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David TrifunovMarch 20, 2013 13:26

Obama's Final Four bracket weighted with swing states (VIDEO)

President picks Indiana, Ohio State, Florida, Louisville for his March Madness Final Four.

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Victor Oladipo (No. 4) of the Indiana Hoosiers celebrates a 72-71 victory over Michigan Wolverines with teammates at Crisler Center on March 10, 2013 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Gregory Shamus/AFP/Getty Images)

Since he started publicizing his picks, Obama has only once predicted the winner – North Carolina in 2009.

Samantha StainburnMarch 17, 2013 14:06

Giorgos Katidis, Greek soccer player, banned after Nazi salute

Greek soccer player Giorgos Katidis has been banned for life from playing for any Greek National team after giving a Nazi salute while celebrating a goal.

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Giorgos Katidis (R, wearing a No. 10 jersey) vies with Spanish player Gerard Deulofeu (C) and Greek player Spyros Fourlanos (L) for the ball during the UEFA European Under-19 football championships final in Tallin, Estonia, on July 15, 2012. (JEREK JOEPERA /AFP/Getty Images)

The 20-year-old footballer said he didn’t know his gesture was the Nazi salute and apologized on television and Twitter.

Freya PetersenMarch 17, 2013 09:12

Popular F1 driver Kimi Raikkonen wins Australian Grand Prix

Kimi Raikkonen from Lotus has won the Australian Grand Prix, after a tense battle with Ferrari's Fernando Alonso to kick off the 2013 Formula One season.

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Race winner Kimi Raikkonen (C) of Finland and Lotus celebrates on the podium with second placed Fernando Alonso (L) of Spain and Ferrari and third placed Sebastian Vettel (R) of Germany and Infiniti Red Bull Racing following the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at the Albert Park Circuit on March 17, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. (Clive Mason/AFP/Getty Images)

Kimi Raikkonen from Lotus has won the Australian Grand Prix, after a tense battle with Ferrari's Fernando Alonso to kick off the 2013 Formula One season.

David TrifunovMarch 16, 2013 15:22

UFC158: Canada loves its Georges St-Pierre (VIDEO)

UFC champion Georges St-Pierre enters UFC 158 vs. Nick Diaz in Montreal with a nation behind him.

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Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight titleholder Georges St-Pierre poses on November 7, 2011 in Issy-les-Moulineaux, a neighboring suburb of Paris. (JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)

Canadians and MMA fans around the world, through Twitter, are eating it up and asking for more.

Freya PetersenMarch 15, 2013 17:15

One runner dead, 30 hospitalized after Tel Aviv half-marathon is run during heatwave

An Israeli soldier died of heat stroke while running the Tel Aviv marathon on Friday while four were hospitalized in critical condition.

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A man jogs past an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men praying on the banks of the Yarkon River in Tel Aviv. (JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

An Israeli soldier died of heat stroke while running the Tel Aviv marathon on Friday while four were hospitalized in critical condition.

Talia RalphMarch 12, 2013 14:49

Dennis Rodman heads to the Vatican to (maybe) visit the pope

Dennis Rodman is taking his unofficial diplomatic work very seriously these days, it seems.

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Dennis Rodman speaks during the Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at Symphony Hall on Aug. 12, 2011, in Springfield, Mass. Rodman's recent trip to North Korea makes him the latest in a long line of musicians, artists and athletes who have helped open Asian dictatorships to the world. (Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

Dennis Rodman, the eccentric basketball player who endeared himself to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un earlier this month, is continuing his statesman-like duties with a trip to the Vatican.

Jill LangloisMarch 8, 2013 10:01

Brazilian footballer Bruno jailed for 22 years for murder, feeding ex-girlfriend to dogs

Brazilian footballer Bruno Fernandes de Souza has been jailed for 22 years for ordering the kidnap and murder of his ex-girlfriend.

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Brazilian footballer Bruno Fernandes de Souza (in red) is taken into custody to the presidium of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on July 9, 2010. De Sousa, a star goalkeeper for the popular Brazilian club Flamengo, surrendered to police Wednesday to face questioning in connection with the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend. (DOMINGOS PEIXOTO/AFP/Getty Images)

Bruno, 28, then had Eliza Samudio, 25, the mother of his baby son, dismembered and fed to his pet Rottweilers.

David TrifunovMarch 6, 2013 14:57

Marc Staal eye injury sure to spark debate in NHL (VIDEO)

New York Rangers defenseman Marc Staal hit in eye by flying puck.

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Marc Staal of the New York Rangers leaves the ice after he was hit in the face with a puck in the third period against the Philadelphia Flyers on March 5, 2013 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.The New York Rangers defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2. (Elsa/AFP/Getty Images)

NHL players don’t have to wear face masks, but the debate returns every time there’s a horrific injury like Staal’s.

David TrifunovMarch 5, 2013 21:17

Hugo Chavez baseball career gave way to politics

Venezuela's former president, Hugo Chavez enrolled in military school for its baseball league.

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez prepares to toss a ball before a softball match with professional Venezuelan players in Caracas on February 11, 2010. Chavez died on March 5, 2013, at age 58 after a year long battle with cancer. (JUAN BARRETO/AFP/Getty Images)

In one of his final public remarks before traveling to Cuba for cancer treatment, Chavez rejoiced at the Venezuelan contingent at the 2012 World Series.

David TrifunovMarch 4, 2013 12:36

Lauren Silberman NFL tryout limps to unsatisfying conclusion (VIDEO)

First woman to tryout for NFL, Lauren Silberman kicks 2 times, withdraws with hamstring injury.

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Lauren Silberman attempts a kick during a NFL regional scouting camp on March 3, 2013, at the Atlantic Health Training Center in Floram Park, New Jersey. Silberman is the first female to try out for the NFL. (Elsa/Getty Images)

Was Lauren Silberman 'shattering the glass ceiling' or just scamming us all?