/tags/summer-olympics Summer Olympics en-US Copyright Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:34:51 GMT /sports/2024-07-30/rugby-us-women-olympic-bronze-medal-sevens-australia Alex Sedrick ran most of the length of the field to give the U.S. women a first Olympic rugby sevens medal with a stunning stoppage-time comeback win over Australia in the bronze-medal match on Tuesday. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:34:51 GMT /sports/2024-07-30/rugby-us-women-olympic-bronze-medal-sevens-australia Associated Press, Josh Sullivan /show/due-south/2024-07-26/nc-news-roundup-cooper-vp-trump-charlotte-olympians-carolina A panel of reporters looks at monumental national political shifts through a local lens. Plus, a higher education update, from chancellor searches to budget cuts. Fri, 26 Jul 2024 14:01:00 GMT /show/due-south/2024-07-26/nc-news-roundup-cooper-vp-trump-charlotte-olympians-carolina Jeff Tiberii, Rachel McCarthy /news/2024-07-25/veronica-fraley-steph-curry-2024-paris-summer-olympics Raleigh's Veronica Fraley will throw the discus in Paris at the 2024 Olympic Games. She joins a long list of Olympians with North Carolina ties that includes Steph Curry, Bam Adebayo and Anna Cockrell. Thu, 25 Jul 2024 20:28:06 GMT /news/2024-07-25/veronica-fraley-steph-curry-2024-paris-summer-olympics Josh Sullivan /sports/2024-06-26/olympics-womens-soccer-courage-goalkeeper-casey-murphy-uswnt Courage goalkeeper Casey Murphy was named to the final 18-player roster on Wednesday for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, USWNT coach Emma Hayes announced. Wed, 26 Jun 2024 17:02:15 GMT /sports/2024-06-26/olympics-womens-soccer-courage-goalkeeper-casey-murphy-uswnt Mitchell Northam /show/the-state-of-things/2016-08-04/the-tar-heels-of-team-usa The 2016 Summer Olympics kick off in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil tomorrow.This year, dozens of athletes with connections to North Carolina are competing in… Thu, 04 Aug 2016 16:03:38 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-08-04/the-tar-heels-of-team-usa Anita Rao, Adam Hochberg /sports/2016-08-04/the-tar-heels-of-team-usa The 2016 Summer Olympics kick off in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil tomorrow.This year, dozens of athletes with connections to North Carolina are competing in… Thu, 04 Aug 2016 16:03:38 GMT /sports/2016-08-04/the-tar-heels-of-team-usa Anita Rao, Adam Hochberg