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Members of the United States delegation parade Sunday during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paralympics in Paris

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France waves farewell to its sporting summer at the Paralympics closing ceremony

The event and its dance party atmosphere lowered the curtain on successful back-to-back Games that captivated fans. Paris raised the bar high for future host cities, including Los Angeles in 2028.

September 09, 2024
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Jannik Sinner, of Italy, reacts after defeating Taylor Fritz, of the United States, to win the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in New York.

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  • Sports

Jannik Sinner beats Taylor Fritz to win U.S. Open, weeks after doping exoneration

No.1-ranked Sinner, of Italy, prevented Taylor Fritz from ending the American major tennis title drought, less than three weeks after word emerged of Sinner's two positive drug tests.

September 08, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Chance Gainer, an 18-year-old student at Port St. Joe High School in Florida, died on Friday after collapsing on the field.

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  • National

A Florida high school football player died after collapsing during a game

The fatal collapse of Chance Gainer, a senior at Port St. Joe High School, is the latest in a string of recent deaths of young football players. Seven school athletes died last month.

September 07, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, reacts against Jessica Pegula, of the United States, during the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships on Saturday in New York.

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  • Sports

Aryna Sabalenka beats Jessica Pegula to win her first US Open

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus got past American Jessica Pegula to win her first U.S. Open women’s title and third career Grand Slam title.

September 07, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Taylor Fritz of the U.S reacts after defeating Frances Tiafoe during the men's singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships on Friday in New York.

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  • Sports

Taylor Fritz wins match to become first American man in a U.S. Open final since 2006

Taylor Fritz surged with a six-game run against a fading Frances Tiafoe, also of the U.S., to come out on top 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 and reach his first Grand Slam final.

September 07, 2024
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Swimmer Ali Truwit, pictured at practice in Stamford, Conn., in August, won silver in her first Paralympic Games just over a year after losing part of her leg in a shark attack.

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Ali Truwit swims to Paralympic silver a year after losing her leg in a shark attack

Ali Truwit's lower leg was amputated after a shark bit her during a post-graduation trip last May. This week, the 24-year-old won two Paralympic medals and set two new American records.

September 06, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Jessica Pegula of the United States reacts after defeating Karolina Muchova, of the Czech Republic, during the women's singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships on Thursday in New York.

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  • Sports

Saturday's U.S. Open women’s final is set: Jessica Pegula faces Aryna Sabalenka

Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula will face off in the tournament's women's singles final this weekend. It will be a rematch of August's final at the Cincinnati Open, which Sabalenka won.

September 06, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
Kayode and Christiana Alabi both competed in table tennis at the Paris Paralympics.  They each had polio in their childhood, growing up in Nigeria.

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  • Global Health

Sports brought hope -- and love -- to these Paralympians who had childhood polio

Athletes who contracted childhood polio share their stories of how they overcame the consequences of the disease — and what sports means to them.

September 05, 2024
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  • Maria Isabel Barros Guinle
Alex Morgan, the generational soccer star who helped lead the U.S. to two FIFA Women's World Cup titles and an Olympic gold medal, announced on social media that she will retire.

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Alex Morgan, the face of American soccer for a generation, says she will retire

Morgan led the U.S. to two FIFA Women's World Cup titles and an Olympic gold medal. At age 35, she has now bid farewell to a career that she said was "more than I could have ever dreamed of."

September 05, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan
Rebecca Cheptegei is seen competing at the Discovery 10km road race in Kapchorwa, Uganda, on Jan. 20, 2023.

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Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after being severely burned in gasoline attack

Rebecca Cheptegei, who was 33, had competed at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. She died from organ failure after being set on fire by a man local authorities described as Cheptegei's partner.

September 05, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Jessica Pegula of the United States reacts after defeating Iga Świątek, of Poland, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships on Wednesday in New York.

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  • Sports

2 American women are playing in the U.S. Open women's singles semifinals

Jessica Pegula is seeded No. 6 and Emma Navarro is seeded No. 13. Both women are New York natives.

September 05, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
Australia's Rachael Gunn, known as B-Girl Raygun, competes during the Round Robin Battle at the breaking competition at La Concorde Urban Park at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Aug. 9, in Paris. Her performance drew laughs and criticism and now Gunn is responding.

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Raygun responds to Olympics breakdancing performance hate

The Australian breakdancer who goes by Raygun apologized for the backlash her Paris Olympic Games performance brought to the breakdancing community. Her performance went viral for her unorthodox moves during competition.

September 04, 2024
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Preeti Pal of India celebrates winning a bronze medal in the Women's 100m - T35 Final during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on August 30. She won a second bronze in the 200m final two days later -- and became an instant hero in her homeland.

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  • Global Health

'Never lose courage': A Paralympian who could barely walk as a kid takes 2 track medals

Neighbors told Preeti Pal's parents she'd never marry because she was born with cerebral palsy. She just won two bronzes and is now a hero in India. Oh, and she has no interest in marriage.

September 04, 2024
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  • Sonia Narang
Atlanta United technical director Carlos Bocanegra is shown during a news conference in Marietta, Ga., Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018.

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  • Sports

Atlanta United fires technical director Carlos Bocanegra during another disappointing season

Carlos Bocanegra has been fired as technical director of Atlanta United. He helped build the club into an MLS champion in just its second season but couldn't get the club back to that level over the past five years. Bocanegra was dismissed with seven games left in another disappointing season.

September 04, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Emma Navarro reacts after defeating Paula Badosa, of Spain, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, in New York.

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  • Sports

Emma Navarro reaches her first Grand Slam at the U.S. Open with win over Paula Badosa

The 13th-seeded Navarro will next face Aryna Sabalenka, while Americans Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe advanced to the semis on the men's side of the tournament.

September 04, 2024
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