Olympics Articles - Page 18

The men’s basketball group stage continues on Friday as France battles Germany. The hosts look to defend their turf as we share our Olympics odds series and make a France-Germany prediction and pick. France overcame Japan 94-90 in an exceptional overtime win. Initially, they led 32-25 after the first quarter and led 49-44 at halftime. […]

Steve Kerr benched Joel Embiid for Team USA’s 103-86 victory over South Sudan on Wednesday, leaving Stephen Curry and LeBron James as the only players to start every game on the Americans’ path for Olympic gold. It’s hardly shocking that Curry and James’ place on the floor for tipoff is ironclad. They’re living legends, still […]

Canada faces Spain in a battle of two countries looking to make it to the elimination round. It’s time to play some basketball as we share our Olympics odds series, make a Canada-Spain prediction, and pick. Canada defeated Australia 93-83 in the second game of the group stage match and is 1-1 in the Olympics. […]

We are in the knockout stage as Morocco battles the USA in the Olympic soccer quarterfinals. One will go home after this match as we share our Olympics odds series and make a Morocco-USA prediction and pick. The USA defeated Guinea 3-0 and advanced to the knockout stage. Things started well when Djodje Mihailovic curled […]

Satou Sabally looks more than ready to make her return to the Dallas Wings following the Olympic break. Sabally, who did not play during the first portion of the 2024 WNBA season after undergoing offseason shoulder surgery, is currently playing for Team Germany at the Olympics. She led Germany to a pivotal 75-64 victory over […]

On Thursday, Simone Biles won Olympics gold yet again in the women’s gymnastics all-around final from Paris. Biles had to overcome a slow start in which she made a major mistake on the bars but worked her way back to the top of the leaderboard with her performances over the ensuing events, ultimately winding up […]

Simone Biles and Suni Lee both had an incredible performance on Thursday in all-around gymnastics at the Olympics, and they both made history. Biles became the first USA woman to win two gold medals in all-around gymnastics, and Suni Lee is the only other USA woman to medal twice in all-around gymnastics. Everyone is reacting […]

It’s been eight years since Simone Biles won her first Gold Medal in the Individual All-Around competition at the Summer Olympics, and now only hours since she’s captured her second. Biles, now unequivocally the greatest gymnastics performer of all-time if she wasn’t already, became the first woman to win two Olympic All-Around Titles since Czech […]

You might have been able to spot Kevin Durant sitting courtside at Team USA women’s basketball 3×3 Olympic game against Australia on Thursday, but that doesn’t mean he or his fellow NBA superstars Steph Curry and LeBron James would ever play for the American 3×3 squad. Why? In a word, while it’s imminently watchable for […]

Simone Biles just cemented her status at the greatest gymnast of all time. Biles just became the first woman to win two Olympic All-Around Titles since Vera Caslavska in 1964 and 1968. She earned the gold medal ahead of silver medalist Rebeca Andrade of Brazil and bronze medalist Suni Lee, also on Team USA. Biles […]

After Jayson Tatum got roasted for not playing at all in Team USA’s win over Serbia, it was Joel Embiid who found himself glued to the bench in their win over South Sudan on Wednesday. Head coach Steve Kerr’s lineup combinations for Team USA have been the subject of quite a bit of debate, and […]

Xander Schauffele’s gold medal defense got off to a promising start at the Paris Olympics, as his stellar 2024 PGA Tour form continued into the first round of the Men’s Golf competition at Le Golf National. Schauffele — who won the PGA Championship in April and the Open Championship in July — carded a 6-under […]

Every time the Olympics roll around, one nation’s team or specific athlete captures the hearts of sports fans around the world. During the 2024 Paris Olympics, that has been the South Sudan men’s national basketball team. As a country, South Sudan is only 13 years old, as they were officially recognized as an independent country […]

Before making his Olympics debut for Team USA, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler made sure to draw first-hand inspiration from two of the best: Simone Biles and Suni Lee. Scheffler and his family were on-hand at the women’s gymnastics team all-around final, where Biles, Lee, Jordan Chiles, and Jade Carey led Team USA to a […]

Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo was a huge reason Team USA got the win over South Sudan Wednesday, 103-86, dialing in a great performance. However, one could think that the outing from Adebayo was in part proving wrong Brian Windhorst of ESPN who predicted before the contest that the big-man could be benched due to […]

Kim Yeji’s appearance at the 2024 Paris Olympics has transcended her silver medal in the women’s 10-meter air pistol event, captivating audiences worldwide with her distinctive style and demeanor. The 31-year-old South Korean sharpshooter has become a sensation on social media, earning accolades not just for her skill but for her striking, almost otherworldly presence, […]

Swimmer Katie Ledecky has achieved greatness once again winning a gold medal Wednesday in the 1,500-meter freestyle in the Paris Olympics games. This is Ledecky’s eighth gold medal and 12th overall which both ties the most out of any American woman in history which prompted a surreal reaction from the dynamic athlete saying she is […]

South Sudan came into the 2024 Paris Olympics as one of the least accomplished basketball programs in the world. They only gained independence in 2011, and they are currently in the foundation stage of their basketball program. Despite all the disadvantages that they have been facing to this point, they have garnered the respect of […]

When Jayson Tatum was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the third overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, he knew his life would change forever. And not even from a basketball standpoint, but from a financial planning perspective. Enter SoFi. Tatum, who had his son Deuce three months into his rookie year in the […]

