Ryan Lochte is just a 32-year-old kid who embellished the truth a little bit to avoid trouble while having some harmless fun abroad at the Olympics. Actually, in a sense, he is the real victim here and all lives … … Read More
The Olympics are the one of the most diverse events in the universe, bringing together people of every race, creed, religion, sexuality and nationality. But for far too long, the Olympics have discriminated against one of the most underrepresented populations … Read More
McKayla Maroney is used to getting press during the Olympics, so naturally she made a big announcement this week. The retired 2012 gold medal-winning gymnast and friend of Obama is set to drop her debut single next month. SEE ALSO: … Read More
Next time you feel bored at work, think about the Olympics lifeguards. This photo of one, ennui-stricken lifeguard in Rio, which came from a New York Times article about the futility of lifeguards at the Olympics, has been competently paddling … Read More
Elena Delle Donne has taken a stand for something bigger than sports just before stepping onto the international stage. The basketball star publicly came out as gay days before the heavily favored USA women’s team begins its quest for the … Read More
Too muscular. Too short. Too stocky. Too young-looking. Former gymnast and Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson was called a lot of things by the media in her time as an athlete. Often, few of them had anything to do with … Read More
In June of 1992, the Rodney King riots had just rocked Los Angeles and the United States faced deep racial animus. Meanwhile, Michael Jordan was just beginning to reach the height of his basketball powers. He’d won his first NBA … Read More
The NBA on Thursday took the stand so many hoped it would by moving its 2017 All-Star game out of North Carolina in response to the state’s recent anti-LGBT legislation. If you’re still feeling the Bern, you’ll love what happened … Read More
There’s no crying in baseball. And we’re impressed this stadium dweller was able to hold back his tears. A vendor at the Oakland Coliseum was innocently trying to sell ice cream to fans during an Oakland A’s-Houston Astros game when … Read More
Politics and current events managed to find their way into Tuesday night’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game in San Diego when a quartet singing “O Canada” changed some lyrics and injected the phrase “all lives matter.” The backlash was swift … Read More