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Controversial Australian Olympic breaker Rachael Gunn retires from competition

Australian breaker Rachael Gunn has told a Sydney radio station that she plans to retire from competition just three months after her unconventional routine at the Paris Olympics led to her being ...

Sports - ABC News - Yesterday

Olympic medalist suspended in doping investigation

Olympic silver medalist race walker Koki Ikeda of Japan has been provisionally banned for suspected blood doping

Sports - ABC News - November 1

Statistical controversy is no crime

Collecting data and summarizing them with statistics is less straightforward than many believe.

Politics - The Hill - October 17

Olympic swimmer found guilty of raping teenagers

World - Yahoo News - October 16

Olympic snowboarder wanted by FBI for cocaine distribution and murder

Ryan Wedding, 43, accused of running cocaine ring Wedding competed for Canada at 2002 Winter Games A former Olympic snowboarder for Canada has been charged with running a drug trafficking ring ...

World - The Guardian - October 17

Broken-leg Olympic marathon star resumes training

Rose Harvey completed the race in Paris despite running most of it with a fractured femur.

Comcast tops earnings estimates as Olympics propel the company

Comcast beat third-quarter earnings estimates as the Summer Olympics in Paris boosted NBCUniversal’s revenue and Peacock’s subscriber count.

Business - CNBC - October 31

Australian breaker Raygun retires from sport after Olympic backlash

Rachael Gunn said the level of scrutiny around her performance made it difficult to keep competing.

Halloween costume chain Spirit bet on the pop-up model and won

Spirit Halloween's success as a seasonal pop-up retailer is leading it to make a foray into Christmas with 10 temporary stores.

New Dungeons & Dragons Funko Pops Revealed

Funko Pop collectors will have a few new faces to add to their menagerie of fictional character figurines come January, and Funko collectors who are also fans of Dungeons & Dragons are likely to be ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 30

Amazon shares pop on earnings beat, cloud growth

The company's cloud and advertising units showed strong growth.

Business - CNBC - October 31

Spurs aim to compete 'hard' for Pop amid absence

In the wake of coach Gregg Popovich's indefinite absence from the San Antonio Spurs due to a health issue, point guard Chris Paul said the club wants "to play hard and compete for Pop because he ...

Sports - ESPN - 3 days ago

Qualcomm pops on chipmaker's earnings and revenue beat

Qualcomm reported fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday that beat Wall Street expectations for earnings and revenue, and guided to a strong December quarter.

Business - CNBC - Yesterday

Giant hand's removal from top of building is stirring controversy

The removal of a highly controversial giant hand from the roof of a Wellington, New Zealand building is itself proving controversial.

They Smash Chestnuts as a Sport. Then Controversy Hit.

World Conker Championships is a light-hearted event that has attracted contestants from all over the globe. This year, a cheating scandal took it by storm.

Sports - The New York Times - October 20

A Canadian former Olympic snowboarder is wanted in a US drug trafficking case

A former Olympic snowboarder for Canada has been charged with running a drug trafficking ring that authorities say shipped vast amounts of cocaine across the Americas and killed four people

Sports - ABC News - October 17

Ex-Olympic snowboarder charged with ordering killings in cocaine ring out of LA

Ryan Wedding, an ex-Olympic snowboarder, is facing federal charges alongside 15 other defendants in what prosecutors have described as a cocaine trafficking ring that ran stash houses in Los ...

Former Olympic snowboarder accused of running large drug trafficking group

Ryan Wedding, 43, a former Olympian from Canada who now resides in Mexico, is among 16 people charged in a federal indictment.

Former Olympic Snowboarder Wanted by F.B.I. on Murder and Drug Charges

Ryan Wedding, 43, was indicted with 15 others on charges of trafficking drugs into Canada and the U.S., the authorities said. He is believed to be living in Mexico.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 18

Olympic snowboarder wanted for running murderous drug trafficking operation, FBI says

A former Olympic snowboarder has been charged with running a drug smuggling operation that allegedly shipped huge amounts of narcotics across borders and killed four people, the FBI said Thursday.

7 charged with cyberbullying after Paris Olympics artistic director's opening ceremony backlash

French authorities say they have charged seven individuals in connection with a cyberbullying campaign targeting Thomas Jolly, the artistic director behind the Paris Olympics’ opening and closing ...

World - ABC News - October 25

Historic House-NCAA settlement leaving hundreds of Olympic sport athletes in peril

While the NCAA and power conferences agreed to expand upon scholarships as part of the settlement, they also imposed roster limits for sports, many of which did not previously exist.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 25

Winnipeg Olympics Were Once The West's Top Women's Hockey Challengers

The Winnipeg Olympics were Western Canada's top challenger in the 1930s, almost annually competing for a Dominion title. Here's a look back at the historic women's hockey team.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 5 days ago

The Paris Olympics displaced nearly 20,000 people, local associations say

A coalition of over 100 organizations has reported that nearly 20,000 individuals were displaced from informal housing in Paris and surrounding areas during preparations for the 2024 Summer Olympics

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

Bottom Line: Coaches call in hired guns for Olympics, sponsorship solution

Coaching FGS Global registered to lobby for a “federal solution that protects Olympic sports programs and broad-based sports sponsorship” on behalf of several associations representing sports ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Raygun quits competitive breakdancing over backlash to her viral Olympics performance

Rachael "Raygun" Gunn has announced that her professional breakdancing career is over, citing the online reaction to her Paris Olympics performance.

Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn retires from competitive breaking after Olympic upset

Australian was hounded online for performance in Paris Carrying on ‘seems a really difficult thing for me to do’ Breaker Rachael Gunn has retired from competitive breaking due to the scrutiny ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Raygun Retires From Competitive Breaking After Intense Olympic Backlash

The 37-year-old Rachael Gunn became the subject of widespread ridicule after her unorthodox Olympic routine.

Sports - The New York Times - 20 hours ago

Olympic champion Noah Lyles races streamer IShowSpeed in 50-meter dash

IShowSpeed challenged the Olympic champion to a race for $100,000 and a shot at being the fastest man in the world.

Sports - ESPN - 4 hours ago

Preorders For Baldur's Gate 3 Funko Pops Are Already Starting To Sell Out

Three beloved companions from Baldur's Gate 3 are getting official Funko Pop figures later this year. You'll be able to add the High Elf vampire Astarion , Half-Elf cleric Shadowheart , and the ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 16

Nvidia and Apple supplier TSMC shares pop after quarterly profit soars on AI demand

TSMC, the world’s largest producer of advanced chips, posted a 54% hike in third-quarter profit.

Business - CNBC - October 18

Le Sserafim: The K-pop band who want to change the industry

The girl group are making waves by exposing their insecurities and challenging industry conventions.

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