2018 Winter Olympics: February 2018

Wednesday, 28 February 2018

After a Concussion, Clint Frazier Turns to Bottled Water

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Neymar Will Have Surgery on Fractured Foot

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Scott Blackmun Steps Down as Head of U.S.O.C. Under Pressure From Larry Nassar Case

By REBECCA R. RUIZ and MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports http://ift.tt/2HQCcJY

CEO Of U.S. Olympic Committee Resigns Citing Health Concerns Amid Nassar Fallout

CEO Of U.S. Olympic Committee Resigns Citing Health Concerns Amid Nassar Fallout
A USOC. statement cited health issues from prostate cancer as the reason for Scott Blackmun's resignation, at the same time it announced new reforms to protect "the Olympic community" from abuse.

Russia's Olympic Committee Reinstated After Doping Scandal

Russia's Olympic Committee Reinstated After Doping Scandal
The International Olympic Committee says remaining test results from Russians who competed at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics have come back negative. 168 Russians took part as neutral athletes.

Amid Pressure From Nassar Case, USOC Chief Executive Scott Blackmun Will Step Down

Amid Pressure From Nassar Case, USOC Chief Executive Scott Blackmun Will Step Down
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Washington Post reporter Sally Jenkins about the resignation of U.S. Olympic Committee chief executive Scott Blackmun, who cited health problems due to prostate cancer as his reason for stepping down, but there have also been calls for his resignation for not doing enough to address the sexual abuse cases within the U.S. Olympics gymnastics team.

I.O.C. Reinstates a Russia That Is Defiant and Eager to Move On

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR and TARIQ PANJA from NYT Sports http://ift.tt/2ozq9c7

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Hope Hicks resigning as White House communications director

02/28/18 4:37 PM

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Trump publicly spars with Republicans over concealed carry, NRA influence at school safety session

02/28/18 4:27 PM

Scott Blackmun Steps Down as Head of U.S.O.C. Under Pressure From Larry Nassar Case

By REBECCA R. RUIZ from NYT Sports http://ift.tt/2HQCcJY

Fernando Rodney, Nearing 41 as a Minnesota Twin, Embraces Another New Home

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In Ethiopia, Bitter Social Conflict Plays Out On The Soccer Field

In Ethiopia, Bitter Social Conflict Plays Out On The Soccer Field
Protests have raged across Ethiopia for three years — and they're spilling over to the country's favorite sport.

Marion Bartoli Is Nearly Back

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The Warriors’ 70-Year-Old Truth-Teller

By KURT STREETER from NYT Sports http://ift.tt/2ovWd0t

I.O.C. Reinstates Barred Russian Olympic Committee

By TARIQ PANJA from NYT Sports http://ift.tt/2ozq9c7

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Trump blasts Sessions for tapping an ‘Obama guy’ to investigate FISA abuse claims

02/28/18 10:21 AM

Sweet Redemption As Men's Curling Team Brings Olympic Gold Home To Duluth

Sweet Redemption As Men's Curling Team Brings Olympic Gold Home To Duluth
"The Olympics are great and all," but returning home was "way cooler than the Olympics," declared John Landsteiner, an engineer in Duluth, Minn.

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Classes resume at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School 2 weeks after deadly massacre

02/28/18 7:35 AM

U.S. Men's Curling Team Brings Olympic Gold Home To Minnesota

U.S. Men's Curling Team Brings Olympic Gold Home To Minnesota
The team got a hero's welcome Tuesday night in their hometown of Duluth, Minn. It's sweet redemption for captain John Shuster, whose team finished last and second-to-last in the last two Olympics.

The Warriors’ 70-Year-Old Truth-Teller

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N.F.L. and Papa John’s Part Ways in Wake of C.E.O. Commentary

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Tuesday, 27 February 2018

A Reluctant Team of Free Agents Scrimmages at ‘Camp Jobless’

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N.F.L. and Papa John’s Part Ways in Wake of C.E.O. Commentary

By KEN BELSON from NYT Sports http://ift.tt/2F0Qvdl

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Letter opened at Virginia's Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall triggers hazmat situation; 11 fall ill

02/27/18 6:27 PM

Russell Wilson Sizes Up the Yankees’ Football Prospects

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Judge accused of bias by Trump rules against challenge to border wall

02/27/18 5:03 PM

Starting Its Postseason Early, Big Ten Wonders if It Made the Right Call

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U.S.A. Gymnastics Is in Chaos. Gymnasts Keep Training.

By MAGGIE ASTOR from NYT Sports http://ift.tt/2GPYmeh

10 Years After He Went No. 1, Tim Beckham Can See Himself at the Top

By TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports http://ift.tt/2GNHRz9

As Golden Knights Soar, Las Vegas Stakes Its Claim as a Sports Town

By KEN BELSON from NYT Sports http://ift.tt/2GOyCyU

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Trump names Brad Parscale as campaign manager for 2020 re-election bid

02/27/18 11:15 AM

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President Trump strikes deal with Boeing for new Air Force One planes

02/27/18 9:22 AM

Warriors Wake From Slumber Just in Time to Crush the Knicks

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U.S.A. Gymnastics Is in Chaos. Gymnasts Keep Training.

