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We should find a course with a short par 3 and play together and see if lightning strikes twice.
The USWNT is so back
The U.S. women’s national team scored more goals yesterday than it did in the entirety of the 2023 World Cup. Let that sink in. Sure, Mallory Swanson was injured then — but it’s clear, with her fit and a new coach in place, this is not the team of the last few years. Some takeaways from yesterday's 4-1 wipeout of (a very good!) Germany:
The Americans have now guaranteed their place in the quarterfinals, with Swanson and Sophia Smith proving to be extremely dangerous.
Add in Trinity Rodman, who scored in the opener against Zambia, and the U.S. front line is looking like a true three-headed monster. And, oh, you’ve got Rose Lavelle adding to the attack? Sheesh.
Lynn Williams — who, remember, was originally an alternate for this squad — came off the bench late to ice the game. Ice it she did.
Coach Emma Hayes went with the same starting lineup for the first two games, and didn’t make non-injury-related subs until Williams entered in the 85th minute. It feels likely she’ll give some starters a rest in the next match, where the Americans now only need a draw to win the group.
Also worth monitoring: U.S. center back Tierna Davidson left the game with an apparent knee injury in the 44th minute, replaced by Emily Sonnett, who did her part in the second half. Stay tuned for updates on Davidson.
Next up for the USWNT? Australia at 1 p.m. ET on Wednesday to close out group play.
The Olympic Flame Isn’t a Flame at All
Two torches may have lit it to open the Paris Games, but that’s not a fire in the cauldron.
The Olympic flame isn’t a flame.
Well, it’s sort of a flame. But it’s not made of fire. Even if it looks a lot like fire.
Wait. Let me backtrack. Every Olympic host city has a few basic tasks that force it to straddle the line between acknowledging the tradition of the Games while showing that it is keeping up with the times. Essentially, each new host needs to play the hits but still surprise and delight the listeners. That’s how you end up, for example, with an opening ceremony featuring a nearly nude man on a barge, covered in blue paint and glitter.
And that’s how you get an Olympic flame that’s not a flame at all. A flame that is actually “a cloud of mist and beams of light,” according to Paris 2024 organizers. That flame (or is it “flame”?) rests in an enormous cauldron, comprises 40 LED spotlights and 200 misting nozzles and is tethered to what looks like a gigantic hot-air balloon that will rise into the air every night of the Games
I visited that “flame” on Sunday in the Tuileries Garden, in central Paris, where it exerted a certain planetary gravity on its surroundings. Tourists gathered and held their cameras over their heads. Cyclists hopped off to take photos. Police officers took turns snapping selfies with it.
It flickers like a fire, though as I walked alongside it, I felt a spray of cool mist on my legs, a reminder of the illusion at work. The entire structure — metallic, otherworldly and vaguely futuristic — creates an appealing contrast with the serene setting and the 19th-century sculptures that ring the garden.
Tony Estanguet, the president of Paris 2024, said in a statement the aim of this new flame was to capture the spirit of “daring, creativity, innovation — and sometimes madness! — of France.”
As many as 10,000 visitors a day can request free access to view the “flame” and its orb up close, though preregistration is required online and tickets for certain slots have been hard to come by. At sundown each day, the whole contraption ascends roughly 200 feet into the sky.
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People taking photos of the orb, which appears through the middle of the Arc de Triomphe.
As many as 10,000 visitors a day can request free access to view the flame and its orb up close, but it can be seen from all over Paris.Credit...James Hill for The New York Times
Rony Gabali and his son, Nelson, 10, felt compelled to swing by on Sunday after seeing it on television. Gabali thought it would be a “wonderful souvenir” for his son to experience the object up close.
Our team in Paris.More than two dozen Times journalists are bringing you news, enterprise, analysis and the photos and graphics that always elevate our coverage of the Olympic Games. Here’s more on what you can expect.
“It’s beautiful,” Nelson said, smiling and trying out some English before adding in French, “It reminds me of a montgolfière.”
That’s the goal. The setup was conceived by the French designer Mathieu Lehanneur as a tribute to the Montgolfier brothers, Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne, who in 1783 invented the first hot-air balloon that carried people. The technology for this version was provided by EDF, a government-owned electric utility company.
