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Andy Murray politely reminds reporter of the existence of Venus and Serena Williams By D’Arcy Maine | Aug 15, 2016 espnW.com Andy Murray won his second straight Olympic gold medal on Sunday by beating Juan Martin del Potro in four sets. And while that in itself is pretty awesome, it’s what he did after…
RIO DE JANEIRO — Mario Andrada paced through the Olympic press center Monday afternoon, explaining why he has no time to talk just now. “There is an expression we have in Brazil,” he said. “ ‘When you have a hard job, you kill a lion a day.’ I have two lions to kill.” This month, Andrada…
Gymnast Gabby Douglas “disrespected” her entire country by not putting her hand on her heart and smiling enough during the Olympics. Swimmer Ryan Lochte is a “kid” who deserves “a break” for allegedly destroying property and lying about a traumatic robbery. If you were wondering what white, male privilege looks like, this is it. Follow Lea @_MissLeandra…
There are plenty of ways to celebrate victory at the Olympics: You can do the Lightning Bolt like Usain Bolt. You can do various things with your fingers like Michael Phelps. You can brag on Twitter. But rarely has anyone danced like David Katoatau did this week in Rio. And what’s remarkable about his dancing…
Photo Lisa, left, and Anna Hahner in the women’s marathon Sunday. The twins finished 81st and 82nd, in times well off their personal bests. Credit Sergio Moraes/Reuters RIO DE JANEIRO — The Olympics are as much about what warms the heart or initiates debate as who wins the medals. But what warms the heart or…
Draymond Green.(Photo: Thomas Shea, USA TODAY Sports) HOUSTON – Draymond Green says he accidentally posted a graphic crotch shot on his Snapchat account, the latest misstep for the Golden State Warriors’ All-Star forward. Green initially wrote on Twitter that his account had been hacked after the photo was posted Sunday, but later said the mistake…
When China’s favorite swimmer Fu Yuanhui openly mentioned her menstrual cycle on Sunday (Aug. 14) at the Rio Olympics, it was the first time many Chinese people realized it is possible to swim while being on your period. China placed 4th in the final of the women’s 4×100-meter medley relay Sunday, a race won by…
Chinese swimmer Fu Yuanhui defied a major sports taboo, and won legions of internet fans, for doing something pretty simple: actually admitting that she was on her period, and that it was affecting her physically. Fu, who is already a viral favorite in China for her animated facial expressions and candid sense of humor, was…
Four years ago, at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Gabby Douglas became the first black American woman to win gymnastics’ most prestigious title: Olympic individual all-around champion. She was 16 at the time, a bundle of flash and grace in a metallic leotard. Looking back at her best event, the uneven bars, is like…
SBJ/Aug. 15-21, 2016/On The Ground in Rio USOC exec Larry Buendorf has spent the last 23 years protecting Team USA, and the 23 years before that protecting the president. Photo by: BEN FISCHER / STAFF Photo by: AP IMAGES There’s no such thing as a low profile for Team USA at the Olympics, but Chief…