Rio 2016

Men's 200M Breaststroke final was a sight to be seen with every athlete finishing within a stroke of one another The first medal event of Wednesday night's swimming program was the men's 200-meter breaststroke. It featured some history and one...

What’s the easiest Olympic gold medal to win? “That's so easy that I could do it,” is a phrase that will be repeated countless times around televisions airing the Olympics this month. The short response is, “No, no it’s not.” The...

Carmelo Anthony relished his role as senior statesman on Team USA's gold medal-winning entry in Rio de Janeiro from leading on the floor to appearing perturbed by younger players Snapchatting on a plane. But don't compare Melo to the 2012 Olympics...

Olympic legend Michael Johnson has backed Australian Swimmer Mack Horton Olympic legend Michael Johnson has backed Australian swimmer Mack Horton's right to call out drug cheats at the Rio Games. Johnson, who won four Olympic gold medals on the track and...

After a tumultuous couple of days that included getting pulled off their plane just prior to departure, U.S. swimmers Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger have finally left Rio. The United States Olympic Committee confirmed Thursday night that after giving their...

Ryan Lochte's behavior in Brazil cost him every single one of his endorsement contracts. All four companies with whom the U.S. swimmer had an endorsement agreement severed ties with him Monday following the infamous false robbery scandal that became an...

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,...

The United States women's national team will be without Hope Solo for the next six months, as U.S. Soccer announced Wednesday that the polarizing goalkeeper has been suspended for her comments following the shootout loss to Sweden at the...

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...

The Boomers performance seems to be a surprise to everybody except the boomers Australia always had the belief, and have now convinced the mighty United States they can win a historic Olympic men's basketball medal in Rio. The Boomers nearly became...