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Noah Lyles in a mask

Big news about Noah Lyles emerges at Olympics

Some big news about Noah Lyles emerged on Thursday. Lyles finished third in the men’s 200 meter sprint at the Paris Olympics Thursday. That was a disappointing finish given that he had won gold in the 100 meters and was expected to have a …

Rudy Gobert in his Timberwolves uniform

Rudy Gobert gets roasted on social media after being benched again

France appears to have revived its Olympic basketball campaign by benching Rudy Gobert, and social media is having a field day with it. Gobert played just five minutes in France’s semifinal win over Germany on Thursday. That comes on the heels …

Alice Finot holds up a pin

French athlete proposes after Olympics race, but there is a twist

A French runner pulled off a surprising move after running in her Olympics race on Tuesday in Paris. Alice Finot finished fourth in the 3000 meter steeplechase with a time of 8:58.67. After finishing the race, Finot got an Olympics pin that said …

Alysha Newman twerks

Pole vaulter Alysha Newman breaks out twerk celebration

Canadian pole vaulter Alysha Newman broke out quite the celebration at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. Newman took home the bronze medal in the event, marking the first time any Canadian woman has won an Olympic medal in the pole vault. After …

Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles bow down to Rebeca Andrade

NFL player calls Simone Biles’ podium behavior ‘disgusting’

NFL player Marlon Humphrey was no fan of the behavior displayed by Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles during the podium portion for the floor exercise event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade won the gold medal in the …

Tom Craig poses for a photo

Australian Olympic athlete arrested for allegedly buying drugs in Paris

An Olympic athlete was arrested on Tuesday after he allegedly tried to buy drugs in Paris. According to a report from the Herald Sun, Australian men’s field hockey player Tom Craig was arrested for allegedly buying one gram of cocaine from a …

Kevin Durant during warmups

Kevin Durant has classy social media post after breaking Olympic record

Kevin Durant set an Olympic record during Team USA’s win over Brazil on Tuesday, but the two-time NBA Finals MVP says he is focused on a more important goal. Durant scored 11 points in Team USA’s 122-87 win over Brazil in the …

LeBron James acknowledging the crowd during Team USA quarterfinals contest against Brazil

LeBron James went viral for mistakenly thinking crowd was cheering for him

LeBron James is used to getting the biggest cheer from fans in any arena he enters. But for at least one moment Tuesday during Team USA’s knockout stage contest against Brazil, the crowd saved their loudest applause for someone else. James took …

Cole Hocker dad jumping

Cole Hocker’s dad had the greatest reaction to son’s surprising gold medal

Cole Hocker’s dad had the greatest reaction to the gold medal won by his son in the 1500-meter race on Tuesday at the Paris Olympics. Hocker shocked the field by closing brilliantly to surpass both Great Britain’s Josh Kerr and Norway’s Jakob …

Rudy Gobert warming up

Rudy Gobert, France head coach at odds over Olympic benching

Rudy Gobert does not appear to be on the same page as France head coach Vincent Collet right now. The Minnesota Timberwolves star Gobert was notably pulled from France’s starting lineup for Tuesday’s quarterfinal game against Canada at …

LeBron James taking an elbow to his eye

LeBron James gets cut above eye by elbow during Team USA’s win over Brazil

LeBron James got a souvenir during his team’s Olympic victory over Brazil. James and Team USA advanced to the semifinal round on Tuesday with a lopsided 122-87 win over Brazil. While the game was mostly uncompetitive, you would not know it …

Devin Booker looks on wearing a Suns warmup shirt

Devin Booker towers over Suni Lee in viral photo at Olympics

Two U.S. gold medalists are teaming up this week for a great viral photo. Phoenix Suns All-Star Devin Booker, who is currently playing for USA Basketball at the Paris Olympics, met up with American gymnast Suni Lee this week and posed for a picture …

Cole Hocker celebrates

American Cole Hocker has great finish to win gold in 1500m

American distance runner Cole Hocker won the gold medal in the 1500-meter event at Stade de France in the Paris Olympics on Tuesday thanks to a great finish. Hocker entered the final straight away behind Great Britain’s Josh Kerr and …

A whale splashing

Fans freak out after whale appears in background of Olympics surfing event

A big whale made a splash during the surfing event at the Paris Olympics this week. The surfing events for the Olympics are taking place in Tahiti, French Polynesia. During Heat 2 of a semifinals event between Brazilian surfer Tatiana Weston-Webb and …

Dillon Brooks looking on

Dillon Brooks gets the memes for awful shooting game in Canada’s Olympic loss

Those praying on Dillon Brooks’ downfall have officially won. Brooks and Team Canada were formally eliminated from gold medal contention at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday after losing to France in their quarterfinal game by a final score of …

Snoop Dogg in a jacket

How much money is Snoop Dogg being paid by NBC to promote Olympics?

Fans pretty much cannot watch NBC’s coverage of the Olympics without seeing Snoop Dogg. Is he that big of an Olympics fan that he just happens to be watching all the events in Paris? No, he is a paid correspondent for NBC, and he reportedly is …

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