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21 years later, running back Warrick Dunn responds to autograph request

6:52am February 10, 2022

As a kid Eric Emanuele mailed trading cards to NFL players hoping they'd send them back with an autograph. This week an envelope arrived from Dunn. Inside was the signed 2001 card along with a note.

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Food bank donations are still coming in after Joe Burrow's 2019 Heisman speech

6:02am February 10, 2022

Burrow accepted the award on behalf of the kids in his Ohio county who don't have enough to eat. Donations poured in to the food pantry. Now he's in the Super Bowl and fans are upping their donations.

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Nathan Chen cements his legacy as the world's best figure skater

5:07am February 10, 2022

Nathan Chen wins gold in the men's figure skating competition at the Beijing Olympics. He pulled off five quad jumps, and is the first U.S. man to win figure skating's top individual honor since 2010.

U.S. snowboarder Chloe Kim reacts after her first stellar run of the women's snowboard halfpipe final at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

U.S. snowboarder Chloe Kim makes history winning second Olympic halfpipe gold

10:02pm February 09, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Kim dominated the leaderboard after her stellar first run at the women's snowboard halfpipe event on Thursday, Feb. 10 in Beijing. She's the first woman to win multiple Olympic golds in the halfpipe.

Team co-owner Dan Snyder speaks during the announcement of the Washington Football Team's name change to the Washington Commanders. The NFL says it will investigate allegations against Snyder and team's workplace culture.

NFL says it will control investigation into Commanders owner Dan Snyder, not the team

8:26pm February 09, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

Hours after the team's announcement of its independent investigation, the NFL said the team "would not control the probe."

From left, Tom Henschel, Gregory Eaton, and Don Crisman have attended every Super Bowl since the first AFL-NFL World Championship 55 years ago. They're meeting at the Super Bowl again this year but future meetings are in question.

Friends who have attended every Super Bowl are planning their final trip

7:10pm February 09, 2022

by The Associated Press

The far-flung friends, all in their 80s, use the Super Bowl to meet up, spend time together and reminisce. But in recent years they've come to grips with the fact it must come to an end one day

Kurt Zouma of West Ham United reacts during the Premier League match with Watford at London Stadium on Tuesday. Zouma has apologized after a video showed him abusing cats.

U.K. soccer player Kurt Zouma is under fire after a video showed him abusing cats

6:10pm February 09, 2022

by Sharon Pruitt-Young

The West Ham United player has been fined for his actions and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has launched an investigation into the matter.

Ratings for the Beijing Winter Olympics have been historically low so far, NBC says

4:58pm February 09, 2022

by Eric Deggans

TV ratings for the Olympics are bad while many sportscasters cover the games remotely. What's at stake for NBC?

Members of the Russian Olympic Committee team celebrate at the flower ceremony after the figure skating team event. The team won gold in the event, but the medal ceremony has been delayed for unspecified legal reasons.

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The Olympic medals for team figure skating are delayed, raising 3 big questions

2:09pm February 09, 2022

by Bill Chappell

Two days after the event was won by the Russian Olympic Committee, none of the athletes have received their medals. Officials cited unspecified legal issues.

The mascot of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, Bing Dwen Dwen, made his debut in 2019 at the Shougang Ice Hockey Arena in Beijing.

A fluffy panda mascot is all the rage at the Winter Olympics

10:39am February 09, 2022

by Emily Feng

The stuffed animal version of mascot Bing Dwen Dwen has become so sought after that people are camping overnight to buy it in Beijing.