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Ashton Eaton is looking to win his second straight gold medal in the decathlon at the Olympics, and he’s looking strong so far in his efforts. The Oregon Ducks product leads the field in the decathlon through four events in Rio. Some viewers …
German distance runners Anna and Lisa Hahner are being criticized by officials from their home country after they crossed the finish line at the end of their marathon race on Sunday while holding hands. Anna and Lisa, who are twins, finished 81st and …
Hope Solo caused quite a stir with her recent comments about Sweden playing like “cowards,” and one of her teammates has disavowed the remarks. Alex Morgan spoke to Nicole Auerbach of USA Today and said that the criticism of such …
After a pair of early blowouts, Team USA has found it much tougher with a trio of tight wins. The inevitable questions have started, and Charles Barkley thinks the issue is inherent in the roster. Barkley told Sports360AZ.com that the Americans play …
Several boxing judges and referees have been sent home from the Rio Olympics in the wake of claims that they have been fixing matches. AIBA, the organization that governs amateur boxing, released a statement on Wednesday announcing the decision. …
The situation involving the alleged armed robbery of Ryan Lochte and three other U.S. Olympic swimmers in Rio has taken a bizarre turn, as a judge on Wednesday ordered the seizure of two of the swimmers’ passports and told them to remain in …
DeAndre Jordan has never won an NBA title, but he has a very good shot at taking home a gold medal with Team USA in Rio. He says he’d rather have the latter. “I think they’re above NBA rings,” Jordan told ESPN’s Marc …
Authorities in Rio say they have not had much luck in finding out who robbed Ryan Lochte and three of his Team USA teammates at gunpoint over the weekend, and the swimmers themselves were apparently not that helpful in the investigation. A Rio police …
The 2016 Summer Olympics Games in Rio have provided some spectacular and historic moments thus far. There have been Olympic records shattered, world records set, new heroes born, and countries that have never before won a medal stepping into the …
Nearly one third of the volunteers who signed on to work the Summer Olympics in Rio have quit because of the alleged mistreatment they have experienced over the past two weeks. Two volunteers — now former volunteers — recently told CBC …
At 22, Aly Raisman is the oldest member of the women’s gymnastics team and considered fairly old for the sport. But her age did not keep Raisman from having tremendous success at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. Raisman won the silver in the …
We typically don’t go with inappropriate headlines here at LBS, but this one was just too good to pass up. Japanese pole vaulter Hiroki Ogita was unable to clear the 5.3m mark after his friend got in the way during one of his runs on Monday: . …
For the first time in her Olympic career, Kerri Walsh Jennings will not be winning the gold. The team of Walsh Jennings and April Ross lost in straight sets to the Brazilian team of Agatha and Barbara on Tuesday night 22-20, 21-18 in the semifinals …
The Brazilian beach volleyball team of Agatha Bednarczuk and Barbara Seixas de Freitas is quite the dynamic duo. Agatha and Barbara went 2-1 in pool play to advance to the Round of 16 in the knockout stage of the Olympics. They beat a Chinese team in …
French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie cried on the medal stand after winning silver in the pole vault in response to being booed by the Brazilian fans. Lavillenie competed with Brazil’s Thiago Braz da Silva for the gold in the pole vault on …
Diving ain’t easy, and we have defending gold medal Ilya Zakharov to prove it. Zakharov won gold at the London Olympics in the men’s 3m springboard, but the diver failed to reach the finals of the event in Rio after botching his fourth …
