Mexican cross-country skier German Madrazo may have come in dead last in Friday’s 15km men’s individual race at the 2018 Winter Olympics, but his finish line celebration was gold medal-worthy. Madrazo, who picked up skiing in 2017, completed the strenuous course nearly 26 minutes behind Switzerland’s Dario Cologna—whose time of 33:43.9 earned him a historic […]
It looks like the sun may have been the fiercest competitor to beat at the 2018 U.S. Open again. Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic won Wednesday night’s quarter-final match against John Millman 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 at the U.S. Open in New York City, but not without another heat-related delay. Djokovic was tied 2-2 with Millman […]
Cyclists from all over the globe are racing in one of the most challenging competitions in sports — the Tour de France. The 105th Tour de France kicks off Saturday, July 7 in Noirmoutier en l’Île, a scenic, coastal town in western France. The 22 teams, which each have nine racers, will cycle the 21-stage […]
In 2014, skier Maddie Bowman was one of the golden girls of the Sochi Winter Olympics. Literally: she nabbed a gold medal for her runs in the women’s freestyle ski halfpipe. But at Sunday’s event at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, Bowman ended up falling on all three of her runs […]
Many viewers tuning in to the 2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea, were likely confused to hear French piping through the stadium loudspeakers. Why are people speaking French if the closing ceremony is in South Korea? There’s a logical explanation. The Brief Newsletter Sign up to receive the top stories you need […]
Temperatures in New York City are soaring this week — and the clothes at the U.S. Open 2018 are reflecting that. At least, Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal is dispensing with shirt sleeves during play for the 2018 U.S. Open, kicking off his first match against fellow countryman David Ferrer on Monday with a sleeveless […]
American freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy won’t let a broken thumb get in the way of his Olympic dreams, but it could make it difficult for him to shake hands with Vice President Mike Pence. Kenworthy, the defending slopestyle silver medalist from the 2014 Sochi Games, fractured the digit during practice Thursday, tweeting out a photo […]
Rock-paper-scissors is a time-honored schoolyard tradition. But thanks to one elementary school, the revered hand sign game may never be the same. A video of fourth graders at Indianapolis’s Lowell Elementary School playing an extreme version of rock-paper-scissors involving two teams, hula hoops and the high stakes of all worthy P.E. games has quickly taken […]
This teen was probably just hoping to have a casual evening at the ball game watching the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on Monday night. But instead he got a little more entertainment than he bargained for, in the form of the adults with him (presumably his parents) embarrassing him on the big screen […]
Big Boi only played one song during the Super Bowl 53 halftime show, but some are saying he was the one to watch. Maroon 5 might have been headlining the Super Bowl 53 halftime show, but Antwan André Patton, better known as Big Boi, may have showed up at the game in his native Georgia […]