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Tongan Flag-Bearer Returns For Closing Ceremony

Remember Pita Taufatofua, the Tongan flag-bearer who captivated us at the opening ceremony weeks (feels like months) ago? He returned for tonight’s closing ceremony, fresh off losing his taekwondo bout by mercy rule. ...

American Galen Rupp Earns Bronze In Only His Second-Ever Marathon

Before today’s running of the men’s marathon, U.S. runner Galen Rupp had only tackled 26.2 miles once—at the U.S. Olympic trials, which he won with a time of 2:11:12. He finished third today in Rio, at 2:10:05....

Paul Chelimo Earns Silver In 5,000m, Learns He Was Disqualified On Live TV, Then Gets Reinstated

U.S. runner Paul Chelimo thought he was giving an interview in recognition of his earning the 5,000m silver medal behind Great Britain’s Mo Farah. Instead, he was informed on live television by NBC’s Lewis Johnson that he had been disqualified for “infringement of the inside border.”...

Horse: "Fuck This"

Modern pentathlon competitors use unfamiliar horses for the show jumping event. Here’s the result of that rule....

Roger Goodell Should Interview James Harrison In Public

More than anything, Roger Goodell fancies himself a disciplinarian. He’s personally taken the lead in prosecuting Ballghazi, gone out of his way to make an example of marijuana users, and gone all-out at Marshawn Lynch for the crime of having fun. Of course, Goodell also helped the Patriots cover up...

Don't Move In With Your Significant Other

In July I moved into my own apartment. In the grand scheme of life, this was a relatively big deal....

Steven Adams Appreciates Your Continued Concern For His Ball Bag

As you know, Thunder center Steven Adams got his hog and yams savaged on two separate occasions during last season’s NBA playoffs. Months later, Adams says his genitals are doing just fine....

Simone Biles And Aly Raisman Dominated One Last Olympic Event

American gymnasts Simone Biles and Aly Raisman competed for individual medals in the women’s floor exercise today, and as has been the case in most of the women’s gymnastics competitions in Rio, the two Americans smoked the rest of the field....

Crazy Fan Rushes Ring During <i>Monday Night Raw</i>

On last night’s episode of Monday Night Raw, Seth Rollins attempted to call out The Demon King during an in-ring promo, only to have his speech interrupted by a crazy fan....

Out-Of-Control Garbage Fire Reportedly Sets Olympic Mountain Bike Course Ablaze<em></em>

Mountain biking at the Rio Olympics doesn’t start until this Saturday, but the event is already running into problems. Specifically, the course is on fire....

What Happened To The Long Jump?

Jeff Henderson claimed Olympic gold in the long jump Saturday night. He’s the first American to win that event since 2004, though the U.S. has won long jump gold 22 of the 28 times it’s been contested at the Olympics. And this is probably the first time you’re hearing his name....

Watch Your Head

After bouncing around the minors for a while, Canadian pitcher Scott Richmond is plying his craft in the Chinese Professional Baseball League with the EDA Rhinos. Whether through sublime reflexes or blind luck, Richmond managed to turn one of the slickest and fastest double plays you’ll see all year...

Mónica Puig Stuns Angelique Kerber To Win Puerto Rico's First-Ever Gold Medal<em></em>

Angelique Kerber came into the Olympics as one of this planet’s best in 2016; having won the Australian Open and reaching Wimbledon’s final, the WTA #2 was a heavy favorite in yesterday’s gold medal singles match against Puerto Rico’s Mónica Puig. But Puig, currently ranked 34th, shocked Kerber in b...

Zlatan Scores, Makes World Reconsider Hatred Of Manchester United In EPL Debut<em></em>

Zlatan Ibrahimović has never once let us down, so there was no question that he would score in his Premier League debut with Manchester United against Bournemouth today; the only question was how. Volley from 40 yards out? Bender from a corner? Hypnosis? If you had your money on “exploiting a near-i...

This Is Why There Are So Many Ties In Swimming

Tonight three legends of swimming—Michael Phelps, Chad Le Clos, and László Cseh—turned in identical times to share silver in the 100m butterfly. Last night, Simone Manuel tied for gold with Canadian Penny Oleksiak in the 100m freestyle. Modern timing systems are capable of measuring down to the mill...

How Simone Biles Broke Gymnastics

The following is excerpted from The End of the Perfect 10: The Making and Breaking of Gymnastics’ Top Score—from Nadia to Now by Dvora Meyers, available now from from Touchstone Books....

Here's Simone Manuel's Medal Ceremony, Since NBC Didn't Air It [Updates]

NBC couldn’t be arsed to show you Simone Manuel’s monumental medal ceremony after becoming the first black American woman to win an individual swimming event, as they felt it was more important to air seven-hour-old footage of Russians doing gymnastics badly. Here, then, is Manuel (with Canadian Pen...

Simone Manuel Becomes First Black American Female Swimmer To Win Individual Gold Medal 

Simone Manuel swam a blistering final 50 in tonight’s 100m freestyle to earn a gold medal alongside Canadian Penny Oleksiak, who swam an identical Olympic-record 52.70 in the event. Both surpassed world record-holder Cate Campbell, who led the race after the first 50 meters and ended up missing the ...

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Simone Biles Just Put A Historic Whooping On The Women's Gymnastics Field<em></em>

Simone Biles, American hero, finished her dominant victory in the women’s all-around gymnastics competition with a 15.933 in the floor routine. She ended up 2.1 points clear of silver medalist Aly Raisman, which is higher than the combined margins of victory from every all-around competition from 19...