Allyson Felix looks for another gold — this time in the 400 Allyson Felix is one of the most accomplished sprinters in U.S. track and field history, but her past success doesn’t mean she lacks any motivation in Rio, her fourth Olympics appearance. Three of Felix’s six career Olympic medals, including a gold in 2012, came in the 200-meter dash. This time around, the 30-year-old failed to … [Read more...]

Mystery solved: How Puerto Rico competes independently Monica Puig of Puerto Rico reacts after defeating Angelique Kerber of Germany. (Getty) Medal count | Olympic schedule | Olympic news Citizens of Puerto Rico are natural born citizens of the United States. Sound a little odd? It’s true. Puerto Ricans were granted in citizenship by Congress in 1917 via the Jones-Shafroth Act, which made … [Read more...]

Rio Week 1 in review: Fart pool, Hope Solo and no Bob Costas' eye Medal count | Olympic schedule | Olympic news Before this week, had you ever heard the words “fart pool” connected? Did you know there was trash talk in swimming? Or that Hope Solo has control issues? Maybe not everything coming out of Rio has been a surprise. But it certainly has been entertaining. Maybe not Bob Costas’ … [Read more...]

Indians finding creative ways to use Andrew Miller The Indians are using Andrew Miller in a variety of bullpen roles since acquiring his services. (AP) When the Cleveland Indians acquired Andrew Miller from the New York Yankees at the trade deadline, it was expected he’d become the team’s regular closer. Instead, manager Terry Francona has elected to employ his new bullpen ace as a weapon, … [Read more...]

Lithuanian weightlifter lands a perfect backflip to celebrate bronze Your browser does not support iframes. Medal count | Olympic schedule | Olympic news When Aurimas Didzbalis stepped up for his final lift of the Rio Olympics, he was already guaranteed a spot on the podium. He needed to pull off a personal best of 223 kilograms – about 492 pounds – in the clean and jerk to move up to … [Read more...]

United States wins 1,000th Summer Olympic gold medal Your browser does not support iframes. Medal count | Olympic schedule | Olympic news With a monster day on Friday, and a women’s rowing gold, men’s long jump gold and women’s swimming gold Saturday at the Rio Olympics, the United States has now won 1,000 gold medals at the Summer Games. The women’s swimming relay team of Lilly King, Simone … [Read more...]

Michael Phelps finishes in remarkable three-way swimming tie Your browser does not support iframes. Medal count | Olympic schedule | Olympic news Joseph Schooling pulled off the upset on Friday, defeating Michael Phelps and earning the gold in the 100-meter butterfly. But what was even more remarkable was that Phelps was one of three swimmers to finish in a tie for the silver medal, joining … [Read more...]

Serbia lost to the U.S., but Milos Teodosic made the pass of the Olympics Your browser does not support iframes. For years, Serbian point guard Milos Teodosic has had the reputation of being one of the best and most creative playmakers who wasn’t playing in the NBA. On Friday night, during Serbia’s marquee 2016 Summer Olympics matchup with the heavily favored United States, the 29-year-old … [Read more...]

Rio mystery solved: Can NCAA athletes keep their Olympic medal bonuses? (Getty Images) Medal count | Olympic schedule | Olympic news Katie Ledecky’s record-breaking exploits in Rio have made her $115,000 richer thanks to United States Olympic Committee payouts on her six Olympic medals. But, come this fall when she arrives for her freshman year at Stanford, she’ll be able to compete against … [Read more...]

6 pictures that show Katie Ledecky's 800-meter freestyle dominance Katie Ledecky broke her own world record Friday night in the women’s 800-meter freestyle at the 2016 Olympics. But the words “world record” don’t convey how absolutely dominant Ledecky was. Less than halfway through the race, Ledecky was so far ahead, she was already swimming in the opposite direction of the other seven … [Read more...]