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Brittney Griner explains burst of emotions after winning gold: 'My country fought for me to get back'

Brittney Griner was visibly emotional as she listened to “The Star-Spangled Banner” after receiving a gold medal as part of the U.S. women’s basketball team’s win over France at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. Griner, who once decided to boycott the national anthem altogether in protest of racial injustice in the U.S., told reporters her...

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Simone Biles' birth mom hoping to 'make amends' with Olympic legend

Simone Biles is the greatest American Olympic gymnast of all time, and she solidified that notion at the Paris Games with four medals in the two-week span. Biles’ backstory is not one that is told too often. Her birth mother, Shanon Biles, was unable to care for the gymnast and her three other children as...

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Simone Biles 'forever grateful to represent' US at the Paris Olympics

Simone Biles reminded the world why she is the best gymnast on Earth at the Paris Olympics. Biles took home three gold medals and a silver all while dealing with a calf injury. Biles was seen in a walking boot during the pomp and circumstance of the closing ceremony. She still managed to hit the...