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Team USA men's basketball WINS the Olympic gold medal as LeBron James and Stephen Curry

France had the homecourt advantage and rising star Victor Wembanyama ; but the USA had Stephen Curry, and that was all that mattered in the dying stages of Saturday's gold medal match as Team USA won its fifth straight Olympic gold medal in men's basketball.   The USA held off France 98-87 behind 24 points from Curry, as a star-studded group including LeBron James and Kevin Durant thwarted away a late French rally. The Americans led by as much as 14 in the fourth quarter but saw that advantage dwindle to just three after a Victor Wembanyama tip-in with just under three minutes remaining. 

Olympics fans left divided after Team USA high-jumper Shelby McEwen refused to share his

American high jumper Shelby McEwen split fans on Saturday when he opted against splitting gold with New Zealand's Hamish Kerr at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. 'Couldn't understand his decision and in the end it costed (sic) him the gold,' wrote on fan after McEwen fell to Kerr in a jump off. Others agreed with McEwen's ultimately doomed decision to go into a jump off to decide first and second place. 'He wanted to be Olympic champion, not joint Olympic champion,' one fan added. 'I respect it.'

Tyrese Haliburton hardly played for the USA men's basketball team at the Olympics, but the Pacers guard is evidently not too upset about it as he poked fun at his role after the gold medal game.

American sprinter Kendall Ellis said she was scratched from the women's 4X400 relay final just four minutes before the start of the race.

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquise 'Hollywood' Brown was hospitalized on Saturday night after suffering a left shoulder injury in his debut with the team.

Simone Biles is voicing her support for teammate Jordan Chiles amid the ongoing dispute over the Team USA star's bronze medal in the floor exercise.

Bad news for NFL teams: Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce looked just fine in the preseason opener against the Jaguars in Jacksonville.

Joel Embiid embraced an avalanche of boos from French fans after the USA beat the hosts in the men's basketball Olympic gold medal game.

Before the WNBA returns next week, Caitlin Clark spent her weekend in New York City, with a Saturday trip to Yankee Stadium. Clark met Yankees star Aaron Judge during her Bronx visit.

Jordan Chiles is set to LOSE Olympic bronze medal after bombshell ruling against USA star

Jordan Chiles is set to lose the Olympic bronze medal she won in the women's floor final after a bombshell ruling from the Court of Arbitration of Sport on Saturday. CAS ruled the judging panel were wrong to allow an inquiry that increased Chiles' score and moved her up into bronze medal position from fifth place at the expense of Ana Barbosu, who was left in tears. USA gymnastics says it is 'devastated' by the decision.

Boston Red Sox prospect Blaze Jordan is recovering after taking a 97mph fastball off his face during a minor league game in Maine on Friday night.

The Chiefs opened their preseason on Saturday night with a 26-13 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. It wasn't quite the start that Andy Reid will be hoping for in the team's third-straight title defense.

'Summertime Trav' Kelce and 'Polo Pat' Mahomes arrive for Chiefs' first preseason game in Jacksonville as Kansas City aims for threepeat

Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce's first business trip of the 2024 NFL season is underway as the Kansas City Chiefs have arrived in Jacksonville for their first exhibition of the preseason. The three-time Super Bowl-winning tight end was sporting a beige silk shirt, black hat and his new mustache on his way into Jaguar Football Stadium. Mahomes, meanwhile, was wearing his customary sun glasses and a red team-logo-emblazoned collared shirt. To mark the occasion, the Chiefs' social media account labelled Kelce 'summertime Trav' and Mahomes 'Polo Pat.' The game comes after Kelce's girlfriend Taylor Swift and her fans faced threats of terrorism in Austria this week.

SHEKHAR BHATIA AND NICK FAGGE IN PARIS: Lin reigned supreme and punched her way towards an Olympic gold medal to become the second woman here to hit her critics where it hurts.

USA women wins gold in soccer! Americans hold off Brazil at Paris Olympics to win 1-0

Team USA soccer is golden again! For the first time since 2012, the United States has taken home a gold medal, defeating a tough Brazilian side 1-0 on a Mallory Swanson goal in the 57th minute. The gold-medal winning goal came on an assist from Korbin Albert who passed the ball to the forwards, who had gotten behind the Brazilian defense.

