The United States can win its fourth straight gold medal in men’s basketball on Saturday. But France has already beaten Team USA once in these Olympics, and will look to do so again in an effort to win the country’s first Olympic title. The Americans rallied past Australia in the […]
Tokyo Olympics: Dutch Juggernaut Faces Argentina in Finals of Women’s Field Hockey
The Netherlands reached its fifth straight gold medal game in women’s Olympic field hockey on Wednesday, dispatching Great Britain 5-1 to set up a confrontation with Argentina on Saturday. The Argentinians eliminated India 2-1 to book their place in the final, where they’ll seek the nation’s first gold medal in […]
Americans Ross, Klineman Favored over Australia Duo in Olympic Women’s Beach Volleyball Final
April Ross and Alix Klineman have the opportunity to complete an unlikely dream on Friday as the duo competes in the gold medal match of the Olympic women’s beach volleyball tournament in Tokyo. Ross and Klineman will take on Australians Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar in the best […]
Tokyo Olympics: Perfect Sweden Goes for Women’s Soccer Gold vs. Canada
Sweden has run through its opposition in the Olympic women’s soccer tournament, outscoring opponents 13-3 on its way to winning all five matches thus far. That makes the Swedes a clear favorite heading into the gold medal match against a strong Canadian squad on Friday. Olympic officials moved the gold […]
Tokyo Olympics: USA Favored Over Australia in Men’s Basketball Semifinal Despite Exhibition Loss
Just over three weeks ago, Australia defeated the United States in a men’s basketball exhibition in Las Vegas. Now, Team USA will try to turn the tables on the Australians when it really counts: in a semifinal matchup at the Tokyo Olympics. The US fended off a game challenge from […]
Tokyo Olympics: Pre-Tournament Favorites Australia, Belgium Battle for Men’s Field Hockey Gold
Australia and Belgium each delivered convincing victories in the semifinals to set up a gold medal clash between the two remaining undefeated teams in the men’s field hockey tournament at the Tokyo Olympics. Australia knocked off Germany 3-1 on Tuesday, while Belgium beat India 5-2 to reach the final. Belgium […]
Tokyo Olympics: US Looks to Salvage Bronze Medal vs. Australia in Women’s Soccer
Team USA suffered a devastating loss on Monday when Canada defeated the United States 1-0 in the semifinals of the women’s soccer tournament. But the American women can still leave the Tokyo Olympics with a medal if they can get past Australia in Thursday’s bronze medal match. Both the United […]
Tokyo Olympics: USA Women’s Basketball Faces Australia in Quarterfinals
The United States women’s basketball team hasn’t been quite as dominant as usual so far at the Tokyo Olympics. But Team USA still comfortably went 3-0 in the preliminary round to set up a date with Australia in the quarterfinals. The Americans only won their three pool play games by […]
Tokyo Olympics: Americans Could Sweep Medals in Men’s Skateboarding Park Competition
2019 World Skate Championships winner Heimana Reynolds leads a Team USA contingent with serious medal hopes as they head into the men’s skateboarding park competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. Reynolds is joined by fellow Americans Cory Juneau and Zion Wright as the top three favorites in the competition. […]
Sport Climbing: A New Sport with a New Format is Ready to Rock the Tokyo Olympics
Sport climbing made its Olympic debut on Tuesday, thrilling audiences with frantic scrambles and creative grips. But the new discipline didn’t just surprise viewers, as the format of the competition in the Tokyo Olympics is new to the athletes as well. Men and women are each competing for just one […]
Tokyo Olympics: Team USA Faces World Cup Champions Spain in Men’s Basketball Quarterfinals
Spain established itself as the chief rival to the United States in international men’s basketball over the past 15 years, playing – but losing – to the US in the medal rounds in each of the last three Summer Olympics. Now, the top two teams in the world will clash […]
Tokyo Olympics: Warholm, Benjamin Set for Epic Duel in Men’s 400m Hurdles Final
Karsten Warholm and Rai Benjamin easily qualified for the men’s 400-meter hurdles final, setting up another confrontation between the rivals at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. Warholm and Benjamin both ran in the same semifinal heat on Sunday and may have engaged in head games down the stretch of that […]
NHL Investigating Evander Kane for Betting on Hockey, Throwing Games for Sharks
Anna Kane accused her husband, San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane, of trying to fix games for gambling purposes in a blistering Instagram story she made on Saturday. Kane responded to that story on Sunday, saying that he has never gambled on hockey, let alone thrown a game. NHL to […]
Tokyo Olympics: USA, Canada Renew North American Rivalry in Women’s Soccer Semifinal
The United States and Canada each survived penalty shootouts to set up a semifinal clash between the CONCACAF rivals in the women’s soccer tournament at the Tokyo Olympics. Canada and Team USA will now face off on Monday in Kashima with a berth to the gold medal game on the […]
Tokyo Olympics: Rising Star Alexander Zverev Goes for Men’s Tennis Gold vs. Karen Khachanov
Alexander Zverev stands one win away from the biggest title of his tennis career after knocking off Novak Djokovic to set up a date with Karen Khachanov in the finals of the Olympic men’s singles event. Zverev defeated the No. 1 ranked Djokovic 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 on Friday to advance […]
Tokyo Olympics: Bencic, Vondrousova Face Off for Gold in Women’s Tennis Tournament
Most of the top seeds melted away early in the Olympic women’s tennis tournament, and No. 4 seed Elina Svitolina fell in the semifinals. That leaves No. 9 Belinda Bencic and unseeded Marketa Vondrousova to battle for the gold medal in the singles competition on Saturday. Vondrousova eliminated Svitolina 6-3, […]
UFC on ESPN: Sean Strickland Takes on ‘Gatekeeper’ Uriah Hall in Middleweight Matchup
Uriah Hall is riding a four-fight winning streak into Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 28 main event, where he’ll take on Sean Strickland in a matchup of middleweight contenders. Strickland has also won four straight fights, and says he sees a win over the veteran Hall as a way to vault […]
Tokyo Olympics: Americans Trayvon Bromell, Ronnie Baker Favored in Men’s 100m Dash
Usain Bolt won’t be winning any gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics. After all, the legendary Jamaican sprinter retired after the 2017 World Championships. That means that someone new will take on the mantle of fastest man in the world by winning the men’s 100-meter race on Sunday. The winner […]
Tokyo Olympics: United States Men’s Basketball Faces Czech Republic in Pool Play Finale
The United States can advance to the knockout rounds on Saturday when it takes on the Czech Republic in its final men’s basketball group stage game. Both the United States and the Czech Republic come into the game at 1-1, having lost to France and defeated Iran. US downs Iran […]
Yankees Trade for Anthony Rizzo, Add Second Lefty Bat to Lineup Ahead of Deadline
A couple of days ago, the New York Yankees looked like a team that would struggle to remain in contention for a wild-card spot. But the Bronx Bombers showed they want to win this year by trading for Joey Gallo yesterday, and reiterated that point by making another move for […]