Dutch woman Anniemiek van Vleuten had been leading the race when she lost control in a curve and was thrown into the air. Anniemiek van Vleuten of the Netherlands was a favorite to take the gold Sunday in the women’s cycling road race when she crashed severely. Bryn Lennon / AP The 33-year-old …

Too famous to mix with the other athletes. The US men’s and women’s basketball teams are spending their time at the Rio Olympics not in the athletes' village, but on a luxury cruise ship. Ivan Alvarado / Reuters Since 1992, the US basketball teams have passed on the Olympic village in excha…

Warning: Don’t make Chinese swim fans mad. On Saturday, Mack Horton won Australia’s first gold medal at the Rio Olympics in the men’s 400 meter freestyle. David Mariuz / AFP / Getty Images However, the 20-year-old swimmer's win came after some juicy DRAMA in the pool. Clive Rose / Getty …

Alexander Demianchuk / Reuters All Russian athletes have been banned from the Paralympics over doping concerns, the president of the International Paralympics Committee (IPC) Sir Philip Craven has announced . The ban is a result of the findings in a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) report by Prof…

Rio is made for lovers. Kate and Helen Richardson-Walsh Sports: The life mates and teammates play for Great Britain's field hockey team, and they're both two-time Olympians! Their story: The Richardson-Walshes are a big freaking deal — they're the first married same-sex couple to…

*Hits hand on lane line, dies.* When you realize that swimming is in fact a contact sport: Universal / @swimmerprobz / Via instagram.com And when you realize you haven't truly experienced pain until you've hit your hand on a lane line: Paramount Pictures / @swimmerprobz / Via instagra…

The Olympic games get started Friday amidst concerns of the Zika virus, pollution, and security in Rio. BuzzFeed News reporters Tamerra Griffin and Ryan Broderick are reporting from Rio. The opening cermonies for the Rio Olympic Games to air on a one-hour delay. Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters T…