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Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James took charge of Team USA in their Olympic debut against Nikola Jokić and Serbia on Sunday. James, 39 had another classic performance, coming close to a triple-double with 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. His leadership led Team USA to a comfortable 110-84 win over Serbia. The Team […]

When news dropped about Simone Biles’ injured left calf before the Paris Olympics, the USA Gymnastics faithful were shocked. Eventually, she was cleared to compete alongside Hezly Rivera, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, and Jade Carey. A couple of rounds on the mats and apparatuses after, she was blazing through the competition. By the end, all […]

The 2024 Paris Olympics have kicked off, with Team USA’s women’s gymnastics team starting their qualifications on Sunday at Bercy Arena. Simone Biles aims to lead the U.S. to gold in Paris, following their team silver medal at the 2021 Tokyo Games. Stephen A. Smith was enthusiastic about Biles’ performance on the big stage, expressing […]

Kevin Durant, one of the best players to ever wear the red, white, and blue jersey, exceeded his typical Olympic performance, scoring 23 points, 21 of which came in the first half, and hitting his first eight shots in Team USA’s 110-84 win over Serbia on Sunday. Durant, who was notably absent from Team USA’s […]

Kevin Durant and LeBron James have gotten most of the adulation following Team USA’s 110-84 demolition of Nikola Jokic and Serbia during Sunday’s opener for the Americans in the 2024 Paris Olympics men’s basketball tournament. However, Durant and James were not the only ones who went down to work and got the job done on […]

The 2024 Olympics got underway this weekend and the Los Angeles Sparks have several players competing and not just for the United States. Sparks backup center Li Yueru is playing for China at the Olympics and she had a dominant performance in the opening game of the group stage against Spain. Following the game, Sparks […]

It’s hard to miss spotting Yao Ming even when looking at a sea of human beings. At a towering height of 7-6, the former Houston Rockets superstar center literally and figuratively stands out among the rest. While his playing days are over, Yao is still very much around the sport of basketball. He is even […]

Maria Carle takes on Coco Gauff in the 2024 Olympics tennis women’s singles tournament. Our Olympics tennis odds series has our  Carle Gauff prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Carle Gauff. Iga Swiatek is the clear favorite at the 2024 Olympics in women’s singles. The reason is simple: The tournament is being played […]

Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant did not play in Team USA’s opening exhibition games due to an injury, but he returned to the lineup for their opening group stage game of the Olympics and put on a show. Durant was arguably the best player on the court during Team USA’s 110-84 win against Serbia and […]

After more than a decade, LeBron James is back in the Olympics. The forward just steered the Americans to a 110-84 victory over Serbia, and many — including his former teammate Dwyane Wade — were delighted to see him put up big numbers for Team USA once again. In fact, Wade even shared a nostalgic […]

Kevin Durant went from having his availability for Team USA’s opener in the 2024 Olympics to leading the Americans to a dominant win against world no. 5 Serbia on Sunday. Durant’s teammate, Stephen Curry, however, thinks it was just another day in the office for the Phoenix Suns superstar forward. “Nothing he does is surprising,” […]

Novak Djokovic takes on Rafael Nadal in the 2024 Olympics tennis men’s singles tournament. Our 2024 Olympics tennis odds series has our Djokovic Nadal prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Djokovic Nadal. Where do we possibly begin? This is a second-round match at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and yet it has a larger-than-life […]

Prior to this year, Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry had participated in Team USA events but had never suited up for the Olympics. This year is his first time in Olympics competition. Team USA played their opening Olympics game on Sunday, a 110-84 win, and after the game Stephen Curry admitted that he had […]

On Sunday, Kevin Durant reminded the world what he was capable of. The forward put on an elite display of basketball, scoring 23 points and leading Team USA to a 110-84 win over Serbia. To perform at such a high level despite having just returned from injury is no easy task, but Durant himself has […]

Less than an hour before the Team USA men’s basketball squad made their Paris Olympics debut, head coach Steve Kerr got some great news from the medical staff… Kevin Durant, the all-time leading scorer in USA Basketball history, was cleared to return to action after a month of working his way back. Durant had been […]

The United States men’s national basketball team already has one huge win under their belt at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Team USA beat Serbia by a score of 110-84 in their first game of the Group Phase. The Serbian team, which is led by NBA MVP Nikola Jokic, was viewed as USA’s stiffest competition in […]

Heading into the 2024 Paris Olympics, media mogul and Boston Celtics diehard Bill Simmons had a red-hot take: Jayson Tatum, not LeBron James, will be more important for Team USA. Simmons insisted that Tatum should be closing games for the United States and said that Tatum could play a similar role to the one Carmelo […]

Team USA basketball coach Steve Kerr got honest about not playing Jayson Tatum in the 110-84 win over Serbia on Sunday, saying that he was sticking with the rotations that work but promised that Tatum would make an impact later on in the Olympics. “I went with the combinations that made sense,” Steve Kerr said, […]

South Carolina women’s basketball coach and Team USA women’s basketball selection committee member Dawn Staley acknowledged that  Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark would have been given strong consideration for the 2024 Paris Olympics roster if selections were made today. Staley’s comments came on the eve of Team USA’s first game against Japan on Monday adding […]

Team USA got off to a strong start in the 2024 Paris Olympics, defeating Serbia 110-84 earlier today. Serbia put up a tough fight, trailing by only nine points heading into halftime. However, Team USA pulled away in the second half and sealed a decisive victory. One statistic shows how Team USA was able to […]

