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What could make The Olympics better? A mixed golf event to add another medal event and show off men’s and women’s golf together.
Welcome to Playing Through’s daily ritual — Golf Talk Today.
The 2024 Paris Olympics men’s competition is off to a great start, but something is still missing.
Right now, the Olympics keep the men’s and women’s golf competitions separate, but what if they did not? A team-style mixed event would elevate the golf Olympic experience.

An Olympic boxing match between Algeria’s Imane Khelif and Italy’s Angela Carini sparked controversy across the sports world on Thursday.
Khelif’s participation in the match in Paris came with condemnation as the Algerian fighter failed a gender eligibility test and was deemed to have male chromosomes during the 2023 World Championships, which was sanctioned by the International Boxing Association.
Carini abandoned the fight 46 seconds in, but boxing legend Jackie Kallen told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview the bout should never have happened in the first place.

Danica Patrick, an actual girl who raced with actual boys for decades in both NASCAR and IndyCar, is chiming in on what took place at yesterday’s Olympics. 
By now, you all know it. Lord knows I do. I’ve written about it 8,000 times in a 24-hour span. Seriously, I’m exhausted. But, for those who are lucky enough to have avoided it all yesterday, here’s a quick (sort of) recap. Try to keep up.

Dan Orlovsky weighed in on the gender madness that has taken over the Olympics by tweeting “Protect our daughters.” While that three-word statement is one that anyone with common decency agrees with, the ESPN NFL analyst later deleted the post after his mentions were flooded with vitriol.
It’s safe to assume that Orlovsky’s social media post was in response to the drama that unfolded in women’s boxing at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.

The World Games gives so many athletes a shot to make their Olympic dreams come true.
Everyone’s familiar with the Olympics. But do you know how new Olympic sports, like breakdancing, make their way onto the big stage?
They get their start at The World Games. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO did a segment on their July 21 show on The World Games, and I was instantly obsessed. Let me bring you up to speed so you can be obsessed, too.

Here’s how to watch the Japan vs. Spain knockout stage game at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner is celebrating the release of U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, 54, after a deal was announced to release Whelan from Russian detainment. 
Whelan, long held in Russian captivity for “spying,” was released as part of a major trade. Also included in the swap with Russia was Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal who was arrested in 2023 for espionage and recently sentenced to 16 years in a Russian penal colony. Whelan received a 16-year sentence on spying charges in June 2020.

After a long recovery from a 2022 ACL tear, the two-time World Cup winner returned to the pitch with Angel City on Thursday.

Freddie Freeman has been away from the Dodgers for the past week to be with his son, who has been in and out of the hospital.

Americans go first and third in the all-around, golf gets rolling, and more swimming medals are handed out.