All posts tagged "Olympics"
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Featured
/ 8 months agoFar More Than Skin Deep: An Inside Look Into Runner Alica Schmidt’s Life
After making headlines and garnering scores of fans, Alica Schmidt is steadily embracing her newfound celebrity, one Instagram pic at a...
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Olympics
/ 1 year agoOlympics or not, BMXer Kevin Peraza is already winning
BMX had been in Kevin Peraza’s blood long before he decided it was what he would dedicate his life to. The...
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Olympics
/ 1 year agoAfter beating cancer, snowboarder Max Parrot is back on the mountaintop
It’s hard enough to do a cab triple cork 1620 — a snowboard trick in which the rider, with his switch...
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Olympics
/ 1 year agoLet Simone Biles celebrate her #blackgirlmagic
Social media would have loved Dominique Dawes. The three-time Olympian provided a vision the world had not seen before. She was...
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MMA
/ 1 year agoRonda Rousey’s Life Was More Tragic Than You Realized
The greatest female fighter in history, Ronda Rousey’s journey to the top was anything but easy, and it almost started with...
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Olympics
/ 1 year ago11-year-old skateboarder Sky Brown has shred cred beyond her years
She may not have earned a medal, but she was still all smiles. After all, she had just made history. In...
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Culture
/ 2 years agoThe Children of Famous Athletes and What They’re Doing Now
Ever wonder what Michael Jordan’s kids are doing? What about Mike Tyson’s? Are they involved in sports, following in their parents’...
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NBA
/ 2 years agoTeam USA optimistic in advance of FIBA World Cup despite lack of star power
“THERE’S A LOT TO LIKE ABOUT THIS GROUP!” Over on Twitter, USA Basketball damned their World Cup squad with faint praise...
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More Sports
/ 2 years agoThe 30 Most Dynamic Duos in Sports History
Shaq and Kobe. Serena and Venus Williams. Joe Montana and Jerry Rice. As sports have evolved, teams have begun looking to...
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Olympics
/ 2 years agoFor pro skateboarders, Olympics aren’t necessarily the pinnacle
Skateboarding, a sport all about getting air, is about to enter rarefied air. But not everyone is stoked on it. In...
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More Sports
/ 2 years agoGone In a Flash: The Greatest One-Hit Wonders in Sports History
For every Tom Brady, there are dozens of Don Majkowskis. Introducing the greatest one-hit wonders in sports history, those athletes that...
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More Sports
/ 2 years agoSeattle was hurting for sports, but things are looking sunny
Russell Wilson? Nope, the Seattle Seahawks didn’t unearth him on Indeed.com. Not to betray franchise secrets, mind you. But it’s hardly...
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Olympics
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years agoLegendary Athletes Who 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
/ 2 years 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 years 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 years 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
/ 2 years ago30 Abandoned Stadiums That Once Made Sports History
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
/ 2 years 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 years 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 years 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 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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...
