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BBC Breakfast’s presenter Mike has not had a good day so far judging by his gaffe moments into today’s instalment. Interviewing a team of swimmers who recently put on a great performance at the Commonwealth Games in Australia, Mike sat on the side of a pool to discuss their achievements. But Mike hadn’t surveyed his […]
DonkeyHotey/ Flickr A Sarasota couple awoke to find an 11-foot American alligator swimming in their indoor pool. The emergency responders seemed to enjoy removing the large animal in a video that’s since gone viral. The Sarasota Sheriff department tweeted “Understand it’s just a #FloridaThing!” Living in Florida means living with the possibility that just about anything […]
LAS VEGAS — To get to the Orleans Arena where the men’s world curling championship is taking place, players, coaches and fans have to pass by a pool party. Drinks are being downed by curling enthusiasts, the sun is beating down and the music is blaring; this is not your ordinary bonspiel. Not at all. Only […]
TRACEY Wickham was closer to pulling out of her final race than swimming for Commonwealth Games glory in 1982 when it took a crazy, horn-honking bus ride to get her to the blocks in the right mood. Only in the months and years following her memorable finale in the pool in Brisbane did the dramatic […]
Alberta’s Brendan Bottcher has put his rink in great position heading into the Championship Pool at the Tim Hortons Brier. Bottcher finished the final day of round-robin play at the Canadian men’s curling championship with a 9-2 win over Wild Card Mike McEwen on Wednesday to earn the No. 1 seed entering the next round […]
The company’s bid to see more of its occasional users could threaten public transit. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a8cc914f6b8e47907fd89c3/master/pass/UberExpressPool-913131488.jpg
(credit: Uber) On Wednesday, Uber announced a new feature, where riders “wait a few minutes before their trips begin, and then walk a short distance to a nearby spot for pick up and drop off.” If that sounds awfully similar to a bus, you’re not entirely wrong. Uber calls it “Express Pool,” an offshoot of an […]
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The International Olympic Committee said Friday it has created a pool of 389 Russians who are eligible to compete under a neutral flag at next month’s Winter Olympics amid the country’s doping scandal. An IOC panel whittled down an initial list of 500 to create what the IOC calls “a pool of clean athletes.” That […]
Geoff Walker and Laura Crocker locked up first place in their pool with a 9-6 win over Brendan Bottcher and Dana Ferguson on Thursday at the Canadian mixed curling championship in Portage la Prairie, Man. Walker and Crocker stole two in the eight end to improve to 7-0 with one round-robin match remaining, while Bottcher […]
