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Golf made its first appearance at the Olympics since 1904 in Rio de Janeiro. The men’s competition wrapped up on Sunday with Justin Rose winning the gold and, after the event, NBC’s Johnny Miller delivered a jab at those who decided to …
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 …
Ryan Lochte on Sunday afternoon explained what happened when he and three other U.S. Olympic swimmers were robbed at gunpoint in Rio. After conflicting reports swirled about what actually happened, Lochte told TODAY’s Billy Bush that the …
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 …
U.S. Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas is suffering thanks to social media bullying, according to her mother. Natalie Hawkins told Pritha Sarkar of Reuters that the criticisms, including the “Crabby Gabby” nickname, have hurt her daughter. …
U.S. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte has confirmed that he was robbed at gunpoint in Brazil on Saturday night. Reports surfaced on Sunday indicating that Lochte was on his way to a party with Brazilian swimmer Thiago Pereira and at least one U.S. …
Ryan Lochte and at least one of his U.S. swimming teammates were reportedly held at gunpoint in Brazil over the weekend. According to Ben Way of FOX Sports, Lochte was on his way to a party near where the Olympics are being held in Rio when he was …
Brazilian soccer superstar Neymar was at it again on Saturday. In the quarterfinal match of the Olympic men’s soccer tournament against Colombia, the flashy forward scored an unreal free kick curve goal in the 12th minute to give Brazil the 1-0 …
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 …
Ashton Eaton felt the need to defend himself via Twitter on Friday after being criticized for wearing a Canada hat to support his wife. Eaton is an American decathlete from Portland, Ore. who won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 2012 London …
Heading into Friday, Katie Ledecky had already claimed two individual gold medals at the Rio Olympics. In the women’s 800m freestyle final, she put on one of the more dominating performances you’ll ever see in the pool for her third. Not …
Paul George expressed concern after the U.S. narrowly escaped Serbia with a 94-91 win at the Rio Olympics on Friday. Though the U.S. is 4-0 in pool play, consecutive close calls over Australia and Serbia has George thinking about what the Americans …
After the London Olympics four years ago, the Boston media was trying to push Massachusetts native Aly Raisman to date another famous athlete in the city. This time around they won’t even have to play matchmaker. New England Patriots tight end …
Brianne Theisen-Eaton is a contender to win the gold medal in the women’s heptathlon at the Rio Olympics. The Canadian track and field star competed in the first four events of the heptathlon on Friday, placing sixth in the 100m hurdles and …
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