Tom Cruise greets Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) LOS ANGELES — It’s Los Angeles’ turn for the torch. Mayor Karen Bass accepted the Olympic flag at the Paris closing ceremony Sunday, before handing … Read more
United States’ Diana Taurasi reacts after winning aher sixth gold medal at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) PARIS — Diana Taurasi held up six fingers on the medal stand. No one else measures up: She stands alone in Olympic basketball lore with … Read more
Team USA poses for a picture with their gold medals at Bercy Arena at the Paris Olympics 2024, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) PARIS — Team USA women’s basketball team had never been challenged during its 32-year run in the Olympics like the Americans were Sunday by France. They … Read more
Fireworks explode during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) SAINT-DENIS, France — Setting out to prove that topping Paris isn’t mission impossible, Los Angeles rolled out a skydiving Tom Cruise, Grammy winner Billie Eilish and other stars on Sunday … Read more
RISING OVER PARIS A huge crowd gathers outside the Tuileries garden on Thursday before the Olympic cauldron (right) takes off. —Agence France-Presse PARIS, France — The Olympic cauldron rising over Paris beneath a huge balloon each night has become such a popular sight that it may become a permanent fixture in the City of Light. … Read more
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters coach Yeng Guiao during a game against Converge in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net By October, the current edition of the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters will officially have spent two years under seasoned coach Yeng Guiao. That means the young core of Jhonard Clarito, Andrei Caracut, Anton Asistio, Shaun … Read more
Two-time U.S. Olympic gymnast medalist Jordan Chiles shows her medals after ringing the closing bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York’s Times Square, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) PARIS — American gymnast Jordan Chiles must return the bronze medal she won in the Paris Olympics floor exercise after sport’s highest court voided … Read more
Gold medalist Algeria’s Imane Khelif kisses her medal for the women’s 66 kg final boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/John Locher) PARIS — Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif has filed a legal complaint in France for online harassment after a rain of criticism and false … Read more
Alas Pilipinas’ Alyssa Solomon during the SEA VLeague against Vietnam.–SAVA PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Alyssa Solomon won the Best Opposite Spiker in the SEA VLeague Leg 2 to cap Alas Pilipinas’ second straight bronze medal finish in the tournament. After leading Alas to another bronze finish with a come-from-behind 20-25, 25-20, 16-25, 25-20, 15-10 win … Read more
Team USA’s #04 Stephen Curry celebrates scoring a three-point field goal in the men’s Gold Medal basketball match between France and USA during the Paris Olympics 2024 at the Bercy Arena in Paris on August 10, 2024. (Photo by Damien MEYER / AFP) PARIS — Steph Curry had only five 3-pointers in his first four … Read more