Jimmer Fredette reveals injury after USA 3×3 team exits Olympics is disappointment
For Jimmer Fredette, the road to recovery is long. The former BYU star revealed he “completely tore two different ligaments” in his adductor muscles early in Team USA’s 3×3 pool play and that it will take him six months to recover from the injury. Fredette, 35, made the announcement on social media after the U.S. […]
Noah Lyles wins Olympics gold in 100M by a margin so slim the announcers got it wrong
The men’s 100 meters at the 2024 Paris Olympics was expected to be one of the most fascinating sprints of all time, with a lineup of genuine stars and a wide range of competitors. The race not only lived up to expectations, but far exceeded them with perhaps the closest finish ever. Noah Lyles of […]
British star furious Chinese swimmers named in doping scandal competed in Olympics
Chinese swimmers have been at the centre of huge Olympic controversy. China surprised the U.S. team by winning gold in the 4×100-meter medley on Sunday, the first time the U.S. team has failed to win the gold medal in the event since the 1980 Moscow Olympics (where they didn’t even qualify). Qin Haiyang and Sun […]
Olympics 2024: USA’s Kristen Faulkner stuns competition, and herself, to win road race
With the Eiffel Tower behind her and the finish line ahead, Kristen Faulkner didn’t seem to realize she was on her way to winning the Olympic road race. The 31-year-old broke away from the lead pack with 3km to go of the 158km course and immediately went into tunnel vision mode: She took one look, […]
Team USA easily wins gold in golf uniforms at 2024 Olympics, the 3 best, 3 worst team fits
The men’s golf competition has officially concluded, with the U.S. team winning their second consecutive Olympic gold medal. Scottie Scheffler shot a 9-under 61 to add a gold medal to her growing trophy collection. Tommy Fleetwood won the silver medal for Great Britain, and Hideki Matsuyama won the bronze medal for Japan. But I’m not […]
USA’s Kristen Faulkner pulls off stunning Olympics gold in road race
PARIS — The sun shines with the Eiffel Tower in the background Paris OlympicsKristen Faulkner stood on stage with her hand over her heart as the American national anthem was played. She closed her eyes for a moment as the enormity of her women’s road race victory began to sink in. Faulkner, a former Harvard […]
2024 Paris Olympics: France’s own Victor Perez steals the hearts of many with valiant effort
Victor Pérez was on the verge of joining the ranks of Leon Marchand, Kylian Mbappé and countless other French sporting stars with his spectacular performance in the men’s golf competition at the Olympics. The Frenchman shot an 8-under 63 on Sunday, including a thrilling 29 on the back nine that captured the hearts of many. […]
Olympics Were Warned About Fighter Who Failed IBA Gender Tests
World Boxing Organisation (WBO) officials say they had warned the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in advance that at least one of the two controversial boxers dominating the female competitors in Paris had failed a gender test. Hungarian Istvan Kovács, WBO’s European vice-president and former secretary-general of the International Boxing Association, told media in his country […]
Snoop Dogg overcomes fear of horses at Olympics dressage
Snoop Dogg’s popularity continues. The greatest hip-hop artist of all time is a fixture at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, and was another highlight over the weekend. Despite his self-admitted fear of horses, the Long Beach, California native dressed up in costume and competed in a dressage event with longtime friend Martha Stewart. […]
Katie Ledecky is ‘dreading’ the end of the Paris Olympics
Katie Ledecky is already thinking about returning to the big Olympic stage in four years. The 27-year-old Ledecky shone in Paris, where she is on track to bring home two gold, one silver and one bronze medals, and on Saturday won her final gold medal in her special event, the 800 meters, to cement her […]