With our memories and attention spans now regulated by YouTube shorts and Instagram reels, forgetting what Simone Biles just did at the Summer Olympics may extend beyond a 45 second clip. Having won the all-around competition on Thursday with a performance that even a bitter East German judge would love, the American gymnast is the new landlord of Paris. Her …
When the Stock Exchange (a popular nickname for the backcourt of Boston Celtics guards Derrick White and Jrue Holiday) check in to these 2024 Paris Olympic basketball games, undeniably good things happen for the US National Team as they go for the gold yet again. Just how essential is White to Team USA’s success on the Olympic stage this summer? …
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Sharon Firisua of the Solomon Islands resembled and acted like a sprinter setting up her starting blocks. But when the gun went off, she was a marathoner trying to sprint. The distance runner who was given her country’s lone spot in the women’s 100 meters at the Paris Olympics finished last in the field among the …
Although Anthony Davis has been an incredible big man for many years now and just completed arguably the best season of his life, he still has many critics. People in the national media continue to take shots at him and accuse him of being lazy, soft and unmotivated. Never mind the fact that he averaged 24.7 points, 12.6 rebounds, 3.5 …
Irish boxer Amy Broadhurst, who beat Imane Khelif at the 2022 World Championships, has defended the Algerian amid the gender controversy storm that has engulfed her at the Olympics. Khelif was disqualified hours before her gold-medal bout at the women’s World Championships in New Delhi last year after she failed to meet the International Boxing Association’s (IBA) eligibility criteria, which …
PARIS — Hands on his head, tears in his eyes, Mozambique sprinter Steven Sabino walked off Stade de France’s distinctive purple track and disappeared down a tunnel. The 18-year-old could scarcely believe that he would fly back from the Olympics without even getting to compete. Only moments earlier, Sabino was at the start line for the second heat of the …
Simone Biles defended her husband Jonathan Owens after fans blasted him for wearing the first Olympic gold medal she won at the Paris Games this week. “Crazy thing is, I put my medal on every single one of my family members and took pictures. So don’t ever make assumptions,” she commented under TikToker Kiera Breaugh’s video critiquing the Chicago Bears …
Angel Reese got a huge ovation. Angel Reese has been having a sensational rookie campaign with the Chicago Sky of the WNBA. Reese has been a double-double machine who continues to be a rebound leader throughout the league. Although her shot-making needs some work, she has been otherworldly in other areas of the game. Furthermore, she is in a heated …
Flavor Flav was quick to lend a helping hand upon hearing about the first-time Olympian’s predicament. Recently, Flavor Flav decided to lend a helping hand to discus thrower Veronica Fraley, who had more than just her Olympic debut to worry about this week. The 24-year-old Athlete took to Twitter Thursday night to share that she was struggling to pay her …
From Public Enemy to public ally. Flavor Flav stepped up to financially support a struggling US Olympian who could not afford her rent. Veronica Fraley, who is set to take part in the women’s discus throw competition Friday, wrote via X Thursday, “I compete in the Olympic Games TOMORROW and can’t even pay my rent 😒 “my school only sent …
