USA Flag Football Star Says It’s ‘Disrespectful’ for NFL Stars to ‘Assume’ They’ll Make the Olympic Team
Patrick Mahomes and Tyreek Hill may be excitedly making travel plans to play flag football in the 2028 Olympics, but not everyone is as excited. Darrell Doucette, current quarterback for the USA Men’s National Flag Football Team, thinks it’s “disrespectful” to “assume” that the NFL’s biggest stars will still be playing in 2028. “I think […]
Caitlin Clark dazzles in first game from extended Olympic break
Caitlin Clark had no rust to shake off on Friday. After not being selected for the Olympic team, the rookie phenom has been without competitive basketball for nearly a month, but she was unfazed when the WNBA regular season resumed. Clark scored 29 points (one shy of his career high) and had 10 assists in […]
Olympic Boxer Who Failed IBA Gender Tests Reveals Dramatic Feminine Makeover
The Olympic boxer, who won women’s boxing gold in Paris this month after failing the IBA’s gender test, posted a video on Instagram showing off her dramatic feminization. Algerian boxer Imane Kherif appears in an ad for Algerian cosmetics company Beauty Code. The ad starts with Kherif wearing boxing gloves and with her hair pulled […]
USWNT’s Tierna Davidson proud of her Olympic gold medal
U.S. Women’s National Team and Gotham FC defender Tierna Davidson didn’t want to make it seem like battling adversity was her specialty, but she did admit it made winning the gold medal at the Paris Olympics all the more sweet. Davidson, 25, was not a member of the eliminated U.S. Women’s World Cup team in […]
Raygun ‘represented hard’ in Olympic routine: Australian teammate
Rachel “RaeGun” Gunn’s Australian Olympic teammate, Jeff “J Attack” Dunn, has entered the fray to defend fellow breakdancer Rachel Gunn’s heavily criticised performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Gunn’s “kangaroo dance,” among other dance moves, earned her a zero when the sport of breaking debuted on the world stage, sparking an intense backlash against her. […]
Jordan Chiles breaks silence after Olympic bronze medal ruling: ‘This decision feels unjust’
U.S. team gymnastics star Jordan Chiles has broken her silence after learning she may have to give up the bronze medal she won after placing third on the floor exercise at the 2024 Paris Olympics. There has been huge debate over whether Childs’ score of 13.766 should stand, and the 23-year-old has now spoken out […]
Jordan Chiles says ‘unjust’ stripping of Olympic bronze has led to racist abuse | Gymnastics
Jordan Childs said she was “heartbroken” by the decision to strip her Olympic bronze medal and said she had been subjected to racist slurs on social media. At the Paris Olympics, a US gymnast was initially awarded the bronze medal in the floor exercise after her appeal against the judges’ scoring method was upheld, moving […]
Jordan Chiles breaks silence on Olympic bronze medal controversy
US gymnast Jordan Childs says she is overwhelmed by the “love” and support she has received following the controversial furore over the bronze medal she won at the Paris Olympics earlier this month. The 23-year-old gymnast said she will “do everything in our power to ensure that justice is done” in a statement shared on […]
Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn breaks silence over Olympic breakdancing backlash
Skating athlete Rachel “Raegan” Gunn has broken her silence, posting a video to Instagram about the controversy that erupted after her Olympic performance. The 36-year-old Australian singer has faced widespread criticism on social media as well as from celebrities such as Adele and Jimmy Fallon in the aftermath of his performance in Paris. Gunn’s Olympic […]
US, China standoff over Olympic athlete drug testing prompts new House GOP probe
First appeared on FOX: A group of House Republicans is weighing in on the U.S.-China fight over an international body that would regulate athletes’ use of performance-enhancing drugs. “We, the undersigned Parliamentarians, are writing to express our serious concerns regarding recent developments surrounding the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and its handling of doping allegations,” the […]