Superstar gymnast Simone Biles says her “heart aches” after her brother, Tevin Biles-Thomas, committed a triple murder in Cleveland, Ohio. Biles-Thomas is facing murder charges for killing three people on New Year’s Eve in 2018. According to TMZ, the shooting occurred at a house party after a fight at a rental Airbnb home. Biles-Thomas was […]
Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles called out USA Gymnastics for failing to protect her and other athletes from the sexual abuse from the team’s doctor, Larry Nassar. In an emotional interview, Biles held back tears as she explained how difficult it is to be apart of an organization who doesn’t stand up for you, “It’s […]
Serena Williams made not one but two appearances at the Oscars. The tennis pro presented A Star Is Born during the ceremony. Shortly afterward, she was featured in a new Nike ad. The ad is a follow-up to one titled “Dream Crazy,” which featured Colin Kaepernick and was first aired during the NFL’s regular season opener […]
Let’s be honest- most people only think about gymnastics once every four years when the Olympics roll around. After the final vault has been landed and the closing games have ended, most people have given very little thought as to where Olympians go in the offseason. (Hibernation, maybe?) However, Olympic superstar Simone Biles is very […]
Gymnast Simone Biles took home the all-around title at the world championships for the fourth time. Biles, 21, strangely struggled in the competition on Thursday in Doha, Qatar, only days after tweeting she’d put off having a kidney stone removed until after the competition. In any case, in spite of a fall on the vault, […]
Olympic champion Simone Biles is upset about an anti-Nike tweet from USA Gymnastics interim president and CEO Mary Bono. Bono was appointed Friday to hold the position while USA Gymnastics searches for a permanent successor to Kerry Perry, who resigned under pressure from the United States Olympic Committee in September after spending nine months on […]
One notable face absent during the Larry Nassar trail was Simone Biles. Biles was one of the many innocent young women who was sexually abused, and in a recent interview with Buzzfeed’s live morning show AM2DM, the 20-year-old explains why she chose to not take the stand with her fellow gymnasts. The Olympic gold medalist explained that she had […]
Kap and King James’s message on and off the field lands them amongst Time Magazine’s most prestigious list. Today, Time Magazine announced the 100 fortunate public figures to make their Most Influential List Of People. Promising his hometown team a NBA World Championship, LeBron James ended a 52 year drought when the Cavs came back […]
The Olympic star athlete Simone Biles, ends 2016 with some powerful accomplishments. From being the cover star of Ebony’s Power Issue to now Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year; Biles won over Olympic Swimmer Katie Ledecky, universal tennis champ Serena Williams, and Women’s NCAA Player of the Year Breanna Stewart. Biles is a very humble […]
In case Simone Biles wasn’t already having an unbelievable Olympic career, the latest in Team USA news has her beaming with pride. Under the United States Olympic Committee, her teammates voted her flag bearer for the Closing Ceremony, which is held on Sunday, August 21. “This experience has been the dream of a lifetime for me and my […]
19-year-old Simone Biles is having some summer. In fact, she’s currently putting on one of the greatest athletic performances the world has ever seen. In an Olympic games packed with historic performances and farewells–Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky–Biles has blown the world away with her flawless, seamless gymnastic routines, and she captured her 4th […]
Congratulations to Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, Madison Kocian, and Laurie Hernandez for making it onto the US Olympic Women’s Gymnastics Team! Martha Karolyi announced the team after two days at the US Olympic Trials in San Jose, California. The women were both excited and shocked when the announcements were made declaring the official US Olympic […]
With the summer Olympics only two months away, the world’s greatest athletes are putting on their game faces and getting ready to give their all in Rio De Janeiro. Most athletes train all of their lives to get a chance to perform against the super-stiff competition that the event brings. Gabby Douglas and Simone Biles […]
Over the weekend, 19-year-old Simone Biles won her fourth straight title in the P&G U.S. gymnastic championships in St. Louis. She’s the first gymnast to complete this accolade in 40 years. Biles topped gymnast Aly Raisman, who won two gold medals at the London Olympics. When talking about her teammate at the Olympic games in […]
Eighteen-year-old Olympian Simone Biles is having the best year ever. Biles was just named the winner of the Team USA Female Olympic Athlete of the Year, beating out tennis superstar Serena Williams. Earlier this year, the Columbus, Ohio native became the first woman to win three consecutive world championships, including four gold medals in back-to-back […]