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Olympics
I Love Tom Daley, Great Britain’s Knitting Gold Medalist
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Luis Paez-Pumar
July 28, 2021
Olympics
Mathieu Van der Poel Believed There Would Be A Ramp
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Patrick Redford
July 27, 2021
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Olympics
Naomi Osaka Is Out Of The Olympics
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Giri Nathan
July 27, 2021
Olympics
Simone Biles Withdrew And Team USA Rallied for Silver
228
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Kalyn Kahler
July 27, 2021
Olympics
Yukiko Ueno And Japan Denied USA Softball Its Revenge
52
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Lauren Theisen
July 27, 2021
Olympics
It’s Time For The USWNT To Hit Reset
110
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Lauren Theisen
July 27, 2021
Olympics
Math Researcher Wins Olympic Gold In A Chaotic Women’s Road Race
92
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Patrick Redford
July 26, 2021
Olympics
Tenths Do Matter, Even When You’ve Got Simone Biles
46
Comments
Dvora Meyers
July 26, 2021
Olympics
NBC’s Gymnastics Broadcast Didn’t Tell The Whole Story
92
Comments
Kalyn Kahler
July 26, 2021
Olympics
Ariarne Titmus Is Now The One To Chase
77
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Tom Ley
July 26, 2021
Swimming
From The Outside Lane, Ahmed Hafnaoui Stunned The World And Himself
77
Comments
Maitreyi Anantharaman
July 25, 2021
Olympics
I Will Explain This New Olympic Sport To You: Surfing
47
Comments
Kalyn Kahler
July 25, 2021
Olympics
Uh-Oh
157
Comments
Barry Petchesky
July 25, 2021
Olympics
Go Ahead And Hump, The Beds Can Take It
95
Comments
Barry Petchesky
July 25, 2021
Olympics
I Will Explain This New Olympic Sport To You: Skateboarding
96
Comments
Kalyn Kahler
July 23, 2021
Olympics
I Will Explain This New Olympic Sport To You: 3×3 Basketball
68
Comments
Kalyn Kahler
July 23, 2021
Olympics
Reminder: The Olympics Are In Japan, Where It Is A Different Time
200
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
July 23, 2021
Olympics
The Tokyo Olympics Organizing Committee Cannot Hire A Single Normal Person
148
Comments
Maitreyi Anantharaman
July 22, 2021
Gymnastics
The Draw Of Simone Biles
62
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Kalyn Kahler
June 28, 2021
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