We've all been there. You're traveling somewhere & end up watching a game in an airport bar, only to find that it's time to board and the game isn't over yet. Some Canadian travelers on an Air Canada flight from Vancouver unwisely booked their flights for during the gold medal match with the United States. I guess they didn't think Canada would…

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Last night, Saturday Night Live showed their love (?) of curling, which really was just an excuse to make bad Gyne-Lotrimin jokes while showing an ESPN Classic curling match from 1987. While the "classic" match featured Finland and Paraguay, the only part of the SNL skit that was at all entertaining was Will Forte's portrayal of Greg Stink, while…

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Each year, England's police forces manage to gather an impressive pile of metal in the form of guns, knives, and old keys. Most of the weapons are confiscated off of criminals, while other metal comes from spent ammunition at police firing ranges. Scotland Yard's 2009 pile contained 52 tons of metal, much of which is being used as part of recycling…

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With the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver just a few months away, one would assume the lineup of events would be set in stone. But if a group of women ski jumpers gets their way, there could be a last-minute addition to the Games. Led by Women’s Ski Jumping USA, a group of jumpers is suing Vanoc, the Vancouver organizers of…

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The torch for the 2010 Winter Olympics is on its long journey to Vancouver, provided the torch-bearers don't get eaten by a polar bear along the way. On Sunday, the torch passed through Churchill, Manitoba, home of 923 people and tons of polar bears. So many polar bears, in fact, that the town bills itself as the "Polar Bear Capital of…

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