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Amber Glenn, a U.S. figure skater, finished fifth at the Olympics after redeeming herself in the free skate. A scoring controversy arose when a judge favored a Russian skater over others with higher scores. This controversy led to a viral video of Glenn's awkward smile during the scoring announcement.
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Alysa Liu won the gold medal in women's single skating for the United States.
Amber Glenn made a comeback with the third highest score in the free skate.
Glenn ended up in fifth place overall after her free skate performance.
A judge from Kazakhstan scored a Russian skater, Adeliia Petrosia, higher than others, causing controversy.
Most judges did not rank Petrosia higher than fifth in the free skate.
A video of Glenn's reaction during the announcement of scores went viral on social media.
Glenn explained that her smile was due to feeling uncomfortable knowing others next to her were upset.
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The San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners will play a Spring Training baseball game on Friday, February 20, 2026. The game will be shown on MLB Network and streamed live on Fubo. Both teams had strong 2025 seasons and are preparing for the upcoming 2026 MLB regular season.
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The game between the Padres and Mariners is part of MLB Spring Training.
The Padres ended the 2025 season with a 90–72 record, securing 2nd place in the National League West.
The Mariners also finished the 2025 season with a 90–72 record, taking 1st place in the American League West.
Key players for the Padres include Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado.
Key players for the Mariners include Julio Rodríguez and Cal Raleigh.
The game will take place on Friday, February 20, 2026, at 3:10 PM ET.
It will be broadcast on MLB Network and available for live streaming on Fubo.
Spring Training helps players prepare for the regular season and gives prospects and journeymen a chance to showcase their abilities.
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The United States will play Slovakia in the men's ice hockey semifinals at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina. The match will air live on NBC and Peacock at 3:10 PM ET on February 20, 2026. Team USA reached the semifinals after beating Sweden, while Slovakia advanced by defeating Germany.
Key Facts
The ice hockey semifinal game features the USA versus Slovakia.
The match is part of the 2026 Winter Olympics held in Milano Cortina.
It will take place on February 20, 2026, at 3:10 PM ET and re-airs at 11:30 PM.
The game will be broadcast on NBC and live-streamed on Peacock.
Team USA beat Sweden in the quarterfinals with a 2–1 overtime victory.
Slovakia won against Germany with a score of 6–2 in their quarterfinal match.
The USA team had a strong start, winning all their group stage games.
Peacock is the official platform to watch the 2026 Olympics events.
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Sixty-seven Pakistani players have registered for the upcoming Hundred cricket tournament auction, but they are not being considered by four teams linked to India's IPL. The auction will occur on March 11 and 12, featuring a new auction system instead of the previous draft method. The Hundred is an English cricket competition that includes players from around the world.
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67 Pakistani players, including 63 men and 4 women, have registered for The Hundred auction.
Four teams in The Hundred, connected to IPL franchises, are not considering Pakistani players.
The auction will be held on March 11 and 12, moving from a draft to an auction system.
Almost 1,000 players from 18 countries have signed up for the auction.
The men's salary cap for 2026 has increased to £2.05 million, and the women's cap is now £880,000.
The Hundred includes teams owned by companies with links to the IPL, affecting player selection.
Prominent cricket names like Joe Root, Adil Rashid, and Jonny Bairstow are part of the men's player list.
No Indian players are on the men's list for this year's auction.
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The Chicago White Sox will play the Chicago Cubs in a Spring Training game on Friday. The game takes place at 3:05 PM ET and will be available to watch on MLB.TV or to live stream on Fubo. This matchup helps both teams prepare for the 2026 MLB regular season.
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The Chicago White Sox finished the 2025 season 5th in the American League Central with a 60–102 record.
Luis Robert Jr. leads the White Sox's offense for the 2026 season.
The Chicago Cubs finished the 2025 season 2nd in the National League Central with a 92–70 record.
Pete Crow‑Armstrong and Seiya Suzuki are key players for the Cubs in 2026.
Spring Training games allow players to practice and younger prospects to showcase their abilities.
The game on Friday, February 20, 2026, will be streamed on Fubo, a service where you can watch MLB games.
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Team USA is set to face Slovakia in the semifinals of the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic men's ice hockey competition. The game occurs at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena, and the winner will compete against Canada for the gold medal. Team USA is favored to win.
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Team USA plays Slovakia in the semifinals of the 2026 Olympic men's hockey.
The game takes place at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena.
Team USA is heavily favored, with betting odds showing them as likely winners.
Slovakia recently won against Germany with a score of 6-2 in the quarterfinals.
The winner faces Canada for the gold medal.
Team USA previously defeated Sweden in the quarterfinals in overtime.
USA's past performances include winning three group matches with a combined score of 16-5.
Slovakia isn't filled with NHL players but performed well in earlier matches.