Noah Lyles announced he's COVID-19 negative after missing the 4X100 relay amid his battle with the illness. Of course, critics think Team USA sprinter is being coy.

Many sports fans have been left wondering if the sport of breaking should be at the Olympic Games after dancer Rachael Gunn sent the internet into a frenzy with her eccentric dance moves.

LeBron James finds himself on the wrong end of WILD dunk from France's Guerschon Yabusele in Olympics gold medal game

LeBron James haters have a new favorite basketball player: Team France power forward Guerschon Yabusele. The former Boston Celtics prospect dropped a massive one-handed dunk on James in the first half of Saturday's final in the men's basketball tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Now a star with Spain's Real Madrid, the 6-foot-8 Yabusele ignited the host country by going baseline late in the second quarter and throwing down a tomahawk dunk on the greying 39-year-old, James.

USA water polo player pulls rivals trunks in SHOCK viral underwater camera clip from Paris

Fans have spotted a shocking incident during a USA vs Australia water polo game at the Paris Olympics where an American athlete appears to pull at the trunks of a rival. The moment was surprisingly shown as a replay on television and inevitably pounced upon by a viewer who recorded the footage and uploaded it to TikTok. An Australian player can clearly be seen grappling with an opponent who appears to have the United States flag on the back of their trunks. 

Olympic star Armand Duplantis and stunning model girlfriend risk same backlash as Simone

Fresh from setting a world record to win Olympic gold, Armand Duplantis and his stunning model girlfriend Desire Inglander have been celebrating on TikTok. Duplantis, who represents Sweden but was born and raised in Louisiana, cleared 6.25 meters in Paris to claim one of the most memorable golds in the Games so far in Paris. And after a victory lap that even saw him appear on Swedish television with an extreme hangover, he has been enjoying some downtime.

After her successes at the Olympics in Paris, Simone Biles will give fans a behind the scenes look at her time in Paris with her new Netflix series, which will chronicle the gymnast's journey.

Inside the NEXT Olympics as Los Angeles gets set for 2028: NFL stars to play flag

With the curtain set to fall on an exhilarating summer of sport over in Paris, attention will soon turn to the next Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The glamorous Southern Californian city is due to welcome the world's best athletes to town in 2028, 44 years since it last staged the summer Games. Once the closing ceremony is wrapped up in France on Sunday - with Hollywood star Tom Cruise rumored to feature and take the baton from the previous hosts - LA can finally begin its preparations for four years' time. So what can fans expect at the next Olympics over in California ? DailyMail.com has taken a look at the sports, venues, celebrities and athletes likely to feature at the 2028 Games.

American soccer legend Megan Rapinoe is fired up for Team USA's women's Olympic soccer gold medal match against Brazil, loudly supporting her former team from the stands in Paris.

Imane Khelif credited 'eight years of work' and 'eight years of no sleep' for her gold medal-winning performance in the Olympic women's welterweight boxing final.

Inside NBC's Olympics coverage: Eiffel Tower in the background, stars in the studio - how

HENRY CLARK IN PARIS: From the outside, the Musee de l'Homme looks exactly like your typical natural history museum. Nestled on the Trocadero Square in the 16th arrondissement and just a short hop over the Seine from the Eiffel Tower, the building has several inscriptions carved into its stony facade and a grand entrance up a series of shallow steps. The general public haven't been allowed to traipse up those steps recently, though. In fact, over the past few weeks, one of Paris' most iconic museums has been strictly out of bounds but for a few special guests.

Jason Kelce lifts the lid on his trip to watch the Olympics in Paris with wife Kylie...

Jason Kelce has lifted the lid on he and his wife Kylie's trip to Paris for the Olympics, as he credited his other half with helping him blend in with the locals during the Games. Speaking on Green Light with Chris Long, Kelce shared that he and Kylie hadn't been to the French capital since their honeymoon - and that her language skills were a massive help. 'She speaks impeccable French,' he said. 'Every time she speaks at the other French people or the Parisians are like complimenting her on her accent or they think we're Canadian. 

Khelif, the heavy pre-fight favourite with odds of 1/8, won every round with every judge and raised her arm in a mock military salute before being carried around the ring on the shoulders of her coach.

