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Australian hurdler Michelle Jenneke has quite possibly the most famous warm-up routine in sports, but no matter how limber she was before the starting gun, the spill she took in Paris on Wednesday looked like it hurt.
A lot.
For the uninitiated, Jenneke — who is currently studying for her BA in Mechatronic Engineering degree at the University of Sydney, according to her website — represented Australia at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and is back for the 2024 Games and that led to her famous “jiggling” warm-up routine getting another round of internet virality.

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Team USA defeated Nigeria 88-74, powered by A’ja Wilson (20 points), Jackie Young (15 points), and Breanna Stewart (13 points). The win marks their 59th consecutive Olympic victory, and sends the U.S. women to the semifinals to face Australia.
For a moment there, it looked like Nigeria could pose a real threat to Team USA. Ezinne Kalu, one of the breakout stars of the tournament, was seemingly hitting everything, and Nigeria was only down by five points midway through the second quarter.

One of the best things about the Olympics is it puts a spotlight on sports that for the most part none of us ever think about once during non-election years. 
Artistic swimming is one of those sports.
The sport is just the repackaged version of synchronized swimming and while it’s easy to goof on, take a look at what Team USA did this week during the Olympic competition.
The team hopped in the pool and tipped their metaphorical fedoras to the King of Pop and threw down some upside-down underwater moonwalks to the sounds of “Smooth Criminal.

Football fights are back. This week, the New York Giants and Detroit Lions had two joint practice sessions, both of them heated as the two sides physically clashed.
How the NFL expects these joint practices to go smoothly is still a mystery.
READ: Giants First-Rounder Malik Nabers Fights Against Lions Defensive Back At Heated Practice
Tuesday’s practice in East Rutherford, NJ., between the G-Men and Lions was cut short after several fights broke out; looking ahead to the Giants and Lions’ preseason matchup on Thursday.

This one … was never in doubt. The Americans bullied an overmatched Nigeria team in a show of force.

Charles Robinson checks in from the road with a QB report, rookie to watch, something to keep an eye on, fantasy thought and more.

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Germany forced overtime, and then sealed their victory, with last-second points over the host country.

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Team USA’s Hall went from out of the medals with less than 100 meters left to Olympic champion in another dramatic finish at the Stade de France.
Another race, another incredible late rally to win a track and field gold medal for Team USA at the Paris Olympics. First it was Noah Lyles in the 100 meters, then it was Cole Hocker in the 1500 meters, and now it’s Quincy Hall in the 400 meters.

Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-Ting, who was banned from IBA women’s competitions for having XY chromosomes, advanced to the gold medal bout in women’s boxing at the Olympics on Wednesday. 
Yu-Ting defeated Turkey’s Esra Yildiz Kahraman by unanimous decision in one of two semifinals in the women’s featherweight division. 
Yu-Ting will face Poland’s Julia Szeremeta in the featherweight final on Saturday. 
The fight between Yu-Ting and Kahraman wasn’t without controversy, as the bout looked fairly close and could have gone either way.