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The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics Ice Hockey Men
Olympic hockey
The Guardian
Tuukka Rask, Finland eliminate Russia in quarterfinals
Russia crashed out of the
Olympics
in the quarterfinals Wednesday with a 3-1 loss to Finland, extending a historic
hockey
nation
's gold-medal drought past 22 years and putting an enormous damper on the final days of
the Sochi
Games.
"Inside
This is
Sochi 2014
: Russia suffer shock 3-1 defeat to Finland in
's ice hockey
The Russians lost 3-1 in a quarter-final upset that was greeted with amazement and depression among Russian fans.
Ice hockey
is by far the most popular sport in Russia of those represented at the
Winter Olympics
and is also one of the favoured sports
The Guardian
Meryl Davis
Meryl Davis and Charlie White, Charlie White, Davis and White
Boston Globe
Meryl Davis
and Charlie White win first-ever US gold in Olympic ice dancing
SOCHI, Russia --
Meryl Davis
and Charlie White won the ice dance gold medal Monday, the first Olympic title in the event for the United States. Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada, the 2010 champions, took silver. Russia
's Elena Ilinykh and Nikita
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CBS News
Meryl Davis
and Charlie White Give US First Olympic Gold in Ice Dancing
SOCHI, Russia — When
Meryl Davis
and Charlie White began skating together in suburban Detroit, she was 9 and he was 8. It was an awkward age, when a girl is not yet comfortable looking into a boy
's eyes, even for the theatricality of sport. So their
New York Times
Jimmy Fallon
Will Smith, Tonight Show, Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Fallon Tonight Show
Slate Magazine (blog)
Jimmy Fallon
Brings Earnest, Nice-Guy Vibe to His First Tonight Show
Jimmy Fallon
kicked off his tenure as the new host of The Tonight Show in hardcore unassuming mode. In the new terminology of the title, Fallon is the star of the show—The Tonight Show Starring
Jimmy Fallon
instead of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Slate Magazine (blog)
Jimmy Fallon
's
stellar
'Tonight Show
' debut following months of planning
The high point of Monday
's opening show, in multiple ways, was U2
's two-song performance on the roof of Rockefeller Center while the cameras swept around for a twilight panorama of New York City — the city to which
Fallon
relocated the show after a
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New York Daily News
Presidents Day
Christian Science Monitor
Why does myth of US
Presidents Day
persist? (+video)
And look at his own presidential library: This year it
's having a celebration of
Presidents Day
, not Washington
's Birthday, complete with actors playing Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Lincoln, and Teddy Roosevelt. Not that we
're complaining. We
'd go if
Christian Science Monitor
Dive into the Presidency for
President
's Day
President
's Day
, tap into your patriotic spirit by learning more about the presidency. Travel through time by reading about former Presidents, looking at George Washington in a whole new way, and flipping through photos from the past.
The White House (blog)
Nancy Kerrigan
Kerrigan
That was the day a production team for his Chicago-based sports and entertainment company, Intersport, was tagging along with figure skating gold medal hopeful
Nancy Kerrigan
during a practice session at Detroit
's Cobo Arena to gather some extra
Crain's Chicago Business (blog)
Tonya Harding
Guardian Liberty Voice
2014 Winter Olympics: NBC to air
Tonya Harding
-Nancy Kerrigan retrospective
NBC will likely air its 45-minute retrospective on the attack on figure skater Nancy Kerrigan by associates of competitor
Tonya Harding
on Feb. 23, the last night of the 2014 Winter Olympics, said Jim Bell, executive producer of NBC
's coverage. The 20
The Oregonian
Want to Know What Really Happened With
Tonya Harding
and Nancy Kerrigan?
Twenty years after Nancy Kerrigan asked
"Why?!
