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Police arrest a man climbing the Eiffel Tower, prompting an evacuation hours before Olympics closing ceremony

French police have evacuated the area around the Eiffel Tower after a man was seen climbing the Paris landmark hours before the Olympics closing ceremony Sunday. 59 minutes ago

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2024 Paris Olympics: See final results and medal winners

The US women's basketball team capped the action off with a nail-biting win over France for an unprecedented eighth straight Olympic gold. 1 hour ago

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US ties China for most golds; finishes on top in overall medal count. See the final Olympic medal table.

The US took gold in women's basketball to pull even with the Chinese with 40 golds each. 2 hours ago

US 67, France 66

A’ja Wilson, US women hold off France to win eighth straight Olympic gold

Wilson had 21 points and 13 rebounds as the Americans just edged out the hosts in Paris. 2 hours ago

john powers | on the olympics

‘I am the Olympic champion. How is this possible?’ Sifan Hassan, fresh off two medals on the track, stuns in women’s marathon

The 31-year-old Ethiopian-born Dutch track star, who won bronze in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters days before the 26.2-mile trek through Paris, outkicked Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa to take the gold medal — and the Olympic record.

ASTROS AT RED SOX | 1:35 P.M. (NESN)

Game 116: Astros at Red Sox lineups and notes

James Paxton is on the mound for his second Fenway start since returning to the Red Sox.

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Through no fault of her own, Jordan Chiles is being asked to return her bronze medal. Shame on the IOC for making this decision.

The Romanians and Americans agreed: Award co-medals to Ana Barbosu and Chiles. It was a good idea, so of course the IOC said no.

USOPC will appeal IOC’s decision that gymnast Jordan Chiles must return bronze medal

The two potential places the USOPC could take the appeal would be to Switzerland’s highest court, the Swiss Tribunal or the European Court of Human Rights.