U.S. Ski & Snowboard is investigating longtime Olympic coach Peter Foley as well as Olympic snowboard racer Hagen Kearney after allegations surfaced that the former took pictures of naked female athletes and the latter used racist language to antagoniz…
International Olympic Committee Urges Sports Bodies To Ban Russian Athletes
On the heels of the Ukrainian invasion, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) urged “with a heavy heart” sports bodies Monday to exclude the country’s athletes and officials from international events. The IOC said the move is necessary to “protect …
Rams’ Coach Sean McVay Urges Aaron Donald To ‘Run It Back’
“Run it back!” That’s the phrase that was jokingly used by Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay at the team’s Super Bowl victory parade to stave one of the greatest defensive players off from potential retirement. Indeed, on a makeshift stage in front of …
Eileen Gu’s VPN Use For Social Media At Olympics Draw Criticism
Beijing Olympics gold medalist Eileen Gu has found herself in hot water with some fans after divulging a potentially illegal way to avoid internet censorship at the games. “Why can you use Instagram and millions of Chinese people from mainland cannot,”…
Atlanta Falcons Release LB Dante Fowler Jr.
The Atlanta Falcons have released veteran linebacker Dante Fowler Jr., who was set to hit free agency as the final year of his contract was converted into a void year. The 27-year-old edge rusher initially signed a three-year deal with the Falcons in 2…
Luka Doncic ‘Unstoppable’ After Weight Criticism, Mark Cuban Says
The criticism of Luka Doncic’s weight at the start of the NBA season was duly noted, and the preseason MVP favorite has been “unstoppable” since hearing the noise, according to Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. For the second straight season, the Mavs…
Michael Jordan & LeBron James Hug At NBA All-Star Game
The 2022 NBA-Star Game was more special than most: The league celebrated its 75th anniversary as well as the 75 best players to ever lace up the high tops. One moment stood out from all the many other wonderful moments and seemed to make the league com…
US Olympic Skier Mikaela Shiffrin Falls Again: ‘I Just Feel Like A Joke!’
Mikaela Shiffrin’s awful Beijing Olympics continued Thursday, as the U.S. skier suffered a third did-not-finish (DNF). Shiffrin arrived at the Winter Olympics looking to win a third consecutive gold, but, after prior course mishaps, the 26-year-old has…
Kamila Valieva Suffers Worst Performance Beijing Games
In the middle of heavy banned-substance hubbub, Russia’s Kamila Valieva Thursday turned in her worst performance of the games. Valieva fell several times and finished fourth in the women’s free skate competition. The 15-year-old fell on two quad attemp…
Canada Bests U.S. In Women’s Hockey Olympic Gold Medal Game
Canada defeated Team USA to win women’s ice hockey gold Thursday at the Beijing Olympics, while Marie-Philip Poulin had two goals and an assist and goalie Ann-Renee Desbiens made 38 saves in the 3-2. Hilary Knight and Amanda Kessel scored for the U.S. …