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                  Olympics

                  The U.S. Men Did Not Qualify For 3-On-3 Basketball At The Olympics

                  The road to 3-on-3 basketball becoming an Olympic sport has been a long and winding one, all the way back to us falling for a 2015 report so obviously fake that “Betoota” remains a byword among the staff for news that we think might be bogus. But it’s real now! Really real! The IOC greenlit […]

                  Olympics
                  Barry Petchesky

                  Team USA’s Preliminary Roster Is A Damn Symphony Of Baseball Guys

                  Olympics
                  David Roth
                  Matt Wieters, seen here catching for the Cardinals in a 2019 game.

                  Chellsie Memmel Won By Competing

                  Gymnastics
                  Kalyn Kahler

                  Basking In The Glory Of Simone Biles, Yet Again

                  Gymnastics
                  Diana Moskovitz
                  Simone Biles does the Yurchenko double pike while competing on the vault during the 2021 GK U.S. Classic gymnastics competition at the Indiana Convention Center on May 22, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Biles became the first woman in history to land the Yurchenko double pike in competition.

                  Illinois Gymnast Celebrates Excellent Vault By Taking Out His Vaccination Card

                  Gymnastics
                  Patrick Redford
                  Evan Manivong hitting the celebration.

                  Gymnastics Coach John Geddert Dies By Suicide Hours After He Is Criminally Charged

                  Gymnastics
                  Diana Moskovitz
                  A photo of former national gymnastics team coach John Geddert.

                  Men’s College Gymnastics Must Choose Between The NCAA And Survival

                  Gymnastics
                  Dvora Meyers
                  U.S. Gymnast Sam Mikulak, formerly of the University of Michigan, at the 2019 FIG Championships.

                  What Does The Pandemic Mean For Paralympians?

                  Olympics
                  John Loeppky
                  DIADEMA, BRAZIL - SEPTEMBER 19: Para Athlete Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira rests during a training session at the shoulder of the Imigrantes Highway on September 19, 2020 in Diadema, Brazil. Alan had both his legs amputated below the knee since he was 21 days old. He specializes in speed tests and competes in T44 sprint events. He is a Paralympic and World Athletics Champion and will participate in his fourth Paralympics. Alan is being trained by Katsuhico Nakaya, who is going to his ninth Olympics. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

                  The Lamoureux Twins Are Leaving Their Sport Better Than They Found It

                  Olympics
                  Maitreyi Anantharaman
                  Jocelyne Lamoureux #17 of the United States scores a goal against Shannon Szabados #1 of Canada in a shootout to win the Women's Gold Medal Game on day thirteen of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Hockey Centre on February 22, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea.

                  The Tokyo Olympics Could Be Off? Good.

                  Olympics
                  Ray Ratto
                  TOKYO, JAPAN - JANUARY 22: A woman and a man wearing a face mask view the Olympic Rings on January 22, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. With just six months to go until the start of the Games, it has been reported that the Japanese authorities have privately concluded that the Olympics could not proceed due to the ongoing Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Spokesmen from the IOC and Japanese government have since rejected the report. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

                  Larry Nassar’s Prison Sentence Stands, But The Judge’s Words Still Rankle

                  Gymnastics
                  Diana Moskovitz
                  Judge Rosemarie Aquilina watches as Former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar listens to impact statements during the sentencing phase in Ingham County Circuit Court on January 24, 2018 in Lansing, Michigan.

                  Let’s Fix The Olympics By Getting Rid Of The Countries

                  Olympics
                  Ray Ratto
                  BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 16: A sculpture depicts Olympic figure skaters for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics at Shougang Park on December 16, 2020 in Beijing, China. The organizing committee introduced the latest progress of the Olympic venues, all competition venues will be completed this year. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

                  The University Of Utah Finally Owned Up To Not Stopping Lauren McCluskey’s Murder

                  Track and Field
                  Diana Moskovitz
                  This is a photo of Lauren McCluskey

                  Congress: The Solution For Stopping Sexual Abuse In Sports Is More Meetings

                  Olympics
                  Diana Moskovitz
                  The US Capitol Building is seen at dusk in Washington, DC.

                  The Greatest Clusterfuck In Women’s Gymnastics History, Two Decades Later

                  Gymnastics
                  Dvora Meyers
                  Svetlana Khorkina falls on the vault at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. It was not her fault.

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