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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.

Kamila Valieva skates during the women single skating free skating team event. She is the first woman to land a quad jump in Olympic history.

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At 15, Kamila Valieva just became the 1st woman to land a quad in Olympic history

1:11pm February 07, 2022

by Nell Clark

The teenage Russian athlete landed one of the hardest jumps in figure skating — one that is so difficult, no other woman ever performed it at an Olympics before — and then she did it a second time.

Taffy Abel was the 1924 Olympic USA Flag Bearer in Chamonix, France.

Taffy Abel medaled in the 1924 Olympics. Few knew of his Indigenous heritage

11:28am February 07, 2022

by Troy Oppie

At the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, hockey player Taffy Abel became the first Indigenous athlete to carry the flag at the Olympics — and, days later, to medal.

A skier takes a selfie on a course covered with artificial snow at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing.

No snow? No problem. How Beijing made the white stuff in time for the Olympics

8:12am February 07, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

The Beijing Games are just the latest winter sporting event to use nearly all human-made snow for competitions. Winter sports experts say this is just the new reality.

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It's been a tough start at the Olympics for some U.S. athletes in Beijing

6:35am February 07, 2022

Many Olympic athletes competing in Beijing face tracks and terrain they've never competed on before because of COVID-19 limitations. They are scrambling to learn the turf during test runs.

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This combination of file photos shows tennis player Peng Shuai of China (L) during her women's singles first round match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in 2017; and Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli (R) during a visit to Russia in 2015

Peng Shuai, the Chinese tennis star, denies sexual assault by government leader

11:33pm February 06, 2022

by Emily Feng

In a carefully-managed interview with a French magazine, Peng also said she was retiring from tennis and said her private life should not be brought up in politics or sport.