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Surf's up! Paris Olympics surfing competition commences in Tahiti, with wave rides and wipe outs

Surf's up! Paris Olympics surfing competition commences in Tahiti, with wave rides and wipe outs

Surfers rode through and wiped out on barrel-shaped waves in their quest for gold during the first day of the Paris Olympics surfing competition in Tahiti on Saturday, with some of the biggest names in the sport paddling side-by-side in the ocean.
by The Associated Press

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Swimmers score first Paris gold for U.S. in men's relay final

Swimmers score first Paris gold for U.S. in men's relay final

On a day when Australians often bested the U.S. in the swimming pool at the Paris Summer Olympics, four Americans seized gold from the Aussies in the men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay.
by Brian Mann

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Byron Buxton homers and doubles to lead Twins to 9-3 win over Tigers

Byron Buxton homers and doubles to lead Twins to 9-3 win over Tigers

Byron Buxton hit a home run and a double, Christian Vázquez had a homer and three hits and the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 9-3. 

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A former University of Minnesota diver wins first U.S. medal of the Paris Summer Olympics

A former University of Minnesota diver wins first U.S. medal of the Paris Summer Olympics

Divers Sarah Bacon of the University of Minnesota and Kassidy Cook won the first U.S. medal of the Paris Olympics: a silver in the 3-meter synchronized springboard. It's the first time the U.S. has medaled in the event since 2012.
by Juana Summers and MPR News Staff

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Paris dazzles with a rainy Olympics opening ceremony on the Seine River

Paris dazzles with a rainy Olympics opening ceremony on the Seine River

More than three hours into the show, French President Emmanuel Macron declared the Games open. In a gaffe before that, the five-ring Olympic flag was raised upside down at the Trocadero across from the Eiffel Tower.
by The Associated Press

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First look: Photos from Paris Olympics opening ceremony

First look: Photos from Paris Olympics opening ceremony

Images from the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games offer a stunning glimpse into the dramatic and heavily Parisian-themed day.
by Alana Wise

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Hmong senator en route to Paris to support Suni Lee, helped bring gymnastics trials to Minnesota

Hmong senator en route to Paris to support Suni Lee, helped bring gymnastics trials to Minnesota

About two dozen Minnesotans — including gold medalist and St. Paul native Suni Lee will attend the unconventional and unprecedented Opening Ceremony of the Summer Games in Paris. Sen. Foung Hawj, DFL-St. Paul is also on his way to France to support Lee and he hopes to witness Olympic history.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Indigenous athletes seeking gold at Paris Olympics

Indigenous athletes seeking gold at Paris Olympics

More than 50 Indigenous athletes from the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand will compete in the Paris Olympics.

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Jacob Bridgeman shoots an 8-under 63 at the TPC Twin Cities to take the 3M Open lead

Jacob Bridgeman shoots an 8-under 63 at the TPC Twin Cities to take the 3M Open lead

Jacob Bridgeman birdied five of his last seven holes for an 8-under 63 and a one-stroke lead over Mackenzie Hughes on Thursday after the first round of the 3M Open. Patrick Rodgers, Martin Trainer and Andrew Novak were two shots back at the TPC Twin Cities. 
by The Associated Press

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