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The Canadian men's hockey team advanced to the gold medal game at the Winter Olympics after defeating Finland. The win was marked by a controversial decision where a potential offside call was reviewed but ultimately upheld, allowing Canada's game-winning goal to stand. Canada will now play in the championship game against either the USA or Slovakia.
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Canada came from behind to defeat Finland in the semifinal game.
The game-winning goal was reviewed for a possible offside, but the call on the ice stood.
Macklin Celebrini, a 19-year-old player, was involved in the game-winning goal.
Celebrini provided an assist on the decisive goal by Nathan MacKinnon.
This will be Celebrini's first gold medal game at a major international senior event.
Canada previously defeated Czechia in overtime to reach the semifinals.
The gold medal game will be against either the USA or Slovakia, taking place in Milan.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks face the Colorado Rockies in a Major League Baseball Spring Training game on February 20, 2026. The game will be available to watch live on MLB.TV and Fubo. Both teams use Spring Training to prepare for the upcoming 2026 MLB season.
Key Facts
The Diamondbacks finished 2025 with an 80–82 record.
Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly are the main pitchers for the Diamondbacks.
The Rockies ended the 2025 season with a 43–119 record.
The Rockies' team features a young shortstop named Ezequiel Tovar.
Spring Training helps players get practice before the season starts.
The game airs on MLB.TV and can be streamed on Fubo.
Fubo offers a trial option for new users to watch the game.
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At the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, there was controversy over the judging in the women's snowboard slopestyle event. NBC snowboarding analyst Todd Richards criticized the judges, claiming it was the worst judging he had seen and demanded an apology for the athletes. The criticism focused on the scoring decisions that led Japan's Mari Fukada to win gold over previous gold medalist Zoi Sadowski-Synnott from New Zealand.
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The event happened at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan.
Todd Richards works as a snowboarding analyst for NBC.
Richards criticized the judging of the women's snowboard slopestyle event.
He said the judging was the worst he had ever seen.
Mari Fukada from Japan won the gold medal.
Zoi Sadowski-Synnott from New Zealand received the silver medal.
Japan's Kokomo Murase took home the bronze medal.
Richards called for an apology to the athletes from the judges and course designers.
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U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu won the gold medal in the singles figure skating final at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics. Some fans criticized NBC for not covering her story as much as other athletes during the Olympics.
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Alysa Liu won a gold medal in figure skating at the 2026 Olympics.
She is the first American woman to win this event since 2002.
Liu came out of retirement at the age of 20 to compete.
Fans were upset about NBC’s coverage of Liu, feeling it was insufficient.
Critics pointed out that NBC focused more on other athletes like Amber Glenn and Eileen Gu.
Some fans expressed their frustration with NBC on social media.
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Ukraine will not participate in the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina Paralympics on March 6 due to the inclusion of Russian and Belarusian athletes. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) allowed these athletes to participate under their national flags, causing a backlash from Ukraine. Despite the boycott of the ceremony, Ukrainian athletes will still compete in the games.
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Ukraine will boycott the Paralympics opening ceremony because some Russian and Belarusian athletes can participate.
The International Paralympic Committee gave 10 spots to Russian and Belarusian athletes.
Ukraine opposes their participation due to the ongoing conflict with Russia.
Ukrainian athletes will still compete in the games, but officials will boycott the event.
The IPC is in discussions with Ukraine's Paralympic Committee regarding the situation.
Russia and Belarus received spots in skiing and snowboarding, without going through the usual qualification process.
In a similar protest in 2014, Ukraine sent only one athlete to the Sochi Paralympics opening ceremony.
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Oliver Glasner, the manager of Crystal Palace, might leave the club before his contract ends due to poor team performance. Fans expressed their dissatisfaction during a recent match, and the club is considering his position. Glasner has acknowledged the team's struggles and accepted responsibility.
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Oliver Glasner joined Crystal Palace as manager in 2024.
Glasner plans to leave the club when his contract ends in the summer.
Crystal Palace fans expressed frustration during a 1-1 draw with Zrinjski Mostar.
The team won only one out of their last 15 matches.
They are close to the relegation zone in the Premier League.
Glasner previously led the team to win the FA Cup and Community Shield.
Crystal Palace will play against Wolves next and continue their Europa Conference League matches.
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The Kansas City Royals will play the Texas Rangers in a Spring Training baseball game on Friday, February 20, 2026. The game will be available to watch on MLB.TV and can be live-streamed through Fubo. Both teams are preparing for the regular season with key players like Bobby Witt Jr. and Corey Seager leading their respective squads.
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The Kansas City Royals will face the Texas Rangers in an MLB Spring Training game.
The game is scheduled for Friday, February 20, 2026, at 3:05 PM ET.
The game will air on MLB.TV and can be live-streamed via Fubo.
The Royals ended the 2025 season with an 82–80 record, in 3rd place in the American League Central.
Bobby Witt Jr. and Salvador Perez are important players for the Royals.
The Rangers ended the 2025 season with an 81–81 record, in 3rd place in the American League West.
