There’s a chance that a player could repeat as the Nagurski Trophy winner for just the third time in history with Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts back in 2024 after winning it in 2023 — but he’ll have to fend off an entire country of defensive stars to do so. Colorado cornerback Travis Hunter headlined… Read More »
For the first time, two all-around champions will compete alongside each other in the Olympic women’s gymnastics all-around final. Suni Lee, the 2021 gold medalist, will defend her title against Simone Biles as the 2016 victor returns to the individual stage in Paris. The title won’t come easy, though, as the favorites will compete in… Read More »
Getty Images reader comments 7 A familiar debate is once again surrounding Cloudflare, the content delivery network that provides a free service that protects websites from being taken down in denial-of-service attacks by masking their hosts: Is Cloudflare a bastion of free speech or an enabler of spam, malware delivery, harassment and the very DDoS… Read More »
Beach volleyball features in the Olympics for the seventh time since debuting in Atlanta in 1996 — and the 2024 Games will showcase the sport at one of the most picturesque venues in Paris. The court is situated underneath the Eiffel Tower in the Jardins du Trocadéro at Champ-de-Mars Park. The U.S. women and Norwegian men will… Read More »
The 2024 Paris Olympics features over three dozen sports, including two iterations of volleyball. There’s indoor and beach volleyball. The latter may arguably be more popular considering it will be played with a view of the Eiffel Tower, however, that doesn’t mean the indoor version is any less talented. Twelve teams match up in a… Read More »
Enlarge / A stock photo of a robot whispering to a man. reader comments 59 On Tuesday, OpenAI began rolling out an alpha version of its new Advanced Voice Mode to a small group of ChatGPT Plus subscribers. This feature, which OpenAI previewed in May with the launch of GPT-4o, aims to make conversations with… Read More »
When the Tennessee Titans drafted T’Vondre Sweat in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft, there were no shortage of concerns about him, from his ability to stay in shape to his DWI arrest before the draft. Things didn’t get off to a great start for him in his first offseason, either, as he… Read More »
It will be a battle for the top spot in the Group C standings when Team USA and South Sudan meet on Wednesday. The rematch of the exciting exhibition contest played in London earlier this month features two teams that easily won their opening games at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Kevin Durant was the spark… Read More »
Wednesday’s Olympic schedule sees Katie Ledecky return to center stage as the heavy favorite to take a second consecutive gold in the 1,500-meter freestyle. Both 100m free titles also are on the line, with Americans Torri Huske and Gretchen Walsh set to compete in the women’s final and Chris Guiliano and Jack Alexy on tap… Read More »
Olympic basketball is in full swing in Paris with the men’s and women’s tournaments underway. Wednesday’s schedule is highlighted by a suddenly intriguing matchup between the United States men and South Sudan. Team USA barely escaped the upstart nation in a pre-Olympics exhibition, and South Sudan maintained that momentum by stunning Puerto Rico in its… Read More »