A medal awarded at the first modern Olympic Games smashed auction estimates, selling for about four times its expected price at a Danish auction house on March 1. The silver medal from the 1896 Athens Olympics was hammered down for $179,920 excluding buyer’s premium at Bruun Rasmussen Arts Auctioneers’ online sale. The piece had been … Read more
Connor Hellebuyck and wife Andrea will certainly remember this moment. Shortly after Team USA sealed its 2-1 overtime win against Canada in Sunday’s gold medal hockey game at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, the Michigan-born goalie, 32, found his biggest supporter in the stands at the Milano Santagiulia Arena, as captured in an Instagram Story … Read more
The sports industry’s latest power couple evoked a collective “awe” from fans on Valentine’s Day. Browns star pass rusher Myles Garrett took to social media Saturday afternoon to deliver a sincere and congratulatory message to Team USA snowboarder Chloe Kim, who’s fresh off capturing the silver medal in the women’s halfpipe final at the 2026 … Read more
Ralph Lauren is making history as the first fashion designer ever to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The style icon, 85, will be presented with the award — the nation’s highest civilian honor — by President Biden, 82, in Washington, DC this afternoon. The NYC native was chosen by Biden for his “extraordinary contributions … Read more
Suni Lee is adding Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model to her resume. The U.S. Olympic gymnast — who won her second gold medal in the team competition at this summer’s Paris Games — will make her SI Swim debut in the magazine’s 2025 issue in May, the brand announced on Monday. Lee, 21, modeled a brown … Read more
This tale of the tape could prove beneficial in Jordan Chiles’ Olympic medal fight. Footage from Simone Biles’ Netflix documentary, “Simone Biles: Rising,” is a component of the American gymnast’s appeal for the bronze medal Chiles received at the Paris Games and was subsequently stripped of, USA Today reported Monday citing court docs. Chiles, 23, … Read more
In this case, believe the hype. Rapper Flavor Flav and US Olympian Jordan Chiles had a sweet moment together at the 2024 VMAs in New York on Wednesday. The duo opened the MTV Video Music Awards as the show’s first presenters of the evening. While on stage, Flav took a moment to acknowledge the stripping of Chiles’ … Read more
Ilona Maher, a member of the United States women’s rugby team that improbably won the bronze medal in the Paris Olympics, can now add Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model to her list of accolades. Maher posed, with the medal, for the cover of the outlet’s digital September issue. “I was always like, you know, called masculine … Read more
Jordan Chiles is enjoying some R&R following a dramatic conclusion to the 2024 Olympics. On Tuesday, the American gymnast, 23, shared a trio of new Instagram photos that featured her modeling a black bikini and sunglasses on a lounge chair. “Golden paradise,” Chiles captioned the post, which received a slew of heart-eyed emojis and fire … Read more
The USWNT has a new wingman: Tom Cruise. The “Top Gun” actor was spotted at Parc de Princes on Saturday to take in the gold medal match between Team USA and Brazil in Paris one day before he’ll reportedly rappel down the Stade de France as part of the closing ceremony for the 2024 Olympics. … Read more
Jonathan Owens is celebrating wife Simone Biles’ latest Olympic triumph. Taking to his Instagram Stories on Saturday, the Chicago Bears safety commemorated the star American gymnast, who won her third gold medal of the 2024 Paris Games with a first-place finish in the women’s vault final — bringing her Olympic gold medal total to seven. … Read more
Marine 1st Lt. Harvey “Barney” Barnum jumped to the ground when he came under fire during an ambush in Vietnam that killed his radio operator and commander. Collecting himself, Barnum realized he was now the highest-ranking officer of a rifle company he’d just joined. He called in artillery and, amid gunfire, dragged the commander to … Read more