Looking for a new pump-up playlist? Look no further. These U.S. Olympians competing in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics have plenty of recommendations for just the right tunes to take you into the competition-ready mindset. Trying to land a casual gold medal like snowboarding champion Chloe Kim? Maybe it’s some Lana del Rey you need in […]
The moment that Philadelphia Flyers mascot Gritty was introduced to the world, he seemed destined to become a meme. When the NHL team unveiled their new official mascot back in September, his unblinking googly eyes and burnt orange mane quickly captured the public’s attention. “He claims that he’s been around for a lot longer than […]
(NEW YORK) — Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid have settled collusion lawsuits against the NFL. In a three-sentence statement released Friday, the NFL said: The Brief Newsletter Sign up to receive the top stories you need to know right now. View Sample Sign Up Now “For the past several months, counsel for Mr. Kaepernick and […]
The New York Giants lost miserably to the Dallas Cowboys, 20-13, on Sunday in Arlington, Texas, an event that provided ample opportunity to see the distressed and pained facial reactions of Giants quarterback Eli Manning as he was sacked multiple times during the game. Manning, whose emotive faces have captured the whimsy of the Internet […]
Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir were bonding over their Céline bags while sitting outside of the NBC studios in Stamford, Connecticut, in 2013 when they had an idea. What if, they thought, they analyzed figure skating on camera at the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi together? Before that point, the two former Olympic figure […]
The Winter Olympic dreams for Nigeria’s first-ever bobsled team became a reality on Feb. 9 when the team stepped into the arena during the 2018 Opening Ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea. The bobsled team — composed of athletes Seun Adigun, Akuoma Omeoga and Ngozi Onwumere — and Nigeria’s history-making skeleton athlete Simidele Adeagbo are the […]
The Team USA Olympians may seem fearless as they fly down the slopes at breakneck speeds and land seemingly impossible jumps on one skate blade, but it turns out even world-renowned athletes are scared of some things. For a number of these competitors, such as figure skater Karen Chen and bobsledder Carlo Valdes, their biggest […]
Figure skating is not all about the jumps. But even the most diehard skaters and fans who will tune into the figure skating programs during the 2018 Winter Olympic Games will tell you that it’s mostly about the jumps. Especially since 2006, when the International Skating Union created its new scoring system that puts a […]
Norwegian Magnus Carlsen has retained his World Chess Championship title, having beaten challenger Fabiano Caruana 3-0 in a best of four tiebreaker. Wednesday’s decisive result came after all 12 of the pair’s classical games ended in draws — a result unprecedented in world championship history. In a tie break, players have just 25 minutes on […]
One of the internet’s most beloved memes is Homer Simpson receding into bushes – and it keeps on giving. People often deploy the meme from the 1994 episode of The Simpsons when it’s time for fair-weather sports fans to desert their team. But now the meme is enjoying another winning streak on the back of […]