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BEIJING, July 19 (Xinhua) -- With a hydro blade move, Yuzuru Hanyu swung around in circles, getting lower and lower to the ice. He leaned forward and was so clo

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March 29 1929 — The Boston Bruins win the Stanley Cup with a 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers to complete a two-game sweep. 1940 — Joe Louis knocks out Johnny Paychek in the second round at Madison Square Garden in New York to retain the world heavyweight title.

The Russian dominance was expected in Tuesday's short program. So, too, was the Americans' lack thereof. But if you haven't followed U.S...

Twenty years after leaving the Salt Lake City Games without a single figure skating medal, Japan captured half of the singles medals in Beijing through Yuma Kagiyama, Shoma Uno and Kaori Sakamoto.

Feb. 21 1931 — In the first major league night game, the Chicago White Sox play the New York Giants in a 10-inning exhibition in Houston. 1952 — The Boston Celtics and the Fort Wayne Pistons tip off at midnight in a “Milkman’s Special” following an Ice Follies performance at Boston Garden.

Holy salchow! Nathan Chen won the gold medal last week after blowing his short program at the 2018 Winter Games. There weren’t any fans in the stands, but Americans cheered in their living rooms for the 22-year-old Yale student that some people are calling the GOAT. Chen did five quads in his winnin

Feb. 18 1924 — Theresa Weld Blanchard wins her sixth and final U.S. figure skating championship. Sherwin Badger captures his fifth straight and final men’s title. 1928 — Sonja Henie, 15, becomes the youngest Olympic figure skating champion.

After the 22-year-old Salt Lake City native clinched the gold medal with a nearly-flawless free skate Wednesday night, Chen conducted a couple of interviews with the press

On the same day that American figure skater Nathan Chen was busy achieving a lifelong dream by becoming an Olympic champion, his longtime rival was skating off their sport's grandest stage for perhaps the final time. Yuzuru Hanyu, the two-time gold medalist from Japan, had&#...