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Comcast’s NBC to Broadcast 2018 Olympics Live Across All Time Zones

Comcast’s NBC is finally putting an end to the dreaded time delay in Olympics coverage. This week the network announced that it will broadcast all […]

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Gabby Douglas Will Judge the Atlantic City Miss America Pageant

Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas will judge the 2017 Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City next month.

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The Checkup: How to Eat Pasta Without Loading Up on Calories

• I love a good Friday-night pasta dish. If you are the same, take note: 10 delicious pasta recipes, all ringing in under 400 calories […]

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So, Is Olympic Silver Medalist Nia Ali From Philly or Jersey?

Last night, Nia Ali took the silver medal in an all-American sweep of the women’s 100-meter hurdles. Brianna Rollins won gold, and Kristi Castlin took […]

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What Simone Manuel’s Gold Medal Comments Say About Race in America

The #blacklivesmatter movement has been no stranger to controversy. In its short existence it has garnered a reputation for being anti-American, a race-baiting organization, and, […]

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The Best Thing That Happened This Week: Wawa Went to Rio

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Olympic Gold Medalist’s Brother: “We’re Going Straight to Wawa”

Yesterday, the U.S. women’s gymnastics team obliterated the competition in Rio, winning the team the gold medal for the second consecutive Olympics in a rout. […]

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The Checkup: The Magical Avocado Time Machine That Puts an End to Brown Guacamole 

• Today’s genius invention we wish we’d thought of ourselves: The Avocado Time Machine. As you probably know, the flesh of an avocado starts to brown […]

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What Is Cupping? (And Why Are Olympic Athletes Doing It?)

Finally! Proof my addiction to The Real Housewives franchise isn’t a complete waste of time. Last night, when everyone was wondering WTF those red dots […]

Business

Comcast Will Have All the Olympics You Could Possibly Ever Need — And Then Some

Remember the Olympics? The world’s social and political climate may have shadowed this summer’s grand sporting event, but the games are still happening in less than […]

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Randall Cunningham’s Daughter Vashti Makes the Olympics

Randall Cunningham’s daughter is going to the Olympics. Over the holiday weekend, Vashti Cunningham finished second in high jump at the Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon. […]

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Yes, That’s 2002 Olympic Gold Medalist Sarah Hughes Studying at Penn Law

Back in 2002, the come-from-nowhere tale of Sarah Hughes to win the ice skating gold medal at the Olympics was one of the biggest sports stories […]

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Montco Teen Reece Whitley Wins ‘SportsKid of the Year’ Award

We are still 249 days away from the next Summer Olympics. But we already know which local athlete Philadelphians will be rooting to make it […]

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Penn Charter’s Reece Whitley May Be America’s Next Olympic Star

When the grueling pace of kindergarten life overwhelmed him, Reece Whitley would escape to the bathtub. Two hours of soaking soothed his tired mind and […]

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Johnny Weir Shot Secret Gay Film at Sochi Winter Olympics

Apparently Olympic skater—and Quarryville, Pennsylvania native—Johnny Weir was doing more than moderating for NBC (and Instagramming his outlandish outfits) at this year’s Sochi Winter Olympics. Amid all […]