I feel bad for Simone Biles. The G.O.A.T. of gymnastics withdrew from the women’s team gymnastics final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Tuesday, citing mental heath concerns as she attempts to protect “her body and mind.” Here is a portion of… Read More ›
Olympics
Hope Solo Finally Getting Hers
Looks like the female version of Terrell Owens cashed a check her big mouth can’t cash. U.S. goalie Hope Solo, a three-time Olympic gold medalist, received a six month suspension from U.S. Soccer after she called Sweden’s national team “a… Read More ›
Lots to Love about Rio Olympics
You know what, I was pleasantly surprised as to how the 2016 Rio Olympics turned out. I mean, given all the drama and logistical mishaps that went on leading up to these Olympics, I was expecting one bad incident after… Read More ›
Ellen/Usain Bolt Flap Much Ado about Nothing
People in social media have been up in arms over the photo of Ellen DeGeneres riding the back of 100 meters (and soon to be 200 meters) Olympic champion Usain Bolt. In the infamous photo , DeGeneres captioned it with “This… Read More ›
Hey Lolo, There Is No Crying in Sports
My girl Lolo Jones is at it again. First, in a previous rant I (and as I found out later, the New York Times) called her the “Anna Kournikova of track and field”. A lot of you thought it was… Read More ›
Lolo Jones = the Anna Kournikova of Track and Field
It must suck to be Lolo Jones these days. There was the whole thing over her being a virgin and how hard it is to remain one (why she thought that anyone would care, I have no idea). Now it’s… Read More ›
Phelps Is the Greatest Olympian
Michael Phelps won his 18th career gold medal – 22nd overall – in the butterfly leg in the 400-meter individual medley earlier today. This also was his sixth medal in the 2012 Olympics – four gold and two silver. That… Read More ›