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Story about Russian man responsible for Olympic rings malfunction being found dead just a hoax

A story being widely circulated online Saturday about the Russian man responsible for the Olympic rings malfunction during the opening ceremony on Friday in Sochi being found dead is just a hoax. Though Friday’s opening ceremony for the Winter …

Jeff Orr Texas Tech

Texas Tech fan Jeff Orr has history of heckling, reportedly denies saying N-word

Marcus Smart is going to receive the brunt of the attention for going into the stands to shove a fan during Oklahoma State’s loss at Texas Tech on Saturday, but the fan who instigated the incident needs to be identified and called out in the …

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Marcus Smart pushes fan during loss (Video)

Marcus Smart did exactly what athletes are never supposed to do: go after a fan. Oklahoma State lost at Texas Tech 65-61 in Lubbock on Saturday night, and Smart went into the stands and actually pushed a fan in the final seconds of the game. There …

Bob Costas Fortress Solitude

Bob Costas is in on the Superman Fortress of Solitude joke

Welp, it’s official: the Fortress of Solitude jokes have reached Sochi. NBC host Bob Costas began his introduction to the network’s coverage of the Olympics on Saturday with a joke about his eye infection and his studio set looking like …

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Arizona State students allegedly spit on Oregon coaches, players

An Oregon basketball coach and trainer say they were spit on after the Ducks’ 74-72 loss at Arizona State on Saturday and that their players were spit on during halftime of the game. According to The Oregonian’s Andrew Greif, Ducks …

Rick Pitino chicken son

Rick Pitino sits next to son Ryan wearing chicken suit at Minnesota game

Rick Pitino: coaching legend. Richard Pitino: emerging coach. Ryan Pitino: chicken suit wearer. Yes, Rick Pitino was in Minnesota to watch his son’s team take on Indiana on Saturday. Big Ten Network cameras captured him in the crowd seated next …

Johnny Quinn door

Bobsledder Johnny Quinn broke down a door after getting locked in shower

Now we can add doors locking to the growing list of #SochiProblems. US Olympic team bobsledder Johnny Quinn tweeted on Saturday about a little adventure he had in the shower in Russia. I was taking a shower and the door got locked/jammed…. …

Lithuania Olympics outfit

Lithuania’s Olympians are after me lucky charms!

Lithuania’s opening ceremony outfits for the Olympics seemed to be straight out of the Lucky Charms cereal box. They were bright, yellow and green colored, and had some serious pants. They’re magically delicious!

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Isaiah Thomas: Jerryd Bayless is a ‘fake tough guy’ (Video)

Isaiah Thomas’ dislike of Jerryd Bayless was made evident after the Boston Celtics’ 99-89 win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night. Thomas and Bayless had an incident during the fourth quarter where Thomas tried to block …

Antonio Pardo

Venezuela’s Antonio Pardo was by far the most excited person at the opening ceremony (Video)

If you’re wondering which athlete is the most excited to be participating in the Winter Games in Sochi, it’s undoubtedly Venezuela’s Antonio Pardo. Pardo, a skier, is the country’s lone representative in Sochi. He’s also …

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Sochi security checks writers’ computers to monitor wifi

Here it is, in plain picture form, just what you’ve heard about the officials being tight in Sochi. Yahoo! Sports’ Charles Robinson shared a picture on Twitter of a management/security person going around the press room at the Olympics to …

Olympics Ceremony snowflake

Snowflake fail during Olympics opening ceremony

You knew the opening ceremony for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi couldn’t go down without a hitch, right? There was one noticeable error during a light show when one of the five snowflakes that were supposed to turn into Olympic rings failed to …

Elizabeta Temnikova opening ceremony

Russian girl from Olympics opening ceremony broke her arm in training

Did you watch the opening ceremony for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi? Even though most of us saw it on delay, it was still quite a theatrical production to witness. The beginning portion of the ceremony saw a Peter Pan-like production with sets …

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Stephen Curry dunks on coach Mark Jackson outside team hotel (Video)

I am straight dying over here. Stephen Curry and his Golden State Warriors teammates had some fun with coach Mark Jackson this week, putting him on the dunk cam with a little posterization action outside the team hotel. According to video uploader …

NBC Olympics studios fortress

Bob Costas is straight up broadcasting from a Fortress of Solitude

Did anyone else watching Bob Costas broadcast on NBC Thursday notice that his studio set bears a strong resemblance to the Fortress of Solitude? Seriously, all they’re missing is a sign on the studio entrance saying “Kneel Before …

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The irony in these Mark Brunell marijuana comments is so strong

Whether marijuana should be a legal substance in the NFL has been a topic of debate recently. It mostly started when Seattle and Denver, teams from states that have legalized marijuana, met in the Super Bowl, aka the “Weed Bowl,” the …

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