The greatest gymnast of all time, Simone Biles, pulled out of the team competition at the Tokyo Games according to officials. Read more…
Tag: the olympics
Maybe it’s time to lower our expectations of Team USA’s men’s basketball team
I have a question. Read more…
SEE IT: Olympic skateboarder falls nuts first into rail
You probably don’t know the name Vinko Bogataj, but if you’re a sports fan of a certain age, you’ve seen him in action more times than you can count. Read more…
Team USA men’s basketball begins gold medal chase with revenge on their minds
Amid all the chaos, and now finally fully rostered, does Team USA have enough to win the gold medal? The short answer is yes, but as we know regarding international play, chemistry is much more of a deciding factor than the talent of your roster alone. Read more…
Have you heard the one about the doctor who didn’t get vaxxed and ruined his country’s Olympics?
The Olympics are always full of surprises, plus right at the beginning of the Tokyo Games, there’s already a stunner: the first vaccine-shunning idiot to ruin things for a bunch of other people isn’t an American. Read more…
Kevin Durant’s Tokyo Takeover begins at the Olympics opening ceremony
It’s been a hell of an Olympics already for Kevin Durant. Read more…
Run it back? Can they take a breath first?
The Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns will have exactly ten weeks — 70 days — between the conclusion of their NBA Finals battle and the start of training camp for the 2021-22 NBA season, set for September 28 . And, if this sounds like enough time to prepare with regard to an NBA season, allow […]
Test your Olympics knowledge with this increasingly difficult quiz!
The Olympics are here, and for the next couple of weeks, we’re all going to be obsessed with the Summer Games. But then what? What will we actually remember? Well, let’s find out. As the Tokyo Games get underway, here’s a little quiz to find out what you remember about the last Olympics, way back […]
Sports books see surge in betting on Olympics cancellation
COVID-19 forced the 2020 Olympics to be pushed back into 2021, and, now, it could push the event back even further — or kill it. Read more…
Hockey can’t fail this one (but it still might)
There was always hope that if there was one, there would be more. We’re not there yet, but after Carl Nassib came out, and is the first openly gay player in the NFL, the NHL has one now in Luke Prokop. Or it will, whenever Prokop gets called up. I suppose I should write “if” […]