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Who Could Start for Team USA Men's Basketball in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

The United States won gold in men's basketball on Saturday, but who will represent Team USA in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles?...

by Dave Del Grande|Olympics

|Sun Aug 11 2024

Team USA vs. France for Olympic Gold Medal in Men's Basketball: Of Course This is the Matchup

Team USA is one win away from winning the gold medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics. The hometown team, France, has an opportunity to pull one of the biggest upsets ever....

by Dave Del Grande|Team USA

|Fri Aug 09 2024

Five Reasons Why Team USA Men's Basketball Will Win Gold Medal at 2024 Paris Olympics

Team USA men's basketball team is a lock to win the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. These are the five reasons why....

by Dave Del Grande|Olympics

|Mon Aug 05 2024

Olympic Women Team USA Still Solid Gold After WNBA All-Star Loss

Despite a loss in the WNBA All-Star Game, Team USA Women's Olympic team should still be solid gold as the games in Paris are set to tip off....

by Mitchell Northam|Olympics

|Fri Jul 26 2024

Team USA Basketball Might Have Too Many Alphas

Team USA struggled a bit during their exhibition games, and they might have too many alphas on their roster. Here's what can be tweaked to give this squad a chance at gold....

by Dave Del Grande|Olympics

|Tue Jul 23 2024

LeBron James Is Face of American Sports, Not Just the NBA

LeBron James was named the flag bearer for Team USA at the Paris Olympics, proving that he's not just the face of the NBA, but the face of American sports....

by Nick Pedone|NBA

|Tue Jul 23 2024

Team USA Basketball Might Have Effort Problem

Team USA has the NBA's brightest stars, but there might be an issue with their effort after a shaky exhibition performance against Australia. ...

by Deadspin Staff|Team USA

|Tue Jul 16 2024

USWNT makes Olympics roster change with Catarina Macario injured

Midfielder Catarina Macario will be replaced on the 18-player United States Women's National Team roster in the Paris Games by alternate Lynn Williams. ,Coach Emma Hayes confirmed the change, pending IOC and FIFA approval, was due to persistent right knee inflammation keeping Macario out of practice...

by Field Level Media|

|Fri Jul 12 2024

Olympics - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights | DeadspinU.S. Soccer reveals men's Olympic team roster

Team manager Marko Mitrovic unveiled the U.S. men's Olympic roster Monday for the 2024 Summer Games in Paris.,Fifteen of the 18 players have earned caps with the senior squad and 17 have played in MLS (10 are active) or developed in MLS academies.,Summer Games rosters are restricted to players under...

by Field Level Media|

|Mon Jul 08 2024

Looks like the new 'Steroid Olympics' are actually going to happen

There’s good news for steroid fans: juicers will finally get their day on the field. A who’s who of extremely online investors pitched in to fund a series of events called the Enhanced Games, which describes itself as “the 21st Century Olympics without drug testing.” The list includes Christian Ange...

by Staff Report|Olympics

|Wed Jan 31 2024

NBC hiring Snoop Dogg for 2024 Olympics in Paris is a major win

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by Andy Mills|Snoop Dogg

|Tue Jan 02 2024

Bobsledder Aja Evans is the latest Olympic athlete to accuse a trainer of sexual abuse

I was once discussing the Catholic Church abuse scandal with some friends. The main thrust of the conversation was this: Is there something about the Church that specifically causes priests to abuse children? Or are predators attracted to the Church because they know they can abuse there? We never c...

by Julie DiCaro|Aja Evans

|Thu Sep 21 2023

The next Olympics will be held without Russia and Belarus, but maybe not Russians and Belarusians

World sports fans in search of a natural antagonist for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris will have to find countries other than Russia and Belarus to root against. The IOC has decided not to invite the countries due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, which started mere days after the Beijing Winter Oly...

by Sean Beckwith|Belarus

|Sat Jul 15 2023

Larry Nassar got shanked in prison — it’ll be hard finding anyone who feels sorry for him

Larry Nassar got gutted like a fish....

by Carron J. Phillips|Larry Nassar

|Mon Jul 10 2023

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...

by Eric Blum|Simone Biles

|Wed Jun 28 2023

The Olympic Scandal we should be talking about

Yesterday morning, news outlets around the world breathlessly reported that French police had raided the 2024 Olympics headquarters in suburban Paris, as part of an investigation into corruption and favoritism in handing out contracts to build the upcoming Summer Games. News of the investigation mad...

by Julie DiCaro|Olympics - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights | DeadspinHomelessness

|Wed Jun 21 2023

Mikaela Shiffrin is the GOAT, and 'medalz culture' can shove it

I know I’m one of the few sports writers leaping to my keyboard to riff on Mikaela Shiffrin breaking the all-time record for wins — earning No. 87 in Åre, Sweden, and passing Ingemar Stenmark on Saturday — but I wanted to issue this as a reminder that Olympic success is kind of bullshit. The last im...

by Sean Beckwith|Mikaela Shiffrin

|Sat Mar 11 2023

Gus Kenworthy believes reaction to Carl Nassib coming out wasn’t all positive for the LGBTQ+ community

Gus Kenworthy knows a thing or two about breaking boundaries in sports for LGBTQ+ athletes. He was the first openly gay X Games athlete and alongside good friend and figure skater Adam Rippon, he was half of the first openly gay duo to represent the United States in the Winter Olympics at the 2018 g...

by Eric Blum|Gus Kenworthy

|Thu Feb 16 2023

Olympics - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights | DeadspinTeam 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...

by Grace McDermott|Larry Nassar

|Fri Jun 10 2022

You won’t have 15-year old figure skaters to kick around anymore

Anyone remember the hot garbage fire that was the Olympic figure skating finals in February? For those who don’t, allow me to jog your memory — 15-year-old star Kamila Valieva, the center of a Russian Olympic Committee doping scandal, sobbing after falling twice as the pressure of the PED investigat...

by Grace McDermott|Sports

|Tue Jun 07 2022

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