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Attorneys for Usain Bolt claims the Olympian sprinter has fallen victim to a fraud scheme that has resulted in more than $12 million missing from his account. According to a letter the Associated Press obtained from Bolt’s attorney, the Jamaican sprinter recently discovered that his retirement savings account, which Bolt holds with Kingston-based investment firm Stocks and Securities Ltd., […]
Bouncing back from the controversial “Freeze Out” Air Jordan 1, Marcus Jordan’s Trophy Room returns with its long-awaited follow-up collaboration, a fresh take on the “Olympic” Air Jordan 7. The Trophy Room 7 is a reimagination of Michael Jordan’s USA-themed sneakers for the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. Red and sail suede panels share the upper, with […]
The U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team entered the 2008 Beijing games looking for redemption, as Team USA was coming off a humbling third-place finish at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens. Nearly 15 years after LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Dwyane Wade led the ’08 team to a gold medal-clinching victory in Beijing, Netflix has released a […]
Young Thug apparently has swimming on his mind. While awaiting trial on RICO charges, the 31-year-old rapper took to Twitter on Wednesday to pose a hypothetical question to Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps. “I’m talking with my roommate and we’re wondering if you could swim 100 miles from the middle of the ocean back to shore,” wrote Thug, […]
On Friday, LeBron James’ media company Uninterrupted and Netflix announced The Redeem Team, a documentary focused on the 2008 USA Olympic men’s basketball victory in Beijing. The documentary marks the first collaboration between the International Olympic Committee and Netflix, and will feature never-before-seen footage of the Kobe Bryant-led team. The lineup that led the United States to […]
The Telfar Performance era has begun. Wednesday, the always-in-demand label founded by Telfar Clemens launched sales for the collection, featuring 14 different styles ranging from leggings to half-tanks. As Telfar enthusiasts will note, Telfar Performance was initially made as an exclusive for the Liberian Olympic team at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The unisex collection is […]
Ten years ago today, the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team capped off its dominant run at the 2012 London Olympics with a gold medal-clinching victory over Spain. Team USA’s unexpectedly close win was spearheaded by its all-time great trio of LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Kevin Durant, the last of which led the team in scoring with 30 points […]
WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner was reported earlier this year to have been arrested at an airport in Moscow, with questions still surrounding the widely condemned incident months later. While the arrest itself took place back in February, the 31-year-old Phoenix Mercury player still remains detained in Russia, which was recently determined to […]
This past year saw a record 25 Canadians enter the season on NBA rosters, some who had been household names beyond their own hometowns for a while now, and others who made quick strides into becoming impactful. Updating this list so close to last season’s speaks to that growth in the game as well as […]
Finland skier Remi Lindholm spent over an hour navigating the men’s Olympic 50km race at the Beijing Olympic Games on Sunday, and it resulted in a sensitive appendage needing to later be thawed out. As reported by Reuters, organizers for the race initially delayed the start time of the race by an hour and shortened the course from […]
