Geno Auriemma: ‘We live in that Trumpian era where it’s OK to be sexist and degrade people that are good’ (Getty Images) Medal count | Olympic schedule | Olympic news Don’t ask Geno Auriemma to apologize for the excellence of his teams. After a 26-point win over Serbia in Rio Wednesday, the U.S. women’s basketball coach was once again asked about those who think the continued dominance of … [Read more...]

Social Hour: LSU WR Travin Dural learns the pitfalls of a Popeyes diet (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Miss something that happened on Dr. Saturday’s social media presence? Well, we’ve got your roundup right here. Don’t let this happen again. Always be in the know by following Dr. Saturday on Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr. As he recovered from hamstring surgery, LSU wide receiver Travin Dural … [Read more...]

Belgian sailor who medaled at London possibly sick from Rio waters Evi Van Acker competing in Rio (Getty). Medal count | Olympic schedule | Olympic news The polluted waters for the open water events at the Rio Olympics may have led to a former Olympic medalist getting sick. Evi Van Acker, a bronze medalist at the 2012 Olympics, said she didn’t feel well while competing in the Laser Radial … [Read more...]

Rio Olympic table tennis and 10 times it looked super weird RIO DE JANEIRO — Olympic table tennis is, perhaps, the sport that humbles us the most. For we have played Ping-Pong, and it does not look like this. In the sense that they never knock over their own beer while chasing a loose ball bouncing along the garage floor. Table tennis is also the sport that’s sneakily the most photogenic at … [Read more...]

Canadian broadcaster apologizes for on-air remarks about Chinese swimmer CBC Olympic swimming color commentator Byron MacDonald is in hot water.   If this were the Olympics of bad commentating, it’d be quite a race for gold in Rio de Janeiro. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation swimming analyst Byron MacDonald was the latest to join the fray, describing the 200-meter freestyle relay final like … [Read more...]

McKayla Maroney thrilled to relinquish Olympic-meme title to Michael Phelps McKayla Maroney is definitely impressed with the latest Olympic meme. (Getty) For four years, McKayla Maroney’s infamous “unimpressed” face reigned supreme as the world’s greatest Olympic meme. A year ago today A photo posted by McKayla Maroney (@mckaylamaroney) on Aug 5, 2013 at 5:33pm PDT Well on Monday, a … [Read more...]

Draymond Green on Kyrie Irving’s clutch shot against Australia: ‘Too familiar and wayyyy too soon’ Kyrie Irving came up big Wednesday night, but this time his Cleveland teammate Matthew Dellavedova was on the losing end of his clutch performance. (Getty) In a surprisingly tight Olympic match-up, the U.S. men’s basketball team needed a clutch Kyrie Irving three-pointer to earn a win over … [Read more...]

Greg Cosell's QB Study: Blake Bortles needs some help Blake Bortles took some big hits on third downs last season for Jacksonville. (AP) Last year, we did a two-part series looking at Blake Bortles’ interceptions as a rookie. And the main takeaway from that project was not all of the interceptions were his fault. This year we’re going to look in-depth at some of the NFL’s most … [Read more...]

Controversial beach volleyball challenge system under fire in Rio RIO DE JANEIRO – Beach volleyball has the most raucous party atmosphere at the Rio Olympics. But the sport’s controversial new video review challenge system has become the proverbial turd in the punch bowl, to put it in eloquent terms. “I think it’s flawed,” said three-time gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings of the U.S. “I … [Read more...]

Mystery solved: Why Phelps burst into laughter atop the Olympic podium Your browser does not support iframes. Michael Phelps had plenty to celebrate Tuesday night. He also had reason to laugh. With tears in his eyes, Phelps stood silently as the Star-Spangled Banner played following his gold-medal finish in the 200-meter butterfly. Inexplicably, the U.S. Olympic icon broke out in a fit of … [Read more...]