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2024 Paris Olympics: Best moments from the Games' opening ceremony
The 2024 Paris Olympics officially got underway on Friday. Here are the top moments from the traditional commencement ceremony.
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Snoop Dogg's busy 2024 Olympic games includes fencing
The famed rapper and producer is wearing all the hats while serving as a special correspondent for NBC.
TOP HEADLINES
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2024 PARIS OLYMPIC GAMES
Top 30 U.S. Olympians to follow in Paris
Simone Biles. Sha'Carri Richardson. Katie Ledecky. The 2024 Olympics will be full of stars you know -- and some you might not. Here's who to watch.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Olympics men's basketball: USA is the team to beat, and here are the teams that could do it
Breaking down the favorites, the contenders and the upset candidates for men's basketball at the 2024 Olympics.
Windy: LeBron wants to be Team USA's go-to guy
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TEAM USA'S NEWEST STAR
Windy: We'll see 'greatness' from Ant Edwards in Paris
Kevin Durant's lighthearted take on being posterized by Anthony Edwards
Photos of Edwards' dunk over Durant in Team USA practice made waves on social media.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
'That practice set the tone': How U.S. women's basketball jelled ahead of Olympics
After a loss to Team WNBA at the All-Star Game, Team USA found its rhythm again in one key practice heading into the Games.
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GYMNASTICS PREVIEW
From Simone to Suni, everything to know about Olympic gymnastics
Simone Biles is back -- as is Suni Lee. Who else is on the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team? Who will win the medals? We've got your questions answered.
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SWIMMING STORYLINES
What to expect from swimming at the Olympics: Returns, rivalries and homegrown talent
Katie Ledecky aims for Olympic history as Caeleb Dressel and Simone Manuel make their returns. Meanwhile, French prodigy Leon Marchand is positioned to become the face of the Paris Games.
Katie Ledecky aims for even more history in Paris
Ledecky's swimming accolades are staggering, and at the Paris Olympics, she is eyeing four more golds.
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A NOD TO HISTORY
There's a hidden face in the 2024 Paris Olympics logo
The logo for the 2024 Paris Olympics has a history that goes all the way back to the 1700s.
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BOXING
Meet the eight Team USA boxers going for gold at the 2024 Olympics
Mike Coppinger takes a look at the eight American boxers going to Paris to compete for medals.
Top Headlines
- Paris Olympics begin with rainy opening ceremony
- Biles submits new uneven bars move for Paris
- Removed Canada coach 'likely' knew about drone
- Paris river tests below Olympic safety standard
- Brazilian track and field athletes OK'd for Games
- U.S. diver Loschiavo last-minute add for Games
- Vandals target France rails with sabotage, arson
- Iraqi judoka first to test positive at Paris Games
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