At the 2015 world championships in Kazan, Russia, Katie Ledecky started feeling a little weird after dinner one night—hot and lightheaded. When she returned to training, she’d have a day or two of feeling okay, then a couple with zero […]
The women’s gymnastics qualifications on Sunday morning set the stage for some history-in-the-making for later in the week: After crushing their events on July 28, Simone Biles and Suni Lee are both slated to compete in the all-around finals on […]
Zhiying Zeng was born in 1966 to a mom who coached table tennis. She picked up a paddle as soon as she could hold it, joined a junior elite team at a military sports school in Beijing at age 11, […]
As one of the youngest up-and-coming stars on the US women’s Olympic soccer team, Sophia Smith might look like she’s got it all figured out on the pitch. But, as she tells SELF, her bedtime routine in preparation for it […]
The Paris Summer Olympics are already off to a much better start for Coco Gauff: On Wednesday, the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) announced that the tennis star was chosen to be Team USA’s female flag bearer for the […]
Three years after qualifying for her first Summer Games, Sha’Carri Richardson will finally have the chance to bring home Olympic gold: The track star is set to head to Paris to represent Team USA. On June 22, Richardson finished first […]
After scoring the most points in NCAA basketball history, becoming the top pick in the WNBA draft, and tying rookie records in her first month in the pros, Caitlin Clark was on such a roll in 2024 that the upcoming […]
The term “all” refers to a tied score. For example, if both players have scored one point each, you’d announce that as “15-all.” If both players have scored three points each (so, 40-40), you use the term “deuce.” Keep in […]
You might not be able to score official points for looking fly at the Olympics, but luckily for us spectators, that’s never kept athletes from competing for imaginary best-dressed medals. Of course, nothing speaks louder than athletic performance, but Olympic […]
Whether you’re a casual sports fan, a rabid must-watch-it-all viewer, or simply curious about what all the chatter is about, the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics is an event you’ll definitely want to mark on your calendar. This historic international competition […]
