By Evan Bleier In an unprecedented move for a primetime host that will also burn an unprecedented amount of jet fuel, NBC’s Mike Tirico will pull international double duty and anchor coverage of the Winter Olympics from Beijing before flying to Los Ang…
Why Starting a Run Streak This Year Might Not Be the Best Idea
By Tanner Garrity Jon Sutherland lives in Los Angeles. Alex Galbraith is an attorney. Simon Laporte sells agricultural equipment in Quebec. All are over the age of 70, and all have run at least one mile every single day for the last 45 years. These men…
25 Very Fun, Very Chicago Things to Look Forward to in 2022
By Paula Skaggs The last 20 months have been a mess — for many people, a cataclysm of grief, anxiety and upheaval. When we first started talking about how we’d like to end the year, editorially speaking, we decided we wanted to look forward — to happie…
NHL Officially Puts Plan to Send Players to 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics on Ice
By Evan Bleier In news that comes as no surprise after multiple reports about it yesterday, the National Hockey League has officially announced that it will not be sending its players to compete in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. With the NHL post…
NHL Will Pause Season as NBA, NFL and EPL Continue to Play, for Now
By Evan Bleier Unlike the NFL, NBA and English Premier League, the NHL is going to put its season on pause starting on Wednesday, two days ahead of its planned holiday break, due to a large uptick in positive COVID-19 cases. Now set to be on ice throug…
The 50 Best Memes of 2021, Explained
By Logan Mahan 2021 was surely a year of highs and lows. Besides that little insurrection at the Capitol to start us off, the New Year looked promising: vaccines were coming and some semblance of normalcy seemed to be in reach. And it was, for a while,…
Peng Shuai Tells Chinese-Language Newspaper She Never Said She Was Sexually Assaulted
By Evan Bleier In a Sunday video interview that was allegedly taped at a Beijing Winter Olympics promotional event and posted by Chinese-language Singaporean newspaperLianhe Zaobao, Chinese tennis champion Peng Shuai called her previous allegation that…
Does Your Resting Heart Rate Determine How Long You’re Going to Live?
By Tanner Garrity Among the many numbers that sum up Lance Armstrong’s illustrious, controversial career, there’s one that feels even more mythic than his seven Tour de France titles. At the peak of his powers, the cyclist reportedly had a resting hear…
United Nations Report Estimates $1.7 Billion Illegally Bet on Sports Per Year
By Evan Bleier With sports betting seemingly being legalized in more places across the United States with each passing day, above-the-board wagering is turning into a huge moneymaker for states like New Jersey, which took in more than $1.3 billion in b…
NFL Facing a COVID Spike as Season Enters Final Four Weeks
By Evan Bleier In an important divisional matchup in the NFC West on Monday Night Football, the Los Angeles Rams were able to dispatch the Arizona Cardinals despite playing without Jalen Ramsey, Darrell Henderson, Rob Havenstein, Dont’e Deayon and Tyle…