While the Team USA 5×5 squad led by LeBron James has been dominant, the same cannot be said for their 3×3 team at the Paris Olympics. Jimmer Fredette and his crew had just recently lost to Poland. This means that their medal hopes are slowly dwindling. However, Kareem Maddox and Canyon Barry opted to be […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James isn’t new with setting scoring records and added another one for the history books during Wednesday’s match against South Sudan. While he hasn’t claimed the top scorer title yet, James joined Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony as only the third Team USA player to surpass 300 points in Olympic […]

Kevin Durant, arguably the greatest player in the history of Team USA’s participation in Olympic basketball, once again did his part in leading his team to victory. Durant may not have recaptured the heights he reached when he went bonkers from the field in Team USA’s opening game win in the 2024 Paris Olympics against […]

The Duke basketball season is not on the radar screen of most hoops fans now that Team USA basketball is in the Olympics, but for Cooper Flagg, the countdown has officially begun. The heralded freshman forward got a whirlwind experience playing against LeBron James and Team USA during the exhibition season and now he’s revealing […]

Joel Embiid is the sole Team USA player getting booed and facing a high level of scrutiny at the Paris Olympics, leaving his teammates, including Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards, confused. “I don’t know what is going on. I don’t know why he gets booed all the time,” said Anthony Edwards in a post-game interview […]

Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz take on take on Dan Evans and Andy Murray in the 2024 Olympics tennis men’s doubles tournament. Our 2024 Olympics tennis odds series has our  Paul Fritz vs Evans Murray prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Paul Fritz vs Evans Murray. The Olympic tennis tournament at Roland Garros […]

Novak Djokovic takes on Stefanos Tsitsipas in the 2024 Olympics tennis men’s singles quarterfinals. Our 2024 Olympics tennis odds series has our Djokovic Tsitsipas prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Djokovic Tsitsipas. This is a richly fascinating match at the Olympic tennis tournament. More than a match, it’s really a moment. It’s a […]

The sight of Jayson Tatum getting no playing time was definitely new to basketball fans. It happened during Team USA’s inaugural Olympic victory over Serbia, and it even became a trending topic on social media. Nevertheless, Tatum himself wasn’t bothered. In fact, the Boston Celtics star actually felt that the experience was “humbling.” “You win […]

Team USA team secured their spot in the quarterfinals and improved to 2-0 in the 2024 Paris Olympics with a 103-86 win over South Sudan on Wednesday. After the game, Kevin Durant commended both Joel Embiid and Jayson Tatum—who did not see action in the opener against Serbia—for embracing their roles on the team. “Last […]

It was another great show of dominance for Team USA at the Paris Olympics. The team that nearly beat them in exhibitions, South Sudan, was picked apart in every way possible by Steve Kerr’s schemes. A big part of this win were LeBron James and Bam Adebayo. While these two have consistently been churning out […]

Team USA men’s basketball is off to a 2-0 start during the group stage of the Olympics, but one of the key concerns following their 103-86 win against South Sudan was the injury to Anthony Davis. The Lakers star appeared to hurt his ankle when former Lakers teammate Wenyen Gabriel landed on him. But Anthony […]

Tommy Paul takes on Carlos Alcaraz in the 2024 Olympics Tennis men’s singles quarterfinals. Our 2024 Olympics Tennis odds series has our  Paul Alcaraz prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Paul Alcaraz. This is a rematch of the 2024 Wimbledon match between the two men. Tommy Paul won the first set and got […]

Denver Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray knows something about winning basketball. After guiding his team to an NBA title in 2023, Murray, as a member of Team Canada’s men’s basketball squad, is pursuing an Olympic gold medal but also understands the importance of sacrificing for the betterment of a team. Therefore, when Canada’s head coach, […]

Team USA has now improved to an unblemished two-win record at the Paris Olympics. There were some big adjustments that needed to be made under Steve Kerr’s watch because they did not want to have a repeat of their exhibition battle against South Sudan. However, it came at the expense of Philadelphia 76ers superstar and […]

Team USA basketball’s exhibition matchup with South Sudan proved that the Luol Deng-funded African program is better than most fans realized. On Wednesday, Team USA put the screws to South Sudan thanks in large part to a lineup change that allowed the American squad to keep pace with their faster, younger rivals. Following the game, […]

Simone Biles revealed that amid her feud with former Olympics teammate MyKayla Skinner that she has “been blocked.” Biles and Skinner have been taking shots at one another online after Skinner made controversial comments regarding the current U.S. women’s gymnastics team. Besides Biles, Skinner questioned the work ethic of rest of the women including Suni […]

The Team USA basketball squad is continuing its strong run in the 2024 Paris Olympics. USA took on Team South Sudan in a heated matchup up Wednesday and won 103-86 off a big performance from Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo. Moreover, former Heat legend Dwyane Wade was impressed with Adebayo and posted an instant reaction […]

In this year’s Olympics in Paris is being well represented by the Miami Heat as while Bam Adebayo continues to make his mark for Team USA, teammate Nikola Jovic has also been playing for Team Serbia. This is all while nursing a left ankle sprain per the Heat confirming to ClutchPoints back in early June, […]

American swimmer Katie Ledecky continues to make history. The Maryland native won the 1500-meter freestyle by 10 seconds over the second-placed Anastasiya Kirpichnikova in the Paris Olympics, and social media went bananas. Ledecky won her eighth gold medal with the victory, via NBC Olympics. Simply the greatest. 🙌 Katie Ledecky adds another gold medal to […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James made history by becoming the third player ever to score 300 Olympics points for Team USA, joining Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony, and that earned him a new nickname on his Basketball Reference page. LeBron James’ new nickname on Basketball Reference is “Captain LeMerica”, giving him a ninth nickname […]