The first Winter Olympics, held in Chamonix, France, in 1924, had just 16 events—a far cry from the 109 gold medals that will be handed out this year in Beijing. Seven of those will be awarded in events making their Olympic debut.

Learn more about the additions before the Games get underway.

Since the inaugural Chamonix Games, bobsled has been a technological arms race. Federations are always searching for a leg up in aerodynamic engineering, seeking to optimize the vehicles for their respecti

Before Lex and Leo Young were
breaking high school cross-country
records, their racing endeavors
began on a smaller scale: smoking
classmates in impromptu races
to the fence and back during
elementary school recess.

Iman Shumpert knows how to make a championship comeback. Shumpert and pro partner Daniella Karagach recovered from a shaky start to Season 30 of Dancing with the Stars, when he earned a 4 out of 10 from head judge Len Goodman in the opening week, to become the first basketball player ever to win the hit ABC competition.

According to a University of Tennessee Police Department spokesperson, 18 arrests and 47 ejections resulted from a contentious call at the end of Saturday's match between SEC foes Tennessee and Ole Miss. The spokesperson did not mention how many of the arrests or ejections were students.

After Tennessee's fourth down attempt was reviewed to be a yard short, fans hurled beverages, pizza boxes, golf balls, and other garbage onto the Neyland Stadium field which caused a 20 minute delay. Most of th

As the start of the NBA season nears, Nets forward Kevin Durant remains hopeful that teammate Kyrie Irving's stalemate with Brooklyn would be resolved.

"It's on me to focus on me and do my job and let those two parties handle that situation," Durant said after Thursday's preseason victory over Minnesota. "I want our whole team together, I want us at full strength, but sometimes it don't work out that way, but I'm still positive that things will work out best for both parties."

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