Rio 2016

The semifinals in men's basketball at Rio 2016 are set. The United States will face Spain, while Australia will battle Serbia in the two pairings set for Friday. Australia kicked off the quarterfinals by downing a shell-shocked Lithuanian side. Patty Mills...

Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger, two U.S. swimmers who claimed to be with Ryan Lochte when he was allegedly robbed at gunpoint, were taken off their flights out of Rio on Wednesday as authorities continue to investigate. "We can confirm...

Usain Bolt tends to be in a class of his own on the track, but he had a little company during Wednesday night's 200m semifinal race. With Bolt cruising to the finish line, Canadian Andre De Grasse, the bronze medalist...

Olympic officials say an Egyptian judo athlete has been reprimanded and sent home after refusing to shake his Israeli opponent's hand. The International Olympic Committee says Islam El Shehaby received a ''severe reprimand'' for his behavior following his first-round heavyweight...

One more Olympic Gold to add to Usain Bolts trophy cabinet. The Jamaican makes it 3 100m Olympic victories in a row That’s one more for Usain Bolt, the greatest sprinter the world has ever seen. Bolt, of Jamaica, bidding to...

Team USA haven't lived up to many basketball fans hopes this Olympic campaign with another 1 shot victory in the Group Stage If you were excited for the opportunity to see Tony Parker lead France against his American buddies from the...

Justin Rose makes hole-in-one as Olympic golf tournament begins Justin Rose made the first hole-in-one in modern Olympic golf history Thursday, and he has his caddie to thank for it. "I was going to hit 8-iron and told me 7-iron,...

Rival is the wrong word. Giving the United States one almighty scare, as they most certainly just did, should not and does not put Australia's Boomers on the same level as Carmelo Anthony & Co. When you're sporting a 71-game winning...

Mission complete for Ben Ryan as Fiji fulfil Olympic Dream Fiji's journey to Olympic gold is sporting proof that sometimes a cocktail of brilliant skill and coaching are the only two ingredients needed to become the best team in the...

Independent Athlete Fehaid Al-Deehani claims olympic first by winning gold When Kuwait's Fehaid Al-Deehani learned that his country had been suspended by the International Olympic Committee, he likely thought his Olympic dreams were over. But Al-Deehani, along with seven other athletes,...