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...
Katie Ledecky was proud to be able to represent the United States on the Olympic stage and expressed it as much after she won the 1,500-meter freestyle in dominant fashion. Ledecky tied the Olympic record with eight gold medals and 12 medals overall as she won the race by more than 10 seconds. She set...
Drama surrounded the men’s 200-meter backstroke at Paris La Defense Arena Wednesday when one swimmer was disqualified and another was missing from the event. Great Britain’s Luke Greenbank touched the wall after his 200 meters, and it appeared he was going to head to the semifinals after defeating Germany’s Lukas Maertens in the fourth heat....
United States star swimmer Torri Huske is heading back to the podium at the Paris Olympics after collecting silver in the women’s 100-meter freestyle final on Wednesday night. Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom, the world record holder in this event, took gold with a time of 52:16, but Huske wasn’t too far behind at 52.29 to come...
Make that eight-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky. The 27-year-old tied Jenny Thompson for the most Olympic gold medals in women’s swimming history after taking home the 1,500-meter on Wednesday. She set an Olympic record time of 15:30.02 in her dominant win. It was also her 12th medal overall, tying Thompson and Emma McKeon for...
Donna Kelce, the mother of Super Bowl champion brothers Travis and Jason, reposted a critical take of the controversy around the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on Monday. The opening ceremony was criticized for making a mockery of “The Last Supper” – one of the most revered moments in Christianity. Those defending the segment have claimed...
American men’s gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik went viral on Monday as he waited around during the team final for his chance to secure a spot on the podium with a pommel horse performance. The Paris Olympics broadcast camera kept showing Nedoroscik getting mentally prepared for his event as he watched his other teammates, Frederick Richard, Brody...
The Paris Olympics are underway and several medals have already been doled out. The United States led the way with 126 medals in total as of Sunday. Team USA has 40 gold, 44 silver and 42 bronze medals. Jordan Chiles was ordered to give up her bronze medal after controversy following the floor exercise. Here...
American swimmer Ryan Murphy was on top of the world on Monday, even if he was not standing on top of the podium at the Paris Olympics. Murphy won a bronze medal in the 100-meter backstroke. It was the third medal he won in the competition and the seventh medal he has won at the...
Brazil sent Ana Carolina Vieira home from the Paris Olympics on Sunday over a breach of protocol violation. The Brazilian Swimming Federation said in a statement it sent notice to the Brazilian Olympic Committee that two athletes, Vieira and Gabriel Santos, left the Olympic Village without proper authorization. Santos was given a warning, but Vieira...
