All posts tagged "Olympics"
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Olympics
/ 3 weeks agoDancing In The Streets: IOC Clears The Way For Breakdancing At Paris Games
Imagine the thought bubbles above the heads of the buttoned-down members of the International Olympic Committee back in the 1980s when...
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Culture
/ 1 month agoThe dumbest plays, errors, and mishaps in sports history
Naturally, sports are full of errors and bad plays, but none are worse than these plays here. These plays take stupidity,...
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Culture
/ 1 month agoLegendary athletes that starred in two sports
Becoming a professional athlete in one sport is hard enough, but doing it in two (sometimes three) sports is nearly impossible....
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Culture
/ 1 month agoSports records that won’t be broken in our lifetime
Records are meant to be broken, right? Well, not exactly. There are some records that are seemingly off limits and too...
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Culture
/ 2 months agoThe most dangerous sports in the world
What does cave diving have to do with street luging? They are both very dangerous for very different reasons. Danger comes...
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Culture
/ 2 months agoThe Smartest Athletes in Sports
The dumb jock stereotype doesn't apply here, that's because these athletes can beat you in the classroom and on the fields....
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Culture
/ 3 months 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
/ 3 months 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 5 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 8 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
/ 9 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
/ 9 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
/ 11 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
/ 11 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
/ 12 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...
