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The City of Angeles is honoring the Super Bowl champion Rams

6:47am February 15, 2022

The city will change the iconic Hollywood sign on Mount Lee. The temporary reconstruction started Monday, and when the makeover is complete, the sign will read: Rams House.

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As international participation grows, pickleball could end up in the Olympics

5:28am February 15, 2022

by Shannon Mullen

More than a half century after the addictive sport of pickleball was created in an American backyard, it's been exploding in popularity — thanks to its affordability and cross-generational appeal.

Finland's Minnamari Tuominen (left) and Team USA's Alexandra Carpenter vie for the puck next to Finland's goaltender Anni Keisala during the women's ice hockey semi-final match of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

U.S. women will face Canada in the Olympic hockey gold medal match

11:23pm February 14, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

The U.S. women's ice hockey team defeated Finland 4-1 on Monday. The U.S. team will go up against its longtime rival, Canada, in the gold medal game later this week.

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Olympics: Women's single figure skating begins with drama

4:26pm February 14, 2022

by Tom Goldman

In women's individual figure skating, the gold medal favorite — Russia's Kamila Valieva — has been cleared to keep competing despite testing positive for a banned substance before the Olympics.

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Los Angeles celebrates its Super Bowl victory

4:26pm February 14, 2022

by Robert Garrova

Football fans in LA are still celebrating the Rams' Super Bowl win. The party didn't just take place inside the stadium. It carried on for miles around.

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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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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