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Steven Nyman is one of the top-ranked men’s Alpine skiers on the U.S. team this season and is expected to compete at the finals in Aspen, Colorado, in March. Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images
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Jump to the Finish

Executives at Vermont’s Killington Resort had more than a year to market and create buzz around what would be the first FIS Ski World Cup in New England in 25 years. While early signs pointed to strong interest for the International Ski Federation event, held over Thanksgiving weekend, resort officials still weren’t sure exactly what […]

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Houston’s NRG Stadium. Photo by Troy Taormina/USA Today Sports
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Everything is Bigger

Faced with having to follow the major celebrations of last season’s Super Bowl 50, the National Football League and the city of Houston decided to go deep this year—as in deep space. To accomplish that, the Houston Super Bowl Host Committee, the league and NASA have conjured up “Future Flight,” a space attraction that will […]

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The only team to have played in the first two years of the College Football Playoff, the Alabama Crimson Tide beat Clemson last year for the title. Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire
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Ready for the Stage

Like them or not, it’s hard to dispute the force of the University of Alabama and the passion behind the Crimson Tide’s success. Under Coach Nick Saban, who has five national titles to his credit (four with the Tide), Alabama is the only team to have played in each of the first two years of […]

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Holding Court

Heading into this season, one could argue about which two major off-season occurrences made bigger headlines in the world of the National Basketball Association—Kevin Durant’s free-agent decision to leave Oklahoma City for Golden State in an effort to build a team of superstars, or the league’s decision to move its All-Star Weekend from Charlotte to […]

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Rio Earns Redemption

Every Olympic Summer Games seems to come with its own challenges and concerns. In 2008, questions swirled around Beijing’s air quality. In 2010, there were doubts about adequate snow levels at the alpine venues near Vancouver. In 2012, some wondered whether London’s public transportation would be too crowded to move people efficiently. And in 2014, […]

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