American tennis star Danielle Collins ripped her opponent, Iga Swiatek, after their intense Paris Olympics quarterfinals match on Wednesday. Collins retired from the match in a close battle. Swiatek was leading 6-2, 1-6, 4-1 when Collins needed a medical timeout over an injured stomach muscle. After the match, Collins said she accused Swiatek of being...
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Officials abandon men's sailing medal race due to lack of wind: 'Never seen anything like it'
A lack of wind caused the men’s skiff final race to be abandoned on Thursday at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Officials decided there was not a sufficient amount of wind to complete the race, which had already begun, per Reuters. The 10-boat, double-points race saw Spain out in the early lead in a boat manned...
Italian boxer's fight against Olympic opponent deemed to have male chromosomes 'not an even contest,' PM says
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni decried the fairness of the Paris Olympics match between Italy’s Angela Carini and Algeria’s Imane Khelif, who was deemed to have male chromosomes. Carini abandoned the fight in 46 seconds after getting punched in the face twice. One punch forced her to go to her corner to readjust her headgear....
Bucs make Tristin Wirfs highest-paid offensive lineman in NFL history with massive extension
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have locked in their left tackle Tristin Wirfs for the future, and they made NFL history while doing it. Multiple reports say Wirfs and the Bucs have reached an agreement on a five-year extension worth a whopping $140.63 million, which now makes him the highest-paid offensive lineman in NFL history. It...
IOC defends Olympic boxers in gender eligibility controversy amid firestorm
The International Olympic Committee maintained Thursday that the boxers in its women’s competition “comply with the competition’s eligibility and entry regulations, as well as all applicable medical regulations set by the Paris 2024 Boxing Unit (PBU).” The IOC’s statement came as Algerian boxer Imane Khelif defeated Italy’s Angela Carini via abandonment. Khelif was able to...
Patrick Willis ready to leave it all out on stage at Hall of Fame induction: 'Pretty much like gameday'
Patrick Willis, the legendary San Francisco 49ers linebacker, might not be trying to read a defense for gameday anymore, but he has been watching film recently. He has been playing back his speech rehearsals for his Pro Football Hall of Fame induction this Saturday in Canton, Ohio. It is the most prestigious honor an NFL...
US women's fencing defeats Italy to win first-ever team gold medal in Olympics
The United States women’s foil team made history at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Thursday by defeating the dominant Italian team to win gold for the very first time. Italy had won four of the last six gold medals in this team event, but when Queens native Lauren Scruggs got the final touch on Arianna...
Browns player placed on backboard, rushed to hospital in scary scene at training camp
Cleveland Browns running back D’Onta Foreman was placed on a backboard and carted off the field to an ambulance, where he went to the hospital due to a “direct blow to the head that resulted in neck pain,” the team announced. As full-padded practices began across the NFL, Foreman was participating in a punt drill...
USA edges New Zealand to capture gold in men's coxless four final
The latest gold medal for the United States in the 2024 Paris Olympics comes in a sport where Americans haven’t won it all since 1960 in Rome. USA Rowing, a men’s coxless four team consisting of Liam Corrigan, Michael Grady, Nick Mead and Justin Best, saw their boat just pass New Zealand by 0.85 seconds...
NBA MVP Joel Embiid sits in latest Olympic win after USA coach calls himself 'idiot' for not playing teammate
One game after Team USA head coach Steve Kerr called himself an “idiot” for not playing Jayson Tatum in the Olympic opener against Serbia, he had another player not see an ounce of playing time. This one was an NBA MVP. Joel Embiid, the Philadelphia 76ers star center, was a starter against Serbia, but he...









