in the trade, as will a player to be named later. Arozarena is in the midst of a down year, batting .211/.318/.394 with 15 home runs and 16 stolen bases in his first 100 games. But he was arguably the most coveted outfielder in this year's trade market for his dynamic abilities and propensity for elevating his play on the biggest stages, most notably during the 2020 American ... Read MoreOlympics 2024: Vandals target France railway as Games begin
ByREUTERS July 26, 2024, 3:29 AM Vandals targeted France's high-speed TGV network with a series of coordinated actions that brought major disruption to some of the country's busiest rail lines ahead of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on Friday. The state-owned railway operator said arsonists had targeted installations along the lines connecting Paris with cities such as Lille in the north, Bordeaux in west and Strasbourg in the east. It urged all travellers to postpone their journeys. Repairs were underway but traffic would be severely disrupted until at least the end of the weekend. Trains were being sent back to their points of departure. "Last night, the SNCF was victim of several acts of vandalism on the Atlantic, Northern and ... Read MoreOlympics 2024: Snoop Dogg carries torch for Paris Games
ByCONNOR O'HALLORAN July 26, 2024, 5:09 AM His part of the relay -- the penultimate leg before Friday night's opening ceremony -- went off without a hitch. The same can't be said for France's railway network on Friday morning, which has been hit with major disruption ahead of the opening ceremony. Vandals targeted France's high-speed TGV network with a series of coordinated actions. The state-owned railway operator said arsonists had targeted installations along the lines connecting Paris with cities such as Lille in the north, Bordeaux in the west and Strasbourg in the east. ... Read MoreAstros thump A’s 8-1 behind Brown to avoid series sweep
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) â Hunter Brown had eight strikeouts in six innings to remain one of the hottest pitchers in baseball, helping the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 8-1 on Wednesday. Chas McCormick homered for the first time in more than a month and Jose Altuve had three hits and two RBIs as the Astros bounced back to win the last game of the series after losing the first two in likely their final regular-season trip to the Coliseum. âJust trying to keep it rolling,â Brown said. âYouâre just trying to put together good innings, good outings and make good pitches. You kind of start stringing some of that stuff together, youâre going to see some things happen that ... Read MoreRangers sign their first 17 draft picks, including first-rounder Malcolm Moore from Stanford
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) â The Texas Rangers have signed their first 17 draft picks, including first-rounder Malcolm Moore. Moore, a catcher out of Stanford, was the 30th overall pick in Major League Baseball's amateur draft, which was held during the All-Star festivities hosted by the Rangers. The team announced the signings Wednesday, eight days after the draft ended. Texas introduced Moore before their game against the Chicago White Sox, after he had taken batting practice with the Rangers. He got a $3 million signing bonus. Tennessee outfielder Dylan Dreiling, the second-round pick, got a $1,287,600 bonus. The Rangers also signed four undrafted free agents. Moore is only the fourth catcher the Rangers have taken with a first-round pick, and the ... Read MoreGarcĂa snaps slump and Eovaldi strikes out 10 as Rangers win 4th in a row, 10-2 over White Sox
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) â Adolis GarcĂa snapped out of a long slump with three hits while accounting for the tying and go-ahead runs, Nathan Eovaldi struck out 10 without any walks in seven innings and the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 10-2 on Wednesday night for their fourth win in a row. Corey Seager had a solo homer among his four hits for the reigning World Series champion Rangers (50-52), who have won 11 of 15 to move within three games of AL West-leading Houston. Robbie Grossman and Nathaniel Lowe also went deep, while Josh Smith added an RBI single and sacrifice fly. âRight on time,â Lowe said. âCorey had mentioned it in spring training that after after ... Read MoreAaron Rodgers was fined but says he, Jets coach Saleh ‘great’
ByRICH CIMINI July 24, 2024, 3:09 PM FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- After touring the pyramids and riding a camel last month in Egypt, New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers was back in a familiar position on Wednesday: in front of a media throng, explaining himself. Rodgers addressed his unexcused absence from the two-day minicamp in June, saying there was a scheduling conflict with his planned vacation to Egypt and that there's no residual tension in his relationship with coach Robert Saleh. And, yes, he was fined by the team. Exercising their rights under the collective bargaining agreement, the Jets docked him "a little more" than $50,000 for skipping the mandatory event, Rodgers confirmed. "It's obviously more of an issue outside ... Read More49ers OT Trent Williams holding out, WR Brandon Aiyuk holding in
