
Olympics News

Peacock viewership surpasses all previous Summer Olympics combined
The 2024 Paris Olympics has been a huge event for Peacock as it makes history in reaching huge viewership numbers.

The problems with gender panic in sports media

Canadian Olympic soccer spying scandal sees remarkable ‘Mafia sports media’ conspiracy theory
Stephen A. Smith doubles down on Caitlin Clark, blames Team USA for low attendance
"How does it feel, Team USA?"
Announcers go wild as French athlete wins judo gold
The French announcers' excitement as Riner won gold epitomizes the type of raw emotion that makes the Olympics must-see TV.
Pat McAfee seemingly follows up on Imane Khelif Olympic boxing rant
"Sometimes I guess it doesn't come off that way, or people don't hear it that way."
NBC’s off-center graphics irritate Paris Olympics viewers
"The names aren't centered in the boxes. It's making me feel crazy."

Pat McAfee let Ice Cube cut a BIG3-Olympic 3X3 basketball challenge promo, said he’d put up a $100K prize

Predictably, the Olympics are bringing out the worst in us
Father leaves commentary booth to celebrate daughter’s Olympic gold medal
"Oh my god, I'm going; I'm going. I'm done."
Shannon Sharpe on Olympic boxer facing gender-eligibility claim: ‘She’s a woman.’
"How is she not a woman? Biologically and anatomically, how is she not a woman?"
Colin Jost hurts foot covering Olympic surfing
“I think I did pretty well until the first wave and then I ended up standing on the coral reef."
Michael Phelps’ reaction to Léon Marchand making history was everything
NBC's decision to enlist Michael Phelps as an Olympic commentator was a stroke of genius.
Dan Orlovsky posts, deletes ‘Protect our daughters’ message during Olympic boxing firestorm
The post came after Pat McAfee took to ESPN airwaves to call Imane Khelif's win over Angela Carini "unfair" while incorrectly describing Khelif's gender.
Pat McAfee makes false gender claims on Algerian boxer after admitting ‘I haven’t done enough research’
Dwyane Wade admits he’s ‘corny as hell’ sometimes
"Appreciate you listening anyways."
Bam Adebayo trolls Brian Windhorst after predicting he could be benched
Adebayo isn't the first Team USA member to take issue with Windhorst.
Noah Eagle: Calling Olympics basketball ‘a dream come true’
"It’s quite surreal. I never anticipated my career going this way."
ESPN makes mistake in celebratory Katie Ledecky post
Phelps actually has 28 total Olympic medals, 23 of which being gold medals.
Team USA women’s gymnastics gold medal triumph scores 12.7 million viewers
NBC is off to a huge start with its ratings for the Paris Olympics.
ACC laughably takes credit for Stanford’s Katie Ledecky and her Olympic medals
Even though Katie Ledecky never once competed as a member of the ACC, the conference was quick to claim her 2024 Paris Olympics success as their own.
NBC needed a special camera angle for Katie Ledecky’s dominance at Olympics
Ledecky was the only swimmer in the frame when she finished the Women's 1500-meter freestyle final.
Mike Tirico gave a sampling of his NBA on NBC play-by-play and roasted Dennis Schröder
"That’s a vintage wraparound pass. As often, like some of the Schröder feeds, end up in turnovers."
Al Michaels, Bob Costas reportedly making guest appearances on NBC Paris Olympics coverage
Two NBC Sports legends, Bob Costas and Al Michaels, will reportedly be guests on NBC's Olympic coverage coming from Paris.