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Chase Budinger earns first Olympic beach volleyball win after NBA change

Chase Budinger’s second act has begun. The former NBA player won his first Olympic beach volleyball match on Monday alongside teammate Miles Evans. The pair defeated France’s Arnaud Gautier-Latte and Youssef Crewe in Pool F action, 21-14, 21-11 in two sets. His basketball roots, which include seven seasons in the NBA, were evident in the […]

Olympic Sponsor C-Spire Pulls Ads After ‘Mockery ‘of Last Supper

Olympic organizing committees’ decision to allow a drag queen to perform a parody of “The Last Supper” at the opening ceremony in Paris on Friday has cost the Olympics a U.S. sponsor. Mississippi-based phone service company C-Spire posted a statement on Facebook on Saturday announcing its intention to withdraw advertising from the XXXIII Olympiad. post […]

Olympic Organizers Sorry for Any Offense ‘Taken’ from Last Supper Parody

Organisers of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony have been unapologetically apologetic for any offence “caused” to Christians by a drag queen’s parody of Jesus’ Last Supper. “Obviously there was no intention to show any disrespect to any religious group.” Declared Anne Decquin, a spokeswoman for Paris 2024, said the ritual was seen by […]

German Surfer Suffers Wardrobe Malfunction During Olympic Competition

Spectators at the Olympic surfing competition on Saturday got a much bigger treat than they bargained for: German surfer Tim Elter stripping naked in the waves of Tahiti. He was in the Olympics, so why was he in Tahiti? Good question. The waves in France are not Olympic-grade, so the surfing competition takes place in […]

Nic Fink breaks 120-year-old US Olympic swimming record with silver medal

New Jersey native Nick Fink made history on Sunday by winning the silver medal in the 100-meter breaststroke, tying with two-time gold medalist Adam Peaty, to become the oldest first-time medalist for U.S. swimming in modern Olympic history. Nicolo Martinenghi of Italy won gold in a photo-finish race, after Fink and Peaty of Great Britain […]