The modern homage was another example of how Paris is using the beauty of its city as a stage for the Games. And it may be here to stay.
The Paris mayor, Anne Hidalgo, said on French Bleu radio Monday morning that she hoped the cauldron would become a permanent legacy of the Olympic Games, along with the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower and the statues of women that emerged from the Seine during the opening ceremony.
She called the cauldron “extraordinary” and its location above the Tuileries Garden “magnificent.”
Yet the object, alluring as it is, raises another question: What happened to the flame, the actual fire, that had been lit and transported from Greece and ferried around France for weeks?
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The lit balloon rising above Paris as spectators watch.
The modern homage was another example of how Paris is using the beauty of its city as a stage for the Games.Credit...Gabriela Bhaskar for The New York Times
The press office for the Paris Games wrote in an email that the electric flame should be considered the “true Olympic flame.”
“For the Olympic movement, only the symbol of a flame that does not go out before the end of the Games matters,” it said, adding, “Given the specificity of our cauldron and the technologies involved, we will still keep a lit lantern in the immediate vicinity of the cauldron for the public to admire.”
Sure enough, in one corner of the garden, I saw something curious: a little glass box set atop a white stand, like a museum display. “Lit in Olympia, from the sun’s rays,” a sign affixed to it read. Inside was a flame — a tiny, real flame.
Catherine Porter contributed reporting.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/29/world/olympics/flame-cauldron-balloon.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-00.4Q7C.fw2pF8X81PrV&smid=url-share
Swimmer Torri Huske Gave Emotional Quote After Edging Out Gretchen Walsh for Gold
Huske finally medals with a photo finish over Walsh.
Liam McKeone | 15 Hours Ago
https://www.si.com/olympics/swimmer-torri-huske-emotional-quote-beating-gretchen-walsh-gold
https://x.com/kendallbaker/status/1817644349192122384?
What a class act.
Equestrian riders at Paris Olympics 'horrified' by video of Dujardin whipping a horse
Associated Press
Sat, July 27, 2024 at 2:22 PM EDT·4 min read
https://www.yahoo.com/news/equestrian-riders-paris-olympics-horrified-182217829.html
The crop in show jumping is never intended to be used as a whip. Just a little flick for the next jump.
She died riding her beloved horse. Now, it will be on Olympic stage in her memory.
Portrait of Chris BumbacaChris Bumbaca
USA TODAY
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2024/07/27/equestrian-boyd-martin-rides-bruno-annie-goodwin/74560069007/
Equestrian is a sport of two hearts: the rider and the horse.
Although Annie Goodwin’s heart stopped beating three years ago, Bruno, her beloved horse, will realize her dream by competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
“It's a tragic story,” said Boyd Martin, a Team USA eventing rider who will be on top of Bruno at the Games. “Maybe with a little bit of a happy-ish ending.”
Goodwin died during a training accident while riding Bruno at her farm in South Carolina in 2021. Martin, her friend and former coach, took Bruno into his ownership. Together, they have reached the sport’s biggest stage and made Goodwin’s highest wishes a reality.
?Annie Goodwin, a former equestrian who died tragically at the age of 32, will not be at the 2024 #ParisOlympics. But her horse Bruno, her trainer Boyd Martin, and her dream will be.
— NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) July 24, 2024
"She'd be cheering us on from up above."
Grab the tissues and watch: https://t.co/TBsohe9aS7 pic.twitter.com/9n6qPHxORc
“I think he's carrying a lot on his back and he knows it,” Bostwick said. “And so my hat's off to Boyd for not only seeking his personal destiny in terms of an Olympic medal, but knowing what this means to everyone back home. So we're fortunate that with Annie being gone, we do have something to continue to hold onto. Between the Rising Star Grant and Bruno, we have these memories to cherish.”
I'm curious have you ever had a hole in one? I'm 72 and have not.
Hal does not have Cohen money.
