Dec 27 2016
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Back in May, the former director of Russia’s anti-doping laboratory came forward with reports of widespread doping…
Jul 18 2016
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When the former director of Russia’s anti-doping laboratory turned whistleblower and alleged a complex doping scheme…
May 12 2016
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For all the very real problems with sports’ war on drugs and the self-serving PED scolds, I can only read this…
Feb 15 2016
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It was two years ago today that T.J. Oshie helped the U.S. beat Russia at the Olympics, thanks to his shootout prowess—which was pretty much the only reason he was there. I don’t really remember how the rest of that tournament went, though.
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Dec 6 2014
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A British pop violinist is appealing a four-year ban for fixing giant slalom races that allowed her to qualify for…
Mar 12 2014
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We've got some good news and some bad news from the Gus Kenworthy adopting adorable puppies front.
Mar 7 2014
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Feb 26 2014
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Maria Komissarova, suffered a fractured vertebra and a dislocation when she crashed during a practice run for an…
Feb 25 2014
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Brittney Cason, a radio host based in Charlotte, thought she had verified every aspect of the supposed reporting gig…
Feb 25 2014
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We're loath to see the Sochi Olympics go—truth be told, a few of us are starting to miss Nightmare Bear—so we…
Feb 25 2014
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Since the Nagano Olympics in 1998, NHL players have played Olympic hockey, and NHL coaches have bitched about NHL…
Feb 24 2014
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Even though our gaze has drifted back home after being fixed out in Sochi for so long, we still have Olympics on the…
Feb 24 2014
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After the opening ceremony, the Olympics were one long ungroomed trail for Gary di Silvestri and Angelica Morrone,…
Feb 24 2014
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Feb 24 2014
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Feb 24 2014
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"He made reference to one of the last scenes, when the slightly terrifying bear mascot shed a single tear for the close of the Games. He traced a line from his eye down his cheek with his finger. 'I was like bear,' he said. I was like bear, too, at that point." Katie Baker's final dispatch from Sochi is a treasure.
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Feb 24 2014
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After the usual agonizing about who's winning the Olympics—Do you use medal count or gold count? What about…
Feb 24 2014
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It's no secret NBC makes significant edits to its tape-delayed broadcasts of Olympic ceremonies. We've never seen…
Feb 23 2014
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Even though the United States lost, the men's hockey tournament at the Winter Olympics continued, for some reason.…
Feb 23 2014
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