Boxer Erislandy Alvarez – Credit: Getty Images Wednesday saw the men’s lightweight (63.5kg) and middleweight (80kg) final bouts at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Cuba’s lightweight Erislandy Alvarez, a former gymnast, defeated France’s Sofiane Oumiha for gold in his Olympic debut. Alvarez’s ...
Sarah Hildebrandt smiles during the 2024 Paris Olympics – Credit: USA TODAY Gold Medal Matches Women’s 50kg freestyle Two U.S. women have never won gold medals at a single Olympics in history — — until today. Read more on that ...
A’ja Wilson shoots against Nigeria – Credit: Getty Images FULL BOX SCORE Next stop: 60. The U.S. women’s basketball team ran its Olympic winning streak to a whopping 59 games on Wednesday, running right past Nigeria in an impressive 88-74 ...
Miles Partain and Andy Benesh – Credit: Yukihito Taguchi-USA TODAY Sports Americans Miles Partain/Andy Benesh fell to Qatar’s Cherif Younousse/Ahmed Tijan in the quarterfinals (21-14, 21-16) to be eliminated from the men’s beach volleyball tournament. The loss means that no ...
Caeleb Dressel of the United States competes during the men’s 100m butterfly heats of swimming at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 2, 2024. – Credit: Photo by Xia Yifang/Xinhua via Getty Images No matter the sport, a big part of ...
Sarah Hildebrandt wrestling during the 2024 Paris Olympics – Credit: Getty Images On Wednesday night, Team USA’s freestyle wrestler Sarah Hildebrandt upgraded from Japanese bronze to French gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 30-year-old Hildebrandt — who won a ...
Vinesh Phogat and Yui Susaki – Credit: NBC Olympics India’s Vinesh Phogat lopped off her tresses and forced herself into a smaller singlet but still fell 100 grams short of Olympic glory in a cruel twist to the rollercoaster career ...
France’s players celebrate after winning the men’s volleyball semi-final match between Italy and France – Credit: ANTONIN THUILLIER/AFP via Getty Images On paper this was as good of a semifinal matchup as anyone could ask for at the Olympic Games. ...
USA water polo – Credit: USA Today The U.S. men’s water polo team didn’t play perfect against Australia on Wednesday, but no matter what happened in the pool goalkeeper Adrian Weinberg was there to save the day. In a penalty ...
Mariajo Uribe – Credit: Getty Images SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – As swansongs go, Mariajo Uribe has scripted the perfect exit. Inspired by Lorena Ochoa, who retired in 2010 at 28 years old as the world’s top-ranked player, Uribe, 34, began thinking ...