2016 Rio OlympicsNBC's Olympic Ratings Dip Compared With London 4 Years AgoIt’s the first time Olympics ratings have dropped since 2000, and it indicates that live sports aren’t the big draw they used to be.Resume03:46Aug 19, 2016U.S. Medal Count Gets A Big Boost From Track And Field DominanceThe Olympics wrap up this weekend with the U.S. leading the medal count, trailed by Great Britain and China.Resume03:32Aug 19, 2016Usain Bolt Makes History Again, And Other Olympic HighlightsTeam USA's Ashton Eaton also sealed his second-straight win in the decathlon, and the American women's 4x100 relay team earned a spot in that final tonight.Resume05:16Aug 19, 2016Rio Olympics Wind Down As U.S. Leads The Medal CountTeam USA has won almost twice the amount of medals as its nearest competitors, Great Britain and China.Resume06:26Aug 18, 2016American Swimmers Pulled From Plane As Armed Robbery Investigation ContinuesLast weekend, four American Olympic swimmers alleged they were robbed at gunpoint by men posing as police officers.Resume04:28Aug 18, 2016AdvertisementHandball Is Underway In Rio, But The U.S. Is Still Not A PlayerThe sport is popular in Europe and South America. But the U.S. team has not participated since the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta.Resume05:47Aug 17, 2016Usain Bolt Tries To Make History Again This WeekJamaica's Usain Bolt will try to become the first athlete to ever win the 100- and 200-meter races in three straight Olympic Games. Aug 15, 2016Social Media Buzz: Rio Olympics Dominate OnlineFans of American swimmer Simone Manuel took to the internet when NBC didn't play her gold medal ceremony live.Resume07:42Aug 12, 2016With The Olympics Underway In Rio, A Look At Brazilian MusicHere & Now's Robin Young takes a musical tour through Brazil with Betto Arcos, host of the podcast “The Cosmic Barrio.”Resume11:07Aug 12, 2016Olympics Commentary 'Sets Female Athletes Back,' Agent SaysFemale Olympians put in years of practice before ultimately achieving gold, silver and bronze medals. But some commentators have focused on their personal lives.Resume04:26Aug 12, 2016The Marathon: The Olympic Test That Combines Endurance And SpeedOnce again, African runners are the favorites, but the marathon is a very difficult event to predict. Resume03:15Aug 12, 2016The Eatons: An Olympic Power CoupleTeam USA's Ashton Eaton is the heavy favorite to take gold in the decathlon at the Rio Olympics. His wife, Brianne Theisen-Eaton, competes for Canada.Resume05:11Aug 11, 2016Big Days Ahead For Team USA's Michael Phelps And Simone BilesPhelps is going for his 22nd Olympic gold medal, while Biles is the gymnast to beat in the women's all-around individual competition.Resume05:42Aug 11, 2016After Relocating, U.S. Women's Olympic Field Hockey Rebounds In RioAfter finishing last at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, the U.S. women's field hockey needed a reboot. So it moved to Pennsylvania.Resume04:44Aug 10, 2016How Olympic Medal Counts Reflect Politics, Wars And Rising PowerThe United States has won 19 medals at the Rio Olympics, more than any other country so far this year. China is in second place with 13, and Japan has...Resume05:14Aug 9, 2016With Summer Games Underway, Rio Has Its Moment On The World StageThe Olympics are in full swing. But what about some of the concerns about Rio in the run-up to the Games?Resume04:29Aug 8, 2016After 92 Years, U.S. To Defend Olympic Rugby TitleThe events of the 1924 Olympic rugby final helped keep the sport out of the Olympic program right up until this year in Rio.Resume06:17Aug 8, 2016Swimmer Katie Ledecky Breaks Record, Takes Gold In Rio As U.S. Medal Count GrowsLedecky crushed her own world record in the 400 freestyle Sunday night, touching nearly 5 seconds ahead of her closest pursuer.Resume05:32Aug 8, 2016At The Olympics, Some Athletes Find Themselves Torn Between Two CountriesAs Alex Daily from Here & Now contributor Texas Standard found out, at the Olympic Games, that's not all that unusual.Resume04:01Aug 5, 2016Who Are Some Of The Athletes To Watch At The Rio Olympics?The stories from Rio have focused on everything but sports. Today, we take a look at some Olympians to keep an eye on in the coming weeks.Resume06:46Aug 5, 2016Next Page
