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Vitalina Igorevna Batsarashkina went to Tokyo to compete at the Olympics, representing not just the Russian Olympic Committee, but also The Witcher‘s School of Cat. Vitalina Batsarashkina achieved her dreams when she won a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She has previously won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, competing in the […]

Every July 4th, the entire world stops because of hot dogs. Well, it’s really because of Joey Chestnut, who is the Micheal Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, Jerry Rice, and Babe Ruth of hot dog eating contest all rolled into one killing machine. True to his form, Chestnut won the 2021 edition of the Nathan’s Hot Dog […]

The Tour de France recently went viral after a female fan caused a massive—MASSIVE—crash in the opening stage of the prestigious race. According to various reports, she could be facing jail time. The 30-year-old female fan was reportedly arrested on Wednesday in Brittany, France after her cardboard sign sent the huge part of the peloton […]

The 2021 College World Series was thrilling from start to finish. Vanderbilt was favored to take home the trophy, but Mississippi State came in and captured Game 3 of the series, en route to the school’s first-ever team championship in school history. The Bulldogs topped Vanderbilt 9-0 in Game 3 and celebrated in epic fashion […]

With EURO 2020 taking the attention of much of the world, the Tour de France has gone on pretty unscathed. However, Tuesday morning the Tour circulated throughout the news because of a stage 4 victory by Mark Cavendish, who has defied all the odds and got back on his bike to win the stage. Cavendish’s […]

The College World Series showdown between Vanderbilt and NC State was delayed Friday after the Wolfpack were hit with COVID-19 issues. First pitch was originally scheduled for 1 p.m. ET in Omaha. However, NC State announced some players were forced to enter into health and safety protocols, delaying the contest indefinitely: “An undisclosed number of […]

The Indianapolis 500 came and went on Sunday and by the end of it, Helio Castroneves made history by winning his fourth Indy 500 race, also known as “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” Castroneves becomes the fourth member to win the event four times and did so in thrilling fashion as he made a late […]

Olympic gold medalist and multiple-time world champion gymnast Simone Biles made waves Friday by breaking away from Nike. Biles announced (via Instagram) she was beginning a new partnership with Gap’s Athleta. She explained her appreciation for how the brand has supported women and girls, also emphasizing the importance of Athleta’s commitment to diversity and inclusion. […]

Athletes choosing to kneel or lift their fists in protest of racial injustice at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics will face punishment from the International Olympic Committee. The IOC’s Rule 50 prohibits any “demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda” inside Olympic venues. Athletes’ Commission Chief Kirsty Coventry said athletes the IOC consulted on the rule […]

Snowboarder Chloe Kim is an Olympic gold medalist and one of the faces of the sport. But she, too, has been exposed to the unfortunate rise in racist words and acts perpetrated against Asian Americans. Kim, 20, is first-generation Korean American. She revealed to Alyssa Roenigk she first began receiving discriminatory direct messages after winning […]

Norwegian ski jumper Daniel-Andre Tande is reportedly already in stable condition after suffering serious injuries in a crash while training for a World Cup event in Planica, Slovenia. Tande, who won a gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, was skiing at 100 kilometers per hour when he lost control over one of […]

An announcer for an online broadcast of a high school basketball game in Oklahoma was caught directing racist comments toward members of the Norman High School girls basketball team. The comments were aired on a live microphone as players from Norman kneeled during the national anthem just before the team faced Midwest City in the […]

Former U.S. gymnastics coach John Geddert has reportedly died from suicide Thursday just hours after charges of human trafficking, sexual assault and racketeering were filed against him. Kim Kozlowski of the Detroit News reported Geddert, who had ties to former USA gymnastics national team doctor Larry Nassar, was meant to turn himself in Thursday afternoon. He faced […]

As it is, the coronavirus pandemic has already had a significant effect on most, if not all competitive sports leagues throughout the world. Right now, it’s the Tokyo Summer Olympics that appears to be in danger of being canceled altogether, as the dreaded COVID-19 continues to spread at a rapid rate. According to Richard Lloyd […]

Stephen A. Smith will soon have another platform from which to (possibly) grace us with his performative take-throwing. The Walt Disney Company, which owns ESPN, made its annual Disney Investor Day presentation on Wednesday, in which the entertainment conglomerate revealed a slew of upcoming projects across its media empire. Among those projects is a new […]

Things got real ugly quick on Thursday night in a local high school football game in Edinburg, Texas when a a defensive linesman disconcertingly grabbed the sack of the evening award after he threw down no less than a game official after he was ejected from the game. Emmanuel Duron, a senior from Edinburg High […]