Jonathan Owens is entering his first season with the Chicago Bears after signing a two-year deal with the team in the offseason. Owens has a big summer on the horizon. Not only is he vying to leave training camp and the preseason as the team’s starting safety, he will also be cheering on his wife...
Tonya Harding’s legendary tale captures her rise to fame and abrupt fall from grace. Known for being the first American woman to land a triple axel in competition, she is considered one of the most controversial ice skaters in American history, according to her biography on olympics.com. Harding’s notoriety is established in the scandal involving...
The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will welcome a truly American sport to the field for the first time – flag football. Cincinnati Bengals star quarterback Joe Burrow said in an interview with Barstool Sports’ “Pardon My Take” that he hoped to get a chance to compete for Team USA. “That would be sick, wouldn’t it?”...
APP USERS: Click here to get the quiz! The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including current news and the sights and sounds of the season. This week’s quiz is headlined by pop stars, sports cars and rock guitars. It also includes questions about apparent...
Giannis Antetokounmpo always wears his heart on his sleeve when he is on the basketball court, which is why he was very emotional after helping Greece reach the Paris Olympics on Sunday. A series of basketball tournaments overseas determined the fate of multiple countries playing in the Olympics, and one of the four remaining spots...
Jessica Springsteen, the equestrian daughter of legendary rock star Bruce Springsteen, is not going to be representing the United States again in this year’s Olympics despite doing so in Tokyo in 2021. USA Equestrian revealed its jumping team for the Paris Olympics on Saturday afternoon, and Springsteen wasn’t on it. Instead, veteran riders Kent Farrington,...
Paris is the home of the Summer Olympics in 2024, and the world’s best athletes continue to prepare for what they hope is a gold-filled trip to France. While sports like basketball, swimming, track and field, and soccer are among the most popular, there are a few new events coming to the Olympics this year....
The participation of transgender athletes in women’s sports has been a hotly debated topic that gained significant attention in the media in 2021 following the emergence of former University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas, a transgender woman. The discussion has since prompted several sports governing bodies to re-examine their existing policies and, in some notable...
