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Katie Ledecky received the phone call that will be remembered for years to come on  Thursday. Her Team USA swimming teammate Bobby Finke Facetimed her to deliver the news: she had been chosen as one of the flagbearers for the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Ledecky’s reaction was one of pure emotion, as […]

Two European Nations collide as Spain and Germany play for Bronze at the 2024 Olympics. It is time to continue our 2024 Olympics Women’s Soccer odds series with a Spain-Germany prediction and pick. Meanwhile, Spain had been dominant in the game. They won 2-1 over Japan before winning 1-0 over Nigeria. They would end the […]

Alyssa Naeher’s crucial save in the final minute of extra time secured the USWNT a 1-0 victory over Germany and a place in the gold medal match at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Lyon. The win comes after a grueling schedule that saw the Americans play five matches in 12 days, culminating in their second […]

The NCAA is moving forward with a plan to financially reward women’s basketball teams for their success in the March Madness tournament. The initiative, driven by a new media rights deal with ESPN, will introduce performance units for the women’s tournament, mirroring a long-established system in the men’s tournament. “Unless something very odd happens, and […]

Talladega College gymnastics star Kyrstin Johnson has transferred to Temple University. Johnson made the official announcement yesterday on her personal X account. Johnson was the first gymnast from an HBCU to win an NCAA Team Competition. Next Chapter! Please to announce! I’m an Owl!!! @TempleUniv Gymnastics! 🦉 pic.twitter.com/vHK6c1vv72 — Kyrstin Johnson (@KjFlips05) August 5, 2024 […]

An unusually quiet arena may have impacted the balance beam final for Simone Biles, Suni Lee and several other event finalists on Monday at the Paris Olympics. Inside Bercy Arena, where no music was played, and some fans hushed others for making noise, multiple athletes experienced uncharacteristic falls during their routines. Biles, Lee, Brazil’s Julia […]

A chance to play for the Gold Medal is on the line as Brazil faces Spain. It is time to continue our 2024 Olympics Women’s Soccer odds series with a Brazil-Spain prediction and pick. Brazil started the Olympics with a win over Nigeria. They took a 1-0 victory in that game. They would then face […]

A chance to play for the Gold Medal is on the line as the USA faces Germany. It is time to continue our 2024 Olympics Women’s Soccer odds series with a USA-Germany prediction and pick. The USWNT got to this point after sweeping through the group stage. They would dominate group play, winning all three […]

To say that Simone Biles’ 2024 summer in Paris is a memorable one would be an understatement bigger than the Eiffel Tower. Biles concluded her participation in the 2024 Paris Olympics — and perhaps her legendary Olympic career — with a silver medal from the finals of the floor event. Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade won gold […]

LeBron James is hailed as a legend not just in basketball circles, but in all of professional sports as well. James’ legacy will live on forever, and his impact is stretching beyond the four corners of the basketball court. For instance, Team USA gymnast Sunisa Lee took after the Los Angeles Lakers star by celebrating […]

Tom Brady won everything there was for him to win in the NFL, so it takes a lot for someone to leave him in awe. That was exactly what American superstar gymnast Simone Biles just did on Monday during the 2024 Olympics, as she had the seven-time Super Bowl champion stunned after a routine at […]

Katie Ledecky has had remarkable success as an Olympic athlete. Her domination as a swimmer has made her a hero/celebrity in the United States — although her humble nature makes her something of a reluctant one. She has nine gold medals in her career, and the latest came when she finished first in the 800-meter […]

Simone Biles is undeniably the greatest gymnast in the world. Her Olympic medal collection is now officially in the double digits. Biles defeated Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade in the vault final on Saturday, winning her third gold medal of the Paris Olympics. It is her 10th Olympic medal and seventh gold medal. The 2024 Paris Olympics […]

Superstar musician Taylor Swift has a message she’s sending to female members of Team USA at the Paris Olympics. Swift recorded a message that is getting used for a promo for the games. “Never be afraid to show them who you are…especially when the whole world is watching,” Swift says in the video, used by […]

In a stunning development, Simone Biles, the American gymnastics icon, has hinted at the possibility of participating in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. This revelation comes after Biles secured her seventh Olympic gold medal in the vault final at the Paris Games, demonstrating that even at the age of 27, she remains a dominant force […]

