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Lucia Moris’ agonizing injury turned into a heartwarming Olympic moment

A little-noticed race ended with one of the most heartwarming moments of the Paris Olympics. The first of four women’s 100m qualifying races at the Paris Games, in which only the top three from each race advance to the first round, took a heartbreaking turn on Friday when South Sudan’s Lucia Morris collapsed to the […]

Tennis fan lifts up shirt to reveal bikini top in wild Olympics moment

Wednesday’s women’s singles quarterfinal match between Iga Swiatek and Danielle Collins took an unexpected turn when a female spectator in the stands lifted her shirt to reveal her bikini top. During the Olympic matches at Roland Garros, cameras showed fans in the crowd, including men, children and women. All appeared to be status quo as […]

Leon Marchand wins two gold medals on same day in historic Olympics moment

While most Olympians would be happy with just one gold medal, French swimmer Leon Marchand made history by winning two gold medals on the same day. Competing in his home country, the 22-year-old achieved an unprecedented feat in Olympic history by winning both the 200m butterfly and 200m breaststroke – and by nearly two hours’ […]

Why some Olympics fans thought swimming finish was a ‘creepy moment’

A White Plains swimmer’s semifinal win provided an “eerie moment” for viewers of the 2024 Olympics. Claire Weinstein took first place in the 200-meter freestyle heats on Sunday in a time of 1:55.24, beating Barbora Simanova of the Czech Republic and Mary-Sophie Harvey of Canada, but it wasn’t her fault. But as the top three […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo shoves Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in heated Olympics moment

Canada’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was impressive in his Olympic debut, beating Greece and Giannis Antetokounmpo 86-79 in the group stage. And the victory didn’t come without some snide comments. On Saturday in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France, Thunder guard Gilgeous-Alexander, a two-time All-Star, appeared to utter some harsh words toward Greece’s Giannoulis Larentzakis just before the final buzzer sounded. […]

Kamala Harris’s Michael Dukakis Moment

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Americans over the age of fifty may remember the 1988 presidential election campaign, when Governor Michael Dukakis surged to a seventeen-point lead over Vice President George H. W. Bush following the Democratic National Convention in mid-July. That was a successful convention for Democrats. They were united and eager to take […]