Daniel Trainor

A year after losing her leg in a shark attack, swimmer Ali Truwit is ready for her return to the water. Truwit, 24, will represent Team USA at the 2024 Paris Paralympics following the shocking incident in May 2023 when she was bitten by a shark while snorkeling in the ocean off Turks and Caicos.  […]

Uruguayan soccer player Juan Izquierdo has died following a tragic on-field incident.  Izquierdo was pronounced dead on Tuesday, August 27, five days after he collapsed to the field after colliding with an opposing player. He was 27 years old. The Nacional defender fell to the ground unconscious during Copa Libertadores’ game against Sao Paolo on […]

Donna Vekić provided an update about her relationship with Coco Gauff after their Olympic showdown rocked the tennis world.  Vekić, 28, defeated Gauff, 20, in their third round at the 2024 Paris Olympics on July 30 in a match that featured a heated confrontation between Gauff and the chair umpire.  During a crucial moment in […]

Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images With football season preparing to ramp up in earnest, ESPN’s Holly Rowe had some strong feedback for cranky critics of Taylor Swift. In an exclusive interview, Rowe — who spoke to Us Weekly via her partnership with College Colors Day — pushed back at pigskin fanatics who didn’t appreciate their cherished pastime […]

Marco Mantovani/Getty Images Italian sprinter Valentina Petrillo is set to make history as the first transgender athlete to compete in the Paralympic Games. Petrillo, 50, will take part in the women’s 200m and 400m events in the T12 classification for visually-impaired athletes when the 2024 Paralympics kick off in Paris this month. As a teenager, […]

David Eulitt/Getty Images Chicago Bears defensive back Douglas Coleman III was hospitalized following a scary scene during a preseason game in Kansas City. Coleman, 26, was placed on a stretcher and eventually taken off the field in an ambulance after making a tackle on the first play from scrimmage in the second half of the […]

Sometimes getting home from the Olympics can lead to one heck of a reality check.  In the case of Rai Benjamin — who won gold in the men’s 400m hurdles and men’s 4×400 relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics earlier this month — it happened on a lunch date with fellow Olympic gold medalist Noah […]

Stephane Cardinale/Corbis/Getty Images Aly Raisman hopes continuing to raise awareness about the Jordan Chiles medal controversy means no other gymnast will suffer through the same fate. In an exclusive interview, six-time Olympic medalist Raisman — who spoke to Us Weekly via her partnership with EverRoot — vehemently disagreed with the decision to strip Chiles, 23, […]

Courtesy of Ayesha Curry/Instagram In the afterglow of winning gold, Steph Curry and his family took some time to rest and recharge. Steph’s wife, Ayesha Curry, posted a series of photos from the recent getaway via Instagram on Wednesday, August 21, captioned: “Sand and Sun vibes ☀️.” The couple could be seen lounging on a […]

On what should have been the happiest day of his life, Christian McCaffrey was thinking about football technique — at least according to his head coach.  San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan knows how competitive McCaffrey, 28, is, which means his star running back probably had other things on his mind on the day […]

Before taking home a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Team USA gymnast Fred Richard made a major faux pas that might stick with him for the rest of his life.  In an exclusive interview, Richard — who spoke to Us Weekly via his partnership with CELSIUS — explained where things went wrong.  “My […]

Kevin Hart is one of the busiest people in Hollywood — but even he needs to slow down sometimes. The actor and comedian, who spoke exclusively to Us Weekly via his new collaboration with Airbnb, explained how he values tranquility when he gets the chance to travel.  “I’m very much a stay-in guy,” Hart, 45 […]

Jackson Mahomes is apparently not letting his brother’s friendship with Travis Kelce get in the way of him shooting his shot with the tight end’s ex-girlfriend, Kayla Nicole.  The 24-year-old, who is the younger brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, left a flirty comment on a recent Instagram post of Travis’ ex-girlfriend Kayla […]

Arike Ogunbowale is no stranger to making a name for herself on the court, but the WNBA star’s gameday ‘fits have been getting just as much attention lately. The Dallas Wings guard, 27, who was named MVP of the WNBA All-Star Game in July, has become an undeniable fashion star with her unique sense of […]

Despite making a name for himself in Philadelphia, Jason Kelce hasn’t always embraced brotherly love.  During a recent appearance on “The Big Podcast” with host Shaquille O’Neal, Kelce, 36, recalled how a one-on-one game of basketball with brother Travis Kelce once turned violent.  “I was a junior in high school, Trav was a freshman,” Jason […]

Gareth Cattermole/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management When Travis Kelce made a surprise appearance on stage with girlfriend Taylor Swift during the Eras Tour in June, a bunch of phones started buzzing back home in Kansas City. While the thousands of fans inside London’s Wembley Stadium were busy losing their minds, members of the Chiefs […]

In the complicated web of estrangement that has engulfed Aaron Rodgers and his family for a decade, Olivia Munn continues to be a main character.  Rodgers, 40, and Munn, 44, dated from 2014 to 2017 and, depending on who you ask, their relationship was either the catalyst for Rodgers no longer speaking to his family […]

Patrick McDermott/Getty Images; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images In the spring of 2005, the chill in the Green Bay air stuck around a little bit longer than usual.  With the 24th pick in that year’s NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers selected quarterback Aaron Rodgers from the University of California, Berkeley. The pick was notable not so […]

UPDATE, 8/19/24 at 2:35 p.m. ET: Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon has spoken out after former player Dearica Hamby accused her of discrimination while being pregnant.  “Here’s some facts,” Hammon, 47, said during her postgame press conference on Sunday, August 18. “I’ve been in either the WNBA or the NBA for now 25 […]

LIU JIN/AFP via Getty Images Five-time Olympic cyclist Daniela Larreal Chirinos has died after reportedly choking on her food. The Venezuelan athlete was found dead by Las Vegas police on Friday, August 16, Us Weekly can confirm. She was 51 years old.  According to Fox Sports, authorities determined Chirinos’ manner of death had been “asphyxiation […]

Christian Petersen/Getty Images Former NFL star Gosder Cherilus has been arrested for allegedly peeing on a fellow plane passenger.  Cherlius, 40, was taken into custody after reportedly causing the disturbance on a Delta flight from Boston to Dublin, Ireland on Saturday, August 17, Us Weekly can confirm. The flight was rerouted back to Boston’s Logan […]