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All eyes were on Vincent Zhou on Thursday when the 17-year-old figure skater from Team USA made history at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea by becoming the first person to ever land a quadruple lutz during his short program at the Olympics. This is the first Olympic games for the skater, who […]
Colin Kaepernick is the face of Nike‘s latest ad campaign, two years after kneeling during the national anthem made him the face of protest in the NFL. Kaepernick tweeted an image from Nike’s new “Just Do It” campaign on Monday. The advertisement features a close-up shot of the quarterback’s face and reads, “Believe in something. […]
When Villanova won the school’s second NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship in three years, students in Philadelphia celebrated in the way Philadelphians celebrate best – by climbing up greased utility poles. Villanova University students and fans took to the streets around the Philadelphia-area school late Monday night after the Wildcats beat the University of Michigan, […]
After missing out on the 2014 Sochi Olympics because of a knee injury, Lindsey Vonn is getting ready to compete in the Winter Games for the first time since winning gold in Vancouver in 2010. The star U.S. skier will race in the women’s super-G, downhill and combined competitions in PyeongChang, South Korea, with her […]
At least we got an inning. Up until the bottom of the ninth inning at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night, baseball’s division series round hadn’t exactly given fans their fill of October drama. Two series had already ended in three-game sweeps; Houston over Cleveland, Milwaukee making quick work of Colorado. The Atlanta Braves bowed out […]
Norway dominated the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, with 39 total medals, including 14 golds, thanks to the country’s skilled skiers and biathletes. Norway finished with the most medals of any of the 92 countries to compete, with Germany coming in second with 31 medals and Canada taking third with 29. Despite […]
Germany is gone. For the fourth time in the last five World Cups, the event’s defending champion was bounced from the tournament after the group stage, as South Korea’s stunning 2-0 victory on Wednesday sent the 2014 winners home. The result inspired a few incredible scenes — for example, South Korea’s victory enabled Mexico to […]
Red Stripe beer, which is brewed in Kingston, Jamaica, is stepping in to help the women’s Jamaican bobsled team, which was left without a coach or sled less than a week before Olympic competition. The beer company, “would love to put the cost of a new bobsled on our ‘bar tab,’” senior marketing manager Andrew […]
Sunday’s football game might have been the lowest scoring Super Bowl of all time, but Superb Owls scored big on social media on Sunday night. Birders and wildlife nonprofits took advantage of a common misspelling on social media today to draw attention to post photos of the birds. The images ranged from the tiny and […]
Houston Astros baseball player Alex Bregman showed off his excellent multitasking skills on Sunday night when he made a game time decision to shave his mustache during a game against the Kansas City Royals. During the game, it appeared that the third baseman decided to make a major grooming change between the 2nd inning, where […]