" following a shady attack at the US figure skating championships, we still don
't have a complete answer. The accepted explanation is that those close to
Tonya Harding
— and perhaps Tonya herself — wanted
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PopSugar.com
Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy Trailer
Cinema Blend
Guardians of the Galaxy
' Is the Riskiest Marvel Film Since
'Iron Man
The biggest surprise about the first
Guardians of the Galaxy
trailer isn
't that it looks exciting, with impressive visual effects and a snarky sense of humor; we
've come to expect those things from Marvel Studios movies by now, after all. No, the
Hollywood Reporter
Guardians of the Galaxy
' trailer: A deep dive
Marvel Studios officially commences its Deep Cut era with this summer
's
Guardians of the Galaxy
, a wild departure from the comic book adaptation factory
's previous (and hugely successful) franchise launches. The lead characters aren
't Avengers. Heck
Entertainment Weekly (blog)
Belarus
Yahoo News
Another Gold for
Belarus
in Aerials at Olympics
Five spins into the frosty night air followed by a near-perfect landing gave Kushnir the gold medal Monday and wrapped up a sweep of aerials gold at the Sochi Olympics for
Belarus
. He won it three nights after Alla Tsuper, who recently moved to
Belarus
ABC News
Belarus
has big day at Sochi Olympics
A Belarussian woman made Olympic history by becoming the first female ever to win three biathlon titles at the same games, and one of her teammates captured the men
's freestyle skiing aerials competition to complete a gold-medal sweep on the event.
Yahoo News
Ray Rice
Ravens await details on
Ray Rice
arrest
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Baltimore Ravens intend to talk to
Ray Rice
before deciding how to deal with the running back
's arrest in a New Jersey casino. Atlantic City police say Rice was arrested early Saturday morning after an argument with his
Fox News
Ray Rice
's
image could be tarnished by assault charge
Off the field,
Ray Rice
is among the Ravens
' most visible players, from the running back
's community outreach to his anti-bullying activities to a myriad of profitable endorsements. But an alleged domestic dispute this weekend between Rice and his
Baltimore Sun
Jamaican Bobsled Team
FOXSports.com
Jamaican Bobsled Team
Made It to Sochi With a Push From Samsung
For the
Jamaican bobsled team
, just making it to the Olympic games is a triumph. That was true again in Sochi, as Winston Watts came out of retirement to lead a two-man team at the 2014 Winter Games. The team may have finished near the bottom of the
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Re/code
Jamaican Bobsled Team
— Hear Their New Olympic Song
Marvin Dixon and Winston Watts may not have medaled — or even come close — during the Winter Olympics, but the
Jamaican bobsled team
are still major winners for carrying on the Cool Runnings tradition of debuting a rockin
' theme song for the games.
Hollywood Life
Chicago Weather
Chicago Weather
: Heavy snow, crashes slow evening commute
The storm hit just as many were leaving downtown
Chicago
"It
's like being in a water slide. You
're all over the place. Traction as you get into another lane is a little crazy,
" said Ben Robertson, motorist. At the Circle Interchange, a jackknifed semi
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ABC7Chicago.com
Asteroid
Asteroid
the length of 3 football fields eludes sky-watchers
Berman made the comments at the start of a one-hour broadcast on the website Slooh.com that was supposed to track the large
asteroid
as it made its closest approach to Earth. But the
asteroid
never showed up. Despite its relatively large size, the
Los Angeles Times
A close call in space tonight:
Asteroid
zips by Earth
(CNN) -- Only in space would 2 million miles be considered a close call. An
asteroid
Bill Russell
Bleacher Report
Russell
'Glad
' He
's Off LBJ
's Rushmore
LeBron James made headlines when he named his
"Mount Rushmore
" last week, and one icon the Miami Heat superstar left out in the cold provided a great response. The four-time NBA Most Valuable Player—and two-time recipient of the
Bill Russell
nbsp;
Bleacher Report
Bill Russell
Teaches LeBron James A Lesson After Being Left Off Hypothetical
BOSTON (CBS) — Last week, LeBron James was asked to create a hypothetical Mount Rushmore, made up of four of the NBA
's greatest players. LeBron left
Bill Russell
, the man with more championships than anyone else, off the list. How did Russell take
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CBS Local
Kobe Bryant
Bleacher Report
Kobe Bryant
, Even Injured, Center of Attention at 2014 NBA All-Star Game
NEW ORLEANS — The All-Star stage is meant to be a shared space, a broad platform designed to support the NBA
's greatest talents and egos all at once.