Though most of Chisholm’s career has been spent in the leadoff spot (192 starts in 403 games), Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that he envisions using Chisholm in the middle of the batting order, noting that he has seen positive signs from Alex Verdugo and Torres at the top of the lineup in recent games.
https://www.mlb.com/news/jazz-chisholm-bats-fifth-plays-center-in-yankees-debut#:~:text=Though%20most%20of%20Chisholm's%20career,the%20lineup%20in%20recent%20games.
As far as DJ is concerned I heard the same thing about Bret Gardner from the Bobbsey Twins.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gardnbr01.shtml
I like DJ and you don't. I am a Yankee fan and you're not. The Mutts lost again last night. Keep up the good work.
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The problem with the rules as they were initially is that, unfortunately, a great many people these days have no clue how to discuss/debate without taking it or making personal.
I've run into that more than once. People will respond that I don't like them or I'm picking on them when in fact I'm actually taking exception to their knowledge on a subject. People instinctively jump to the conclusion that I somehow dislike them when in fact I never said any such thing.
And as Paulie and I have come to the conclusion Sarcasm is just not understood any more.
I was paying attention to how the rules changed and am glad to see I figured it out correctly.
The problem today is people want to get into what I call running gun battles where no side wins. Just not worth the time.
All the admin folks here imo do a great job. I doubt people would experience the same response time on the other social media websites.
Got a link and the stock in question?
What you are suggesting is that people listen to anonymous message board posters to influence their investments.
And when things go south they blame an anonymous company or poster.
There is a poster here who is always posting the latest Hindenburg reports. He also owns Boeing. I'd hardly call him the sharpest investor in the world.
Editing posts I have found are dirty pool. I know of one poster who is notorious for doing it. He'll make a post, wait for a response then edit his post according to the response. Not once but time and time again.
Thanks and I will.
It does seem provable that Left got cocky enough that he thought he could play the people who read his reports and believed that in them,
You're playing the devil's advocate. What you are suggesting is that people read his reports and as a result lost money and now he should be held accountable.
It's not like he was a principal in any of the stocks.
Everyone plays the market. What the heck do you think Buffett does with his sweetheart deal with the SEC regarding his disclosure of trading activity?
Cohen at GME.
Hello Kitty
WSB at AMC
Icahn and Ackman with Herbalife. Talk about a pissing contest. lol.
Every time GME and AMC ran the companies dumped more shares into the market.
Should we indict Hindenburg along with Left?
What do you think Cohen was doing at GME?
The little I know about the guy or the case I'm having a hard time about what the crime was?
Hello Kitty should be nervous.
I've seen Soto play this year and I love the guy and he is definitely a fan favorite.
The problem is he is a rental right now at $30M and will probably cost $500M to keep him.
Look at the pitchers around the league that Cashman has given up on and traded away.
Laugh all you want but Monty has a WS ring.
Sonny Grey in St Louis.
Chad Green in Toronto
Why is Marinaccio still in triple A?
Why do pitchers go to Cole for help and Gil to Severino for advice?
But not to worry after years of incompetence by Cashman, Boone and Blake all 3 will be gone. Yankee fans deserve better then mediocrity.
Back to the Olympics for me.
Hard to see how that was a calf strain rather than something more serious.
LOL. So now you want to break down his home and away stats. And you want him batting lead off just because.
Here is your post from back in April when Lindor sucked.
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=174159529&txt2find=lindor
People don't realize that Ihub was here before there was a FB, Twitter, Instagram, Apps on smartphones etc.
Now they are playing catchup with their platform(s) and the rules of the road which are constantly in a state of flux today.
I've had posts deleted by Admin but I can usually figure out why. The few I have questioned I'll get a polite reply explaining it.
I should be so lucky.
The rules change whever Admin feels like changing them.
As I recall the rules hadn't changed in quite some time then Admin did an overhaul to them a while back. Which of course led to a lot of complaints. After a couple of months they tweaked the rules after listening to everyone. They hardly change the rules based on their own whims.
But all social media sites update their terms of use. Just look at Twitter.
Hey I baked something today sort of.
