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US Olympic Bobsledder Chris Mazdzer On Risk On Injury In Sport
Team USA bobsledder Chris Mazdzer and three-time Olympic competitor will be returning for his fourth Olympic Games in Bejing. Before the season started Madzer was in an accident that broke his foot, making it difficult…
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VIDEO: US Olympic Biathlon Star Jake Brown On Being A Multi-Sport Olympian
Jake Brown is ready to compete for Team USA’s biathlon team at the Beijing Olympic Games. Biathlon is a sport that combines cross country skiing and rifle shooting, but Brown had to do a lot…
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UCLA’s Mac Etienne Arrested After Allegedly Spitting On Fans
UCLA redshirt freshman forward Mac Etienne was arrested and cited for assault after appearing to spit at Arizona fans following the Bruins’ 76-66 loss to the Wildcats Thursday evening. A video appears to show the…
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Jamaican Bobsled Team Hopes To Medal At Beijing Winter Olympics
A member of the Jamaican bobsled team has high hopes for the Olympics—so high, in fact, that they have never been matched. Indeed, Sheffield Hallam University student Ashley Watson is part of the four-man bobsled…
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U.S. Snowboarder Chloe Kim Notches Second Straight Gold Medal
Twenty-one-year-old American snowboarder Chloe Kim notched her second straight Olympic gold medal in the halfpipe at the 2022 Beijing Games on Thursday. Kim scored 94 points to take the lead in the field of 12…
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Nathan Chen Wins First Olympic Gold Medal With Near-Perfect Performance
Target acquired! A near-perfect performance head and shoulders above the competition earned American Nathan Chen his first Olympic Gold medal in the men’s single skating competition. The favorite headed into Thursday’s event in Beijing, the 22-year-old Chen…
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VIDEO: US Olympic Bobsledder Sylvia Hoffman On Qualifying For Olympics
Team USA bobsledder Sylvia Hoffman is ready to compete at the Beijing Olympic Games. She believes that persistence is the main reason that she has made it this far. “I know it’s pretty difficult coming into…
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Russian Biathlete Valeria Vasnetsova In Pain Over Inedible Quarantine Food At Beijing Olympics
It’s not uncommon for an Olympic athlete to be in pain during the games. It is uncommon, though, for the provided food to be the root cause of that pain. Well, that’s exactly the situation…
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Shaun White Heads To Medal Round In Last Olympic Hurrah
After a fall in the first qualifying round, the most successful halfpipe rider in history rose to the occasion Wednesday and pulled off a do-or-die run—and now Shaun White is in the medal round at…
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Figure Skating Medal Ceremony Delayed Due To ‘Legal Consultation’ After Positive Drug Test
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Wednesday that the medal ceremony for team figure skating would be delayed because of “legal consultation.” The delay was reportedly due to a positive drug test of one member…
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Snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis Wins First U.S. Gold Medal At Beijing Olympics
U.S. snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis set a lot of firsts on her fifth try. The 36-year-old won her first gold medal on Wednesday (women’s snowboard cross) to give her country its first such hardware of the…
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Olympic Skiier Mikaela Shiffrin Crashes Out For Second Time In Three Days
Just two days after crashing out of her first run in Monday’s giant slalom, American Mikaela Shiffrin failed to make it past five gates in Wednesday’s slalom after, skiing off-line just seconds into her run. “It…
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Ben Simmons’ Hold Out Cost Him $19M So Far, Could Be $32M If He Keeps It Up
Hopes for a Ben Simmons-76ers split as the February 10 trade deadline approaches are getting slimmer as the days go by. The market dictates that Simmons is not worth what the unwavering team wants in…
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Wizards Assistant Coach Mike Batiste Jumps Into Stands To Fight Fans
A Wizards’ assistant coach jumped into the stands Monday evening to fight a fan but was grabbed before any further chaos could ensue. It all went down at the end of Washington’s lopsided loss to…
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Where Will 49er’s QB Jimmy Garoppolo Land?
Following a nearly 18-minute Zoom media session Tuesday, San Francisco 49ers (as of now) quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo looked into the camera and delivered what could only be construed as a farewell: “It’s been a hell of a ride. I…
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VIDEO: US Olympic Bobsledder Josh Williamson On Qualifying For The Olympics
Team USA bobsledder Josh Williamson will be representing the United States in the Bejing Winter Olympic Games. Williamson originally competed to qualify for the 2018 games but didn’t make the cut. He was still new…
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Saints’ Alvin Kamara Arrested For Battery Hours After Pro Bowl
New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara was arrested in Las Vegas on Sunday evening and charged with battery that officials say caused “substantial bodily harm” to the victim. The incident happened at a nightclub…
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Nathan Chen Sets World Record; Gold Medal In Sight
Nathan Chen shattered the world record during his short program at the Beijing Olympics—scoring 113.97 Tuesday to beat the previous mark of his nemesis Yuzuru Hanyu and put himself in a position to win his…
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2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Day 2 Roundup: US Wins First 2 Medals
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are underway. In case you missed any of Day 2’s action, below is a comprehensive roundup of the second day’s events. – The second day of the Winter Olympics brought…
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U.S. Figure Skating Take Silver Medal In Team Competition
Chock up another medal for the U.S. “Yes!” Madison Chock said as Karen Chen landed a jump. Chock and Evan Bates were in the mixed zone after a media session Monday, watching as Chen took…
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Mikaela Shiffrin Slips 11 Seconds In: ‘I Won’t Ever Get Over This’
Mikaela Shiffrin’s quest for history “was finished basically before it even started.” Headed down “The Ice River” just after 9:30 a.m. on Monday trying to become the first U.S. skier ever to win three Olympic…
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