Tag: olympics
Why Caitlin Clark passed on another Team USA opportunity in 2024 Summer Olympics before failing to make roster
After failing to make Team USA’s initial roster last summer for the 2024 Summer Olympics, Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark had an opportunity to represent her country in another event but passed on the chance. This, according to an excerpt from USA Today’s Christine Brennan’s new book “On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution…
Darrell Doucette wants us vs. NFL flag football narrative to end
Darrell Doucette didn’t mean any disrespect. All the U.S. flag football star wanted to do in an interview that went more viral than any of his numerous highlights was to fight for his sport. So when he told TMZ in 2024 that he is “better than Patrick Mahomes” at flag football for his IQ of…
The Noah Lyles vs. Tyreek Hill race that was never going to happen is not happening
The highly anticipated 50-yard sprinting showdown between Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles and NFL superstar Tyreek Hill is off. At least for now. After Lyles secured a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Summer Games, the two speedsters began poking each other, and that has yet to let up. Shortly after Lyles secured gold, Hill…
L.A. Olympic organizers confident they will cover $7.1 billion cost
Three years before the Olympics, LA28 organizers gave International Olympic Committee officials the kind of Games preview that even Hollywood’s best scriptwriters couldn’t plan. To begin a visit to check on LA28’s planning progress, the IOC coordination commission attended a game at Dodger Stadium and watched Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off double in the 10th…
Coliseum and Long Beach waterfront among 2028 Paralympics venues
Already slated to be the first venue in the world to host events from three different Olympic Summer Games, the Coliseum will help break new ground for the Paralympics in 2028. The iconic stadium is at the center of the first Paralympic Games in L.A. as it hosts the para track and field competition, LA28…
Matthew Stafford, Sean McVay like idea of flag football in Olympics
Tutu Atwell played quarterback. He played receiver, and he also played on defense. Years before diminutive and speedy Atwell matured into an NFL prospect, the Rams receiver played flag football. Could anybody stop him? “Nah, nah,” Atwell said, chuckling. So Atwell, a 2021 second-round draft pick who will earn $10 million this season, said he…
Cheryl Reeve isn’t saying if she’ll continue as the Team USA coach as 2028 Olympics loom
MINNEAPOLIS — When Sue Bird was appointed as the Managing Director for the U.S. women’s national basketball team earlier this month, Cheryl Reeve reached out to congratulate her. Reeve, the 58-year-old longtime coach of the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx, coached Team USA to its 10th Olympic gold medal last summer in Paris, France. “I was thrilled…