In grabbing the gold, Team USA Men's Basketball steadied its ship Your browser does not support iframes. Medal count | Olympic schedule | Olympic news You couldn’t be blamed for feeling a little frustrated at Team USA on Sunday, even after it dominated Serbia by 30 points on its way toward a third consecutive gold medal in men’s basketball. Where was this sort of showing in pool play? … [Read more...]

Ryan Lochte, U.S. swimmers face ‘further action’ from USOC after Rio Getty Images Medal count | Olympic schedule | Olympic news RIO DE JANEIRO – As the Rio Olympics ended, the United States Olympic Committee celebrated its gold medals, its medal count and the continued domination of its athletes. “But it was not perfect,” CEO Scott Blackmun said. “We had the one regretful incident with our … [Read more...]

Shawn Johnson devoted to delivering important message about her Olympic success Janet Evans | Rulon Gardner | Greg Louganis | Edwin Moses | Summer Sanders Shawn Johnson captured America’s heart at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, when the 16-year old gymnast took home gold in the balance beam and silver in the all-around, floor and team competitions. Today, she promotes fitness, nutrition and … [Read more...]

Conor McGregor sets UFC purse record in rematch against Nate Diaz Win or lose, Conor McGregor is getting paid a record purse at UFC 202. (AP)Losing his last fight clearly didn’t affect Conor McGregor’s earning potential. The UFC featherweight champion will earn a record $3 million purse in his rematch against Nate Diaz at UFC 202 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas despite losing when they … [Read more...]

Denver Broncos' QB competition still a wide-open mess DENVER — In less than three weeks, the Denver Broncos will open the 2016 regular season here. They’ll celebrate Super Bowl 50 and then have a rematch against the NFC champion Carolina Panthers. And, less than three weeks before the NFL world tunes in, they presumably don’t know who will start at quarterback that night. Or, they … [Read more...]

Matt Centrowitz becomes first American man to take gold in 1500 since 1908 Your browser does not support iframes. The last time an American man took the gold medal in the 1500-meter, Teddy Roosevelt was in the White House, Henry Ford was gearing up to produce the first Model T and the Chicago Cubs were about to win the World Series. That American, Mel Sheppard, won the race with a time of … [Read more...]

Swimmer Jack Conger provides statement on Lochte robbery controversy U.S. Olympic swimmers Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz arrive at the Miami international airport. (Reuters) Medal count | Olympic schedule | Olympic news Now that the entire bro-party-turned-overblown-international-incident involving Ryan Lochte and three other U.S. swimmers appears to have settled down, we’re getting all sides … [Read more...]

Barry Trotz on Subban vs. Weber, Radulov's return, playoff disappointments (Puck Daddy Q&A Part II) (Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images) Washington Capitals coach Barry Trotz has a good understanding of Montreal Canadiens defenseman Shea Weber. The two were together with the Nashville Predators from Weber’s draft day in June of 2003 through Trotz’s firing at the end of the … [Read more...]

Greased-up Tonga flagbearer finally competes in Olympics Pita Taufatofua. Medal count | Olympic schedule | Olympic news You remember the greased-up Tongan, don’t you? It seems like forever ago that Tonga’s flag bearer strode straight from the Opening Ceremony of the Rio Olympics straight into the hearts of millions of viewers. His name is Pita Taufatofua, friends, and he’s a Taekwondo … [Read more...]

Top five moments from Day 15 of Rio Olympics Medal count | Olympic schedule | Olympic news Day 15 of the Rio Olympics featured plenty of upsets and surprises, including the U.S. men losing in heartbreaking fashion to Italy in men’s volleyball and world No. 1 wrestler Jordan Burroughs falling the quarterfinals. But it also featured plenty of fireworks from some usual suspects. Here’s the top … [Read more...]