American track star Noah Lyles missed the 4×100-meter relay due to COVID-19. While Team USA may have benefited from Lyles’ presence on the track for the relay event, a mishap ultimately ended the American men’s hopes of capturing gold in Paris Friday. The U.S. men’s track and field team extended its medal drought in the...
Masai Russell took a page out of Noah Lyles’ book on Saturday at the Paris Olympics and won the women’s 100-meter hurdles by a torso. Russell defeated Cyrena Samba-Mayela by one one-hundredth of a second to get back on the podium. Russell crossed the line at 12.33, and Samba-Mayela finished with a 12.34. Puerto Rico’s...
American gymnast Jordan Chiles may lose her Olympic bronze medal, which she won in the women’s floor exercise final. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the judging panel at the event had improperly granted an inquiry that increased Chiles’ score, which moved her into bronze medal position over Romania’s Ana Barbosu. The Switzerland-based...
An Olympian competing in breaking for the Refugee Team was disqualified on Friday at the Paris Olympics after the B-girl wore a political message on her outfit during the competition. Manizha Talash, who is originally from Afghanistan, wore a cap that had the words “Free Afghan Women” emblazoned on the back of it as she...
Team USA needed a spark, and Steph Curry delivered when it mattered most as he’s done his entire professional career. Up only three points with 2:48 left in the game, Curry put France’s Guerschon Yabusele on skates and hit a 3-pointer to extend the lead to six. It was the first of four 3-pointers Curry...
For Kerri Walsh Jennings, the most decorated beach volleyball Olympian of all-time, there’s no questioning the personal drive she’s had throughout her illustrious career to come away with such accomplishments. But like many Olympians before her, and those competing at the 2024 Paris Games now, the realization that you’re competing for something more than yourself...
The “Noah Lyles COVID race” had a new revelation Friday when his coach said the sprinter competed in the men’s 200-meter final with a 102-degree fever. Lyles fell short of his goal to win gold and break the world record in the event Thursday, finishing with the bronze and collapsing on the track shortly after...
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach faced more questions about the gender eligibility controversy involving two boxers competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics in what was his final press conference before the Games conclude this weekend. Bach, who was first elected in 2013, did not sway from the IOC’s stance on the eligibility concerns surrounding...
The U.S. men’s basketball team trailed by as many as 17 points during its game against Serbia at the Paris Olympics Thursday. But Team USA managed to pull off a miraculous fourth-quarter comeback to advance to its fourth straight gold medal game, beating Serbia, 95-91. Avid sports fan and U.S. second gentleman Douglas Emhoff was...
There’s no way to tell if the rainy weather or the absence of American track star Noah Lyles contributed to the U.S.’ disappointing finish in the men’s 4×100-meter relay, but it’s certainly something to consider. Team USA on Friday extended its medal drought in the men’s event to 20 years after a botched handoff in...
