Sports

What it means for sports fans' mental health when their team loses

4:26pm February 14, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Greg Miller, a licensed professional counselor with Thriveworks in New Jersey, about the real emotional toll that can come from sports fandom.

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How do ski jumpers stay in the air for so long?

4:05pm February 14, 2022

Ski jumpers are in the air for about the length of a football field. A physicist explains how they manage to stay in the air for so long, as the Olympic sport wraps up for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger and Salma Hayek play the Greek gods Zeus and Hera in a Super Bowl ad for BMW.

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Arts

The best (and worst) Super Bowl commercials: Lizzo, cranky Zeus and more

12:53pm February 14, 2022

by Eric Deggans

The commercials during this year's game weren't serious or poignant enough to speak to the modern moment.

Eminem, Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige and Snoop Dogg perform during the Super Bowl halftime show at SoFi Stadium on Sunday in Inglewood, Calif.

The Super Bowl's biggest moments, beyond the touchdowns

10:56am February 14, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

From the coin toss to the halftime show and the commercials, here are the highlights from Sunday's game.

Kamila Valieva of Team ROC skates during a training session at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games on February 13, 2022.

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva cleared to keep competing at Beijing Olympics

8:54am February 14, 2022

The International Olympic Committee says it will abide by a decision that 15-year-old Kamila Valieva be allowed to skate in Beijing but if she wins "no medal ceremony will take place."

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Los Angles Rams' Van Jefferson has a Super Bowl ring and a newborn

6:51am February 14, 2022

As the confetti was raining down on his team, Jefferson skipped the post-game celebration. He made a quick exit and headed straight to the hospital, where his wife was delivering their son.

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News brief: Ambassador Bridge, Russia-Ukraine crisis, Kamila Valieva

6:36am February 14, 2022

The bridge linking the U.S. and Canada reopens after police remove the last protesters. The Russia-Ukraine standoff continues. A Russian figure skater is cleared to compete at the Beijing Olympics.

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