Kobe Bryant
has never been much for sharing, though. Sixteen years ago, at age 19, Bryant made his
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Bleacher Report
Kobe Bryant
hopes to play in future NBA All-Star Games
NEW ORLEANS —
Kobe Bryant
's
future is up in the air, but the Los Angeles Lakers guard doesn
't sound like somebody who was finished playing at an All-Star level. Speaking Sunday before the 2014 NBA All-Star Game that he had to sit out of because of a
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USA TODAY
NBA trade rumors
International Business Times
NBA trade
deadline: Pair of Indy guards land in
rumor
However, while the Granger
trade
chatter has softened, there is still plenty of noise from around the league as teams try to strengthen their playoff hopes or, in some cases, prepare for the
draft lottery.
Rumors
continue to follow Eric Gordon
Indianapolis Star
NBA trade rumors
: Rajon Rondo
's future in the air, Clippers looking big
The Rajon Rondo
rumors
haven
't stopped, the Clippers are trying to find frontcourt help and both Eric Gordon and Tyreke Evans think they
're staying in NOLA. Tweet Share on Twitter Share Share on Facebook Share + Comments. It
's two days before the
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SB Nation
George Washington
Tablet Magazine
George Washington
you never knew
February 22 is the 282nd anniversary of
George Washington
's
birth. Even after nearly three centuries, we still have much to learn about the Father of our Country. Many do not realize that
George Washington
was . . . . . . expected to be crowned king of
Fox News (blog)
George Washington
resigns
I believe in celebrating our greatest presidents on the anniversaries of their birth, not some Monday in the vicinity. I therefore celebrated Abraham Lincoln last week and look forward to celebrating
George Washington
this coming Saturday. Because John
Power Line (blog)
Bode Miller
Bode Miller Brother, Bode Miller Interview, Christin Cooper, Bode Miller Wife
Slate Magazine (blog)
NBC Pushes Too Far in Bringing
Bode Miller
to Tears
Bode Miller
had just tied for a bronze medal in the men
's super-G at the Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Sunday and it was time to be interviewed. NBC had already established Miller
's quest as an emotional story line, putting a microphone on his wife
New York Times
NBC criticized for post-race interview with
Bode Miller
Bode Miller
won a bronze medal in the men
's super-G at the Sochi Games over the weekend, becoming the oldest Alpine medalist in Olympic history, at 36 years and 127 days. Miller dedicated the race and the medal to his younger brother, Chelone Miller,
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Los Angeles Times
Nba All Star Game
Kyrie Irving, All Star Game, Blake Griffin, All Star Game 2014
Boston Globe
Electrifying Rivalry and Overheated Scoreboard in
NBA All
Star Game
NEW ORLEANS — After 45 minutes
' worth of pregame festivities that included a music concert, an appearance by Snoop Dogg, streamers that fell from the ceiling and player introductions, LeBron James finally christened the
N.B.A. All
Star Game
on Sunday
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New York Times
NBA All
Star Game
: John Wall scores 12 points, Kyrie Irving named MVP as East
Though he was a spectator for the final stretch of the fourth quarter, Wall played a key role in helping the East rally from an 18-point second-half deficit and also finished with the most points scored in an
star game
by a Wizards player since
Washington Post
Brett Rossi
Daily Mail
Charlie Sheen engaged: Fourth marriage will be to
Brett Rossi
His lady of choice is
Brett Rossi
, a former porn actress, according to TMZ, which first had the news about the engagement. The proposal, which reportedly found Sheen down on one knee, happened in Hawaii, where the actor had flown Rossi in a private jet.
Los Angeles Times
Charlie Sheen: Why He Wants To Marry Porn Star
Brett Rossi
thinks Brett is the girl for him! Charlie Sheen is going to walk down the aisle for the fourth time! The TV star is engaged to
Brett Rossi
, and now HollywoodLife.com knows why the former Two and a Half Men star thought it was the perfect time to
Hollywood Life
Miranda Barbour
Craigslist Killer
TMZ.com
US teenager
Miranda Barbour
'admits
' killing at least 22 people in cross
Just 19 and charged with murdering a man,
Miranda Barbour
already risks the death penalty. Now though she has reportedly admitted killing a whole host of people across the United States as part of a Satanic cult, saying: “When I hit 22, I stopped
euronews
Miranda Barbour
says killings began with cult
SUNBURY — During a prison interview,
Miranda Barbour
said she murdered at least 22 people from Alaska to Texas and that she would be able to “pinpoint on a map” where the killings took place. And that has authorities concerned. “We are taking her
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Sunbury Daily Item
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