2024 has seen a mass celebration of the powerhouse athletes of the WNBA. From Angel Reese and Kysre Gondrezick to Rickea Jackson and Dana Evans, the girlies have been showing out and the internet is taking major notice. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kysre Gondrezick (@kysrerae) From their runway-ready tunnel ‘fits […]
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By Billy Witz The N.C.A.A. and the richest college athletic conferences joined with plaintiffs’ lawyers on Friday to enter a $2.8 billion settlement agreement of their class-action antitrust lawsuit. The filing outlines in some detail how schools would be allowed for the first time to pay college athletes directly. The agreement, if approved by a
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At 27, Simone Biles entered the 2024 Paris Olympics already established as the most decorated gymnast in history. Yet, with each performance, she continues to surpass expectations, further cementing her status as the greatest gymnast of all time. Biles led the U.S. women’s gymnastics team to a gold medal in the team final, securing her
Need another reason why Simone Biles is the GOAT? In addition to becoming the most decorated U.S. Olympic gymnast on Tuesday, Biles just won the individual all-around gold medal at the Paris Olympics. With a 59.131 score, this marks the 27-year-old gymnast’s second time claiming the coveted title, making her the first American gymnast to
Rapper Snoop Dogg, who is currently in Paris as a special correspondent for NBC during their coverage of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, is having the time of his life providing color commentary at many of the events and cheering on Team USA. But he made time to sit down with Vogue for the July
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In a heartfelt comment, McKayla Maroney celebrated Simone Biles’ latest milestone, becoming the most decorated gymnast in history. “It doesn’t get more iconic than this… She f’d around n found out fr. Feels like I need to apologize just to redeem my first name,” Maroney wrote, expressing admiration and humor under Biles’ Instagram post. However,
Rugby may not be entirely mainstream, but U.S. women’s Olympic rugby team may have just made that mentality a thing of the past. The extraordinary team, including Olympic veteran and captain Naya Tapper, Ariana Ramsey and Kristen Thomas, made history on Tuesday, earning Team USA its first medal in women’s rugby sevens as they took home
The United States women’s gymnastics team understood the assignment at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games: bring home the gold. They did just that on July 30, delivering the United States its first team gold medal since 2016. Read more…
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With plenty of star power on the Team USA roster, Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas will be tasked with two things coming off the bench – being a physical presence on both sides of the ball and giving 100% on every possession like she does every game. Nicknamed “The Engine,” Thomas is one of the
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