Nicolas Batum consoled Luka Doncic, who sat sullenly with a towel draped over his head and his face buried in his hands.

The rare feat – called an “Olimpico” in honor of a 1924 goal from Argentina’s Cesáreo Onzari – typically comes once in a career, if at all.

U.S. pitchers Joe Ryan and Scott Kazmir are big fans of the baseballs being used in the Tokyo Olympics. Would MLB consider making a switch?

Game on the line, final seconds ticking away, and Slovenia’s Klemen Prepelic had nobody between him and a layup that would have sent his country into the gold medal game at the Tokyo Olympics. Nicolas Batum had only one thought. “I had to make that play,” Batum said.

The Packers’ selection of Aaron Rodgers in 2005 wasn’t greeted warmly in the quarterbacks room. Brett Favre, then the 35-year-old starter, once famously said: “My contract doesn’t say I have to get Aaron Rodgers ready to play. Now hopefully he watches me and gets something from that.” Rodgers spent three years behind Favre and obviously [more]

For a team that’s been criticized and disparaged as inferior to past Dream Teams, Kevin Durant and Co. are showing talent, resilience and toughness on their way to gold.