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Countdown to women's college basketball: Top players, games, new league rivals
South Carolina aims to run it back. Realignment arrives (again). And all eyes are on Paige Bueckers and JuJu Watkins as we preview 2024-25.
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STALEY HAVING FUN IN PARIS
Lightning strikes twice: Dawn Staley gets starstruck meeting Brady, A-Rod in Paris
The former U.S. basketball coach posted on social media about her encounters with the household names at the Olympics.
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LIVE Transfer Talk: Tottenham close on huge Solanke deal
Tottenham Hotspur are closing on a move to sign Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke. Transfer Talk is with the latest.
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Olympic Sports
Track and field records at the Olympics: Bolt, Felix, more
Track and field history has been made at the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. Check out top Olympic records in the sport now.
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Vinesh Phogat hearing concludes, CAS says decision by end of Games
In a statement, the Indian Olympic Association said it "remained hopeful of a positive resolution" of Vinesh's case.
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Sha'Carri Richardson leads relay team to gold, U.S. women's basketball advances to final and more in Paris
The U.S. women's 4x100m relay team won gold, while the men's relay team was disqualified for passing the baton outside the "takeover zone."
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Olympics 2024: Katarina Johnson-Thompson goes for Heptathlon gold - LIVE
Day 14 of the Paris Olympics is reaching its business end and Team GB have won their 14th gold medal -- ESPN has the latest from the Games.
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How U.S. women's basketball sailed into the Olympic final
Defensive dominance, passing and more of what Team USA did right to book its spot in the gold medal game for an eighth consecutive time.
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- Richardson rallies U.S. 4x100 relay team to gold
- Team GB win silver, bronze double in 4x100m relay
- Twins RHP Ryan (shoulder) out 'weeks to months'
- U.S. women's hoops heads to 8th straight final
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