ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith has now entered the conversation revolving around Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown’s Olympic team snub. Basketball fans were curious as to why Brown, the NBA Finals MVP, didn’t make Team USA initially. But that conversation escalated when Derrick White, Brown’s Celtics teammate, was the replacement for Kawhi Leonard, who withdrew...
American Olympic legend Dara Torres agreed with the criticism levied at the World Anti-Doping Association (WADA) as a scandal broke out just a few months before the 2024 Paris Games. It was revealed in the spring that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned heart medication before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and were...
Jamaican star runner Shericka Jackson was leading in a women’s 200-meter race in Hungrary on Tuesday when she suddenly pulled up in apparent pain. The event was being used as a tuneup for the upcoming Olympics. The 2024 Summer Games begin later this month in Paris. Jackson’s apparent injury marks the latest setback for the...
European Tour player Joost Luiten was told by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that his proposed exemption to be added to the Paris Olympics golf field was denied. Luiten initially qualified for the Olympics. However, he was prohibited by his home country, the Netherlands, because he was not in the top 100 of the Official...
Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard withdrew from the Team USA men’s basketball Olympic roster on Wednesday. USA Basketball said the organization and the Clippers determined that Leonard should focus on getting ready for the upcoming 2024-25 season. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM LA Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard, #2, warms up before...
American Daniel Romanchuk is one of the top wheelchair-racing Paralympians in the world and proved it on the world stage in 2021 when he took home a gold medal in the 400-meter T54 and a bronze in the marathon T54. Romanchuk, a Mount Airy, Maryland, native, has had the opportunity to represent the United States...
A surprise visitor dropped by the U.S. men’s national basketball team’s practice on Tuesday. Vice President Kamala Harris stopped by Team USA’s training camp, but she did not leave without delivering a clear message. “Bring back the gold,” Harris said as she addressed the team. Harris, a California native, has previously expressed her support for...
Dara Torres conquered the pool at the Olympics during the height of her swimming career. Torres won 12 Olympic medals while she represented the United States in five Olympics from 1988 to 2008, and her medal count is tied for most among female swimmers of all-time with Jenny Thompson and Natalie Coughlin. CLICK HERE FOR...
American Paralympic gold medalist Daniel Romanchuk is looking to bring back more glory from Paris later this summer. But, more importantly, he’s looking to make a difference in some lives. Romanchuk, a champion wheelchair racer who won the 400-meter T54 and picked up a bronze medal in the marathon T54 at the Tokyo Paralympics in...
Alica Schmidt, the German track and field competitor who was dubbed the “world’s sexiest athlete,” revealed she made the Olympic team in a video on Friday. Schmidt appeared to be overcome with emotions as she received the call that she would represent Germany in Paris later this summer. A TikTok video showed her in tears...
