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Jessica Pegula, born in Buffalo NY, made it to the finals of the 2024 US Open for Women's SIngles. Jessica was born in Buffalo New York to her parents Terry and Kim Pegula, both of who are the owners of our favorite sports team: the Buffalo Bills. Jessica started her professional career in 2009, and has been competing in tournaments ever since.

The latest edition of the Olympic Games has dazzled in the City of Lights, Paris, where the world's finest athletes have come together to flaunt their hard-earned skills and talents. In a close-knit race for the most gold medals, the United States of America  and the People’s Republic of China tied,  each snagging an impressive sum of 40. Meanwhile, the Americans topped the charts in total medal counts, amassing a grand total of 126 medals. 

I love the United States stereotype. According to the rest of the world, Americans are loud, obnoxious, and narcissistic. I call that patriotism. And honestly, they’re just haters. It’s not difficult to imagine why, seeing as we smoked everyone else in the Olympics.

The famous sport across the world has finally made its way to the United States, as the T20 Cricket World Cup began earlier this week. This year, the World Cup will be co-hosted in the United States and the West Indies.

The 2024 NBA Finals matchup is set with the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks contending for the NBA championship.

The Olympic Flame became an iconic symbol of the Olympic and Paralympic Games during the summer games of Amsterdam in 1928.

At the end of the 2023-2024 school year, Williamsville East High School is sad to say farewell to a beloved gym teacher. Mr. Durr is retiring after spending 31 years teaching and coaching here.

Shoma Uno, a world-renowned figure skater, has announced his retirement at the age of 26. He is a three-time Olympic medalist for Japan and two-time world champion.

World number five and Russian tennis player Andrey Rublev was defaulted in the semifinals of the ATP Dubai Championships after supposedly yelling obscenities at a line judge.

Zion Williamson of the New Orleans Pelicans recently announced that he will partake in the dunk contest if he makes it to next year's All-Star team. This was brought up during the New Orleans Pelicans and Toronto Raptors game, where Zion scored 16 points in 26 minutes in a 138-98 win over the Raptors. After the game, a reporter asked if he could see himself participating in the dunk contest. Zion responded, "If I'm in the All-Star Game, I'll do the dunk contest," he said. "But if I'm not, I'm not doing it."