We’re truly in a golden age — pun intended — of American female athletes competing in the Summer Olympics. It was earlier this week when Simone Biles won three Gold Medals as a part of the USA Gymnastics team, cementing herself as arguably the greatest gymnastics performer of all-time. But there is no “arguably” when […]

After a 2020 Olympics to forget, Simone Biles has dominated the 2024 Summer Olympics and delivered several unforgettable moments, including in today’s women’s vault final. Biles won her seventh all-time gold medal today with a fantastic showing in the vault, where she beat out Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade and the USA’s Jade Carey, who won silver […]

Simone Biles is having an incredible bounce back tour at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Anticipation was incredibly high to see Biles, the best gymnast in the world, back competing after her unexpected exit from the 2021 Tokyo games. Biles has overcome the “twisties” but she is still battling her anxiety as such a huge event […]

Team USA captain LeBron James continues to support his fellow Black athletes during the 2024 Olympic Games. When Simone Biles appeared to mock Donald Trump on X (formerly Twitter), James quickly defended her and showed his solidarity. For context, Simone Biles, hailed as the greatest gymnast of all time, clinched the all-around gold in women’s […]

Famed musical artist Chance the Rapper, his real name Chancelor Johnathan Bennett, was on the show “First Take” with Stephen A. Smith and Molly Qerim where they talked about a myriad of topics with one centered on the WNBA. Bennett is known for being a sports fans of teams in Chicago where he is from […]

Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles and Team USA basketball star LeBron James have seemingly responded to former President Donald Trump’s recent comments about “Black jobs” with eyebrow-raising posts on social media. Biles, fresh from another win at the Paris Olympics, where she secured her ninth gold medal by outscoring Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade in the all-around […]

After the controversial fight when Algerian boxer Imane Khelif beat Angela Carini of Italy in 46 seconds, the latter was distraught after the contest saying that “I have never been hit so hard in my life. It’s up to the IOC to judge” per The New York Post. The aftermath of the fight would spark […]

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 […]

When the 2025 WNBA Draft rolls around, UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers is expected to be the No. 1 overall pick. But before she even sets foot in the WNBA, she will be playing in another professional basketball league. It was announced on Friday that Paige Bueckers will suit up in the new Unrivaled […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

UConn basketball star Paige Bueckers has just signed an unprecedented NIL deal with the new Unrivaled women’s basketball league. According to The Athletic’s NBA insider Shams Charania, Bueckers is signing an NIL deal with Unrivaled, a new 3-on-3 women’s basketball league. Unrivaled promises the highest average pay in professional women’s basketball, over the WNBA. This […]

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 […]

After a disappointing showing in Tokyo three years ago, the United States women’s gymnastics team got off to a golden start in the 2024 Summer Olympics by triumphing in the artistic team all-around competition. And following in the footsteps of previous gold medal-winning teams, Simone Biles has revealed the nickname for the five American girls […]

Simone Biles and the United States women’s gymnastics team earned gold medals in the artistic team all-around competition, giving Biles, 2012 Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney, and many others an opportunity to fire back at a notable critic: former American Olympian MyKayla Skinner. Skinner, who went with Biles and Team USA as an alternate to […]

Simone Biles is protecting her team at all costs — even if the negative comments come from a former teammate. Biles went viral for her clap back at former Olympian silver medalist MyKayla Skinner she took some jabs at the current U.S. Gymnast Olympic team. “Lack of talent, lazy, olympic champions [red heart emoji] [gold […]

USA Gymnastics comes out on top once again. There was no doubt that the squad which featured Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Hezly Rivera, Jordan Chiles, and Jade Carey would win it all at the Paris Olympics. In fact, they were all so dominant that it will be Bils and Lee facing off in the all-around […]

France looks to move on at the 2024 Olympics with a win over New Zealand. It is time to continue our 2024 Olympics Women’s Soccer odds series with a New Zealand-France prediction and pick. New Zealand played Canada in their first game. They would score first on a Mackenzie Barry goal in the 13th minute, […]

A spot in the knockout round is on the line as Colombia faces Canada. It is time to continue our 2024 Olympics Women’s Soccer odds series with a Colombia-Canada prediction and pick. Colombia did not get the win in their first game either. They would allow three goals in the first half but then make […]

Germany could still advance with a win as they face Zambia. It is time to continue our 2024 Olympics Women’s Soccer odds series with a Zambia-Germany prediction and pick. Zambia also struggled in their first game. They allowed three goals in the first 25 minutes against the United States. Pauline Zulu would also get a […]