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Palin: I Joined Fox for Fairness, Balance

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:36:00 CST

So now we know why Sarah Palin joined Fox: to boost "fairness and balance" in the media. That's what she told Jay Leno in his second night back at the helm of the Tonight Show . "The mainstream media is quite broken and I think there needs to be the fairness,...

NBC Goes Live, Gets F-Bombed

Jane Yager — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:42:00 CST

Now we know the real reason for those annoying Olympics tape delays: when NBC goes live, it gets f-bombed. Last night's live snowboarding coverage took an awkward turn for the network when Shaun White's coach told him on live television to "stomp the shit" out of the half-pipe and moved...

Shaun White McTwists Way to Gold

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:28:12 CST

Snowboarder Shaun White defended his Olympic title in men's halfpipe tonight, defeating Finland's Peetu Piiroinen to give the US its third gold medal of the day. The Flying Tomato secured the win on his first run without trying his signature trick, the Double McTwist 1260, then did it on his...

Big Day Lies Ahead for USA Stars

Rob Quinn — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:24:00 CST

Today is the biggest day yet for American contenders at Vancouver 2010 and headliners hope to boost the country's already impressive medal haul. Speedskater Shani Davis is aiming for gold in the 1,000 meters and snowboarder Shaun White will compete in the halfpipe. Lindsey Vonn is skiiing in the...

Danger Quotient Soars at Olympics

Kevin Spak — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:15:29 CST

The unrelenting reports of serious injuries to would-be medal contenders have intensified an air of danger hanging over this year’s Winter Olympics. Some of the injuries have been truly chilling—like the traumatic brain injury snowboarder Kevin Pearce suffered while perfecting his double cork. “I was scared,” said Shaun White,...