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NFL To Demand Cowboys Owner Reimburse Legal Fees, Reports Say

NFL To Demand Cowboys Owner Reimburse Legal Fees, Reports Say
The NFL wants Jerry Jones to pay more than $2 million in fees after he threatened to derail Commissioner Goodell's contract extension and engaged in other battles, according to published reports.

Monday, 26 February 2018

Warriors Wake From Slumber Just in Time to Crush the Knicks

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Russell Wilson Sizes up the Yankees’ Football Prospects

By BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports http://ift.tt/2CM2clX

I.T.F. Proposes a Huge Makeover for a Stale Davis Cup

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Rangers Trade Ryan McDonagh and J.T. Miller, Completing Overhaul

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Roger Goodell Expected to Fine Jerry Jones Millions of Dollars

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For a Change, the Mets Like Their Pitching Numbers

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Roger Goodell Expected to Fine Jerry Jones Millions of Dollars

By KEN BELSON from NYT Sports http://ift.tt/2EVpx6L

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Florida deputy who didn't enter school during mass shooting is not 'a coward,' lawyer says

02/26/18 12:29 PM

PHOTOS: Memorable Moments From The Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games

PHOTOS: Memorable Moments From The Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games
Norway is taking home the most Winter Olympic medals, 39 total — 14 of them gold. The U.S. came in fourth in the medal count, winning 23 — its lowest number since 1998, when it won 13.

Sunday, 25 February 2018

South Korea’s ‘Garlic Girls’ Fall to Sweden in Olympic Curling

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With Olympics Over, Team Korea Goes Back to Being 2 Countries

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At Manchester United, a Win to Celebrate but Not to Savor

By RORY SMITH from NYT Sports http://ift.tt/2CHew7h

Tiger Woods’s Comeback Gains Steam at Honda Classic

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Catch the premiere of 'Life, Liberty & Levin' with talk radio star Mark Levin at 10 pm ET

02/25/18 9:31 PM

Without N.H.L., Olympic Hockey Takes Hit in Ratings and Interest

By TAL PINCHEVSKY from NYT Sports http://ift.tt/2HNdBpq

Alex Rodriguez Returns to Yankees for Second Year as Adviser

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At the Olympics, Motherhood Skis Away With a Gold and a Bronze

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Rangers Trade Rick Nash to the Boston Bruins

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Highlights Of The Pyeongchang Olympics Closing Ceremony, In Photos

Highlights Of The Pyeongchang Olympics Closing Ceremony, In Photos
The flame is extinguished and the torch is passed to Beijing, host of the next Winter Games.

Moments Large and Small in a Memorable Olympics

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With Olympics Over, Team Korea Goes Back to Being 2 Countries

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Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: Highlights and Photographs

By VICTOR MATHER, MOTOKO RICH and TALYA MINSBERG from NYT Sports http://ift.tt/2orNDje

Olympics End With Closing Ceremonies

Olympics End With Closing Ceremonies
The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics are officially over and there was plenty of drama in the final weekend.

The Airborne Olympics

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Pyeongchang Olympics: Closing Ceremony Ends Biggest Winter Games Ever

Pyeongchang Olympics: Closing Ceremony Ends Biggest Winter Games Ever
The 2,920 athletes who participated set a new record; so did the number of nations — 92 – they represented in South Korea.

A Russian Fan's Perspective On A Most Unusual Gold Medal Ceremony In Pyeongchang

A Russian Fan's Perspective On A Most Unusual Gold Medal Ceremony In Pyeongchang
"I was proud greatly. It was from one side, tears of pride and happiness. From another side, I regretted greatly we can't see our flag," said Natalia Kim, who lives in South Korea.

Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony Live Updates

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Saturday, 24 February 2018

For the Moment, Mikaela Shiffrin Is Looking a Little Lonely at the Top

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Russians Won’t Get to March Behind Their Flag at the Olympic Closing Ceremony

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The Speed of 12 Olympians: Capturing Their Twists, Turns and Leaps in Fractions of a Second

By ALEXANDRA GARCIA, TROY GRIGGS, JON HUANG, K.K. REBECCA LAI, JASMINE C. LEE, HAEYOUN PARK, BEDEL SAGET, ARCHIE TSE, JOE WARD a from NYT Sports http://ift.tt/2F1Lnc0

Olympics' Board Does Not Lift Suspension Of Russian Olympic Committee

Olympics' Board Does Not Lift Suspension Of Russian Olympic Committee
Calling two doping cases "hugely disappointing," the IOC's executive board said that factors had "prevented the IOC from even considering lifting the suspension for the closing ceremony."

Russians Won’t Get to March Under Their Flag at the Olympic Closing Ceremony

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Canadian Olympic Athlete And Coach Apologize After Drunken Joyride Arrest

Canadian Olympic Athlete And Coach Apologize After Drunken Joyride Arrest
Skier Dave Duncan, his wife and his coach were arrested after drunkenly stealing an idling pink Hummer in Pyeongchang. Until prosecutors weigh in, all three are restricted from leaving South Korea.