All posts tagged "Olympics"
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Culture
/ 3 weeks agoAbandoned Stadiums That Will Haunt Your Tepid Soul
Left and forgotten, abandoned stadiums are a sad and creepy sight. Here are some of the spookiest abandoned stadiums and sports...
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Culture
/ 4 weeks agoThe Most Expensive and Bizarre Sports Memorabilia Ever Auctioned Off
Sports fan are a passionate bunch, and nothing displays that more than the great lengths some fans will go to in...
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Culture
/ 2 months agoLife on Edge: How an Olympian Survived Eight Days Trapped in the Sierras
Former Olympian Eric LeMarque had a passion for snowboarding and adventure. He also had a drug problem. Combine those two things...
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Culture
/ 2 months agoCraziest Guinness and World Records in Sports History
Some records are meant to fall while others weren't even meant to be set at all. Some records are known, while...
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Culture
/ 2 months agoOlympic Trials to Court Trials: How Molly Bloom Became the Poker Princess
It's not often that someone trains for the Olympics as a mogul skier, becomes the hostess of America's highest-stakes poker games,...
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Olympics
/ 3 months agoVonn’s Career Ends Like It Began – With A Medal And A Smile
There was something suitable about the way Lindsey Vonn barreled down that downhill in Sweden last week at the Alpine World...
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Culture
/ 4 months agoAthletes and Their Long-lost Celebrity Doppelgangers
With 7.5 billion people on earth, finding your long-lost doppelganger can be harder than finding a needle in a haystack. Yet...
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Culture
/ 4 months agoHomegrown Talent: Every State’s Greatest Athlete
Everyone is proud of their state and its historical sites and famous residents, and everyone is always wondering, "Who is the...
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Culture
/ 5 months agoWonder Women: The World’s 30 Highest-Paid Female Athletes
We're making a list and we're checking it twice. That's because we're doing double takes after seeing just how much money...
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Culture
/ 5 months agoBased On A True Story: The Real-Life Tales Of Sports’ Greatest Movies
They have become some of the most iconic films in American entertainment history. Audiences love a great sports story -- overcoming...
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WWE
/ 5 months agoEye Sore: The Weirdest, Wackiest, and Ugliest Costumes in Wrestling
What were they thinking? Apparently not much. With all of the great characters and costumes in wrestling history, there have been...
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Culture
/ 5 months agoOlympian Nadia Comaneci’s Improbable Story Of Success And Survival
At 14, Nadia Comaneci wowed the world with her record-setting gymnastic performances at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. Shortly after reaching...
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Culture
/ 6 months agoGo With Your Gut: The Best Of Sports’ Shapely Stars
Not all athletes look like athletes, and not all athletes represent the pinnacle of fitness. And the athletes on this less-than-impressive...
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Culture
/ 6 months agoNo Kidding Around: Meet The World’s Strongest Children
They didn't wait until their mid-20s to flex their muscles and display their raw power. These kids started lifting impressive weights...
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Culture
/ 7 months agoCriminal Minds: The Most Notorious Criminals in Sports History
Some people just don't get the memo, like the professional athletes who rather sell drugs even while making millions. Or the...
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Culture
/ 7 months agoThe Most Perfectly Timed Sports Photos You Probably Didn’t Catch Live
Fantastic images are one of the best byproducts of sports. Yes, we all watch for the highlight-reel catch or hit. But...
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More Sports
/ 9 months agoInsane Games and Absurd Sports Lost to Time
As time passes so do trends. While the major sports of today – soccer, football, basketball, hockey, etc – look to...
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Culture
/ 9 months agoRare Vintage Photos of Famous Athletes
Sports creates some great memories and some even more amazing pictures. Vintage sports images are snapshots of history that took place...
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Olympics
/ 10 months agoStroke Of Genius? Not If It’s Lochte
Let’s get right to the point by diving straight into the deep end of the pool. There may be no athlete...
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MLB
/ 11 months agoBreaking Through: Athletes Who Finally Won a Title
The glory of winning a championship is often the pinnacle of an athlete's career. It's the goal every athlete wants to...
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Culture
/ 1 year agoHere’s What The Diet Of An Olympic Medalist Looks Like
Athletes at the Olympics aren’t just engaged in brutal training regimes to stay at the top of their sports; they’re also...
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Culture
/ 1 year agoThe Black Olympian Who Had Everything Taken Away (Even Her Medal)
Winning an Olympic medal is a hard thing to do. It requires years of dedication and preparation. It ought to signify...
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WWE
/ 1 year agoThe Great Ronda Rousey: Get To Know The WWE Star In And Out Of The Ring
Ronda Rousey has been a veritable “it” girl in professional sports since medalling for judo at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Since then, the...
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Olympics
/ 1 year agoOlympic Gold Medalist Chloe Kim Gifts Order of Ikkos to Teammate Kelly Clark
American snowboarder Chloe Kim did both the expected and unexpected in PyeongChang Olympics. The 17-year-old won a gold medal for the...
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Olympics
/ 1 year agoUnheralded Chris Mazdzer Wins First Medal for US in Luge
Chris Mazdzer, an underdog if there ever was one, managed to do two things in the PyeongChang Olympics: First is that...
