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About 10,000 Americans are expected to attend the event, which begins Feb. 7 in the Russian resort, under a cloud of suicide bombing and other terrorist threats. The U.S. is even deploying two Navy ships to the Black Sea to evacuate Americans should an attack occur.

Shawna Cook is getting ready to marry her fiance Brian Mascarelli on Feb. 2, 2014. Shawna Cook was also born and raised in Washington and is a die-hard Seattle Seahawks fan. Does anyone see a problem with this? “I said OK how about Feb. 2, 2-2, that’s easy enough for my fiance to remember,” says Cook. “About a month later, …

Rob Ryan isn’t an NFL head coach because … his hair? That’s one theory making the round, and it’s a theory that makes sens to Rob’s twin brother, Rex, the clean-shaven coach of the Jets. Rex told reporters at the Senior Bowl this week that Rob’s flowing locks might be a turn-off to those who do the hiring. In Rex’s …

Much has been said and written since Seahawks’ cornerback Richard Sherman launched his epic rant on live TV after the NFC championship game on Sunday. Most of it has been negative, and a few have said that Sherman’s word were enough to make people pull for the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl. But Sherman turns out to be one …

Her name is Jaden Newman and this video shows her dominating a high school varsity basketball team. A stand out player in high school basketball might not be rare, but as you can probably tell, Newman isn’t 17 or 18 like most of her opponents presumably are, she is a nine-year-old currently in the 4th grade. And this doesn’t seem …

The Washington Redskins‘ season may be over, but their quarterback Robert Griffin III is staying busy not only getting better for next year, but is also staying active in helping out his alma mater. Tweets have surfaced that seem to suggest RGIII is helping recruit Snoop Dogg’s son Cordell Broadus to Baylor to play wide receiver in the near future.

The Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames engaged in a wild first-period brawl Saturday night which later carried over to Canucks coach John Tortorella being involved in an alternation in the hallway outside of the Flames’ dressing room. The opening minutes of the NHL game, which the Canucks won 3-2 in a shootout, was like a scene from the movie “Slap …

After a year in which he battled back from a major knee injury, underwent a high-profile custody battle and mourned the death of his younger brother, Bode Miller will try to add to his Olympic legacy despite being one of the oldest skiers in the field in Sochi.

Former Seahawks tackle Walter Jones, as expected, was named a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Thursday evening. Jones, the No. 6 pick in the 1997 draft, spent his entire 12-year career in Seattle that included nine Pro Bowl selections and six first-team All-Pro nods. Jones was a key piece of the 2005 Seahawks team that went 13-3 …

The Charlotte Business Journal ran an article noting that WWE Hall Of Famer “Nature Boy” Ric Flair currently has a warrant out for his arrest in Mecklenburg County for failure to pay post-separation support and legal fees to his ex-wife Jacqueline.

Former New York Knicks star Charles D. Smith has admitted his remorse over taking part in a game hosted by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Dennis Rodman, a self-proclaimed friend of the dictator, travelled to the capital Pyongyang with other former NBA stars to take part in a game to honour Un’s birthday, scheduled to be played on Wednesday. …