Sports
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The apprentice has become the master: 15-year-old Russian figure skater tops 18-year-old counterpart in thrilling duel for gold
Maddie Meyer/Getty Russia’s Alina Zagitova beat her teammate Evgenia Medvedeva for gold in figure skating in a thrilling duel. Zagitova, who trains...
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Owner of English soccer club Sunderland is reportedly willing to give his team away for free if new owner takes all the team’s debts
Nigel Roddis/Getty Images The owner of an English soccer team might have to give his club away for free in exchange for...
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Team USA is suddenly surging at the Winter Olympics
Lars Baron/Getty Images The United States got off to a slow start at the Winter Olympics, winning just 10 medals in the...
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The NBA is reportedly considering a radical change to the playoffs that would include a play-in tournament
Kemba Walker’s Hornets are one of the teams that would likely benefit from a playoff play-in tournament this year. Chuck Burton/AP The...
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47 documentaries on Netflix right now that will make you smarter
“Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond.” Francois Duhamel/Netflix One of the great things about Netflix is that it has brought thoughtful, compelling...
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The US hockey and curling teams made history late Wednesday night, and conquered Canada in the process
Amanda Kessel #28 and Hannah Brandt #20 of the United States celebrate winning gold after shootout with Canada. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images The...
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Tonga’s shirtless flagbearer learned to cross-country ski in 12 months with the help of a venture capitalist who had failed to do the same 4 years ago
Matthias Hangst/Getty Pita Taufatofua made the remarkable transition from taekwondo to cross-country skiing in 12 months to make the Winter Olympics. He...
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A woman was hospitalised after a Dutch Olympic gold medalist threw a giant fake medal at a Heineken party crowd
Sven Kramer, Jan Blokhuijsen, Patrick Roest, and Koen Verweij won bronze medals in the speed skating team pursuit. Getty Images Four Dutch...
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This is the hilarious name USA women’s hockey hero Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson gave to her gold medal-winning penalty shot
Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson skates away as she scores past Shannon Szabados. Getty Images USA defeated Canada after a dramatic penalty shootout in the...
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Here’s what time the 2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony starts where you live
The 2018 Winter Olympics comes to an end this week. Getty Images The closing ceremony is happening on Sunday night. Korea is...