USA rower details disappointing Tinder experience at Olympic village: ‘Do you want babies?’
Olympians are looking to win both on and off the field in Paris. While the United States has come out on top at this year’s Olympics with 30 total medals (but only five gold), it doesn’t seem like the U.S. or other countries are experiencing the same success outside of sports. Rower Emily Deleman revealed […]
Paris 2024 Olympics day six: golf, rowing, tennis, gymnastics and more – live | Paris Olympic Games 2024
Important Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Whether you’re an avid sports fan or just a casual spectator, the Paris Olympics provided plenty of amazing scenes and beautiful scenery. As Barney Ronay put it in his triathlon article, yesterday’s triathlon was: “It’s an aesthetic triumph, an incredibly beautiful and […]
U.S. Soccer’s women ran through the Olympic group stage. We predict the rest of their run
This time last year, the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team was in disarray. Indeed, it was last July when Megan Rapinoe, a mainstay of the team for nearly a decade, announced her intention to retire from professional soccer. It felt like the confluence of a rapidly growing series of unfortunate events. After winning the 2019 […]
Joel Embiid didn’t play in US men’s basketball’s Olympic win over South Sudan
The U.S. team recorded its second straight victory in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games on Wednesday, but did so without one of its key stars. In the team’s 103-86 win over South Sudan, 76ers center Joel Embiid did not play the entire game due to a decision made by head coach Steve Kerr. The Warriors […]
Olympic tennis 2024: Iga Swiatek still the one to beat as women’s semifinals set
Tennis at the Paris 2024 Olympics is rapidly drawing to a close with the women’s singles semi-finals already decided: Poland’s top seed Iga Swiatek will face China’s sixth seed Chen Qingwen, while Croatia’s Donna Vekic will face Slovakia’s Anna Karolina Szumidlova in the other group. Olympic tennis is like a Grand Slam final, except instead […]
Former Opponent of Olympic Trans Fighter Speaks Out
As transgender fighters Imane “The Bullet” Kherif of Algeria and Lin “The Bullet” Yu-ting of Taiwan prepare to step into the ring against female competitors later this week, one of Kherif’s former opponents is sounding the alarm about the dangers posed by male fighters. Mexico’s Brianda Tamara Cruz Sandoval, who fought Kheriff in December 2022, […]
NBA MVP Joel Embiid sits in latest Olympic win after USA coach calls himself ‘idiot’ for not playing teammate
After US coach Steve Kerr called himself a “fool” for not using Jayson Tatum in the Olympic opener against Serbia, he gave another player zero playing time. This guy was the NBA MVP. Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid started against Serbia but was replaced by Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis in Wednesday’s […]
The story behind Lola Anderson’s Olympic gold medal tears
It’s natural for an athlete to get emotional after winning a gold medal, but for Laura Anderson it has a special meaning. The 26-year-old British rower and her team fulfilled a teenage dream by winning the women’s four-person sculls final on Wednesday. After watching the London Games in her home country in 2012, 14-year-old Anderson […]
Mallory Swanson fueled U.S. Soccer’s Olympic quarterfinal run. Here’s 5 things to know about her
The U.S. currently enjoys the benefit of a three-headed monster on offense, with Mallory Swanson firmly established as one of them. Swanson joins teammates Trinity Rodman and Sophia Smith (and technically a four-headed monster if you add in longtime striker Crystal Dunn) in leading a national team that is the favorite to win a medal […]
Mike Tirico canceled interview after joke about Olympic Opening Ceremony
Chris “Mad Dog” Russo isn’t too happy about being stood up by longtime NBC Sports announcer Mike Tirico on a date with him. Russo explained that he had planned to interview Tirico for his SiriusXM show, but the interview was canceled after NBC mocked ESPN’s decision to broadcast the Opening Ceremonies in IMAX on their […]