USA's Kotsenburg Wins First Gold In Olympic

He came to these Olympics determined to stay his chilled-out, snowboarding self at the pressure-packed Winter Games and, in his own words, continue to “march to his own beat.” With that attitude and special flair, 20-year-old Sage Kotsenburg of Park City, Utah, marched off with the first gold medal of the 2014 Sochi Olympics in men’s slopestyle on Saturday at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. This marked the Olympic debut of one of the livelier extreme sports and Kotsenburg won it with an eye-popping first run in the final, earning 93.50 points. Taking the silver was Staale Sandbech of Norway and Mark McMorris of Canada grabbed the bronze medal. As Kotsenburg, who earned his spot in the finals by placing second in the semifinals earlier Saturday, prepared for his run, he called his older brother, Blaze, who was at home in Park City, and U.S. coach Bill Enos to share a crazy idea. He wanted to throw a trick called "Back 16 Japan" on his first run in the Olympic finals, never mind that he hadn't tried the move in practice or prior competition. No one talked him out of it.But after expectations of at the very least two Canadians medaling, only one finished on the podium. Mark McMorris earned the bronze medal behind silver medalist Staale Sandbech of Norway and Sage Kotsenburg of the U.S.

Chris Kaman Takes A Nap During Cavs Game Video

The Lakers only had eight players suit up against the Cavs. Like a man placed in an empty row in coach, Chris Kaman luxuriated in the extra space.With Steve Nash, Pau Gasol, Jodie Meeks and Jordan Hill all sidelined for Wednesday’s matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Lakers dressed only eight players. That number only dwindled as the night went on, though, when Nick Young left the game with a twisted left knee and did not return.So, Chris Kaman decided he'd turn game time into naptime. 1000 percent chance Kaman had this planned out from the start of the game and fouled out on purpose just so he could nap.Then again, the first three quarters of this game would have put anyone to sleep.

Russia wins men's relay for First biathlon gold Medal

Russia overcame eight missed targets and the absence of Yevgeny Garanichev to win the men's 4x7.5-kilometer relay at the Sochi Games on Saturday, sending the home nation top of the Olympic medals table with 11 golds.Alexey Volkov, Yevgeny Ustyugov and Dmitry Malyshko kept Russia in third position for most of the race before anchor Anton Shipulin beat Germany's Simon Schempp on the final lap.Russia, now a record seven-time Olympic relay champion, was 3.5 seconds in front of Germany and 29.8 ahead of bronze medal winner Austria.The Russians surprisingly left Garanichev out of the team even though he was Russia's only biathlon medalist at the games before the relay. Garanichev won bronze in the individual race.Russia missed eight targets before finishing in 1 hour, 12 minutes and 15.9 seconds. Shipulin was 3.5 seconds in front of Germany and 29.8 ahead of third place Austria.Defending champion Norway led for most of the competition but dropped to fourth after anchor Emil Hegle Svendsen missed three targets in his final shooting, denying teammate Ole Einar Bjoerndalen the chance of winning a record ninth career Olympic gold medal.

Farrington wins Gold Medal In women's halfpipe In sochi 2014

Kaitlyn Farrington of the United States won the gold medal in the women's snowboarding halfpipe at the Sochi Olympics on Wednesday.Defending champion Torah Bright of Australia won the silver, while Kelly Clark of the United States took bronze.Clark easily was the first to qualify for the U.S. team, and she has landed on the podium in 28 of the past 34 contests since Dec. 2010.After the first run of the halfpipe final, two Americans were in position to medal.Teter led all riders with a first run score of 90.5 while Farrington had second with 85.75.Clark had an uncharacteristic fall on her first run, hitting the lip of the pipe with her board and falling to the flat bottom. She scored a 38.25 and was in 10th place.Farrington, 24, of the United States took home the gold medal in the Women’s Halfpipe beating out 2010 gold medalist Torah Bright and Kelly Clark of the United States.

Video Joe Namath Messes Up Coin Toss at Super Bowl

Joe Namath, the hero of the New York Jets’ Super Bowl victory in 1969, returned to the national stage on Sunday to conduct the pre-game coin toss for this year’s Super Bowl festivities. But there was just one problem: He (and possibly the ref, too) messed it up.He obviously was drunk because he was slurring and making no sense. He later apologized and said he was drinking since three that day and was embarrassed. This Super Bowl he was chosen to toss the coin to decide who received the ball first. I don’t know why they chose him after his last appearance, but here goes. Namath was then involved in an awkward coin toss. After being introduced and handed the coin, Namath got a little ahead of referee Terry McAulay. Namath flipped the coin before the Seahawks could make their call. McAulay reacted quickly and grabbed the coin before it could drop.

Renan Barao vs Urijah Faber Full Fight UFC 169

Urijah Faber had one shot at Renan Barao back at UFC 149 and he came up well short of dethroning one of the pound-for-pound best fighters in the world. Now, at tonight's (Sat., Feb. 1, 2014) UFC 169 pay-per-view (PPV) at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, he gets another crack at the 135-pound crown. With Dominick Cruz still out hurt, this one is for all the marbles; no interim championship titles here, folks. Check out a full video preview of the impending showdown.In the main event, UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao will try to retain his title against Urijah Faber. Jose Aldo will defend his UFC featherweight title against Ricardo Lamas in the co-main event.The 26-year-old Barão (31-1, 6-0 in the UFC) won twice in the UFC's now-defunct sister promotion the WEC, then three times in the UFC before beating Faber for the interim belt. He defended it twice, choking out Michael McDonald and knocking out Eddie Wineland. Barão stands at No. 9 in the SI.com pound-for-pound fighter rankings and No. 6 in the UFC's media-voted tally. Faber (30-6, 6-2 UFC), No. 3 on the SI.com bantamweight list and the No. 1 contender in the UFC rankings, earned this title shot on the strength of one hell of a 2013. Following his loss to Barão -- his fifth straight defeat in a title fight -- he won four in a row, finishing Ivan Menjivar, Scott Jorgensen and Michael McDonald. He comes into this rematch with a lot of momentum. In addition to the pay-per-view telecast of the five-fight main card, four prelims will be shown on Fox Sports 1 (8 p.m. ET) and the card's other three bouts will stream on the UFC Fight Pass digital.

Frank Mir vs. Alistair Overeeem Full Fight UFC 169

UFC 169: Barao vs. Faber II, former champions collide as Frank Mir (16-8 MMA; 14-8 UFC) faces Alistair Overeem (36-13(1) MMA; 1-2 UFC). This 3 round Heavyweight fight is the third of five on the PPV card. The UFC Rankings have Overeem as the #9 Heavyweight contender, with Mir just below him at #10. UFC 169: Barao vs. Faber II airs live on PPV from Newark, NJ this Saturday, February 1 with a fight time of 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT for the main card.Meanwhile, Mir has been slumping since his memorable submission win over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. That victory earned him a title shot, which resulted in a knockout loss to Junior dos Santos. Mir followed that up with additional defeats against Daniel Cormier and Josh Barnett.