summer olympic games
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Carmelo Anthony Is Ready to Finally Become an NBA Champion, But Former Coach George Karl Isn’t Drinking the Kool-Aid
The 10-time NBA All-Star and his former coach have a contentious relationship that dates back to their time together with the Denver Nuggets.
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U.S. Women’s Basketball, 400-Meter Relay Teams Take Home Gold in Tokyo Olympics Finale
Allyson Felix became the most-decorated U.S. track star of all time, while Team USA earned its seventh-consecutive gold medal in basketball.
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USA Men’s Basketball Team Defeats France for 4th Straight Gold Medal
It looked a little shaky for the men’s squad early in the game, but a dominating performance from Kevin Durant led them to victory.
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Allyson Felix Becomes the Most Decorated Woman in Olympic Track and Field History; Gable Steveson Wins Gold in Men’s Freestyle Wrestling
Black athletes continue to show up and show out at the Tokyo Olympics.
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U.S. Women’s Basketball Team Crushes Serbia, Will Play for 7th Consecutive Gold Medal
Much is said about the men’s team’s Olympic dominance in basketball, but the women have been putting in work, too.
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Team USA Basketball Advances to Gold-Medal Game
Kevin Durant finished with 23 points against Australia in the Olympic semifinals.
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Sydney McLaughlin Sets World Record in 400m Hurdles; Tamyra Mensah-Stock Becomes 1st Black Woman to Win Olympic Gold in Wrestling
Black excellence remains on full display at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Simone Biles Bounces Back With Bronze Medal on the Balance Beam at Tokyo Olympics
The 24-year-old ties the record for the most Olympic medals won by a U.S. gymnast.
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10 Black Athletes to Watch During the Tokyo Olympics
The list is honestly endless, but here’s a select few Black Olympians from around the globe to tune into.
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Claressa Shields Gives Serena Williams Her Flowers: 'When I First Saw Her, That’s Who I Wanted to Be Like'
Claressa Shields, who last I checked is pretty damn good at beating the dog shit out of people, recently became boxing’s first-ever two-division, undisputed world champ after adorning Marie-Eve Dicaire’s face with her fists. And for her encore, she’ll be taking the plunge into mixed martial arts to deliver more pain and punishment on June…