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Quick, and be honest now: When you filled out your March Madness bracket a few weeks back, along with millions of your fellow Americans, did you actually pick 16th-seeded University of Maryland, Baltimore County to upset the University of Virginia, the top team in the entire NCAA men’s basketball tournament? Or Loyola University Chicago to […]
After charming fans with an impressive routine during the team skating event of the 2018 Winter Olympics, Alex and Maia Shibutani — a.k.a. the Shib sibs —brought their A-game to the short program portion of the ice dancing competition. Dubbed the “King and Queen of Twizzles” by NBC commentator Tara Lipinski, the American brother-sister duo […]
SEATTLE (AP) — Monthly shots of HIV drugs worked as well as daily pills to control the virus that causes AIDS in two large international tests, researchers reported Thursday. If approved by regulators in the United States and Europe, the shots would be a new option for people with HIV and could help some stay […]
When Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu won the short program at the Olympic games on Thursday, the weather report inside the arena changed from clear skies to a steady downpour of Winnie the Pooh bears. As Hanyu finished his immaculate routine to a chorus of applause, fans tossed scores of stuffed bear toys from the […]
Debates about sports awards are often dreary affairs. Why should the question about which multi-millionaire pro will hoist an individual trophy at the end of the season work anyone into a lather? The arguments are subjective. Someone wins the MVP or Cy Young Award. Then life moves on. The race for the 2018 National League […]
(LAUSANNE, Switzerland) — The longtime standoff between Olympic champion Caster Semenya and track and field’s governing body over issues of gender, hormones and performance in sports reached a pivotal phase on Monday as a key tribunal began hosting a planned five-day hearing in a case that could have massive repercussions throughout sports. The two-time 800-meter […]
The 2018 Winter Olympic Games are officially over, with the closing ceremony bringing down the curtain on PyeongChang’s turn in the global spotlight. There were no shortage of highlights on the snow and ice: Norway ruled, dominating the rest of the world in the final Olympic medal count. Ester Ledecka of the Czech Republic wowed, […]
Years from now, when we’re playing football in outer space, one Super Bowl 2019 highlight will come back to haunt us, and it didn’t happen on the field or even on television. One woman who may have lost Super Bowl 53 in the eyes of the internet chorus was Fox News’ anchor Dana Perino. She […]
Although watching Mirai Nagasu become the first U.S. woman to land a triple axel at the Olympics was exhilarating and witnessing Adam Rippon make his Winter Games debut was enchanting, the most heartwarming moment of Sunday’s team figure skating event may have been seeing two young sweepers bond. While waiting to clean up the gifts […]
The mascot of the losing team is not usually known to be the center of attention at the end of a game. But during the wild card matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles at Soldier Field on Sunday night, online spectators couldn’t help but note the Chicago Bears mascot’s dramatic reaction to a dramatic loss. He […]