You might assume that the world’s most finely tuned athletes would be eating something healthy — egg white omelets, kale salads — as they strive to reach the pinnacle of their sporting lives. And you would be wrong.
Olympics
As the first full week of the Rio Olympics wraps up, some events will conclude while others will just be getting get started.
There are many new changes in Olympic boxing, with the headgear issue being the most controversial. Olympic competitors aren’t sure if getting rid of the headgear was a good idea.
Play briefly stopped in Thursday night’s NFL preseason game in Baltimore to allow fans and players to watch footage of Olympic star Michael Phelps winning the gold medal in the 200-meter IM in Rio de Janeiro.
Michael Phelps and Simone Biles powered their way to more gold medals with rousing routs at the Rio Games on Thursday.
With her victory in the 100-meter freestyle, Simone Manuel became the first African-American woman to capture an Olympic gold medal in swimming.
Where to start judging Simone Biles after her romp to gold in the gymnastics all around? Perhaps by beginning the conversation with talk about the best in history.
Michael Phelps wins 22nd Olympic gold in 200 individual medley; Ryan Lochte did not medal.
Simone Biles and Aly Raisman stood side by side in Rio Olympic Arena, clutching each other while waiting for the inevitable coronation.
Katie Ledecky will swim the 800-meter final Friday night, seeking to complete a sweep of the 200, 400 and 800 freestyles for the first time since the 1968 Mexico City Games.
It’s Day Six of the Rio Olympic Games and there’s a lot happening. The United States will compete in beach volleyball, swimming, women’s gymnastics and much more.
The stand taken against doping this week at the Rio Olympics by American swimmer Lilly King is a far more important moment than any medal ceremony involving Michael Phelps or Simone Biles.
Skies and pools both darkened Wednesday as the sun-splashed Olympics in Rio de Janeiro gave way to gray clouds and murky green waters.
Carmelo Anthony scored 31 points on the night he became the U.S. men’s Olympic career scoring leader, combining with Kyrie Irving for all the Americans’ baskets in the fourth quarter of a 98-88 victory over Australia on Wednesday night.
Review-Journal Sports Editor Bill Bradley held his biweekly live lunch chat Wednesday with guest reporter Ben Gotz. This week, Bradley and Gotz talked everything Rio Olympics.
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