Best Peach Cobbler
By Alex Ward
Updated April 17, 2024
Total Time
1 hour 20 minutes
Rating
4
(3,811)
Everyone has a different idea about what a cobbler should be. Biscuit-topped? Double-crusted? Cakelike? We’re not here to cast a vote, merely to present a simple Southern cake-style cobbler that makes the most of ripe summer peaches (or the frozen ones languishing in the back of your freezer). All you really need is a bowl, a saucepan, a baking pan and a spoon. This recipe is all about showcasing the fruit, so when you transfer the batter to the pan, it will not completely cover the bottom, nor will it cover the top of the peaches. As it bakes, the batter will rise up along the sides of the pan and through the peaches, developing a crisp exterior and tender interior. If you'd like a taller cobbler with a higher cake-to-fruit ratio, do as many readers do, and double the batter.
INGREDIENTS
Yield:
8 to 10 servings
2pounds ripe peaches or 6 cups frozen sliced peaches (no need to peel)
12tablespoons butter (1½ sticks)
1½cups granulated sugar
1cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (See Tip)
1½teaspoons baking powder
¾teaspoon fine sea salt
½cup milk
Vanilla ice cream, for serving (optional)
PREPARATION
Step 1
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Peel, pit and slice the peaches. Melt 4 tablespoons of butter in a medium saucepan. Add the sliced peaches and ½ cup sugar. Stir in 2 tablespoons of flour and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, until soft and syrupy.
Step 2
Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine the remaining 1 cup sugar with the remaining 1 cup flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in the milk until combined.
Step 3
Add 8 tablespoons of butter to a 9-by-13-inch baking pan and place it in the oven. When the butter is melted, reserve ? cup of the batter and set aside. Add the rest of the batter to the pan, using a spatula to spread it out as much as you can. It will not fully cover the bottom of the pan. That’s O.K.
Step 4
Spoon the peach mixture evenly over the top of the batter. Using a clean spoon, dollop small bits of the reserved batter over the peaches, and spread around a bit with the back of the spoon. (It will not fully cover the peaches. Again, that’s O.K.!)
Step 5
Bake for about 1 hour, or until the top is golden brown. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream, if desired.
DJ did not lose the game.
https://www.mlb.com/gameday/yankees-vs-red-sox/2024/07/26/746933/final/box
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outGrisham 2; Volpe.
He also “initiated a media campaign to discredit another activist short seller’s short report” on General Electric. In ridiculing Harry Markopolos’s report asserting that GE had aggressive accounting, Left published his own research indicating he owned the stock. In truth, the prosecutors wrote, he had already placed an order selling his GE shares when his report was published.
Not sure what the point is here.
Michael King just stellar today. Another pitcher Cashman traded away.
More importantly Chisholm has a higher OBP and steals more bases
He has stolen 4 more bases than Volpe. His OBP is only 18 points higher. Volpe has a higher BA. And you think he should be awarded the leadoff position.
You obviously don't know anything about team chemistry but neither does Boone. Volpe bats from the right side, Soto from the left and Judge from the right. Let Chisholm bat cleanup.
BTW I still haven't forgotten you thinking Grisham should be the Yankees starting CFer.
https://www.mlb.com/player/trent-grisham-663757
He's not batting his weight.
BTW the Mutts just lost to the Braves 4 to zip.
I just posted the full article. Odd that the link I posted was from the WSJ and supposed to be a shared link.
Prominent Short Seller Accused Of Fraud
U. S. says Andrew Left manipulated stock prices with misleading reports
BY DAVE MICHAELS AND JUSTIN BAER
Federal prosecutors on Friday charged famed short seller Andrew Left with fraud, accusing him of routinely making exaggerated or misleading statements about stocks to quickly profit on price moves caused by his reports.
The charges mark a major turn of fortune for the bombastic investor, who called his firm Citron Research because it analyzes the “lemons” of the stock market. He scored a major hit a decade ago with well-timed bets against onetime highflier Valeant Pharmaceuticals International but hadn’t matched that success more recently.
An indictment returned by a Los Angeles grand jury accused Left of essentially trading on his name and reputation, announcing his bets and naming price targets far from where a stock was trading. Left quickly closed his positions after his statements caused prices to move in the direction he wanted, the indictment says.
