Simone Biles is now a WNBA fan. U.S. Olympic gymnast and track and field gold medalist Gabby Thomas traveled to Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Wednesday to watch Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever defeat the Connecticut Sun 84-80 and face the victorious home team after the game. Both Thomas and Biles were visible on […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) – Last week we brought you an exclusive interview with Ben Thomas, the Virginia Tech track and field coach who worked with Cole Hocker before his gold medal performance in the men’s 1500m at the Paris Olympics. The full interview is now available to stream on the latest episode of our podcast, […]
It was heaven or hell, depending on your perspective. Stephen Curry was cool-headed in the United States’ victory over France in the gold medal game at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and his shooting skills embarrassed French commentators. “Come on, we have to keep stealing the ball…”, the French broadcast said, just before Curry sank another […]
With no preliminary bouts scheduled, the final day of wrestling at the 2024 Olympics starts and ends early, but there is still a battle between U.S. athletes for the bronze and gold medals. All the action will be broadcast live on Peacock starting at 5 a.m. ET (11 a.m. in Paris) and delayed on USA […]
By KRISTIE RIEKEN, AP Sports Writer PARIS – The United States won gold in men’s basketball and women’s soccer at the Paris Olympic Games on Saturday and added three more gold medals in a magnificent evening on the athletics track. Stephen Curry scored 24 points to lead Team USA to a 98-87 victory over France […]
Saturday is the last day of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad in Paris. It’s been an incredible time. This year’s Olympics did not disappoint. However, the last day of the 2024 Olympics will see the final of the women’s basketball tournament. The final game, of course, is the gold medal match on Saturday morning. […]
A look at the opening ceremony of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The city will host … (+) a third time in 2028. (Photo by Ben Martin/Getty Images) The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images The Summer Olympics will return to a familiar location in 2028: Los Angeles, where they will be held for the […]
Olivia Reeves made it into the weightlifting history books on Friday. The 21-year-old lifted a record 117 kg in the final of the 71 kg class and added a clean and jerk of 145 kg to secure the gold medal – the USA’s first victory in the event since 2000. However, the American strength athlete […]
Breaking, also called breakdancing, started its first Olympic sport in style. Snoop Dogg opened the competition on Friday at the Place de la Concorde in Paris with the “Coup de Baton”, in which a wooden stick is struck on the ground to signal the start of an event. The Grammy-nominated rapper, who is making the […]
The 2024 Olympic Games were not as exciting as Alica Schmidt had hoped. The German athletics star, often described as “the sexiest athlete in the world”, failed to qualify for the women’s 4x400m relay after finishing seventh in the second heat of the preliminary round on Friday. Since only the best four teams from the […]
