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The organisers of the Winter Olympics said on Sunday they had sold 92 per cent of the tickets available for the first day of main competition but admitted thousands had not made it on time due to tight security. The first day of medal competition on Saturday saw reasonable crowds but some banks of empty seats could still be seen …

U.S. luge team member Tucker West isn’t coming home from Sochi with any medals, but he might have a few phone numbers — which is probably just fine with his father. On Sunday, Brett West joined the Today Show to talk about his son, and gave him one heck of a push forward: “I just want to say to all …

U.S. figure skater Ashley Wagner was not impressed with her score after competing in the women’s short program Saturday — and she made no attempt to hide her feelings of frustration as the cameras filmed her reaction.

After being charged with aggravated assault Thursday night (Feb. 6), following a standoff with police in Florida, the UFC has terminated fighter Thiago Silva. According to ESPN.com, the 31-year-old Brazilian confronted his wife, Thaysa, outside of Pablo Popovitch Mixed Martial Arts Academy in Oakland Park, Fla. on Thursday. He then allegedly produced a firearm and told his wife, whom he …

California junior defensive end Ted Agu, 21, died Friday morning after collapsing during a team conditioning work out according to the San Jose Mercury News. Agu, a former walk-on, was a back up defensive linemen who appeared in 12 games for the Bears last fall.

The Cleveland Cavaliers made a big change with another season falling apart, firing general manager Chris Grant on Thursday. Grant was fired a day after the Cavs dropped their sixth straight game, an embarrassing home loss to a Los Angeles Lakers team that started with eight players and finished with five. Vice president of basketball operations David Griffin will serve …

U.S. figure skater Jeremy Abbott stands in fifth with two skaters remaining in the men’s short-program portion of figure-skating’s team event, which is being contested for the first time at the Sochi Games. The 28-year-old could collect just four points for his country after falling on his opening quadruple jump and sliding into the boards.

The Jamaican bobsled team qualified for the 2014 Winter Olymics in Sochi but needed a massive fundraising campaign in order to make it to the games. Now the teams equipment is missing. Not in Sochi are runners (blades), shoes and other gear.

The slopestyle snowboarding course at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games will be changed after the Norwegian favorite broke his collarbone during a training run on Monday. However, International Ski Federation (FIS) organisers blamed Torstein Horgmo’s injury on the jump he was attempting rather than the course at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park where the event is due to make its …

Alistair Overeem called out Brock Lesnar following a dominant victory over Frank Mir at UFC 169, but the act appears to have been for naught. Speculation has surrounded Lesnar recently in regard to a possible UFC return, as promotion president Dana White previously indicated that the former heavyweight champion had expressed interest in competing once again.

Debi Thomas was the first African American to win the Championship event at the United States National Figure Skating Championships. She won the title in both 1986 and 1988.