Team USA basketball player LeBron James is warning his club about the dangers of the South Sudan squad, at the Paris Olympics. South Sudan pushed Team USA to the brink in a recent contest, and James doesn’t want to come up on the short end against the talented club. The American team, made up of […]

It’s a special time for the biggest stars in the NBA as many of the game’s brightest players are making their Olympic debuts at the 2024 Paris Games. It’s the first Olympic appearance for the greatest shooter of all-time in Warriors’ Stephen Curry and he’s taking every opportunity to soak in the moment, playing with […]

After choosing to play for Team USA instead of France in the 2024 Paris Olympics, Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid has been getting a lot of heat. France believed it had locked up Embiid’s commitment when it made him a French citizen in 2022. While the former MVP had never lived in the country, […]

On Sunday, Stephen Curry and Team USA took the Paris Olympics by storm with a resounding 110-84 win over the Serbian national team. The win marked the second time the two teams have already squared off, with the first coming in friendly plays a week ago, and Team USA was victorious both times, with Curry […]

Former world No. 1 tennis player Naomi Osaka suffered a first-round defeat at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, losing to Germany’s Angelique Kerber 7-5, 6-3. The loss has prompted Osaka to admit she needs to rediscover her winning form. “I guess I need to learn how to win again. Maybe that’s something I forgot how […]

The Team USA men’s basketball squad made their Olympics debut on Sunday morning, turning a back-and-forth 1st half with Serbia into a 110-84 blowout by the end of the contest. It was LeBron James and Kevin Durant who led the way for Team USA, scoring 21 and 23 points respectively. But at game’s end, the […]

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown’s dispute with Team USA’s 2024 Paris Olympics roster is far from over. Instead, a new chapter in the ongoing saga has just begun. Brown called out Team USA managing director Grant Hill on X, formerly Twitter, saying it was “disappointing” that Hill implied he is a conspiracy theorist. Brown previously […]

South Sudan is the newest country in the world, and it already has its first Olympic basketball victory. In its first basketball game in the 2024 Olympics, South Sudan, which became an independent nation in 2011, defeated Puerto Rico 90-79 behind Carlik Jones’ 19 points. The win sparked a raucous celebration back in South Sudan, […]

American track and field star Chari Hawkins experienced a heartwarming full-circle moment at the 2024 Paris Olympics, rekindling a memory from her youth involving NBA superstar LeBron James. Hawkins, who is making her Olympic debut in the heptathlon, shared her touching story about meeting James for the second time, 22 years after their first encounter. […]

Kevin Durant was cleared to play for Team USA in their 2024 Paris Olympics opener against Serbia on Sunday. Durant came off the bench in his return from a calf injury, and the Phoenix Suns superstar immediately made his presence felt and helped jumpstart the Americans after a sluggish start. KD made all eight of […]

The most decorated gymnast in history, Simone Biles, impressed the world yet again with her performance at the Olympic qualifiers on Sunday, despite concerns about a leg injury. The 27-year-old gymnast scored an impressive 15.800 on the vault, the highest score recorded globally this year. However, the accomplishment was not without challenges as she was […]

Team USA basketball will begin their quest for gold on Sunday at the 2024 Paris Olympics as they face Nikola Jokic and Serbia. The Americans are a heavy favorite to win it all thanks to their star-studded lineup led by the likes of LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant, among others, but Steph in […]

It’s happening! Team USA is about to begin their quest for the gold medal in the Olympics against Serbia. After a shaky few games, the US is looking to shake off the rust and start on a strong note. However, one question that fans have been asking is Kevin Durant’s status. With the Serbia game […]

Canada’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made an impressive Olympics debut in his country’s 86-79 group stage win over Greece and Giannis Antetokounmpo. In 30 minutes of action, Gilgeous-Alexander scored 21 points on 5-of-10 shooting with five rebounds, seven assists, one steal, and two blocks. Although Gilgeous-Alexander lived up to the claim that he’s Canada’s best player, it […]

By practically any conceivable metric, the start of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics has been a tremendous success. The games are underway and have already delivered some big-time, noteworthy moments, but it’s fair to say that the biggest star of the games thus far has been the city of Paris. Widely regarded as arguably the most beautiful […]

The Team Canada basketball squad is beginning what looks to be a promising showing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Canada beat Team Greece on Saturday despite a strong performance from Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. Moreover, head coach Jordi Fernandez revealed a failed admission for Canada after the game. Team Canada beat Greece 86-79; however, […]

The basketball portion of the Olympics got underway this weekend and as the host country, France and Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert were automatic qualifiers. The French national team began their quest for a medal on Saturday against Brazil. Rudy Gobert is one of the key players for France, but after a particularly nasty poster […]

Victor Wembanyama scored 19 points, several in impression fashion, leading France to a 78-66 win vs. Brazil. That win came on the heels of Australia’s Olympic 92-80 against Spain in the Olympics opener. So, it turns out the San Antonio Spurs’ generational talent and two of their former players – one of them beloved – took […]

Kei Nishikori and Taro Daniel take on Dan Evans and Andy Murray in the 2024 Olympics tennis men’s doubles tournament. Our 2024 Olympics tennis odds series has our  Nishikori Daniel vs Evans Murray prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Nishikori Daniel vs Evans Murray. It is a very poignant Olympic tennis tournament at […]