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Emmanuel Grace Mouambako, second from left, and Mireille Nganga, center, were the flag bearers for Team Congo at the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games at Place de la Concorde on Aug. 28, 2024. The two athletes and Mouambako's sighted guide have since gone missing. Elsa/Getty Images hide caption

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa lies on the ground after colliding with a Bills defender during a Thursday night game. Carmen Mandato/Getty Images hide caption

The Las Vegas Aces' A'ja Wilson shoots during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Indiana Fever in Indianapolis on Wednesday. Darron Cummings/AP hide caption

U.S. Soccer has tapped Mauricio Pochettino to be the next coach of the men's national team. Pochettino, the former manager of Chelsea, is shown here last December in a Premier League match between Luton Town and Chelsea in Luton, England. Justin Setterfield/Getty Images hide caption

Uganda's Rebecca Cheptegei (third from left), died after being set on fire in her home. The man who allegedly attacked her has also died, in a case that has renewed calls for more awareness and protections for women against domestic violence in Kenya. FERENC ISZA/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption

Ellie Marks and Paul Schulte hold Team USA's flag during the closing ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games at Stade de France on Sunday. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images hide caption

Members of the United States delegation parade Sunday during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paralympics in Paris Thibault Camus/AP hide caption

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill speaks during an NFL football post game news conference on Sunday in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Dolphins defeated the Jaguars 20-17. Rebecca Blackwell/AP hide caption

Jannik Sinner, of Italy, reacts after defeating Taylor Fritz, of the United States, to win the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in New York. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP hide caption

Kendrick Lamar performs at last summer's Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn. Amy Harris/Invision/AP hide caption

Chance Gainer, an 18-year-old student at Port St. Joe High School in Florida, died on Friday after collapsing on the field. Kolbie Jones hide caption

Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, reacts against Jessica Pegula, of the United States, during the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships on Saturday in New York. Frank Franklin II/AP hide caption

Taylor Fritz of the U.S reacts after defeating Frances Tiafoe during the men's singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships on Friday in New York. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption

Swimmer Ali Truwit, pictured at practice in Stamford, Conn., in August, won silver in her first Paralympic Games just over a year after losing part of her leg in a shark attack. Julia Nikhinson/AP hide caption

Jessica Pegula of the United States reacts after defeating Karolina Muchova, of the Czech Republic, during the women's singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships on Thursday in New York. Julia Nikhinson/AP hide caption

Alex Morgan, the generational soccer star who helped lead the U.S. to two FIFA Women's World Cup titles and an Olympic gold medal, announced on social media that she will retire. Catherine Ivill/Getty Images hide caption

Kayode and Christiana Alabi both competed in table tennis at the Paris Paralympics. They each had polio in their childhood, growing up in Nigeria. BBC/Screenshot by NPR hide caption

Rebecca Cheptegei is seen competing at the Discovery 10km road race in Kapchorwa, Uganda, on Jan. 20, 2023. ‎/AP hide caption