ByNICK WAGONER July 24, 2024, 3:59 PM SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The San Francisco 49ers were only missing two healthy players at their first practice of training camp on Wednesday. But the two not in attendance also happen to be two of their best and were not participating for the same reason: contract disputes. In addition to receiver Brandon Aiyuk, who reported on time Tuesday and is at the facility but not practicing (a "hold-in"), the Niners are also without star left tackle Trent Williams. Unlike Aiyuk, Williams did not report for camp and is holding out for what coach Kyle Shanahan described as "contract-related" issues. "It was something I knew could be a possibility and I was hoping that ... Read MoreLamar Jackson lasts just one hour in return to Ravens practice
ByJAMISON HENSLEY July 24, 2024, 4:29 PM OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Lamar Jackson made his training camp debut Wednesday, but the NFL's reigning Most Valuable Player lasted only an hour. After missing the first three days of Ravens training camp, Jackson left the field midway through Wednesday's workout. He looked weary while walking across the field and into the team facility, and he was not feeling well, according to a source. Jackson didn't look like himself in his first practice back. He split snaps with backup Josh Johnson, throwing one completion in team drills and one interception. He was picked off by Marlon Humphrey on an overthrown pass. "We are going to work him back in, for sure," Ravens offensive ... Read MoreNBA, ESPN renew deal; NBC returns, while Amazon replaces WBD
ByABC News July 24, 2024, 4:59 PM The NBA signed its 11-year media rights deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon Prime Video on Wednesday after saying it was not accepting Warner Bros. Discovery's $1.8 billion per year offer to continue its longtime relationship with the league. The media rights deals were approved by the league's board of governors last week and will bring the league about $76 billion over those 11 years. WBD had five days to match a part of those deals and said it was exercising its right to do so, but its offer was not considered a true match by the NBA. That means the 2024-25 season will be the last for TNT after a nearly four-decade ... Read MoreAlex Cora, Red Sox reach 3-year contract extension through 2027
ByJEFF PASSAN AND BUSTER OLNEY July 24, 2024, 6:09 PM The Boston Red Sox on Wednesday reached a three-year contract extension with Alex Cora through the 2027 season that will make him the second highest-paid manager in MLB. The deal to end his lame-duck status will keep him in Boston for a total of $21.75 million, sources told ESPN. Cora, 48, has helped shepherd the Red Sox to a surprising 54-47 record through Wednesday. Boston trails Kansas City (56-46) by 1.5 games for the final American League wild-card spot prior to the Royals' game Wednesday night. "I had a tremendous amount of respect for Alex long before I took this job; that respect has only grown these last several months," ... Read MoreVikings WR Jordan Addison vows to ‘keep learning’ after DUI arrest
ByKEVIN SEIFERT July 24, 2024, 6:29 PM EAGAN, Minn. -- Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison found himself in a "dark place" after his arrest earlier this month on suspicion of driving under the influence, he said Wednesday in his first public comments since the incident. He emerged, he said, in large part because of the unexpected level of support he received from teammates and coaches. "I was surprised by the support that I received," Addison said following the Vikings' first practice of training camp. "I didn't think it was going to be how it was, but it was really important. I was in the dark place. I was feeling down, and they really uplifted me, uplifted me to come ... Read MoreFrance beats United States as Olympic men’s soccer begins
ByABC News July 24, 2024, 8:29 PM France beat the United States 3-0 thanks to a second-half barrage as the teams began group play in the men's Olympic tournament in Marseille on Wednesday. After a scoreless first half, the floodgates opened when Alexandre Lacazette, one of France's senior players in the squad, lashed a shot past U.S. keeper Patrick Schulte to make it 1-0. Michael Olise, who just made a high-profile move from Crystal Palace to Bayern Munich, doubled the lead soon after and Loïc Badé smashed home a header before full-time to give Thierry Henry's host side the opening win and top spot in Group A. Before finding its stride, France had to battle hard against a U.S. team ... Read MoreSuns owner Mat Ishbia wants to bring NHL back to Phoenix
