Souhan: Frazier family's Minnesota boxing pedigree spreads to Olympics
Hailing from the family-run Circle of Discipline gym, Adonis Frazier will coach with Team USA boxing in Paris in search of gold medals and a growing legacy.
Paris Olympic competition nears total gender parity. Take a look at the athlete gender breakdown
The founder of the modern Olympics and former IOC president, Pierre de Coubertin, once said women competing in the Games would be ''impractical, uninteresting, unaesthetic and improper.''
Carlos Alcaraz wins Wimbledon by beating Novak Djokovic and now owns 4 Slam titles at age 21
Carlos Alcaraz was ready from the get-go this time. A year ago in the Wimbledon final against Novak Djokovic, Alcaraz got off to a slow start, dropped the opening set and needed five to claim his first championship at the All England Club.
Ready for the world: Olympics are next big step for Wolves star Edwards
Joining a talent-filled Team USA to compete in the Paris Games keeps the Timberwolves guard, who admits to some nerves, on a lofty basketball path.
Reusse: Augustine rides U's pipeline from Trinidad and Tobago to Paris
Trinidad & Tobago might be a small Caribbean country, but it has produced some standout Gophers sprinters, including Olympics-bound Devin Augustine.
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These Minnesotans are headed to the Paris Olympics
Swimmer Regan Smith of Lakeville, gymnast Suni Lee and a pair of pro basketball stars lead the contingent of athletes with Minnesota ties representing Team USA at the Summer Games.
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Diana Taurasi set for Paris Olympics, trying to become first basketball player to win 6 gold medals
Diana Taurasi joked after the Tokyo Olympics that she would see everyone in Paris. The 42-year-old guard turned the joke into reality; she'll be playing in a record sixth Olympic games when the U.S. women's basketball team goes for its eighth consecutive gold medal later this month.
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Israel clear to play in Olympic soccer tournament after FIFA postpones decision on possible ban
FIFA has postponed a decision on a Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international soccer because of the conflict with Hamas, clearing the way for the Israeli men's national team to play at the Paris Olympics.
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Beleaguered Olympic boxing has a new look in Paris: Gender parity, but the smallest field in decades
Boxing is already on the Olympic ropes after an epic fight between its banished governing body and the IOC. Although the sport has been a staple of Olympic programs for over a century, it could be dropped before the Los Angeles Games if big changes in governance don't happen in the next year.
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