Left, reached Friday morning, had no immediate comment. James Spertus, an attorney for Left, said the cases are “based on a defective theory” and unfairly target his client for legitimate opinions and trading activity. “Mr. Left does his research and shows his work,” Spertus said. “That sets him apart from every pump and dump defendant in history.”
His appearances on cable news networks and statements on social media magnified the impact of his reports and caused others to follow his bets, according to prosecutors.
Left “used his platform as a securities commentator to manipulate the markets and enrich himself in the process,” said Los Angeles U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada, whose office brought the case.
The Securities and Exchange Commission also sued Left and Citron in Los Angeles federal court, accusing him of civil securities fraud.
Left, who operated out of Los Angeles for most of his career, faces criminal charges of securities fraud and lying to federal investigators. The indictment says he manipulated the prices of at least 15 stocks
over a five-year period, earning illegal profits of $16 million. He sometimes suggested stock prices would fall by 50% or more but closed his positions after share prices had moved only a couple of percent, according to the indictment.
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal in 2015, Left said he tried to make Citron’s research more appealing than the typical Wall Street fare. “Sometimes you have a great story and the biggest challenge is, ‘How do I get people to read it?’ ” Left said at the time. “Wall Street research is painfully boring. I enjoy being entertaining.”
Many stocks that Left, 54 years old, alleged to be powered by fraud later became targets of regulators. More than 50 companies covered by Citron Research were the subject of regulatory investigations, lawsuits or exchange delisting since 2001, his website says. He was sometimes right when he accused companies of questionable or fraudulent practices.
His work on drug giant Valeant, which questioned how it used a network of pharmacies it controlled, was largely on the mark. An executive at Valeant was later convicted of involvement in a kickback scheme.
Left’s indictment caps a three-year effort by the Los Angeles U.S. Attorney’s Office and fraud-section prosecutors in Washington, D.C., to examine the tactics short sellers use to instigate and then profit from a stock’s decline.
Prosecutors also accused Left of hiding ties to hedge funds that got early notice of his research and, in some cases, passing off their trading ideas as his own. The hedge funds traded in advance of his reports’ becoming public and shared a portion of profits with him, the indictment says. When asked by federal investigators in January 2021 about one of those episodes, Left lied and said he “never, never, never” gave prior notice of a report to a hedge fund in exchange for compensation, according to the indictment.
Left also misled the market by disseminating reports that suggested he managed money for other investors, when he only invested his own funds, according to the indictment.
Short sellers have long served an important role in the markets. Betting stocks will fall in price can help investors hedge against risks, identify overpriced shares and even root out fraud.
Short sellers say their research enjoys free-speech protections. But corporate executives often complain that they exaggerate a company’s problems or mislead by publishing more than they really know.
Left has long described himself as a publisher, and his website describes the limits of what he reveals.
Left had no duty to disclose how he traded after publishing his opinions, Spertus said. When Left closed positions, it was a legitimate risk-management decision, he added. “Every investor should be concerned about these charges because they are intended to reduce the amount of truthful information for investors to consider,” Spertus said.
Left never lied to investigators, Spertus added. Left’s work with the hedge fund was a collaboration and the short seller was compensated for his own trade, the attorney said.
In a different instance cited by prosecutors, Left shorted American Airlines stock in June 2020, a few months after the pandemic caused airline stocks to decline.
In a message he wrote on Citron’s account on Twitter, Left predicted that American would fall another 50% to $10.
But Left bought options that only required a small decline in price to pay off. Within 10 minutes of posting the tweet, Left closed out most of his bet on American shares. He dumped the rest within half an hour.
In some cases cited in the indictment, Left bet that stocks would rise, rather than fall, in price. But he didn’t hold the conviction for long. In 2018, Left wrote on Twitter that he was bullish on Tesla. Within one minute of writing that on Twitter, Left sold more than half his stake and pocketed $1 million, according to the indictment.
Prosecutors accused Left of manipulating the price of other stocks, including Facebook, now known as Meta, and Nvidia. He also “initiated a media campaign to discredit another activist short seller’s short report” on General Electric. In ridiculing Harry Markopolos’s report asserting that GE had aggressive accounting, Left published his own research indicating he owned the stock. In truth, the prosecutors wrote, he had already placed an order selling his GE shares when his report was published.
