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Snoop Dogg carries Olympic torch ahead of opening ceremony in Paris

By Associated Press

Snoop Dogg's leg was in Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris. Snoop Dogg is in Paris to help cover the games for NBC, part of the U.S. broadcaster's bet to boost ratings by infusing coverage with pop culture.

Argentina coach slams chaos at opening Olympic soccer match vs Morocco

By James Robson, Associated Press

The opening match of the men's soccer tournament was suspended for nearly two hours during added time after Morocco fans invaded the field and threw bottles in protest of a late goal by Argentina.

With big goals and gambles, Paris aims to rekindle love for the Olympics

By John Leicester, Associated Press

After two toned-down, pandemic-hampered Olympics, expect a bold celebration. The heady marriage of sports and France's world-renowned capital of fashion, gastronomy and culture could also help secure the Olympics' longer-term future.

U.S. athletes to watch in the Paris Olympics

By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins

The 2024 Paris Olympics are here. The opening ceremony isn’t until Friday, but events are officially underway with men’s soccer and rugby. Millions of fans will descend on the city, as will athletes from around the globe. To preview the…

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Uzbekistan falls to Spain but wins over crowd as soccer competition kicks off at Paris Olympics

By Associated Press

Uzbekistan fans chanted and danced throughout a 2-1 loss to Spain to the rhythm of a furiously fast drum beat at Parc des Princes in western Paris.

Coco Gauff named female flag bearer for U.S. at Olympic opening ceremony

By Associated Press

Tennis star Coco Gauff will join LeBron James as a flag bearer for the U.S. Olympic team at Friday’s opening ceremony.

Salt Lake City chosen as host for 2034 Winter Games but pressured to lobby end of FBI doping investigation

By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press

Salt Lake City’s final approval was in a vote Wednesday by IOC members.

Olympians have more access to resources after Biles, Osaka and Phelps spoke up about mental health

By Howard Fendrich, Eddie Pells, Associated Press

Athletes heading to the Paris Olympics have more access than ever to resources in the once-taboo realm of mental health and many sound more willing than ever to use them.

Paris police seal off banks of Seine River ahead of Olympics

By John Leicester, Tom Nouvian, Associated Press

A special kind of iron curtain came down across central Paris on Thursday, with the beginning of an Olympic anti-terrorism perimeter along the banks of the River Seine sealing off a kilometers-long (miles-long) area.

The Paris Olympics are two weeks away, experts aren’t sure Seine River will be clean by then

By Tom Nouvian, Suman Naishadham, Associated Press

Triathlon and marathon swimming are scheduled to take place in the Seine, where has been illegal to swim for nearly a century due to pollution levels.