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Thursday the Americans gained another seven total medals, including five golds and four medals on the track. The great day for the U.S. started in the morning when Kerron Clement took the men’s 400 hurdles. It continued into the evening with wins by Ryan Crouser (men’s shot put), Ashton Eaton (men’s decathlon) and Dalilah Muhammad…

Runner Usain Bolt has found a new rival after Justin Gatlin surprisingly failed to advance past the men’s 200-meter semifinals. In Bolt’s semifinal-run, he was challenged by 21-year-old Canadian Andre De Grasse. Bolt, a Jamaican sprinting legend, smiled and pushed forward to beat out De Grasse. De Grasse stated it was all a part of…

Paramount Pictures is excited to finally release the first trailer for their upcoming drama Same Kind of Different as Me. Same Kind of Different as Me is the story of an international art dealer Ron Hall (Greg Kinnear) who must befriend a dangerous homeless man (Djimon Hounsou) in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife (Renée Zellweger),…

Simone Biles is the first U.S. gymnast ever to win four Olympic gold medals. After winning the team final and individual all-around title last week, Biles won her third gold medal in the vault final on Sunday, making her one of three members of exclusive three-gold club. With the win in her floor final exercise,…

Monday was a rough day for the United States. The Americans were denied a gold medal Monday for the first time since the 2008 Beijing Olympics. One of the slips cost U.S. gymnastics star Simone Biles gold on the balance beam. Biles lost her high power status after a blunder on the balance beam prevented…

This weekend was yet again jammed pack with wins, losses, and drama surrounding the Summer Rio Olympics. Check out the highlights and stories you may have missed. Michael Phelps swam third in the 4×100 meter medley relay, a race the Americans would ultimately win and set a new Olympic Record. This was Phelps’ 23rd gold…

Two s’more flavors to love are coming! For the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scout cookie-selling, the Girl Scouts announced that they will be introducing two brand new types of cookies. The two new cookies are both named Girl Scout S’mores, and were announced in conjunction with the all-important National S’mores holiday. Both cookies are inspired…

The United States continues to dominate in the Olympics due to some very talented athletes. Michael Phelps won a gold in the 200-meter individual medley beating out Ryan Lochte who wasn’t even close. Neither was anyone else in the pool. Phelps won with an astounding 1.95 seconds over Japan’s Kosuke Hagino. China’s Wang Shun won…

On August 19, Paramount/MGM will release the new, highly-anticipated motion picture, “Ben-Hur”. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov and produced by Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, the latest film-adaptation brings a fresh approach to the classic story. With all the advances in film-making, it creates a spectacle even more thrilling for audiences today. The film tells the…

Day 5 in Rio saw even more action that blew the audience away. Check out the top highlights below and relive the incredible moments that you missed. Katie Ledecky crushed her anchor leg in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay. This left her with her fourth medal of the Games.  Australia held the lead until Ledecky hit…

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