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Sha'Carri Richardson poses for a photo while riding with teammates on a boat with teammates along the Seine River during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Ashley Landis - Pool/Getty Images)

In defense of elaborate, unwieldy nails

Nardos Haile
Greek civilization, 5th century BCE. Red-figure pottery. Attic kylix depicting a disc-thrower. (DEA PICTURE LIBRARY/De Agostini via Getty Images)

Cheating, a tale as old as sports

Nicholas Liu, Gabriella Ferrigine
Flavor Flav, Snoop Dogg and B-Boy Mounir Biba. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

American hip-hop wins the Paris Olympics

Melanie McFarland
US' Simone Biles (silver), Brazil's Rebeca Andrade (gold) and US' Jordan Chiles (bronze) pose during the podium ceremony for the artistic gymnastics women's floor exercise event of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on August 5, 2024. (GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images)

6 instances of Olympic sportsmanship

Gabriella Ferrigine
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Imane Khelif and Megyn Kelly (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Megyn Kelly's career flamed on late show

Nardos Haile
Sha'carri Richardson, Simone Biles and Simone Manuel (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Stop policing Black Olympians' hair

Nardos Haile
Hand reaching for American flag underwater in a pool. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Sex abuse and swimming: A dark history

Irvin Muchnick
Imane Khelif of Team Algeria and Angela Carini of Team Italy exchange punches during the Women's 66kg preliminary round match on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at North Paris Arena on August 01, 2024 in Paris, France. (Richard Pelham/Getty Images)

Culture war ignites in women's boxing

Nardos Haile
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Gold medalist Simone Biles of Team United States poses with her medal after competing in the Artistic Gymnastics Women's All-Around Final on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 01, 2024 in Paris, France. (Naomi Baker/Getty Images)

Simone Biles: "I love my Black job"

Nardos Haile
Simone Biles from Team United States competes on the floor exercise during day two of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at the Bercy Arena on July 28, 2024 in Paris, France. (Tom Weller/VOIGT/GettyImages)

5 gymnastic moves named for Simone Biles

Gabriella Ferrigine
Gold Medalists, Mollie O'Callaghan, Shayna Jack, Emma McKeon and Meg Harris of Team Australia pose with their medals following the Medal Ceremony after the Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final on day one of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 27, 2024 in Nanterre, France. (Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Olympics commentator dropped for sexism

Gabriella Ferrigine
Simone Biles Rising (Netflix)

Simone Biles, a "brave" Olympics dropout

Gabriella Ferrigine
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Quad Gods (HBO)

The disability esports team on a mission

Gary M. Kramer
Tamari Davis and ShaCarri Richardson in "Sprint" (Netflix)

"These athletes should be more famous"

Gabriella Ferrigine
Breakin' on the One (Andscape)

The battle that took breakdancing global

Melanie McFarland
Donald Trump | Migrants walk on the US side of the border wall in Jacumba Hot Springs, California on June 5, 2024, after walking crossing from Mexico. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump threatens a migrant "fight league"

Chauncey DeVega
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Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever controls the ball during the game against the New York Liberty on June 2, 2024 at the Barclayys Center in Brooklyn, New York. (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Upset over Caitlin Clark Olympic snub

Gabriella Ferrigine
Zendaya as Tashi in "Challengers" (Niko Tavernise / Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures)

How Zendaya's "Challengers" hair fails

Nardos Haile
Brittney Griner looks on in the second half during the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Final Four semifinal game between the UConn Huskies and the Iowa Hawkeyes at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on April 05, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Brittney Griner recalls Russian prisons

Nardos Haile
A woman running on a track (iStock / Getty Images)

Tiny running uniforms? It's complicated

Gabriella Ferrigine
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LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers makes a lay up against the Indiana Pacers during the first quarter of the championship game of the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament at T-Mobile Arena on December 09, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LeBron James, not Jordan, is the GOAT

David Masciotra
Angel Reese #10 of the LSU Tigers dribbles the ball during the game against the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Final of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament - Albany Regional at MVP Arena on April 01, 2024 in Albany, New York. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Too late for pioneers of women's hoops

D. Watkins
Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes speaks after accepting the WBCA Wade Trophy during a press conference ahead of the 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Final Four at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on April 04, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Reporter to Caitlin Clark: I screwed up

Nardos Haile
Angel Reese #10 of the LSU Tigers shoots the ball during the first half against the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at MVP Arena on April 01, 2024 in Albany, New York. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

The Angel Reese controversy, explained

Nardos Haile
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