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2016 Summer Olympics

Michael Conlan

Olympic boxer Michael Conlan flips off judges, says fight was fixed

Michael Conlan lost to Russia’s Vladimir Nikitin in a bantamweight quarterfinal match at the Rio Olympics on Tuesday, and the Irishman feels he was robbed. When the judges awarded Nikitin the decision after the three-round bout, Conlan …

French hurdler Wilhem Belocian disqualified over harsh false start rule

Wilhem Belocian never had a real chance to compete for a medal in the 110m hurdles at the Rio Olympics Monday night, as the French hurdler violated a harsh rule that resulted in his disqualification. In the first round of the 110m hurdles, Belocian …

Ahmad Amsyar Azman belly flop

Malaysian diver finishes last after brutal belly flop (Video)

Malaysian diver Ahmad Amsyar Azman finished last in the preliminary round of the 3m springboard diving event at the Summer Games in Rio on Monday after completely botching his final dive. Azman was attempting a forward 2.5 somersault 3 twist dive …

Sydney McLaughlin

Sydney McLaughlin is youngest US track Olympian since ’72

The world was introduced to Olympian Sydney McLaughlin on Monday at the Summer Games in Rio. McLaughlin is somewhat of a prodigy in that she just turned 17 last week and is competing for the U.S. track and field team. She’s the youngest track …

Shaunae Miller wins 400m gold medal by diving across finish line

Shaunae Miller captured the gold medal in the women’s 400m on Monday and she did so with maximum effort. The 22-year-old from Bahamas was running side-by-side with Allyson Felix of the United States for the last portion of the race. As the two …

Islam El Shehaby sent home from Olympics for not shaking hand after judo match

After an early round judo match in the Rio Olympics between Islam El Shehaby of Egypt and Israel’s Or Sasson, El Shehaby found himself in the news for backing away and not shaking the hand of his opponent, as is customary in the sport. You can …

Jenn Suhr

Pole vaulter Jenn Suhr contracts nasty virus in Rio

American pole vaulter Jenn Suhr will be battling a serious illness when she competes at the Olympics in Rio on Tuesday. Suhr, the defending gold medal winner in the pole vault at the Olympics, contracted a virus while in Rio and has been ill, her …

Adam Krikorian Makenzie Fischer

Water polo coach yanks Makenzie Fischer by chin strap

US women’s water polo coach Adam Krikorian got a little aggressive with one of his players during the third quarter of his team’s 13-3 win over Brazil at the Rio Olympics on Monday. As 17-year-old Makenzie Fischer exited the pool late in …

Agent says Grizzlies tried to sign Milos Teodosic in 2013

Point guard extraordinaire Milos Teodosic has once again captivated international basketball audiences with his flashy playmaking and ball-handling wizardry for his native Serbia at the Rio Olympics this summer. Now we know just how close Teodosic …

Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky recreate autograph photo from 2006

When Michael Phelps won his first gold medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Katie Ledecky was just 7 years old. Two years later, Ledecky scored an autograph from her inspiration. Now that Ledecky is 19 and has won five gold medals of her own, roles …

Usain Bolt mascot

Usain Bolt cheers led to evacuation for ‘gunshots’ at JFK airport?

Usain Bolt made history on Sunday night by winning his third consecutive 100m sprint at the Olympics. He may have also caused a major scare at John F. Kennedy International Airport while he was at it. Police received a report of gunfire at JFK at …

Nadine Visser

Nadine Visser – Dutch Olympian you should know

Nadine Visser is a Dutch track and field athlete competing in two events at the Olympics. The adidas sponsored athlete competed in the women’s heptathlon where she finished 19th, and she will also run in the 100m hurdles. In the heptathlon, …

Michael Phelps finger wag

Michael Phelps calls for harsher doping penalties: ‘Somebody needs to step up’

Having already accomplished virtually everything that there is to accomplish at the individual level, Michael Phelps is now trying to use his platform to bring some much-needed reform to the sport of swimming. Phelps, who won five gold medals at the …

Giulia Steingruber

Giulia Steingruber first Swiss female to win gymnastics medal at Olympics

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

Ryan Lochte ‘refused’ to get on ground after having gun pulled on him

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 …

Michelle Jennek

Michelle Jenneke is ready for the Olympics

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 …

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