Anyone hoping to watch Sean O'Malley defend his UFC bantamweight title at the MSG Sphere in Las Vegas on September 14 can expect to pay a few thousand dollars minimum.

Thousands of supporters have flooded the streets of Algeria and gone into full party mode to celebrate gender row boxer Imane Khelif's historic gold medal victory at the 2024 Paris Olympics

Terrifying moment medics rush to help collapsed French athlete Alessia Zarbo in the middle

This is the scary moment emergency medics rushed to help French athlete Alessia Zarbo after she collapsed to the ground during the Olympics 10,000m final. With a handful of laps left in the Stade de France, one of the home favorites fell to the ground on the home straight, while the race continued alongside her. As the camera followed the leading pack around the bend, TV viewers saw medics urgently attending to the runner, with others bringing a stretcher to her aid.

Fans go wild for Sha'Carri Richardson as she stares down opponents on home straight before

Team USA fans went wild online for Sha'Carri Richardson, as she stared down her two closest opponents on the home straight before winning a gold medal in the 4x100 meter relay. As Richardson was handed the baton, the United States was in fourth place. That quickly turned to third, second, and eventually the lead, which she never relented. With about 25 meters left in the race, Richardson felt like she had ran down Great Britain's Daryll Neita, and looked over to the lane closest to the stands to confirm her placement, which was just in front of a camera staying with the competitors.

Fans went wild on social media after Raygun's appearance in the competition, which sadly ended in three defeats for the 36-year-old, against rivals from the USA, France and Lithuania.

NIK SIMON IN PARIS: Now, with the Team USA badge on her chest, she held court with expectant American breakfast shows, preparing to lead them into an Olympic final.

WWE legend posts heartbreaking tribute after Kevin Sullivan's death: 'One of the most

WWE legend and current company head of creative Paul 'Triple H' Levesque posted a heartbreaking tribute to Kevin Sullivan after his passing on Friday. Sullivan was 41 and overlapped with Levesque in World Championship Wrestling. Sullivan was 74, and is best known as 'The Taskmaster' during his heyday with WCW.

On Friday, the Americans were disqualified for an illegal pass after Christian Coleman crashed into teammate Kenny Bednarek while making the exchange between the first and second legs.

Rap superstar Snoop Dogg helped bring some credibility to breaking on its Olympic debut, but viewers have been left unimpressed by flat performances and non-existent commentary

Basketball legend Magic Johnson sports a VERY bold Dolce & Gabbana outfit in Venice as he

Magic Johnson is still enjoying a lavish European getaway with his wife, Cookie. The NBA legend shared new snaps from his luxurious summer vacation on Thursday while rocking a very bold designer ensemble.   'We enjoyed an amazing lunch today at Belmond Cipriani at Hotel Cipriani,' he captioned a series of snaps of the couple in Venice. 

The father-of-two shared a Daily Mail article on his Facebook page on Thursday, after West's collaborator Lil Wayne name-dropped the lovebirds on their new song, 'Lifestyle.'

The 36-year-old, whose real name is Rachael Gunn, went viral after awkwardly squirming on the dance floor, displaying a much lower skill level than many of her competitors.

Golden Girl Simone Biles is becoming a Mean Girl: KENNEDY says gymnast star is cruel to

Simone Biles is now the most decorated U.S. gymnast in the history of the republic. The Paris Games have solidified the diminutive 27-year-old as an Olympic legend. But, I'm worried: Is America's Golden Girl at risk of becoming a Mean Girl? Hours after Biles's Team USA squad won the all-around final last week, she shared a picture of herself with her flag-draped teammates to Instagram. Beaming in the flash of the cameras, they were radiant. They were America's champions. But, bizarrely, Biles captioned the post: 'lack of talent, lazy, olympic champions'.

EXCLUSIVE

On Thursday, the 29-year-old showed his Instagram followers how his medal had begun chipping shortly after returning to the States. As the story continues gaining traction, Olympic organizers

EXCLUSIVE

Raven Saunders pulled on their trademark mask for the shout put final, a day after the non-binary member of Team USA sparked controversy over their participation in the women's event.

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