Day: July 30, 2024

2 boxers cleared to compete in women’s division at Paris Olympics after gender eligibility questions, IOC says

4:03 pm July 30, 2024

Two boxers competing in women’s divisions at the Paris Olympics have complied with all the gender eligibility requirements to fight, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Monday. Questions were raised about Algeria’s Imane Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting’s eligibility after both fighters were disqualified at the 2023 World Championships. However, both fighters participated in the […]

Brazil sends swimmer home from Paris Olympics for leaving village without authorization

3:43 pm July 30, 2024

Brazil sent Ana Carolina Vieira home from the Paris Olympics on Sunday over a breach of protocol violation. The Brazilian Swimming Federation said in a statement it sent notice to the Brazilian Olympic Committee that two athletes, Vieira and Gabriel Santos, left the Olympic Village without proper authorization. Santos was given a warning, but Vieira […]

Florida Congressman Mike Waltz to release new book on Green Beret lessons and leadership

3:42 pm July 30, 2024

FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Mike Waltz, R Fla., who represents Florida’s 6th Congressional District, will release a new book this fall called “Hard Truths: Think and Lead Like a Green Beret.” The book will be out from St. Martin’s Press on Oct. 22, 2024. Waltz, a retired colonel, is the first Green Beret to be […]

The bloody reality of Olympics’ Opening Ceremony

3:30 pm July 30, 2024

We’ve all seen it by now. The nude blue man on a plate. The repulsive Dionysus as a Jesus stand-in. A drag queen variation on the Last Supper. The Paris Olympic Committee wins the gold for bigoted mockeries of sacred Christian moments. This isn’t the first time in recent memory that Catholics have seen […]

A’s slugger Brent Rooker roasts bettor who blamed him for losing his $21K parlay

3:27 pm July 30, 2024

Since legalized sports betting has become a major part of American professional sports, athletes have been dealing with direct messages on social media after not delivering what bettors thought they would produce in their respective games. The usual protocol for these athletes is to just ignore what fans have to say, but Oakland Athletics star […]