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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's loss to Poland in the final of the men's volleyball world championship on Sunday was a blow to the South Americans, but should boost the sport in two years at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Poland upset three-time defending champion Brazil 3-1 in Katowice to end an astounding three-week tournament in Poland that drew more than 500,000 fans — including 62,000 for the tournament's opening match in Warsaw's national stadium. Poland won its only other men's volleyball title in 1974, and then took Olympic gold in 1976. Ary Graca, a Brazilian who heads volleyball's world governing body the FIVB, tells The Associated Press that "I have no doubt volleyball is going to be a big success at the Olympics.Read more on NewsOK.com

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PHOTOS: Denver Nuggets drop game 6 of series to Minnesota Timberwolves 115-70
Denver Post, Friday - 05/17/2024 - 12:01 AM
The Denver Nuggets lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves 115-70 in game 6 of their second-round NBA playoff series at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Thursday, May 16, 2024. The series is now tied 3-3, with game 7 determining who goes on to the Western Conference Finals.
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Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves crush Nuggets to force Game 7 in second-round series
Denver Post, Thursday - 05/16/2024 - 11:07 PM
MINNEAPOLIS — After an exchange of blowouts that has lasted six games, there’s no telling what could happen in the seventh. Jamal Murray’s shooting efficiency reverted to Game 2 form, Michael Porter Jr. was held to single-digit scoring for a third consecutive game and the Nuggets were crushed, 115-70, by the Timberwolves in a potential close-out Game 6 on Thursday night.
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3-Pointers: Timberwolves’ 20-0 run buries Nuggets in Game 6 as Jamal Murray goes cold
Denver Post, Thursday - 05/16/2024 - 11:00 PM
Initial thoughts from the Nuggets’ embarrassing Game 6 loss to the Timberwolves in the Western Conference semifinals: Murray struggles: Nuggets star Jamal Murray was no longer the enemy. And he needed the energy from the boos. The Nuggets missed more open shots than T. J. Hooker. Murray symbolized the struggles as the fans ignored him.
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Overland’s Jarrius Ward breaks Class 5A state meet record in epic discus duel
Denver Post, Thursday - 05/16/2024 - 09:42 PM
LAKEWOOD — The fans at Jeffco Stadium didn’t have to wait long for an eye-popping performance on the opening day of the 2024 CHSAA state track and field championships. On Thursday morning, Overland junior Jarrius Ward broke the Class 5A state meet record in the discus with a launch of 203 feet, 4 inches.
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Broomfield’s Lilly Nichols sets Colorado girls pole vaulting record to claim Class 5A title
Denver Post, Thursday - 05/16/2024 - 09:35 PM
LAKEWOOD — When Broomfield senior Lilly Nichols first cleared the 13 foot, 7 inch pole vault bar at the state track and field championships on Thursday afternoon, she had already won her third Class 5A crown and set a personal record. Then she kept going. Nichols decided to go for the all-Colorado girls record of 13-9, which Andrea Willis set in 2016.
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In 25th year of Special Olympic/Paralympic races at CHSAA state track, events are “one of the greatest things we do here”
Denver Post, Thursday - 05/16/2024 - 08:21 PM
LAKEWOOD — Lochlan Walker was still winded and hunched over from his 100-meter dash when his mom, Paige, mobbed him with the news of his personal record time of 12.48 seconds. They smiled simultaneously and shared a moment they won’t soon forget as Walker, a Fairview High School senior, notched the fastest time for a Special Olympic/Paralympic athlete on Thursday afternoon at the 2024 CHSAA state track and field meet at Jeffco Stadium. About an hour later, Walker also recorded the best Special Olympic/Paralympic time in the 200 meters, at 25.92.
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