NBC's Olympic Ratings Dip Compared With London 4 Years AgoIt’s the first time Olympics ratings have dropped since 2000, and it indicates that live sports aren’t the big draw they used to be.Resume03:46Aug 19, 2016
U.S. Medal Count Gets A Big Boost From Track And Field DominanceThe Olympics wrap up this weekend with the U.S. leading the medal count, trailed by Great Britain and China.Resume03:32Aug 19, 2016
Usain Bolt Makes History Again, And Other Olympic HighlightsTeam USA's Ashton Eaton also sealed his second-straight win in the decathlon, and the American women's 4x100 relay team earned a spot in that final tonight.Resume05:16Aug 19, 2016
Rio Olympics Wind Down As U.S. Leads The Medal CountTeam USA has won almost twice the amount of medals as its nearest competitors, Great Britain and China.Resume06:26Aug 18, 2016
American Swimmers Pulled From Plane As Armed Robbery Investigation ContinuesLast weekend, four American Olympic swimmers alleged they were robbed at gunpoint by men posing as police officers.Resume04:28Aug 18, 2016
Handball Is Underway In Rio, But The U.S. Is Still Not A PlayerThe sport is popular in Europe and South America. But the U.S. team has not participated since the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta.Resume05:47Aug 17, 2016
Usain Bolt Tries To Make History Again This WeekJamaica's Usain Bolt will try to become the first athlete to ever win the 100- and 200-meter races in three straight Olympic Games. Aug 15, 2016
Social Media Buzz: Rio Olympics Dominate OnlineFans of American swimmer Simone Manuel took to the internet when NBC didn't play her gold medal ceremony live.Resume07:42Aug 12, 2016
With The Olympics Underway In Rio, A Look At Brazilian MusicHere & Now's Robin Young takes a musical tour through Brazil with Betto Arcos, host of the podcast “The Cosmic Barrio.”Resume11:07Aug 12, 2016
Olympics Commentary 'Sets Female Athletes Back,' Agent SaysFemale Olympians put in years of practice before ultimately achieving gold, silver and bronze medals. But some commentators have focused on their personal lives.Resume04:26Aug 12, 2016
The Marathon: The Olympic Test That Combines Endurance And SpeedOnce again, African runners are the favorites, but the marathon is a very difficult event to predict. Resume03:15Aug 12, 2016
The Eatons: An Olympic Power CoupleTeam USA's Ashton Eaton is the heavy favorite to take gold in the decathlon at the Rio Olympics. His wife, Brianne Theisen-Eaton, competes for Canada.Resume05:11Aug 11, 2016
Big Days Ahead For Team USA's Michael Phelps And Simone BilesPhelps is going for his 22nd Olympic gold medal, while Biles is the gymnast to beat in the women's all-around individual competition.Resume05:42Aug 11, 2016
After Relocating, U.S. Women's Olympic Field Hockey Rebounds In RioAfter finishing last at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, the U.S. women's field hockey needed a reboot. So it moved to Pennsylvania.Resume04:44Aug 10, 2016
How Olympic Medal Counts Reflect Politics, Wars And Rising PowerThe United States has won 19 medals at the Rio Olympics, more than any other country so far this year. China is in second place with 13, and Japan has...Resume05:14Aug 9, 2016
With Summer Games Underway, Rio Has Its Moment On The World StageThe Olympics are in full swing. But what about some of the concerns about Rio in the run-up to the Games?Resume04:29Aug 8, 2016
After 92 Years, U.S. To Defend Olympic Rugby TitleThe events of the 1924 Olympic rugby final helped keep the sport out of the Olympic program right up until this year in Rio.Resume06:17Aug 8, 2016
Swimmer Katie Ledecky Breaks Record, Takes Gold In Rio As U.S. Medal Count GrowsLedecky crushed her own world record in the 400 freestyle Sunday night, touching nearly 5 seconds ahead of her closest pursuer.Resume05:32Aug 8, 2016
At The Olympics, Some Athletes Find Themselves Torn Between Two CountriesAs Alex Daily from Here & Now contributor Texas Standard found out, at the Olympic Games, that's not all that unusual.Resume04:01Aug 5, 2016
Who Are Some Of The Athletes To Watch At The Rio Olympics?The stories from Rio have focused on everything but sports. Today, we take a look at some Olympians to keep an eye on in the coming weeks.Resume06:46Aug 5, 2016