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The Brazilians really have some balls on them. AFP reported Thursday that Ryan Lochte has been charged in Brazil for filing a false police report. “Ryan Lochte was charged with the crime of falsely reporting a crime,” police said in a …
Whether or not Ryan Lochte has told the complete truth about what happened to him and three other American swimmers on Sunday morning in Rio remains to be seen. Maybe we’ll get to the bottom of the story, maybe not. I do not doubt that Lochte …
Safety at the Summer Games in Rio continues to be a concern, especially at the equestrian center where a bullet was found in the tent for a second time. Reuters reports that a bullet was found close to the stables. https://t.co/FYlVO1vfbk …
The people in charge at the Rio Olympics have finally explained why the water turned green in the pools of the Olympics. According to them, water tanks ran out of chemicals that are used to treat water, resulting in the color changing from blue to …
A bus traveling to the media center from one of the Olympics venues in Rio was attacked on Tuesday and its glass was shattered, causing injuries to two of the 12 passengers, according to reports. Though there is no dispute that glass was shattered …
Things continue to go exceptionally well at Rio, if you disregard the stray bullets making their way into media tents. For reasons that remain unclear, a bullet landed in the media tent near the equestrian center in Rio on Saturday. No one was …
One photographer covering the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro learned a tough lesson this week that you can never let your guard down in the city — not even for 10 seconds. Brett Costello, an Australian photographer for NewsCorp, was robbed of …
It’s no secret that the Olympic village where the athletes are staying in Rio is not the most glamorous of places, and Dallas Mavericks center Andrew Bogut provided us with a closer look at it on Monday night. Using the hashtag …
We have already heard plenty of horror stories about the athlete’s village in Rio that include clogged toilets and unfinished construction, but it gets even worse for Olympians who are fans of Pokemon. U.S. Olympic diver Abby Johnston has had a …
Rio de Janeiro appears nowhere close to prepared to host the Summer Olympics in less than two weeks, but the city’s mayor does not seem overly concerned. On Sunday, Rio mayor Eduardo Paes was asked about the Australian Olympic Committee deeming …
With the official start of the 2016 Summer Olympics less than two weeks away, the city of Rio de Janeiro should probably be ready to host by now. But is it? Let’s just say if the Games started today, the athletes would have nowhere to live. …
If you thought 150,000 condoms for the Olympic Village in London four years ago sounded a bit excessive, just wait until you hear the order that is being shipped to Rio. The International Olympic Committee has ordered 450,000 for the Summer Games …
Golf is returning to the Olympics in Rio this summer for the first time in over 100 years, and the star power is going to be seriously lacking. Jordan Spieth is the latest PGA golfer to withdraw from Olympic consideration due to concerns over the …
The Olympics in Rio de Janeiro continue to deal with PR problems, and this latest tidbit certainly will not help improve public perception. According to Reuters, pieces of a mutilated body were found washed up nearby the beach volleyball courts in …
Rory McIlroy announced on Wednesday that he is withdrawing his name from consideration for the Rio Olympics. McIlroy, the No. 5 golfer in the world, has changed his mind after saying earlier this month that it would not be “the end of the …
Pau Gasol will consider freezing a sperm sample before he goes to Rio if he decides to play for the Spanish national team in the Olympics this summer. Gasol, who previously said he may skip the Olympics due to the Zika virus outbreak in Brazil, told …
