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Femke Bol celebrating

Internet reacts to sprinter’s incredible comeback in relay race at Olympics

Femke Bol had a LeBron James-on-Andre Iguodala moment in Saturday’s 4×400 relay race. The Dutch sprinter Bol, serving as the anchor for the Netherlands’ mixed 4×400 relay team, had an incredible chasedown victory to steal the …

Anthony Ammirati pole vault crash

French pole vaulter’s manhood costs him at Olympics

A French pole vaulter saw his Olympics hopes dashed Saturday in one of the strangest possible ways. 21-year-old Anthony Ammirati was trying to clear the 5.70-meter pole vault, but ran into an unforeseen problem. Ammirati’s unsecured bulge …

Joel Embiid taunting French fans

Joel Embiid’s taunting of French fans did not go well

Joel Embiid’s ongoing personal rivalry with French fans resurfaced on Saturday, but it did not exactly go well for him in this instance. Embiid has been regularly booed in Paris by French fans unhappy with his decision to play for Team USA …

Angela Carini during an Olympic boxing match

Boxing organization makes big move amid Olympics gender controversy

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has made a big decision regarding Angela Carini and the Olympics gender controversy.

Yusuf Dikec shoots at the Olympics

Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec had coldest comments about his viral fame

Yusuf Dikec may indeed be the baddest man on the planet right now. The Turkish shooter Dikec gained widespread viral fame this week for his performance at the Paris Olympics in the 10-meter air pistol event. At 51 years old and facing off against …

Shaq looking on

Shaq reveals his lofty expectations for Team USA

Shaq has pretty high expectations for Team USA at the Olympics, and he does not want to hear any excuses. In his latest episode of “The BIG Podcast,” Shaq was asked by co-host Adam Lefkoe the minimum amount of points the USA men’s …

Dennis Schroder laughing

Dennis Schroder pulls disrespectful move on Rudy Gobert

Dennis Schroder had quite the disrespectful move on Rudy Gobert during Friday’s Olympic match between Germany and France. Schroder had Gobert on skates late in the second quarter, with Germany largely dominating proceedings against the hosts. …

Tamara Potocka poses for a photo

Olympic swimmer Tamara Potocka collapses poolside in scary scene

A swimmer experienced a frightening medical episode after a qualifying heat at the Summer Olympics in Paris on Friday. Tamara Potocka, a 21-year-old swimmer from Slovakia, had just finished seventh in the third heat of the women’s 200-meter …

Anthony Edwards looks up

Anthony Edwards calls out French fans over boos for Joel Embiid at Olympics

Anthony Edwards is coming to the defense of USA Basketball teammate Joel Embiid in a way that only he can. Speaking with reporters on Thursday at the Olympics, the Minnesota Timberwolves star Edwards called out the French fans for their constant …

Brian Pintado doing the Cristiano Ronaldo celebration

Ecuadorian race-walker does Cristiano Ronaldo celebration after winning gold

Brian Pintado celebrated in style after taking home Ecuador’s first medal of the Paris Olympics. Pintado won the gold medal during Thursday’s men’s 20km race walk. He finished with an impressive time of 1:18:55, beating out the rest …

Michael Phelps smiles

Michael Phelps had awesome reaction to Leon Marchand’s epic comeback

Michael Phelps certainly is not jealous of the success that French swimmer Leon Marchand is having at the 2024 Summer Olympics. His reaction to Marchand’s dramatic win in the 200m butterfly final is proof of that. Phelps is in Paris to provide …

Simone Biles looks to the side

Kevin Durant had great compliment for Simone Biles

Kevin Durant was impressed with what he saw from Simone Biles in the women’s individual all-around event at the Summer Olympics on Thursday. Durant and other members of the Team USA basketball squad attended the women’s all-around in …

Angela Carini during an Olympic boxing match

Olympic boxer quits 46 seconds into fight amid gender controversy

Italian boxer Angela Carini stepped into the ring at the Summer Olympics on Thursday against an opponent who was banned from another international competition due to gender eligibility issues, and Carini gave up less than a minute in. Carini’s …

Yusuf Dikec shoots at the Olympics

Turkish shooter at Olympics went viral for awesome reason

Yusuf Dikec helped Turkey win a silver medal in shooting at the Summer Olympics in Paris on Tuesday, and he did not exactly do it in style. Dikec and partner Sevval Ilayda Tarhan took home the silver medal in the mixed team 10-meter air pistol event. …

Giorgia Villa posing at the Olympics

Fans going nuts over Italian gymnast’s perfect endorsement deal

One gymnast at this year’s Olympics has a really darn gouda endorsement deal. 21-year-old gymnast Giorgia Villa is competing for Italy at the Paris Games, featuring as part of the team that took home the silver medal in the women’s team …

Katie Ledecky holding a gold medal

ACC gets roasted for cringeworthy Katie Ledecky post

The ACC will benefit from three new schools joining its ranks this fall, but their attempt to take credit for one of them on Wednesday rubbed some people the wrong way. The ACC is set to add Cal, SMU, and Stanford to its ranks for fall competition, …

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