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Domen Prevc earns gold for Slovenia in rainy large hill competition
PREDAZZO, Italy -- Slovenia's Domen Prevc lived up to his billing as favorite to claim gold in the men's large hill ski jumping event at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Saturday, with Japan's Ren Nikaido taking silver and Poland's Kacper Tomasiak securing bronze.,Prevc was second after the first round...
Ski Jumping: Germany’s Raimund soars to gold, Slovenia’s Prevc falls short
PREDAZZO, Italy -- Germany's Philipp Raimund won the gold medal in the men's normal hill ski jumping event as he soared ahead of Poland's Kacper Tomasiak at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Monday.,The Pole had to settle for silver, while Japan's Ren Nikaido and Switzerland's Gregor Deschwanden shared ...
Norway team reacts with skepticism to bizarre penis-enhancement claims
PREDAZZO, Italy -- Norwegian ski jumpers greeted with skepticism suggestions that anti-doping officials must now police their anatomy as well as their equipment after regulators said they would stay alert to rumors of athletes artificially enlarging their genitals to exploit suit rules at the Milan ...
Ski Jumping: WADA on lookout over alleged penis-enhancement claims
MILAN, Feb 5 (Reuters) -- Winter Olympic doping chiefs say they will be on the lookout for any evidence male ski jumpers are artificially enlarging their penises in a bid to manipulate one of the sport's rules and gain an aerodynamic advantage.,WADA Director General Olivier Niggli, speaking at a pre...
Norway's ski jumping program mired in scandal ahead of Olympics
Two Norwegian ski jumping coaches and the team's suit technician have been suspended for 18 months after making unapproved changes to the athletes' suits during the 2025 world championships.,The International Ski and Snowboard Federation issued its ruling Thursday following nearly a year of investig...
American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone sets WR, claims gold in 400 hurdles
PARIS -- American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone obliterated her own 400 meters hurdles world record with a time of 50.37 seconds to retain her Olympic title on Thursday.,Anna Cockrell of the United States took silver and Dutchwoman Femke Bol claimed bronze.,McLaughlin-Levrone lowered her previous mark o...
I have some feelings about the Tiger Woods-Nike breakup
Just when I was ready to declare that there is nothing to believe in on this planet, I feel even more comfortable making that declaration now that Tiger Woods will no longer be wearing that red Nike shirt on Sundays. ...
21 Jump(shot) Street: Virginia basketball coach suits up, impersonates 13-year-old JV player
Adult sensibilities don’t belong in youth sports. Grown people take sports way too seriously. Countless times overzealous parents, coaches, and spectators have tainted the purity of amateur sports. An assistant coach on the staff of the junior varsity basketball team in Portsmouth, Virginia recently...
This July 4th, let's celebrate athletes who revolutionized the game
On the 266th Independence Day in U.S. history, it’s a perfect time to look back at some of the radical revolutionaries in sports. Sometimes the path to success in athletics requires an innovative approach that changes the course of history. Let’s honor some of the luminaries and talents who channele...
Joe Johnson is wrong: Ben Simmons’ shot <i>desperately</i> needs an overhaul
If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it....
Kevin Hart and Snoop Dogg have been the best part of the Olympics
The Olympics have been lackluster. Kevin Hart and Snoop Dogg have not. ...
Sharing a gold medal might be the smartest move ever
You know what they say, teamwork makes the dream work....
Hear me out: NBA, WNBA should adopt 3x3 format for in-season hoops tourneys
Stefanie Dolson, Allisha Gray, Kelsey Plum, and Jackie Young are Olympic gold medalists now. They should also be the catalysts for a permanent change in both WNBA and NBA basketball....
ESPN Creep Used 'The Jump' Video Feed To Secretly Record Rachel Nichols in Her Hotel Room — Video Got Sent to Us
Late Tuesday night, an anonymous party sent a Deadspin reporter four videos, which appeared to be a cell phone recording of a video feed, that shows ESPN’s Rachel Nichols, host of the afternoon NBA show The Jump, in a phone conversation with an unidentified man about personnel matters at the network...
Nutty Blackmail Plot Involves "Well-Known" Premier League Player Jumping Out Hotel Window Mid-Booty Call
When one Premier League player, whose name is being protected by the authorities, walked into Natalie Wood’s hotel room last year and began to undress, he must’ve believed he was only in for another night of fun and sex with the woman for whom he’d been cheating on his partner. Instead, before the p...
Ryoyu Kobayashi Becomes First Non-European Man To Win Overall World Cup Ski Jump Title
This weekend, Japanese ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi broke Europe’s decades-long domination of the ski jump World Cup by becoming the first non-European man to win the overall title....
Perhaps It Is Not A Good Idea To Jump This High
One thing I think we can all agree on is that one of the most enjoyable things about watching basketball is seeing guys jump real high and do cool stuff while they are in the air. But what if, in fact, the jumping is bad?...
Tracy McGrady: Carmelo Anthony Should Just Retire
Soon-to-be former Rocket Carmelo Anthony missed his third straight game tonight with what the team is calling an “illness,” though he’s really been held out since a disastrous game against the Thunder because the Rockets are in the process of getting rid of him and want to save face as they unceremo...
Rachel Nichols Grills Mark Cuban, Who Has No Good Answers
In February, ESPN reporter Rachel Nichols had strong words on the Sports Illustrated report about the prevalent sexual harassment in the Dallas Mavericks’ organization—she called the team’s handling of employee complaints “truly jaw-dropping.” In her interview with team owner Mark Cuban on The Jump ...
<i>White Men Can't Jump</i> Is A Lot Of Fun Masking What Appears To Be A Pretty Debilitating Gambling Addiction
If there’s a moral to be gleaned from White Men Can’t Jump, it’s that that if someone carrying many hundreds of dollars in cash—without a wallet in sight—challenges you to an expensive bet, it’s probably because they know something you don’t. I realize people relied on paper money more back in the ’...