Sports
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831Katie Couric said skating is ‘an important mode of transportation’ in the Netherlands — here’s how long it would take Dutch gold medalist Sven Kramer to skate to work
Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Katie Couric was widely criticized for suggesting skating was an “important mode of transportation” in the Netherlands. Using data...
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732Apple is making a TV show based on NBA superstar Kevin Durant’s childhood that’s inspired by ‘Friday Night Lights’
Gregory Shamus/Getty “Friday Night Lights” producer Brian Grazer and Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant are teaming for a scripted dramatic series...
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706Steve Kerr let the Warriors players coach themselves because they were tired of his voice — and they won by 46
Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr claimed he was struggling to reach his players in recent days. In...
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779The world’s first ski tournament for robots was held near the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics — and the pictures are incredible
A robot takes to the slopes.Reuters If you’re a winter sports athlete, you may want to look away now. Because robots —...
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734The first openly gay US Winter Olympian is planning to boycott the team’s visit to the White House because he wouldn’t feel welcome
Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon.Kim Kyung Hoon/Reuters The first openly gay American male at the US Olympics will boycott an invitation to...
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852The most important muscles for different Winter Olympic sports
Brian Snyder / Reuters The athletes in Pyeongchang rely on different muscle groups. Curlers depend on strong upper body muscles. Alpine skiers...
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723A local news station in Chicago accidentally aired a graphic that referred to the host city of the Winter Olympics as ‘P.F. Chang’
WLS-Ch.7 A local Chicago station made an embarrassing gaffe on Saturday when a graphic accidentally advertised “P.F. Chang 2018” as the host...
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985IOC may force US women’s hockey team to remove the Statue of Liberty from their helmets because it is deemed a ‘political symbol’
AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File Two goalies on the United States’ women’s hockey team may be forced to change the artwork on...
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928Chloe Kim had already sealed a gold medal when she threw down a combination the Olympics have never seen, just for fun
David Ramos/Getty U.S. snowboarder Chloe Kim won the gold medal in the women’s halfpipe with ease. Kim’s first run was dominant enough...
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892Chloe Kim was tweeting about breakfast minutes before learning if she won a gold medal
Ryan Pierse/Getty U.S. snowboarder Chloe Kim tweeted about being hungry during the women’s halfpipe final. The tweet came after she tweeted about...