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Click:fashion clothes design software Figure skating’s most-decorated duo of Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir weren’t always the perfect pair. In fact, Canadian three-time gold medal winner Virtue revealed that at a young age she had her eye on someone else to partner with for a future Olympic career: Moir’s older brother, Danny. When the 2018 […]
There was Tiger Woods on Thursday at the Augusta National Golf Club, staring into the distance on the 12th hole, looking mighty miffed. He closed his eyes, as if he didn’t want to see what awaited. Woods had just dropped his tee shot into Rae’s creek. After a bogey on the previous hole, in which […]
The FIFA World Cup is in full swing this week. But if you prefer your soccer with a side of politics, the real tournament of the summer was the “alternative” World Cup that wrapped up on June 9, pitting teams from the world’s “nations, de-facto nations, regions, minority peoples and sports isolated territories.” While World […]
The moment, when it happened, felt routine to American slopestyle skier Gus Kenworthy, who along with figure skater Adam Rippon is the only openly gay male Winter Olympian to ever compete for the United States. Matthew Wilkas, Kenworthy’s boyfriend, gave Kenworthy a good-luck kiss before a qualifying run on Sunday in South Korea. “That was […]
An emotional Andy Murray broke down in tears after pulling out a hard-fought victory over Marius Copil at the Citi Open early Friday morning. The former world No. 1—currently ranked 832nd—wept into a towel for several minutes after defeating Copil 6-7, 6-3, 7-6 in a round of 16 match that lasted for more than three […]
Jamie Anderson has hugged trees before competitions, and carries bark in her travel bag. She burns incense in her hotel rooms. The American snowboarding star grew up in Lake Tahoe, Calif., homeschooled alongside seven siblings by her mother Lauren; mom believed that kids didn’t belong cooped up in class, but should be free to roam […]
Olympic records were being broken all over the rink at the ice dance free skate at the 2018 Winter Olympics on Monday. Canada’s Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir earned a gold medal, their second Olympic title. In so doing they became the most decorated Olympic athletes in their discipline, earning five Olympic medals in their […]
Former Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Torrey Smith responded to President Donald Trump’s announcement Monday that players had been disinvited from an annual event honoring the winners of the Super Bowl, calling the decision “cowardly” and “foolish.” Trump said in a statement that the full squad of the Eagles, who defeated the New England Patriots in […]
It’s not every day one gets to witness a proposal — but 27-year-old Jonathan Miller’s reaction to one was so good that he’s been invited to two strangers’ wedding. Keith Houseworth proposed to his girlfriend, Panda Green, with the help of the Jumbotron at a Dallas Mavericks game on Sunday night. After he got down […]
After its 2-0 victory over Sweden on Saturday, England is advancing to the World Cup semifinals for the first time since 1990. As celebrations rage, and ahead of the team’s next bout, you may have noticed lots of English fans saying, “It’s coming home.” Here’s what the phrase means, and where it comes from. Origin […]