Even after Kawhi Leonard withdrew Wednesday, the Americans bring an embarrassment of riches to Paris as they seek their fifth consecutive gold medal.
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Celtics guard Derrick White replaces Kawhi Leonard on U.S. Olympic team
The American men’s basketball team will go to Paris with three members of the NBA champion Celtics – White, Jayson Tatum and Jrue Holiday.
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U.S. men’s Olympic basketball team arriving for camp in Las Vegas
The first practice is Saturday as the American men prepare to play for a fifth consecutive gold medal.
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Maine athletes come up short at U.S. Olympic track and field trials
Rachel Smith, a Sanford native and 2021 Olympian, drops out of the 10,000 meters, and Isaiah Harris of Lewiston fails to advance to the 800-meter final.
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US Olympic track trials: Isaiah Harris advances to 800-meter semifinals
The Lewiston native finishes second in his heat race to easily make it to Friday’s semifinal round.
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Alex Morgan left off U.S. women’s 2024 Olympic soccer roster in seismic decision
Morgan, who turns 35 in July, co-captained the 2023 World Cup squad, but her production has fallen significantly in recent years.
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Maine swimmer’s poolside proposal to U.S. Olympian makes a big internet splash
James Wells got down on one wet knee to ask Olympic gold medal swimmer Lilly King to marry him. She said yes.
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Pro runner Emily Durgin filling schedule with big races
Durgin, a former Bonny Eagle and Cheverus runner who’s made $23,000 on the USATF Running Circuit so far this year, plans to compete in the Beach to Beacon 10K this summer.
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Track and field becomes first Olympic sport to pay prize money with Paris gold medalists getting $50K
In a break from the amateur tradition of the Olympics, World Athletics will pay track and field gold medalists, with an expansion expected in 2028.
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Sanford’s Rachel Smith is back on track and eyeing another Olympic berth
Smith returned to the track for the first time since 2021 on March 16 after the birth of her daughter Nova on April 19, 2023.