ByFIELD LEVEL MEDIA July 24, 2024, 9:29 PM Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia has his sights set on bringing hockey back to Arizona, Sportico reported Wednesday. Arizona is now without an NHL team after the Coyotes relocated to Salt Lake City following the 2023-24 campaign. The franchise will have a new name come the 2025-26 season, but when it plays games this year, it will be known as the Utah Hockey Club. "I'm definitely going to be part of the community, and if I can help bring hockey back, I'll look at that," Ishbia told Sportico. "It's definitely something I'm interested in. It's a four-sport town. I'm disappointed we don't have a hockey team, but I understand what happened, and ... Read MoreAaron Boone says Yankees ‘right there’ after Mets complete sweep
ByJORGE CASTILLO July 24, 2024, 11:59 PM NEW YORK -- The 2024 New York Yankees are, so far, a club defined by two contradictory chapters. There was the chapter before June 15, when they plowed the competition to the best record in the majors. Then there is the current chapter in which they've posted the second-worst record in baseball since that date, only better than the playing-for-the-distant-future Chicago White Sox. Wednesday's 12-3 loss to the New York Mets marked a new low for the Yanks. The Mets, coincidentally owners of the best record in the majors since June 15, completed a four-game Subway Series season sweep at Yankee Stadium, which was half-filled with Mets fans by the end of the ... Read MoreTexas woman’s lawsuit after being jailed on murder charge over abortion can proceed, judge rules
McALLEN, Texas (AP) â A Texas woman who was jailed and charged with murder after self-managing an abortion in 2022 can move forward with her lawsuit against the local sheriff and prosecutors over the case that drew national outrage before the charges were quickly dropped, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Drew B. Tipton denied a motion by prosecutors and the sheriff to dismiss the lawsuit during a hearing in the border city of McAllen. Lizelle Gonzalez, who spent two nights in jail on the murder charges and is seeking $1 million in damages in the lawsuit, did not attend the hearing. Texas has one of the nationâs most restrictive abortion bans and outlaws the procedure with limited ... Read MoreJerry Jones trial ends with agreement
TEXARKANA (AP) â The trial in a countersuit brought by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones against a woman who says she's his daughter and her mother abruptly ended Tuesday afternoon as Jones agreed to drop the countersuit if the women dismissed pending lawsuits against him, including one where the billionaire was ordered to take a DNA test, according to media reports. The announcement in the courtroom in Texarkana, Texas, located about 180 miles (289 kilometers) east of Dallas, came on the second day of the trial, which had focused on whether Alexandra Davis, 27, and her mother, Cynthia Davis, had breached a 1998 agreement that barred them from suing to establish paternity, The Dallas Morning News reported. Jones, 81, filed ... Read MoreCould we be getting robot umpires?
ARLINGTON (AP) â Major League Baseball could test robot umpires as part of a challenge system in spring training next year, which could lead to regular-season use in 2026. MLB has been experimenting with the automated ball-strike system in the minor leagues since 2019 but is still working on the shape of the strike zone. âI said at the owners meeting it is not likely that we would bring ABS to the big leagues without a spring training test. OK, so if itâs â24 that leaves me â25 as the year to do your spring training test if we can get these issues resolved, which would make â26 a viable possibility,â baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said Tuesday during a meeting ... Read MoreKansas City Chiefs 2024 schedule
Week 1: Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefs, Sept. 5 at 7:20 p.m. Week 2: Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs, Sept. 15 at 3:25 p.m. Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Atlanta Falcons, Sept. 22 at 7:20 p.m. Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Charges, Sept. 29 at 3:25 p.m. Week 5: New Orleans Saints at Kansas City Chiefs, Oct. 7 at 7:15 p.m. Week 6: BYE Week 7: Kansas City Chiefs at San Francisco 49ers, Oct. 20 at 3:25 p.m. Week 8: Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders, Oct. 27 at 3:25 p.m. Week 9: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Kansas City Chiefs, Nov. 4 at 7:15 p.m. Week 10: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs, ... Read More2024 Dallas Cowboys schedule
Dallas Cowboys 2024 NFL Schedule: Week 1: Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns, Sept. 8 at 3:25 p.m. Week 2: New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys, Sept. 15 at 12 p.m. Week 3: Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys, Sept. 22 at 3:25 p.m. Week 4: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants, Sept. 26 at 7:15 p.m. Week 5: Dallas Cowboys at Pittsburgh Steelers, Oct. 6, 7:20 p.m. Week 6: Dallas Cowboys at Detroit Lions, Oct. 13, at 3:25 p.m. Week 7: TBD Week 8: Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers, Oct. 27 at 7:20 p.m. Week 9: Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons, Nov. 3 at 12 p.m. Week 10: Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys, Nov. 10 at 3:25 p.m. Week 11: ... Read MoreTop of page