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USA TODAY SportsMore Chinese swimmers secretly tested positive, blamed hamburgers: Report
According to the Times, one of the swimmers, Tang Muhan, is on China's team at the 2024 Paris Olympics and expected to compete Thursday.
- BuzzFeed
38 Mind-Blowing Photos Of What Things Used To Look Like That Actually Kind Of Broke My Brain
Why am I so unsettled that driver's licenses used to be made of paper?
- The Canadian Press
Water polo players wrestle for position at Olympics, but there is a line that rarely gets crossed
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Italy's Tommaso Gianazza disappeared under the surface, popped up and then disappeared again. Croatia’s Matias Biljaka kept leaning and pushing on Gianazza — their heads right beside each other at times — as white water splashed around the centers.
- The Canadian Press
Haley Batten wins Olympic silver medal in best finish by American mountain biker - then gets fined
ELANCOURT, France (AP) — Haley Batten was fined by the Olympic mountain bike judges for breaking a rule on the final lap of her race Sunday, though she will no doubt gladly pay the modest penalty after her silver medal marked the best finish ever by an American rider.
- PA Media: Sport
Amy Wilson-Hardy’s ‘racist message’ investigated by British Olympic Association
The 32-year-old is a full England international in the XVs game.
- The Canadian Press
Gray-haired sprinters are rare at the Olympics. Irish runner Thomas Barr is an exception
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Gray-haired Olympians are usually found in sports like sailing, shooting, and equestrian. Not on the track.
- The Canadian Press
Ashley Callingbull becomes first Indigenous woman to win Miss Universe Canada
Ashley Callingbull has become the first Indigenous woman to win Miss Universe Canada.
- The Canadian Press
Win and you're in: Canada can reach quarterfinals with win over Colombia
NICE — Off-field developments have mostly overshadowed the on-field play of the Canadian women's soccer team at the Paris Games.
- United Press International
Some athletes check out early from Paris Olympic Village
While the Olympic Village offers athletes from around the world a once-in-a-lifetime chance to meet and socialize, some Olympians in Paris have chosen to leave early, complaining of crowded quarters and long commutes.
- The Canadian Press
Coco Gauff loses an argument with the chair umpire and a match to Donna Vekic at the Paris Olympics
PARIS (AP) — The scene felt all too familiar to Coco Gauff. An officiating decision she was sure was wrong. A chair umpire who wouldn't listen. Tears streaming down her cheeks. And, most disappointing of all, a loss, this time at the Paris Olympics.
- Bellingham Herald mcclatchy
Mariners bolster lineup, add veteran infielder in trade with Toronto Blue Jays
Seattle general manager Justin Hollander: “Justin has been one of the most productive corner infield bats in the league for over a decade.”
- People
Yacht Rescues Stranded Dog Found Paddling in Florida Bay Over a Mile from Shore
Ellie the dog was rescued by a dinner cruise boat on Sunday, July 28 after she was spotted in the middle of the bay
- FTW Outdoors
7 winners (the Mets!) and losers (the White Sox, obviously) from MLB's trade deadline
The clock has gone past 6 p.m. ET on July 30th, do you know where your favorite player is? Major League Baseball's trade deadline officially passed with a flurry of action after simmering over the past few days. After seeing Randy Arozare
- The Independent
Fans are obsessed with ‘Bob the Cap Catcher’ at the Paris 2024 Olympics
‘Bob the Cap Catcher is the true champion of the Olympics! Heroic spirit,’ fan writes
- USA TODAY Sports
Olympic medals today: What is the medal count at 2024 Paris Games on Tuesday?
With Olympic action in full swing, 14 gold medals will be up for grabs on Tuesday, headlined by the women's gymnastics team final.
- USA TODAY Sports
Israeli Olympians' safety must be top priority after another sick antisemitic display
Israelis are tough. They can take insults and jeers. But without highest level of protection in Paris, there is no point to holding any more Olympics.
- USA TODAY
Snoop Dogg's winning NBC Olympics commentary is pure gold
Why Snoop Dogg is the Olympics Team USA cheerleader America needed and the best thing to happen to NBC's Paris 2024 coverage.
- The Canadian Press
US, Japan skaters will finally get their 2022 Olympics medals after Russia doping case. Canada has to wait
PARIS (AP) — U.S. and Japanese figure skaters finally have a date at the Paris Olympics next week to get their Beijing Winter Games medals — exactly 2 1/2 years after they earned them in a team event upended by a Russian doping case.