NBC cracked a Bob Costas pink eye joke to start the Olympics (@NBCOlympics) Ask anyone to name a lasting memory from the 2014 Winter Olympics and there’s a chance they might mention Bob Costas and his very public battle with pink eye. The lead NBC Olympics host had such a bad case of conjunctivitis that he was forced to take a few days off, leaving the internet plenty of time to make memes … [Read more...]

Concussed Jim Kelly went back to wrong hotel after Super Bowl XXVI If you want to hear scary stories about former players suffering concussions, the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction weekend might be a pretty good place to start. Via ESPN’s Mike Rodak, we hear the story from Buffalo Bills quarterback and Hall of Famer Jim Kelly, who said he played the entire fourth quarter of Super Bowl … [Read more...]

Edwin Moses continued to make his mark after winning Olympic golds Janet Evans | Rulon Gardner | Shawn Johnson | Greg Louganis | Summer Sanders Edwin Moses is a two-time Olympic gold medalist in the 400-meter hurdles, but his most important contributions to sport have come off the track. He fought to ensure athletes could profit from their hard work without compromising Olympic eligibility, … [Read more...]

Jon Rahm turning into more than prospect, but consistent threat to win Jon Rahm has already practically locked up his PGA Tour card. (Getty Images) CROMWELL, CONN. — When Bryson DeChambeau turned pro after the Masters and finished tied for fourth place at Harbour Town in his first start, so many people figured the eccentric former U.S. Amateur champion would be the can’t-miss … [Read more...]

Team USA swimmers show off karaoke skills What’s more fun than driving around and belting out sing-along songs with some of your closest friends? We can’t think of anything. Prior to going to Rio, the United States swim team decided to let loose and put their karaoke skills on full display, much like they did four years ago. Joined by Michael Phelps and Missy Franklin, as well as other big … [Read more...]

Nigerian soccer team welcomed to Rio with wrong anthem Nigeria defeated Japan on Thursday, 5-4 (Getty) No team had a harder time getting to Rio de Janeiro than the Nigerian men’s soccer team, and when the players finally arrived they had just hours to prepare for a match against Japan. What was their reward for a tumultuous trip? The wrong national anthem. When it came time before the game … [Read more...]

DeMarcus Cousins posed a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma DeMarcus Cousins ponders the unfathomable depths of existence. (Getty Images) U.S. Olympian DeMarcus Cousins is one of the most complicated personalities in basketball, an uber-talented big man whose intensity and passion often go overboard and get him into trouble. The nearly 26-year-old Cousins is not a man who suffers … [Read more...]

Jimmy Butler is afraid of water and uncomfortable on USA Basketball's boat Jimmy Butler only wants to see bottled water in Rio. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images) Unlike their shorter, less famous peers, USA Basketball’s senior men’s and women’s national team is not staying in the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro. In fact, that’s been standard practice since NBA players began to participate … [Read more...]

IOC offers website for media to lodge complaints on Rio treatment Reporting the Olympic Games involves more than just tourist photos. (Getty) It’s no secret that the Rio Olympic Games are going to display, for all the world to see, the seamier side of international athletic competition. From political turmoil to health crises to official corruption to crumbling infrastructure to criminal … [Read more...]

LEGO Rio is a triumph of hard work, imagination and LEGOs We all show our Olympic fandom in different ways. Some cheer from the couch, some paint their faces and some spend a full year creating a scale model of Rio and its environs out of 953,000 LEGO bricks. LEGO master builder Paul Chrzan created the superstructure with the help of LEGO itself and the Danish government, which intends to … [Read more...]