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The hottest show in hockey, 'Heated Rivalry,' is embraced by fans and players at Winter Olympics
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1148+ words) Ottawa Senators jerseys with the names of Hollander and Rozanov, the main characters from the hit Canadian sports romance television show Heated Rivalry, hang in the Senators' official store beside the jerseys of Senators players, including captain Brady Tkachuk, before…...
Meet the Winter Olympics curling ice technician who moonwalks on the job
3+ week, 2+ day ago (123+ words) Meet the Winter Olympics curling ice technician who moonwalks on the job'The Lufkin Daily News Social media users have dubbed Mark Callan "the Michael Jackson of curling." That's after official Olympic accounts pushed out videos of the moonwalk-like shuffle he…...
Italy beats Japan to reach Olympic women's hockey quarterfinals for the first time
3+ week, 4+ day ago (279+ words) Italy's goalkeeper Gabriella Durante fails to save the puck as Japan's Akane Shiga scores her side's second goal during a preliminary round match of women's ice hockey between Japan and Italy at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Monday, Feb....
Gasser to shoot for threepeat in Olympic big air as Sadowski-Synnott tops qualifying
3+ week, 5+ day ago (473+ words) New Zealand's Zoi Sadowski-Synnott competes during the women's snowboard big air qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Sadowski-Synnott, the New Zealander who finished second to Gasser in big air in 2022, won Sunday night's big air qualifier…...
Sander Eitrem of Norway adds a speedskating 5,000 meters Olympic gold to his world record
3+ week, 5+ day ago (579+ words) Gold medallist Sander Eitrem of Norway celebrates on the podium after the men's 5,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha watch the men's 5,000 meters speedskating race at…...
Pope, an avid athlete, extols physical and spiritual benefits of sport in Olympic message
1+ mon, 11+ hour ago (793+ words) FILE - Italy's Jannik Sinner, left, shares a light moment with Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of their meeting at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. Pope Leo XIV arrives to preside over Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on…...
Dispute over the Olympic medal stripped from US gymnast Jordan Chiles goes back to Swiss court
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (547+ words) FILE - Silver medalist Simone Biles, of the United States, left, and bronze medalist Jordan Chiles, of the United States, right, bow to gold medalist Rebeca Andrade, of Brazil, during the medal ceremony for the women's artistic gymnastics individual floor finals…...
LIVE: Protesters rally outside U.S. Embassy in Rome against ICE at Winter Olympics
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (135+ words) LIVE: Protesters rally outside U.S. Embassy in Rome against ICE at Winter Olympics'lufkindailynews.com Watch live as protesters with whistles stage a sit-in outside the U.S. Embassy in Rome, demanding that ICE agents not be allowed at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics....
Shaun White-Next Chapter
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (107+ words) Shaun White-Next Chapter'The Lufkin Daily News FILE - United States Shaun White reacts after seeing his score on the first run of the Men's Halfpipe Snowboard competition at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Bardonecchia, Italy Sunday, Feb. 12, 2006. White's 46.8 held up…...
It's 'gold or bust' for US men's hockey at the Winter Olympics. The Americans are confident, too
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (991+ words) FILE - United States' Jake Sanderson (85) is congratulated after his goal against Canada during the second period of the 4 Nations Face-Off championship hockey game, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in Boston. FILE - United States' Chris Kreider, center, is congratulated after his goal against Sweden…...