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Malkin renews contract with Pittsburgh Penguins
Evgeny Malkin renewed an eight-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. We recall the highlights of one of the world's best hockey players, from the junior Championship in Belarus to the NHL.
9 hrs ago | People's Daily Online
Precious photos offer glimpse into old Beijing
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10 hrs ago | CBC News
France St-Louis added as Olympic assistant chef de mission
Former Team Canada captain France St-Louis will be an assistant chef de mission at Sochi.
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Jordan Larson, Curt Tomasevicz talk upcoming tour across Nebraska
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U.S. bobsledder: Lolo Jones' paycheck remark 'slap in the face'
If Lolo Jones returns to Lake Placid, N.Y., later this year in hopes of making the Olympic bobsled team, she can expect a frosty reception.
Russia, US to Join Efforts for Sochi-2014 Security
Security issues at large-scale sporting and public events, including the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, will become an area of interaction between Russia and the United States, the leaders of the two states said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
Canada's New Lament: A Shortage of Goalies
With the Stanley Cup Finals under way and the 2014 Winter Olympics looming in February, Canada-a nation where hockey is less a sport than a cultural obsession-is getting increasingly anxious to meet one of its most troubling challenges: Finding a way to replenish the country's once-abundant supply of elite goaltenders.
Being with Tiger Woods is worth being ignored, but it's an adjustment for Lindsey Vonn
"I can be normal by myself; no one notices me. But whenever he's around, we're living in a fishbowl," Vonn tells the NYT.
The Ring and the Rings: Vladimir Putin's Mafia Olympics
Josef Stalin famously uttered the demonically cynical maxim that "the death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic."
Lolo Jones Made a Whopping $741 over 7 Months of Bobsledding
Pushing a bobsled down a perfectly good hill is not as lucrative as you initially imagined.
Unsung no more: Daniel Paille, upended by Chicago's Brent Seabrook...
During the fifth inning of ESPN's Sunday night telecast of the tilt between the defending World Series champion San Francisco Giants and the Atlanta Braves, during which Atlanta had many chances to score but only led 2-0, color commentator Orel Hershiser noted, "This game has a very Bruins-Blackhawks first-period feel to it."
Whose Idea Was It to Build a Winter Resort in the Warmest Part of Russia?
The Fisht Olympic Stadium and other Olympic venues under construction for the 2014 Winter Olympic games in Sochi on March 7, 2013.
On Bird Ridge, a couple of first-time winners stamp themselves Mount Marathon contenders
Wylie Mangelsdorf and Christy Marvin, both of Palmer, won the men's and women's divisions, respectively, by thrashing their previous personal bests on the ridge that sits about 25 miles south of Anchorage and, in clear conditions Sunday morning, afforded glorious views of Turnagain Arm.