The cases against Left say he knew that his recommendations would move stock prices, which “empowered him to manipulate the price of a targeted security.” The SEC’s lawsuit says that stocks mentioned in his reports and tweets moved, on average, more than 12% after he published.
Left called his reports “catalysts,” according to the legal complaints, and told a business associate to “trade on day of article or day before” and “get out immediately on catalyst.” When he targeted stocks held by small shareholders, his strategy worked like taking “candy from a baby,” Left said, according to the SEC.
If convicted in the criminal case, Left faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison on each of 17 securities-fraud counts, 25 years on a separate securities-fraud charge and five years for one count of lying to investigators.
Left took a big loss when betting against GameStop three years ago. Some individual investors responded by sharing his personal information, hacking into his social-media accounts and texting Left and his two children with threatening and profane language, the Journal reported in 2021.
Left mused on a video at the time: “When we started Citron, it was to be against the establishment. We’ve actually become the establishment.”
A walk off ace to win. Watch the ball ever so slowly roll back to the hole.
Golfer wins member-guest with miraculous hole-in-one, entire club goes wild
By Greg Gottfried
July 23, 2024
With this annual tradition comes a flood of content, ranging from fights to the occasional mind-boggling walk-off. Thankfully, what we have here is the latter, with a golfer at Olympic Hills in Eden Prairie, Minnesota reportedly winning the whole kit and caboodle with one of the most dramatic aces you will ever see.
The shot lands right behind the green and slowly but surely starts to roll back to the pin. It takes a while to get there, which only boosts the anticipation and eventual explosion. It even waits an extra second hanging on the edge of the cup before finally falling.
https://www.golfdigest.com/story/golfer-wins-member-guest-shootout-miraculous-hole-in-one-fans-celebrate
?Winning a member/guest shootout with a hole in one 🍻🍻🍻 pic.twitter.com/eCeVKBZNSm
— Breezy Golf (@BreezyGlf) July 23, 2024
The good news is the Orioles are trying hard to give the game away today. A routine popup results in a 2 run error.
Volpe should hit leadoff. He has a little better BA and just as swift afoot on the basepaths.
I realize you don't like the Yankees but you should focus on your BP which sucks.
Prominent Short Seller Accused Of Fraud
U. S. says Andrew Left manipulated stock prices with misleading reports
BY DAVE MICHAELS AND JUSTIN BAER
https://ereader.wsj.net?selDate=20240727&goTo=A001&artid=4&editionStart=The%20Wall Street Journal
From today's WSJ. You should be able to read this.
I saw that and said what the hell? What image are they trying to project.
I just put new tubes and tires on my Fugi 12 speed sport. Watching the Olympic cycling time trials today what a difference the handle bars are. Not sure I could control the bike with the new handle bars.
What an amazing light show featuring the Eiffel Tower.
Paris Olympic medalists to take home actual piece of Eiffel Tower
Sarah Kezele
Jul. 26, 2024 10:11 am ET
https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/paris-olympic-medalists-take-home-actual-piece-eiffel-tower#:~:text=An%20original%20piece%20of%20the,Radiance
The rail sabotage occurred well outside the security perimeters of Paris. The French are backed by an international team of security from various countries and agencies.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cxe24vg59lzt
Time to call in Inspector Clouseau.
2024 Paris Olympics day one recap
If you’re just waking up in the United States, here’s our early afternoon recap on day one of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
China’s Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao won the first gold medal of the Paris Games on Saturday in the 10 metre air rifle mixed team event
Chen Yiwen and Chang Yani also claimed gold in the synchronised 3-metre springboard diving event as China established a (very) early lead in the medal table
Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook won the USA’s first medal of the Paris Olympics in the same event – silver
Katie Ledecky edged out her rival Ariarne Titmus in their first race of the Games, with the American posting the fastest time in the women's 400-meter freestyle prelims
Iga Swiatek, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz all began their tennis campaigns at Roland Garros
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/olympics-2024-paris-live-updates-day-one-scores-results/unqcbBfnUpFb/SI5ebmpq4c6j/