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Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) and Kyle Lowry (7) react during the first half in Game 1 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the New York Knicks, Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) **FILE**

French basketball star wants Embiid barred from Olympics: ‘Ban him from entering France’

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe listens to a journalist's question during a press conference at the conclusion of the World Athletics meeting at the Italian National Olympic Committee, headquarters, in Rome, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. Track and field is set to become the first sport to introduce prize money at the Olympics, with World Athletics saying Wednesday, April 10, 2024, it would pay $50,000 to gold medalists in Paris. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

Olympic sports bodies criticize track and field’s move to pay $50,000 for Paris gold medalists

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

The Olympic rings are set up at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Sept. 14, 2017. The United States and China are expected to finish 1-2 in the gold and the overall medal counts at the Paris Olympics, which open in 100 days. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

NBC will use heart rate monitors to show reaction of parents of Olympic athletes live on air

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry warms up for the team's NBA basketball play-in tournament game against the Sacramento Kings, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Curry on why 2024 is the right time to make his Olympic debut

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

The countdown clock reading 100 days before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony is seen Wednesday, April 17, 2024 in Paris. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug. 11. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Despite security risks, plans to open Paris Olympics on River Seine remain unchanged and on track

By Jerome Pugmire - Associated Press

Gold medalist Norah Jeruto, of Kazakhstan, poses during a medal ceremony for the women's 3000-meter steeplechase at the World Athletics Championships on July 21, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. Former world champion steeplechase runner Norah Jeruto faces a doping case hearing in June five weeks before the Paris Olympics open. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Former world champion runner Jeruto faces doping case hearing in June ahead of Paris Olympics

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Stands are under construction on the Champ-de-Mars with the Eiffel Tower, Monday, April 15, 2024 in Paris. The Champ-de-Mars will host the Beach Volleyball and Blind Football at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Le Defense business district is seen in background. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Paris wants to rekindle love for the Olympics as 100-day countdown begins

By John Leicester - Associated Press

The Seine river is seen Thursday, March 28, 2024 in Paris. The river will host the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony with boats for each national delegation. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Macron says the Olympic opening ceremony on the Seine could be moved to stadium for security reasons

By Samuel Petrequin - Associated Press

The main office of Special Olympics Maine, which is being sued over alleged sexual abuse by its founder, is seen on Friday, March 29, 2024 in South Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/David Sharp)

Special Olympics Maine founder accused in lawsuit of grooming, sexually abusing boy

By David Sharp - Associated Press

Australia's Lauren Jackson shoots over Canada's Natalie Achonwa during the bronze medal game at the women's Basketball World Cup in Sydney on Oct. 1, 2022. Jackson is coming out of retirement again in a bid to make the Australian team and compete at a fifth Olympics. The 42-year-old, three-time WNBA MVP was included in Australia’s 26-player squad Wednesday, March 27, and is widely tipped to make the final 12 for the Opals at the Olympics. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File) **FILE**

Lauren Jackson comes of retirement again in a bid to play for Australia at the Olympics

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International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach speaks at the opening of the executive board meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), at the Olympic House, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)

IOC excludes Russian and Belarusian athletes from taking part in the Paris Olympics opening ceremony

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Suncorp Stadium general manager Alan Graham, left, and Queensland state Premier Steven Miles stand in front of the stadium in Brisbane, Australia, Monday, March 18, 2024. Brisbane Olympics organizers have scrapped plans to demolish and rebuild an iconic cricket ground as the centerpiece of the 2032 Games while also rejecting a review panel's recommendation for a new stadium in city parklands. (AAP Image/Darren England)

Brisbane Olympics organizers scrap plans for their 2032 centerpiece and reject new stadium idea

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A worker checks the final surface of an athletics track, at the Mondo factory, in Alba, northern Italy, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. The athletics track for the upcoming Paris Olympics is being produced by the Mondo company at its factory in northern Italy. The track is made in portions, rolled up and then will be transported to the Stade de France, where it will be installed over the next month. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Here’s why you might see a lot of records on the track and in the pools at the Paris Olympics

Associated Press

This combo image shows singer Kelly Clarkson, left, and NFL legend Peyton Manning, right. Clarkson and Manning will bring a new flavor to NBC Universal's upcoming Paris Olympics coverage this summer. They are expected to join Mike Tirico to host the opening ceremony, the network announced Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (AP Photo)

Kelly Clarkson and Peyton Manning join NBC’s Paris Olympics opening ceremony coverage as hosts

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. - Associated Press

The Olympic rings are seen in front of the Paris City Hall, in Paris, on April 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File)

Israel’s Olympic status not in question says IOC president Bach amid frustration with Russia

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

The Olympic rings are seen in front of the Paris City Hall, in Paris, on April 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File)

Paris won’t allow tourists free access to Olympics opening ceremony along the Seine River

By Angela Charlton - Associated Press

A worker inspects the permanent foundations being constructed on the coral reef for a judging tower to be used during the Olympic Games surf competition in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. The size of the judging tower has been scaled back and new infrastructure plans are being drawn up to minimize the need for new construction. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Hundreds are set to descend on Tahiti for Olympic surfing. Can locals protect their way of life?

By Daniel Cole - Associated Press

Zhanle Pan of China , left, compliments Hwang Sun-woo of South Korea after Pan won in the men's 100-meter freestyle final at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Teenagers shine at World Aquatics Championships as China’s Pan, American Curzan take golds

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Claire Curzan of the United States celebrates after wining the gold medal in the Women's 100m Backstroke Final at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Americans Curzan, Armstrong claim the spotlight at the World Aquatics Championships

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The United States women's national team head coach Cheryl Reeve, second from right, speaks to her players after practice during the team's training camp, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, in New York. The U.S. announced their team that will play in a pre-Olympic tournament in Belgium this week. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Olympic women’s basketball qualifiers set to begin around the world

By Doug Feinberg - Associated Press