Medals handed out at the Rio Olympics are literally falling apart
The Rio Olympics have been over for nearly a year and the Games are still running into problems.
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15 years after losing legs, former CART driver Alex Zanardi has won 3 golds
Fifteen years ago, Italian race-car driver Alex Zanardi lost his legs during a CART race crash. Now, he’s...
The Cheat Sheet: New York wins LLWS, Romo’s broken and Kaepernick takes stand by sitting down
Summer is winding down One of the cues that the summer season is about to close up shop...
The Cheat Sheet: U-S-A!!! U-S-A!!! Women’s gymnastics team, Ledecky, Phelps get gold
Folks, we’re getting somewhere on the sports calendar. And that’s excellent. And though NBC’s coverage has been, well,...
Rio official somehow loses keys to Olympic stadium
It’s no secret that the organizers in Rio have encountered a host of problems leading up to the...
WATCH: Brazilian fans greet Hope Solo with boos and chants of “Zika”
Apparently Brazilian soccer fans did not appreciate USWNT goalie Hope Solo’s public ranting about the pervasive Zika virus in...
Team USA basketball players will stay in ritzy yacht, not athletes village in Rio
Team USA Basketball is flexing their financial muscles to avoid sleeping in athletes village at the 2016 Rio...
Australian athletes robbed in Rio during fire evacuation
Another day, another Olympic athlete robbed in Rio. 9News Australia reports three laptops were stolen from Australian athletes...
Wind dismantles main ramp at Rio’s Olympic sailing venue
Strong winds have destroyed an Olympic sailing venue less than a week before the Rio Games are set...
Rio Olympic ticket sales picking up, but still have a ways to go
Earlier concerns about ticket sales for this summer’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro seem to be easing as...
Draymond Green doesn’t intend to change
Draymond Green has had a rough couple of months. The Golden State Warriors’ forward was suspended during the...
Russian Sport Minister is just fine with IOC probe
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided to open an investigation into the Russian doping allegations, to the surprise...
Dustin Johnson staying home from Olympics due to Zika concerns
With the rising concern over the Zika Virus as the Olympics in Rio approach, American golfer Dustin Johnson...
Usain Bolt exits Jamaican Olympic trials with hamstring tear
Reigning Olympic 100-meter and 200-meter champion Usain Bolt may have trouble defending those titles. Bolt, a six-time Olympic...
Russian doping whistleblower could compete in Rio Olympics under neutral flag
In 2014, Russian runner Yuliya Stepanova and her husband Vitaly Stepanov, a former employee of Russia’s antidoping agency,...
WATCH: Stephen Colbert breaks down the catastrophe that is the Rio Olympics
It is an open secret the upcoming Rio Olympics are an unmitigated disaster. Between the rampant spread of the...
Mutilated body washes up on beach that is Rio Olympics beach volleyball venue
There’s some more news out of Rio, and this piece of information might not be able to be...
Jason Day backs out of Rio Olympics due to Zika virus concerns
Golf is set to make its first return to the Olympic stage in more than 100 years, but...
Rory McIlroy drops out of Rio Olympics over Zika concerns
Many athletes have spoken up about Zika concerns in the Rio Olympics, and many have pulled their name...
LeBron James is reportedly leaning toward skipping the Olympics
A day after LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA Championship, news is already beginning to pop...
Report: DeMarcus Cousins will be on Team USA’s Rio Olympics team
Sacramento Kings big man DeMarcus Cousins has been told he will be on the USA men’s basketball team...
USA Basketball names 25 players to its Select Team roster
With the 2016 Rio Olympics creeping up in August, much talk has been surrounding the United States’ International...
As other NBA stars drop, Kevin Durant commits to 2016 Olympics
Kevin Durant has announced what team he’ll play for next, the United States Olympic team. Once the NBA...
American cyclist withdraws from Rio Olympics consideration over Zika concerns
Concerns over the Zika virus have now led to at least one potential U.S. Olympic athlete bowing out...
Francisco Rodriguez had Zika in offseason, advises Olympic athletes to research it
Detroit Tigers closer Francisco Rodriguez revealed to ESPN that he contracted the Zika virus this past offseason in...
