Author: Michael

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Casual fans may tune in with confusion, but there’s a historic explanation.
Casual fans tuning in for Olympic soccer might be wondering why some of the stars who were present for big tournaments this summer, like Copa America or Euro 2024 aren’t present in France.
Fan confusion has certainly peaked watching group stage Olympic matches only to find many of the world’s stars were not present: Kylian Mbappé for France, Lionel Messi for Argentina, young Spanish breakout star Lamine Yamal, or even the USMNT’s Christian Pulisic.

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We’ve hit Formula 1‘s summer break, and with IndyCar and NASCAR slowing down during the Olympics, there’s not much on-track action to be found anywhere.
But fear not! There’s still some action regarding the grid for the 2025 season, with one of the biggest pieces of the puzzle — current Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz — falling into place.
Sainz will officially slot in alongside Alex Albon at Williams next season, giving the historic team arguably its most dynamic driver lineup in at least a decade.

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The United States’ inexperience showed in the women’s team’s opening 3×3 match of the week — dropping the first Olympic pool play game 17-13 to Germany.
The U.S. 3×3 women’s basketball began their Olympic play and gold medal defense with a 17-13 loss to Germany to open group play. The team — made up of Hailey Van Lith, Cierra Burdick, Dearica Hamby, and Rhyne Howard — has only had a few weeks together, and that was evident in a mistake-filled game on Tuesday afternoon in Paris.

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