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Tennis star Coco Gauff ranks No. 1 for the second straight year with $30.4 million from prize money and endorsements. She is just the third woman in sports to earn more than $30 million in a given year, after Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams. The world’s 15 highest-paid female athletes will earn an estimated $221 million in 2024, up […]
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass made history at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by becoming the first Black woman to receive the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony. Mayor Bass accepted the flag from Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, who is the first woman to serve as Paris’s mayor. Joining Bass was Simone Biles, the most […]
This weekend at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Black athletes made history with outstanding performances. Simone Biles led the way by winning her second gold medal in the individual all-around gymnastics event. Noah Lyles secured his first Olympic medal by winning gold in the 100 meters, the first American man to do so in 20 years. […]
Simone Biles revealed she was in a therapy session right before she competed for her gold medal earlier this week. She opened up about her mental health struggles from her 2020 Tokyo Olympics experience. A study found that mental health costs the US economy more than $200 billion dollars annually. Simone Biles went to therapy […]
Simone Biles, following her leadership in securing gold for the U.S. women’s gymnastics team at the Paris Olympics, is set to compete in the all-around finals today. If she wins, she will become the oldest women’s all-around champion since 1952, challenging top contenders like Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade and reigning Olympic champion Sunisa Lee. Biles has […]
Simone Biles and the U.S. Women Gymnastic team did again, bringing back the gold medal from the Paris 2024 Olympics. With a final total score of 171.296, the Americans defeated Italy, the silver medalists, by nearly six points, and there was an almost seven-point gap to bronze medalist Brazil. It was the fourth time that […]
Despite a calf injury, Simone Biles will compete in all four events during the Olympic team finals. Biles tweaked her left calf during floor exercise warm-ups on Sunday, but will participate fully after receiving a brief treatment. Initially, U.S. team leaders considered resting her from the uneven bars, but Biles will now compete in every […]
Bam Adebayo, a member of the U.S. men’s basketball team, has two primary goals for the Paris Olympics: winning a gold medal and getting a picture with gymnast Simone Biles. Biles, who is considered the face of the Paris Games, has an impressive 37 medals from Olympic and world championship competitions. Her popularity among fellow […]
SZA, the “Kill Bill” singer, recently shared her journey from gymnastics to music in an interview on NBC Sports. During the interview with Olympic champion Simone Biles, SZA revealed that she used to be a gymnast before transitioning to music. The interview was ahead of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. SZA reflected on her decision […]
Simone Biles stood by her husband, Jonathan Owens, amidst a social media uproar triggered by his admission that he was unaware of her status as a renowned gymnast before they met. The controversy began after Owens, a football player for the Chicago Bears, expressed on “The Pivot” podcast in 2023 that he did not recognize […]
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