Sports & Fitness

ESPNW—April Ross had an emotional 24 hours. Ross and teammate Kerri Walsh Jennings lost to Brazilians Agatha and Barbara in a midnight match, ending the American duo’s pursuit of beach volleyball gold. Ross hugged Jennings...

REFINERY29—After winning five medals (four of them gold) at her Olympic debut, and becoming the most decorated gymnast in U.S. history, Simone Biles can handle anything, it seems. The gymnast capped off her two weeks of...

ESPNW—The U.S. women’s indoor volleyball team came into Rio ranked No. 1 in the world and is looking for its first Olympic gold medal in history. The squad, which has been undefeated in Rio so...

YAHOO—There’s no doubt that becoming a parent changes everything. And for women who give birth, body transformations can be among the most visible of transformations. It’s what created so much hype around four-time Olympic gold...

SONIMA—The track and field star opens up about preparing for Rio on the heels of a scary injury that put her Olympic hopes in jeopardy. Read the full story on Sonima.com!...

GREATIST—Olympians seem almost superhuman. They can run, lift, and leap faster, better, and farther than the rest of us. But they are, in fact, mere mortals—people who have trouble rolling out of bed in the...

ESPNW—As mountain biker Lea Davison prepares for her second Olympics, two things give her peace of mind. First, this isn’t her first rodeo, er, singletrack. As a wide-eyed newbie in London four years ago, the...

ESPNW—Olympic gold medalist and World Cup champion Kelley O’Hara generally prefers to listen to hip-hop or rap when driving, training or prepping before a game. However, the 27-year-old forward for the U.S. women’s national team...

WOMEN’S RUNNING—You know you’re kind of a big deal when both the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) modify the schedule at the 2016 Rio Summer Games just for you....