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The French women���s gymnastics team had high expectations in Paris. It crashed down in qualifying 07/28/2024 04:49pm • PARIS (AP) ��� The French women���s dream of an Olympic medal in gymnastics ended with falls and tears. The collective meltdown in front of a buoyant Paris crowd saw the team crashing down to earth in qualifying. The defeat was brutal, and totally unexpected, for a group made of seasoned individuals Simone Biles shakes off a calf injury to dominate during Olympic gymnastics qualifying 07/28/2024 04:42pm • PARIS (AP) ��� The similarities were striking. Maybe fitting in the birthplace of d��j�� vu. Simone Biles sitting off to the side at the Olympics. USA Gymnastics team doctor Marcia Faustin by her side. A look of concern on both their faces. Three years ago in Tokyo, the scene ended with Biles removi Coco Gauff isn't sure how many Olympics matches she needs to win but she knows she wants medals 07/28/2024 04:24pm • PARIS (AP) ��� Coco Gauff is 2-0 so far at the Paris Olympics after adding a 6-3, 6-0 singles victory over Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic on Sunday to a win a day earlier in doubles alongside Jessica Pegula. Gauff also is entered in mixed doubles with Taylor Fritz, which means there could be a lot of The Latest: Biles dominates, Nadal advances and Durant helps US beat Serbia 07/28/2024 04:04pm • PARIS (AP) ��� Simone Biles made her much-anticipated Paris Olympics debut on Sunday and led her qualifying group despite getting her left ankle taped after complaining of discomfort. Elsewhere, Rafael Nadal won his singles match and the U.S. men's basketball team beat Serbia. US men's magic number: Fans swarm hill in Munich, claiming a high perch for watching Taylor Swift concert for free 07/28/2024 03:38pm • MUNICH (AP) ��� Thousands of Taylor Swift fans have gotten free seats to her concerts in Munich on a grassy hill near the concert venue. The Swifties packed the Olympic Hill, or Olympiaberg, one of the highest elevations in the southern German city, for the second straight day Sunday. That gave the What to watch for the Paris Olympics: Monday, July 29 07/28/2024 03:27pm • Monday's slate for the Paris Olympics includes a blockbuster tennis match, a handful of the world's biggest basketball stars, a couple of compelling swimming finals and a gymnastics showdown. Here's a guide of what to look out for: Nadal faces Djokovic at Roland Garros The biggest highlight of the R Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones misses practice with groin strain 07/28/2024 03:03pm • ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) ��� Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones sat out training camp practice Sunday with a groin strain. When Jones met with reporters a week ago, he joked about lobbying head coach Andy Reid for time off during training camp. The club had a 2-hour, 15-minute practice Sund US men's basketball team rolls past Serbia 110-84 in opening game at the Paris Olympics 07/28/2024 02:53pm • VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France (AP) ��� LeBron James was feeling some nervousness, some butterflies, maybe even a bit of angst as he listened to the national anthem play before his first Olympic game in 12 years. It all went away quickly. James and Kevin Durant ��� the two most-experienced Olympian Kevin Durant returns to US lineup, scores 23 points on near-perfect shooting to lead win over Serbia 07/28/2024 02:17pm • VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France (AP) ��� Kevin Durant is back. And in his debut with the U.S. Olympic team this summer, he didn't miss a beat at the Paris Games. Didn't miss much of anything, in fact. Durant ��� the all-time leading scorer in U.S. men's Olympic history ��� scored 23 points on 8-for-9 shoo Rays trade right-handed reliever Jason Adam to Padres for three minor-league prospects 07/28/2024 02:13pm • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) ��� The Tampa Bay Rays traded right-handed reliever Jason Adam to the San Diego Padres for three minor-league prospects Sunday. Adam (4-2, 2.49 ERA, four saves) emerged as one of the top relievers available on the trade market. The Padres will send RHP Dylan Lesko, outfield Fires in the West are becoming ever bigger, consuming. Why and what can be done? 07/28/2024 01:56pm • Decades of snuffing out fires at the first sign of smoke combined with climate change have laid the groundwork for a massive wildfire in northern California and scores of smaller ones across the western U.S. and Canada, experts say. These fires are moving faster and are harder to fight than those i Attorney for cartel leader 'El Mayo��� Zambada says his client was kidnapped and brought to the US 07/28/2024 01:37pm • HOUSTON (AP) ��� The lawyer of a powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who is now in U.S. custody pushed back Sunday against claims that his client was tricked into flying into the country, saying he was ���forcibly kidnapped��� by the son of Joaqu��n ���El Chapo��� Guzm��n. Ismael ���El Mayo��� Zamba ���Deadpool & Wolverine��� smashes R-rated record with $205 million debut, 8th biggest opening ever 07/28/2024 01:30pm • Marvel is back on top with ��� Deadpool & Wolverine.��� The comic-book movie made a staggering $205 million in its first weekend in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. It shattered the opening record for R-rated films previously held by the first ���Deadpool��� ($132 m Robert Downey Jr. is returning to ���Avengers��� films as a villain in 1 of Marvel's Comic-Con twists 07/28/2024 01:23pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) ��� Marvel Studios returned to San Diego Comic-Con with dancing Deadpool variants and a choir for a panel that included news about the next two ���Avengers��� films and surprise guests, including Harrison Ford and Robert Downey Jr. Downey is returning to Marvel's films, but not as Iro Lindsey Vonn plans to make Salt Lake City's 2034 Olympics better for athletes' families 07/28/2024 01:22pm • PARIS (AP) ��� When Lindsey Vonn skied in her fourth and final Olympics in South Korea in 2018, her mother and the rest of the family took three-hour train rides from Seoul to the mountains to watch her compete. Previous experiences were not much better. So, when she got involved in the bid for Salt