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At 19 years old, Katie Ledecky has an opportunity most people can only dream of. Believe it or not, she’s turning it down. For now. Ledecky dominated the Summer Olympics in Rio by winning four gold medals. She became a household name in the …
Olympic hero Katie Ledecky was in her hometown of Washington D.C. on Wednesday to throw out the first pitch prior to a Beltway Series game, and she humorously turned MVP Bryce Harper into her personal concierge. Ledecky won four gold medals and a …
After being one of those most critical of the concept of Olympic golf, Rory McIlroy is sort of coming around on the concept. McIlroy admitted that he’d watched a bit of the golf and came away impressed with how it turned out. “It …
Filed under great ideas in theory but not quite in practice: matching luggage for Great Britain’s Olympic team. Sure, it’s cool and a nice show of solidarity at first, but then you get to baggage claim and you realize that you have a …
You can add Zach Johnson to the list of golfers who have no intention of ever representing their country at the Olympics. After a practice round at the Barclays Championship on Monday, Johnson was asked if he watched any of the Rio Olympics. He said …
U.S. Olympic swimmer Jimmy Feigen, one of the four athletes who were involved in the gas station incident in Rio, says Brazilian officials tried to get him to pay a fine of more than $46,000 before he left the country. In a statement he released late …
Gabby Douglas is used to judges determining her fate in competitions, and now the 20-year-old gymnast will get an opportunity to see what it feels like to be on the other side. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Douglas has joined the panel of …
Ryan Lochte has lost all four of his major commercial sponsors as part of the fallout from his dishonesty over an incident that happened in a Rio gas station. According to Matt Bonesteel of the Washington Post, Ralph Lauren, Airweave, Gentle Hair …
Even prior to the opening ceremonies at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio, the worldwide event was covered by a dark cloud and cast into controversy due to both the Zika virus and heavily polluted waters. Several major athletes from across the …
Kyle Lowry is one of the more underappreciated talents in the NBA, but he earned his stripes playing for USA Basketball this summer in the eyes of Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim. In an interview with Michael Rosenberg of Sports Illustrated after …
Ryan Lochte says he will not rule out going to rehab in the wake of the incident that took place at a gas station in Rio during the Olympics. TMZ caught up with Lochte in Los Angeles Monday, and the six-time gold medalist was asked if he has given …
Kevin Durant really needed to get away, and he credits the Olympics with being a big help. Durant told Michael Lee of the Vertical that the Olympics were therapeutic for him after a summer of criticism stemming from his jump from Oklahoma City to …
As Ryan Lochte waits to see what disciplinary action U.S. Swimming will take against him and his three teammates, his wallet just got a little lighter. On Monday, Speedo announced that the company is terminating its endorsement deal with Lochte …
Michael Phelps may actually be retiring from swimming after he added to his collection of gold medals at the Rio Olympics, but that does not mean we won’t see him in Tokyo four years from now. Phelps recently said he was interested in getting …
Usain Bolt had plenty to celebrate after he won another trio of gold medals at the Summer Olympics in Rio, but did he party so hard it could cost him his relationship? Bolt, who celebrated his 30th birthday over the weekend, told reporters he planned …
You’ll never be able to accuse Sam Kendricks of not being patriotic. Kendricks pulled off one of the coolest things we saw at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio when he stopped mid pole vault attempt to stand attention in observance of the …
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