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Simone Biles on Olympics: 'I'm pretty proud of myself'
Simone Biles is the world's most decorated gymnast, but that did not stop her from producing uncharacteristic errors during her final two performances at the Paris Olympics on Monday, reminding her vast fan base that she, too, is human.,On a self-described "redemption tour," Biles strived to return ...
Simone Biles wins vault for third gold of Paris Games
PARIS -- Simone Biles won the vault final on Saturday to clinch her third gold medal of the Paris Games, dominating the competition with her signature Biles II vault. ,She defeated Brazilian silver medalist Rebeca Andrade, with American Jade Carey taking bronze.,Biles soared high into the air as she...
Simone Biles grabs gold, teammate Suni Lee bronze in all-around
PARIS -- Simone Biles clinched her sixth Olympic gold medal in front of an ecstatic crowd at the Paris Games on Thursday, reasserting her status as the world's best all-around gymnast three years after she withdrew from the same final at the Tokyo Games.,In a tight race between Biles and Brazil's Re...
Simone Biles sparkles to take gold, Suni Lee bronze in all-around
PARIS -- Simone Biles sealed her sixth gold medal with a soaring floor routine and launched into a flag-waving celebration with American teammate Suni Lee, the bronze medalist in the women's gymnastics all-around on Thursday at the Olympic Games.,Biles' score of 59.131 made her the most decorated Ol...
Simone Biles claps back at ex-teammate in escalating feud
PARIS -- Simone Biles crafted a gold medal-worthy caption after the U.S. women dominated the Olympic gymnastics team final in an apparent slam against her former teammate following harsh remarks weeks earlier.,"Lack of talent, lazy Olympic champions," Biles posted on Instagram after the win alongsid...
Simone Biles shakes off ankle pain, qualifies first for Olympics all-around
PARIS -- Simone Biles experienced pain in her left calf on the first day of the women's gymnastics competition at the Paris Olympics on Sunday but the American never considered aborting any of her four apparatus routines, her coaches said.,Biles, a four-time Olympic gold medalist competing in her th...
Bears safety to skip game to support wife -- Simone Biles -- at Paris Games
Bears safety Jonathan Owens received permission to skip the Hall of Fame Game on Aug. 1 to take a trip to Paris. ,That's where his wife, four-time Olympic champion gymnast Simone Biles, will be competing in the 2024 Olympics. The Bears are scheduled to play a preseason game on Aug. 1 in Canton, Ohio...
Simone Biles Olympics-bound for 3rd time after winning team trials
Simone Biles will be headed to the Olympics for the third time after posting an all-around score of 117.225 in Minneapolis at the U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials, which concluded on Sunday night. ,Biles came on the scene at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, collecting four gold medals and a bronze. She ...
Simone Biles picks up 9th all-around title at U.S. Gymnastics Championships
Simone Biles punched her ticket to the U.S. Olympic Trials by securing her ninth all-around championship on Sunday at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Fort Worth, Texas. ,Biles recorded a two-day overall score of 119.750, beating runner-up Skye Blakely by nearly six points. Blakely posted a 113....
Black coaches must recognize when they are Rooney Rule pawns
Are you helping yourself or are you helping them? That’s what every Black man in the NFL must ask themselves before accepting an interview for a head coaching position. The answer to the question is a personal one that affects many — just look at David Shaw....
Suddenly, the Lions, Eagles and Chiefs are staring at the panic button
There are four weeks remaining in the NFL regular season. I know what many of you are thinking: “Damn, I have to buy Christmas presents already. Maybe I shouldn’t have spent that weekend in Vegas at the end of the summer.” Credit cards are about to be burning the next couple of weeks, but this time ...
Week 13 NFL Takeaways: A Byemaggedon Sunday still had lots of spice
There is no committee in the NFL that votes on the best team. In the pros, every result actually does matter. To qualify for the NFL’s 14 playoff spots, teams either have to finish atop a division or win enough games to get in as a wild card. While every game counts, there are some, even on the regu...
Simone Biles' return to competition needs to be applauded before her first routine begins
The GOAT is back. The best to ever appear on the floor, beam, vault, and uneven bars is returning to competition after nearly two years away from gymnastics. Simone Biles last competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, which was of course delayed a year because of the pandemic. Her return to the sport in...
Leave Zion Williamson alone. Did Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka not teach us anything?
From college to the NBA, as long as we’ve been watching Zion Williamson play basketball, he’s never had a season that wasn’t impacted by an injury. Since his one-and-done year at Duke to his four seasons with the New Orleans Pelicans, the league’s most electrifying player still hasn’t been able to s...
Jacque Vaughn is Brooklyn’s next man up or their next sacrificial lamb
Mere hours before a nationally televised matchup against the New York Knicks, the Brooklyn Nets opted for a semblance of stability, or at least a stable shoulder to lean on, when they removed the interim tag from assistant coach Jacque Vaughn’s title....
Auburn has to hire one of these 3 college football coaches
He was so ass and everyone knew it. Auburn’s head football coach Bryan Harsin was fired about nine months too late on Monday morning, the finale to a terrible second season coaching the jewel of The Plains. The Tigers’ biggest accomplishment in 2022 was surviving an average Missouri team that should...
Do Americans really care about soccer? We’ll find out
The unbearable heat of Qatar pushed the FIFA World Cup out of the summer months for the first time in the tournament’s history. In 2022, the quadrennial footballing soccer showcase won’t crown a new champion before jackets come out of closets across America. The upcoming global event will run from N...
We asked Leigh Steinberg if Myles Brennan will get to keep his NIL deals
After five years, a championship ring, two major injuries, three starts, an entry into the transfer portal, a coaching change, and an exit from the transfer portal, sixth-year LSU quarterback Myles Brennan announced on Monday that he would be stepping away from football permanently. ...
This July 4th, let's celebrate athletes who revolutionized the game
On the 266th Independence Day in U.S. history, it’s a perfect time to look back at some of the radical revolutionaries in sports. Sometimes the path to success in athletics requires an innovative approach that changes the course of history. Let’s honor some of the luminaries and talents who channele...
Team USA gymnasts file for $1 billion in restitution in wake of Larry Nassar abuse
Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, and McKayla Maroney are joined by about 90 other girls and women in seeking over $1 billion dollars from the FBI after the bureau’s bungled investigation into Larry Nassar’s decades of sexual abuse. Nassar, estimated to have assaulted over 300 victims over the course of hi...