Corey Seager and Wyatt Langford are key players for the Rangers.
Spring Training helps players prepare for the regular season, giving veterans practice and younger players a chance to show their skills.
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Amber Glenn, a figure skater from Team USA, had a small mistake in her short program at the Winter Olympics that cost her a chance at a second gold medal. She finished fifth overall and later posted a humorous video on TikTok, showing her successfully completing the jump that had affected her ranking.
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Amber Glenn is a figure skater from Team USA.
She made an error in the short program that lowered her final rank to 13th, removing her from medal contention.
Glenn ended the competition in fifth place after performing strongly in the free skate.
She shared a video on TikTok demonstrating the jump she missed during the competition.
In the video, Glenn used humor to show she had completed the jump successfully.
Glenn already has a team event gold medal from the Winter Olympics.
She will perform in the Olympic Exhibition Gala with her teammates, including Alysa Liu and Ilia Malinin.
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Daniela Maier from Germany won the gold medal in the women's ski cross final at the Winter Olympics. She previously won a bronze medal in the same event four years ago in Beijing.
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Daniela Maier is from Germany.
She won the gold medal in the women's ski cross event.
The event took place during the Winter Olympics.
Maier previously finished with a bronze medal in Beijing four years ago.
The content related to the event is not available in all locations.
The Olympic event took place on Day 14 of the games.
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Olympic skier Mikaela Shiffrin mentioned Taylor Swift in a social media post after winning a gold medal in slalom. Taylor Swift responded with a comment highlighting Shiffrin's achievement. Shiffrin also appeared on the "Today" show, where she apologized for accidentally swearing.
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Mikaela Shiffrin won a gold medal in the slalom event at the Olympics.
This gold medal was Shiffrin's third Olympic gold and fourth medal overall.
Shiffrin referenced Taylor Swift's song in a post after her win.
Taylor Swift left a congratulatory comment on Shiffrin’s post.
Shiffrin won the race by 1.50 seconds, a large winning margin since 1998.
Shiffrin apologized for swearing during a live TV appearance on the "Today" show.
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Freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy, who is competing at the Winter Olympics in Italy, received death threats after posting a controversial message about the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on social media. Kenworthy, a member of Team GB, has returned to competition after retiring and is self-funding his Olympic journey. He has expressed confidence in his stance despite the threats.
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Gus Kenworthy is a freestyle skier competing for Team GB at the Winter Olympics in Italy.
He posted a message on Instagram criticizing the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Following his post, Kenworthy received death threats.
The threats came after ICE agents were involved in the deaths of two Minnesota residents, causing protests.
Kenworthy is originally from Chelmsford, grew up in the U.S., and has previously won an Olympic silver medal.
He retired after the 2022 Beijing Olympics but decided to make a comeback.
Kenworthy is self-funding his participation in the current Olympics, as he did not receive funding from GB Snowsport.
He qualified for the halfpipe final with a score of 81.25 points.
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Alysa Liu gained over 700,000 Instagram followers after winning a gold medal in women's figure skating at the Winter Olympics. She arrived in Milan with about 330,000 followers and now has 1.78 million, with the potential to reach 2 million soon.
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Alysa Liu won a gold medal in women's figure skating at the Winter Olympics.
She is the first woman to win this individual gold in 24 years.
Liu had around 330,000 Instagram followers before the Olympics.
Her follower count increased to 1.78 million after her gold medal win.
She gained over 700,000 followers during her time at the Olympics.
Liu is scheduled to appear at the Olympic Exhibition Gala on Saturday.
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Canadian hockey player Connor McDavid made history at the Olympics by setting a new record for the most points scored in a single men’s hockey tournament. He achieved this milestone during Canada's semifinal match against Finland. The NHL celebrated this achievement and McDavid expressed pride in representing Canada at the Olympics.
Key Facts
Connor McDavid is taking part in his first Olympic Games.
NHL players, including McDavid, are participating in the Olympics for the first time since 2014.
McDavid set a new Olympic record by scoring 12 points in a single men’s hockey tournament.
He assisted on a crucial goal during Canada's semifinal game against Finland.
McDavid wore the captain’s "C" on his jersey for the game against Finland.
If Canada wins the semifinal, it will play for the gold medal; if it loses, it will compete for the bronze.
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The United States women's hockey team won the gold medal against Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Team Canada faced backlash for a social media post celebrating their silver medal. Hilary Knight helped Team USA win with a crucial goal, and Megan Keller scored the winning goal in overtime.
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The United States women's hockey team won gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Team USA beat Canada in the championship game.
Hilary Knight scored a key goal to tie the game.
Megan Keller scored the winning goal during the overtime period.
Team Canada posted on social media, "Silver shines just as bright," which received criticism.
Hilary Knight set a new U.S. Olympic record with 15 goals and 33 points.
Knight will be a flag bearer for Team USA at the closing ceremony.
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