Team USA women’s basketball extended their almost unbelievable Olympics streak in win over Belgium
The last time the U.S. and Belgian women’s basketball teams met, in an Olympic qualifier in February, the game came down to the final possession, when Breanna Stewart scored a tap-in goal to give the U.S. an 81-79 victory. This time, it wasn’t quite as close. While Belgium closed to within five points in the […]
2024 Olympics: Round 2 tee times, where Team USA sits
Welcome to Playing Through’s daily ritual, Golf Talk Today. Each day, the crew will discuss a different element of the PGA Tour, LPGA, LIV Golf and more. The 2024 Olympic Games are here! Day one of the men’s competition saw some low scores and some highs. Le Golf National offered perfect conditions that many of […]
Team USA turns Brian Windhorst into villain as Bam Adebayo trolls ESPN star
Bam Adebayo was Team USA’s standout player in Wednesday’s group stage win over South Sudan, and ESPN’s Brian Windhorst provided some extra motivation. Windhorst suggested on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Monday that he may bench Adebayo to counter Sudan’s strong wing play. “South Sudan has a lot of athletic wings,” Windhorst said. “(Jason) Tatum […]
Snoop Dogg declares himself the MVP of the 2024 Olympics after traveling with Team USA
Get your act together Olympians. There’s a new MVP in town. After nearly a week of competing in various events with the U.S. national team, Snoop Dogg boldly declared himself the Olympic Athlete of the Year. The “Drop It Like It’s Hot” hitmaker, 52, who carried the torch ahead of the opening ceremony, has been […]
Team USA’s Diana Taurasi, Cheryl Reeve Use Olympics to Stump for Kamala Harris
WNBA and Olympian Diana Taurasi and Team USA women’s coach Cheryl Reeve used the Olympics to endorse Kamala Harris for president. USA Today. Taurasi, speaking during a video interview wearing a U.S. national team shirt, said “a lot of us” see ourselves in Harris. “To me, it’s all about policy,” Taurasi said of the most […]
Suni Lee joins Simone Biles in taking shots at former Team USA gymnast over critical remarks
Suni Lee added fuel to the fire when Simone Biles slammed her former U.S. Olympic teammate after the team won gold at the Paris Olympics. Biles posted a collage of photos on Instagram of her and her teammates holding an American flag on court to celebrate winning the gold medal in the team final. In […]
Tampa Bay Rays fire sale of top players sparked after failure to sell team
The Tampa Bay Rays have dumped many of their best players ahead of Major League Baseball’s trade deadline on Tuesday, a move that was prompted in part by a failed attempt to buy the team, according to information obtained by The Washington Post. Rays owner Stuart Sternberg, who led the partnership that bought the AL […]
Florida School District Suspends Staffer After Her Trans Child Played on Girls’ Team
A Florida school district has suspended a staff member whose son, who identifies as female, played on the girls’ volleyball team, in violation of a state law signed by Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL). Broward County Board of Education Voted In a 5-4 vote, they suspended Jessica Norton for 10 days from her job as an […]
Florida school employee who let son play on girls’ volleyball team receives 10-day suspension
A high school employee in southeast Florida has been suspended without pay for 10 days after allegedly violating the state’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act by allowing her teenage son to play on the girls’ volleyball team. Jessica Norton worked as a computer information specialist at Monarch High School, about 15 miles north of Fort […]
USA Basketball 3×3 women fall to Azerbaijan, drop to 0-2 in pool play: “We’re the most inexperienced team here”
On Tuesday, the U.S. women’s 3×3 team lost 13-17 to Germany in their Olympic opener in a game that lead guard Hailey Van Lith called “weak” and teammate Sierra Burdick admitted was “awful.” The U.S. women’s basketball 3×3 program’s poor start to the Olympics got even worse on Wednesday as Azerbaijan defeated the United States, […]