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A Brazilian synchronized diving team is breaking up over a number of problems, including a report that one member of the team sexiled the other the night before the finals of their event. Brazilian website iG reported last week that the diving team …
American pole vaulter Jenn Suhr will be battling a serious illness when she competes at the Olympics in Rio on Tuesday. Suhr, the defending gold medal winner in the pole vault at the Olympics, contracted a virus while in Rio and has been ill, her …
US women’s water polo coach Adam Krikorian got a little aggressive with one of his players during the third quarter of his team’s 13-3 win over Brazil at the Rio Olympics on Monday. As 17-year-old Makenzie Fischer exited the pool late in …
We already knew that Jonathan Papelbon was an opinionated and outspoken ballplayer not unlike his former Boston Red Sox teammate Curt Schilling. What we didn’t realize was that his attitude spilled over to sharing his tastes with his teammates …
Usain Bolt made history by winning the 100m at the Olympics for the third straight time, becoming the first person to ever do so. This time around, though, the race was pretty close. Bolt won with a time of 9.81, just .08 seconds faster than Justin …
Usain Bolt has done it again! The Jamaican sprinter made history at the Rio Olympics on Sunday when he won gold in the 100m sprint, becoming the first athlete to ever win gold in the 100m in three straight Olympics. Bolt won with a time of 9.81. He …
Nadine Visser is a Dutch track and field athlete competing in two events at the Olympics. The adidas sponsored athlete competed in the women’s heptathlon where she finished 19th, and she will also run in the 100m hurdles. In the heptathlon, …
You remember that story about Joseph Schooling getting ignored by a girl on Tinder? Yeah, well it just got a little bit awkward. A check of Schooling’s Instagram account reveals that the Texas swimmer actually has a girlfriend named Casey …
Switzerland has won 186 medals at the Summer Olympics all-time, 48 of them coming in gymnastics — the most of any sport by far. Yet until Sunday, none had ever been won by a female. Giulia Steingruber became the first Swiss female to win a …
Giancarlo Stanton is out for the season with a groin injury, Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly announced on Sunday. Stanton was injured on the final play of Saturday’s 8-7 loss to the White Sox when he tried to stretch a single into a double. …
Victor Cruz is still being bothered by a groin injury that kept him out of Friday’s preseason opener for the New York Giants. Cruz returned to practice for the team on Sunday but was barely able to get through a few reps. He will be …
Australian track and field athlete Michelle Jenneke is ready to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. Jenneke, who went viral in 2012 after the internet got a hold of her bouncing warmup routine, is in Rio to compete in the 100m hurdles for …
One woman watching the Olympics on Friday made the hilarious realization that the man who beat Michael Phelps to win gold in the 100m butterfly was someone she actually snubbed on Tinder months earlier. A woman who goes by “@sabwow” on …
Colin Kaepernick is seeking permission from the league to wear a tinted visor for the upcoming season. The San Francisco 49ers quarterback has been wearing a tinted visor during training camp and would like to continue wearing it during the season. …
Those following the Summer Olympics in Rio likely noticed the proliferation of ties in the swimming pool. On Thursday, American Simone Manuel tied with Canadian Penny Oleksiak for the gold medal in the 100m freestyle. In the men’s 100m …
Former Cal and Detroit Lions running back Jahvid Best finished seventh in his 100m sprint heat at the Rio Olympics on Saturday and will not advance to the semis, though he can now say he has reached the world-class level in two sports. Best, who last …
