Topic: Sports
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Barclays Center Is So Special, It Even Has Its Own Specially Engineered Smell
The unique, highly engineered scent of citrus or lemons, or "a brand new Benz," depending on who you ask.
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The Heart of a New York Park Is for Sale in Stadium Deal
A plan to build a soccer stadium raises this question: If you have enough money, you really can buy anything in New York?
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Rio's Mad Scramble: Will the City Be Ready for the World Cup?
Weather, worker strikes, and structural problems have set back the renovation of the historic Maracanã Stadium as FIFA's deadline looms.
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Why You Might Not Want to Let a Private Prison Company Name Your Stadium
Some naming rights just aren't worth it.
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Videos
Extreme Skier Takes on Alaska's Abandoned Military Deathtrap
The old Buckner Building in Whittier is full of asbestos, jagged rubbish and collapsed walls – in other words, a perfect place to do a little skiing.
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Sometimes Stuff Just Breaks
Would people be reacting the same way to the Super Bowl power outage if it had happened in any other city?
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Almost No One in the Western U.S. Is Rooting for the Ravens, According to Facebook Data
One more American divide to examine, ahead of Super Bowl XLVII.
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Pointless Mayoral Sports Betting: Surely We Can Do Better Than This
America's mayors could clearly use some inspiration.
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Videos
This 12-Year-Old Parkour Athlete Will Amaze, Scare the Crap Out of You
Robbie Griffith is starting to get noticed in the urban sport, and it's easy to see why.
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Videos
The Deadly Fun 'Sport' of Russian Train Surfing
Sure, it could kill you, but there's no thrill quite like riding on the roof of a 125 mph commuter train.
