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Palestinian swimmer hopes to help build sports infrastructure to give people hope 07/28/2024 12:34pm • NANTERRE, France (AP) — Yazan Al Bawwab's refugee father never reached his goal to become an Olympic swimmer. He had to leave Palestine at 18, bouncing around Europe and the Middle East, even selling tomatoes in Italy at one point to get by. Eventually opening a furniture business in Dubai, Rasha Two-time Olympic champion boxer Julio César La Cruz upset by Cuban defector in first fight in Paris 07/28/2024 11:59am • VILLEPINTE, France (AP) — Two-time Olympic gold medal-winning boxer Julio César La Cruz of Cuba lost his opening bout at the Paris Games on Sunday by split decision to Loren Alfonso of Azerbaijan. La Cruz won the first round of the heavyweight bout but lost the last two rounds on three of the fiv PLAYLIST: A musical guide to each Paris Olympics sport, from archery to wrestling 07/28/2024 05:08am • From the operatic opening ceremony to athletes' warmup songs, music is intrinsic to the Paris Olympics now underway. Athletes from around the world are competing in dozens of disciplines among 32 sports. For those watching at home: Do you know what you're going listening to during commercial breaks Claressa Shields knocks out Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse in 2nd round, winning 4th and 5th titles 07/28/2024 01:00am • DETROIT (AP) — Claressa Shields knocked out WBC heavyweight champion Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse early in the second round Saturday night, earning titles in a fourth and fifth division. Shields, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, moved up two weight classes to fight at 175 pounds as a light heavyweight Rams receiver Puka Nacua keeps same approach after breakout rookie season 07/27/2024 08:25pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rams fans were learning to pronounce Puka Nacua's first name during training camp last year. The fans found out quickly and chanted it often last season during Nacua's breakout campaign. As the Rams concluded their third training camp practice at Loyola Marymount on Saturday, Na Nigerian female boxer tests positive for banned diuretic, provisionally suspended from Olympics 07/27/2024 08:02pm • PARIS (AP) — Nigerian boxer Cynthia Ogunsemilore was removed from the Paris Olympics women's tournament after testing positive for a banned doping substance, the International Testing Agency said on Saturday The 22-year-old African Games lightweight champion tested positive for the diuretic furose Should you stretch before exercise? After? Never? Here’s what to know 07/27/2024 07:02pm • For many people of a certain age, high school gym class began with reaching for their toes. Then, over the years, we were told it was better to stretch after exercise. It turns out, both those things can be true, but the differing advice has created some confusion. Stretching can help make Paris Olympics Roundup: Australia takes early lead against U.S. on Day 1 of swimming 07/27/2024 05:19pm • PARIS (AP) — Australia took the lead in its swimming showdown against the United States at the Paris Olympics by claiming two of three gold medal s on the first full day of competition. Ariarne Titmus turned one of the most anticipated races of the Games into a blowout when she left Katie Ledecky France claims the first two medals of its home Olympics with silver and bronze in judo 07/27/2024 01:43pm • PARIS (AP) — Luka Mkheidze and Shirine Boukli won France's first two medals of the Paris Olympics in judo on Saturday night, with Mkheidze claiming silver and Boukli winning bronze. Mkheidze lost 1-0 to Yeldos Smetov of Kazakhstan in the final of the men's 60-kilogram division, disappointing a rau From supercars to daily drivers, why hybrids have become so popular 07/27/2024 11:02am • (NEW YORK) -- They've got sleek styling, impressive fuel economy and added power. Hybrids are the hottest vehicles right now and some Americans are struggling to find one. Jeff Buchanan, vice president of vehicle marketing and communications at Toyota, said there's still a wait list for the newes Residents of one Paris neighborhood say they passed on the Opening Ceremony after being overlooked 07/27/2024 08:12am • PARIS (AP) — Jean-Marie Filopon rushed from the bus stop to his home before the Olympics opening ceremony began, pushing a trolley loaded with groceries, as a steady drizzle fell on the neighborhood of Franc-Moisin in Saint-Denis, just outside of Paris. He was only trying to get out of the rain, n A federal court approves new Michigan state Senate seats for Detroit-area districts 07/26/2024 06:35pm • Lansing (AP) — Federal judges gave final approval to a new map of Michigan state Legislature boundaries, concluding a case in which the court previously found that several Detroit-area districts' maps were illegally influenced by race. In December, the court ordered a redistricting commission res Stock market today: Most of Wall Street leaps in a widespread rally, from big stocks to small 07/26/2024 05:59pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A widespread rally swept Wall Street Friday, lifting far-reaching corners, to close a tumultuous week where stocks that had been left behind for much of this year’s record-setting run wrested the spotlight back from the market’s biggest stars. The S&P 500 jumped 1.1% for it 'They have a lot of money to end up losing': Why criminals are choosing to commit gold bar scams 07/26/2024 02:43pm • The growing trend of gold bar scams raises questions, such as "What's in it for the crook?" And "How does it work?" Such scams have tricked more than a dozen people in Montgomery County, Maryland, alone, leading to losses topping $1 million in some cases. The scheme involves tricking victims into Naomi Osaka is in a better place as she returns to the Olympics and Roland Garros at Paris Games 07/26/2024 03:47am • PARIS (AP) — Naomi Osaka is back at Roland Garros, a place that marked such a significant moment in her life — a moment of vulnerability, yes, and, in a way, of triumph, even if not in a traditional, "What was the score?" sense. Osaka spent time away from tennis in recent years, first for mental