Olympics Articles - Page 26

As Veronica Fraley prepared to make her Olympic debut in the women’s discus throw in Paris, her thoughts weren’t just on the competition. The 24-year-old, who recently clinched the 2024 NCAA discus championship, faced a pressing financial concern: paying her rent, NBCNews reports. Fraley took to social media to share her predicament, lamenting how she […]

After thrashing South Sudan 103-86, Steve Kerr and Team USA are on a mission. Kerr and his 2024 Paris Olympics squad aren’t just looking to defeat Puerto Rico during the group format. They’re looking to demolish them, run up the score, and secure the No. 1 during the knockout quarterfinals portion of the tournament. “Yeah, […]

Steve Kerr’s Team USA rotation decisions have been the talk of the town to begin the 2024 Paris Olympics. But Kerr’s hands might be forced on Saturday, with Jrue Holiday’s status for their clash against Puerto Rico to end group stage proceedings currently up in the air after he sustained an ankle injury late in […]

Snoop Dogg continues to have fun on his Olympic run with NBC, and he’s claiming that he might be the twin brother of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous painting, Mona Lisa. Snoop Dogg took a tour of the Louvre museum, and during his journey, he stopped by the painting and had a hilarious revelation. “I […]

Team USA’s head coach, Steve Kerr, couldn’t care less about the backlash received for benching NBA superstars throughout the team’s first two games at the 2024 Summer Olympics. First, Boston Celtic fans caused an uproar when they didn’t see Jayson Tatum play a second in Team USA’s 110-84 win against Serbia. Then, the Philadelphia 76ers’ […]

The South Sudan men’s basketball team is rising, as we know from last month’s one-point exhibition loss to Team USA (101-100). The near upset positioned the up-and-coming squad for a much-anticipated rematch on Wednesday, where Team USA won in a 103-86 blowout win. Still, one South Sudan player isn’t discouraged about his team‘s ascension. Nuni […]

What do the All-Stars on Team USA Men’s Basketball do on off days during the Olympics? This new video circulating on social media should give us an idea. In the humorous video, we see Miami Heat and Team USA big man Bam Adebayo pick up an unexpected sport: fencing. Could we see Adebayo taking the […]

Novak Djokovic takes on Lorenzo Musetti in the 2024 Olympics tennis men’s singles semifinals. Our 2024 Olympics tennis odds series has our Djokovic Musetti prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Djokovic Musetti. Novak Djokovic is coming closer to making history at the Olympic tennis tournament. Rafael Nadal won men’s singles Olympic gold in […]

Simone Biles is one of the stars of the Paris Olympic Games, perhaps the brightest one of all. She won the gold medal for the all-around gymnastics title Thursday with an array of performances that has left many of the sport’s experts and an even greater number of the gymnast’s fans to reaffirm her label […]

Andy Murray said goodbye to the tennis world on Thursday, officially retiring from the sport after a heartbreaking loss in the Paris Olympics men’s doubles quarterfinals. After the match, Murray posted an epic message on X, formerly Twitter confirming his retirement. Never even liked tennis anyway. — Andy Murray (@andy_murray) August 1, 2024 “Never even […]

If you haven’t heard, Jordan Chiles is that girl. Chiles has been making headlines for her triumphant performance at the 2024 Olympics that has already scored a gold medal with her team for the Women’s Artistic Team All-Around competition. Besides her talent, the Washington athlete has stolen the hearts of America by her fierce looks […]

There are other female stars that are mentioned before A’ja Wilson, both in the WNBA and at the Paris Olympics, but her historic greatness is unquestioned. Wilson continues to prove that she is a generational talent who consistently exceeds the already lofty expectations set for her, leading Team USA to an 87-74 victory over Belgium […]

After some surprisingly close exhibition games before the 2024 Paris Olympics, some wondered if the United States men’s national basketball team would be challenged during the Olympics. During the Group Phase of competition, Team USA has proven any doubters wrong by demonstrating just how great they are. The Americans have won both of their first […]

Jonathan Owens has been at the 2024 Paris Olympics supporting his wife Simone Biles, and he decided that he wanted to have a little fun while he was there. Owens took a picture in the Louvre and photoshopped a picture of his wife in the museum alongside other historical portraits. In the caption of his […]

The International Olympic Committee released a statement Thursday regarding the situation involving Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and the drama that has taken over social media about her gender. In the statement posted on X, formerly Twitter, it starts by saying that “every person has the right to practice sport without discrimination.” A firestorm of posts […]

Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama leads the field after the opening round of the Men’s Golf competition at the Paris Olympics, but Team USA icon Michael Phelps won the day. The most decorated Olympian in history soaked in the action at Le Golf National. Phelps joined a chorus of PGA Tour and LIV Golf stars — including […]

As the 2024 Paris Olympics draw to a close, all eyes are set on the grand finale, which promises to be a spectacle unlike any other. The legendary Tom Cruise will take center stage for a breathtaking handoff to the next summer games, scheduled to take place in Los Angeles in 2028, per Deadline. According […]

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 […]