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Team USA men’s basketball star Joel Embiid has not been a popular man so far at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Philadelphia 76ers center has been showered with boos from the host nation’s fans whenever he takes the court. Embiid infamously …
US Olympic gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik on Saturday bagged his second bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The athlete known on social media as the “pommel horse guy” endeared himself to his supporters with a heartwarming message after …
The Paris Olympics continue to captivate audiences around the globe, even in the middle of live concerts. An awesome video went viral on Saturday of the moment that music star Adele paused her show to watch the women’s 100 meter race at the …
Two-time NBA All-Star and president of South Sudan basketball Luol Deng did not hide his dissatisfaction with the officiating at the Olympic men’s basketball tournament. Deng’s South Sudanese squad was eliminated Saturday in the group …
Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner on Saturday did not hide how much it hurt him to miss out on competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Sinner in June achieved his longtime goal of becoming the No. 1 men’s tennis player in the world. But the …
Femke Bol had a LeBron James-on-Andre Iguodala moment in Saturday’s 4×400 relay race. The Dutch sprinter Bol, serving as the anchor for the Netherlands’ mixed 4×400 relay team, had an incredible chasedown victory to steal the …
A French pole vaulter saw his Olympics hopes dashed Saturday in one of the strangest possible ways. 21-year-old Anthony Ammirati was trying to clear the 5.70-meter pole vault, but ran into an unforeseen problem. Ammirati’s unsecured bulge …
Joel Embiid’s ongoing personal rivalry with French fans resurfaced on Saturday, but it did not exactly go well for him in this instance. Embiid has been regularly booed in Paris by French fans unhappy with his decision to play for Team USA …
Yusuf Dikec may indeed be the baddest man on the planet right now. The Turkish shooter Dikec gained widespread viral fame this week for his performance at the Paris Olympics in the 10-meter air pistol event. At 51 years old and facing off against …
Dennis Schroder had quite the disrespectful move on Rudy Gobert during Friday’s Olympic match between Germany and France. Schroder had Gobert on skates late in the second quarter, with Germany largely dominating proceedings against the hosts. …
Greece forward Kostas Papanikolaou was certainly in his bag on Friday. The Greek team got their first win of the Olympics, defeating Australia 77-71 in their Group A game. While Giannis Antetokounmpo predictably led the way for Greece with 20 points, …
A swimmer experienced a frightening medical episode after a qualifying heat at the Summer Olympics in Paris on Friday. Tamara Potocka, a 21-year-old swimmer from Slovakia, had just finished seventh in the third heat of the women’s 200-meter …
Anthony Edwards is coming to the defense of USA Basketball teammate Joel Embiid in a way that only he can. Speaking with reporters on Thursday at the Olympics, the Minnesota Timberwolves star Edwards called out the French fans for their constant …
Brian Pintado celebrated in style after taking home Ecuador’s first medal of the Paris Olympics. Pintado won the gold medal during Thursday’s men’s 20km race walk. He finished with an impressive time of 1:18:55, beating out the rest …
Kevin Durant was impressed with what he saw from Simone Biles in the women’s individual all-around event at the Summer Olympics on Thursday. Durant and other members of the Team USA basketball squad attended the women’s all-around in …
Italian boxer Angela Carini stepped into the ring at the Summer Olympics on Thursday against an opponent who was banned from another international competition due to gender eligibility issues, and Carini gave up less than a minute in. Carini’s …
