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Desmond made history in Beijing as the first women's luge Olympian from Ireland

6:46am February 08, 2022

Elsa Desmond, who's also a doctor, started her own luge federation in Ireland. She leaves Beijing on Friday because she has to fly back home so she can work this weekend.

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From left to right: U.S. Olympians River Radamus, Isabella Wright, Thomas Ford.

U.S. Olympic skier River Radamus debuts a wild look in Beijing

6:08am February 08, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Radamus, an alpine skier, is competing in Beijing for the U.S. during Tuesday's men's super-G race. His crazy hair is a standout.

Eileen Gu wins the gold medal during the Olympic Games 2022, Women's Freeski Big Air on Feb. 8, 2022 in Zhangjiakou China.

Olympic freestyle skier Eileen Gu stuns with final big air trick and wins gold

5:03am February 08, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Gu, who is American born to a Chinese mother, is representing China during the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. She has competed under the Chinese flag since 2019.

Julia Taubitz, of Germany, crashes during the luge women's singles run 2 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing.

Unlucky curve 13 - Olympic luge racers crash out at same place on Beijing course

11:15pm February 07, 2022

by Brian Mann

U.S. luge racer Emily Sweeney walked away from a crash on a day when numerous athletes lost control on the newly-built sled track in Yanqing.

Civil rights leaders who met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday called for the league to establish specific recruiting and hiring procedures for executive and coaching positions, with meaningful consequences for teams that do not abide by the r

Civil rights leaders call on the NFL to replace the Rooney Rule

10:31pm February 07, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The Rooney Rule, a policy that went into effect in 2003, requires NFL teams to interview candidates of color for head coaching and senior operation vacancies.

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NBA great Shaquille O'Neal says gorillas are intimidated by him

9:20pm February 07, 2022

At 7'1" and 325 pounds, Shaq was one of the biggest players in basketball history. In a recent episode of his podcast, Shaq revealed that anytime he goes to a zoo, gorillas are intimidated by him.

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Alpine skiing at the Beijing Winter Olympics is off to an unpredictable start

4:26pm February 07, 2022

by Tom Goldman

Two of the Olympic Games' most popular events were decided on the same day: the men's downhill and the women's giant slalom. High winds have led to postponements of several mountain events.

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Alvin Kamara was arrested on battery charges on the same day he played in the NFL's Pro Bowl. Las Vegas police say they took Kamara into custody without incident, after detectives identified him as their suspect in a battery at a nightclub.

NFL star Alvin Kamara is charged with battery during Vegas visit for Pro Bowl

2:25pm February 07, 2022

by Bill Chappell

The battery reportedly occurred at a nightclub. The running back was arrested without incident and posted bond.

Vincent Zhou won a silver medal in the figure skating team event. But he's been knocked out of the competition for a men's individual medal after twice testing positive for COVID-19.

U.S. skater Vincent Zhou drops out of Olympics after his 2nd COVID test is positive

2:03pm February 07, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

"The enormity of the situation ... the pain of it all, is pretty insane," Zhou said in an emotional video posted to Instagram. A silver medalist in the team event, he was to compete again on Tuesday.

Ireen Wüst of Team Netherlands skates on her way to setting a new Olympic record in the women's 1,500 meters at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

Dutch speedskater Ireen Wüst is the 1st athlete to win individual gold at 5 Olympics

1:31pm February 07, 2022

by Bill Chappell

"Age is just a number. It's just about how you feel. I'm not thinking like, 'I'm 35, I'm too old,' hell no," Wüst said after her latest Olympic feat.