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Keegan Messing endears himself to Yuzuru Hanyu, Japanese figure skating fans

When Keegan Messing noticed there was no flag display during the national anthem at the 2019 Autumn Classic International, the Canadian figure skater unfurled the Japanese flag and held it up for gold medallist Yuzuru Hanyu at the podium.
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Goals, hits and licks: The top 10 NHL moments of 2018

As 2018 comes to an end, here's a look back at the most memorable, most shared and most talked about moments in the NHL. While they're not all amazing snipes or game-saving stops, these will certainly be hard to top in 2019.

Ovechkin? Gretzky? Lemieux? Who is the greatest goal-scorer in NHL history?

Whether you took a mathematical approach, or analyzed players in different eras of NHL history, Wayne Gretzky gets your nod as the greatest goal-scorer of all time.

That's knot supposed to happen: Russian gymnast docked for equipment malfunction

The pressure was on for European Champion Arina Averina to perform at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Bulgaria. But a knot and a broken stick dashed her dreams.

'The world has just gone crazy': Cartoonist, newspaper defend Serena Williams caricature

An Australian newspaper is defending its cartoonist Mark Knight's depiction of Serena Williams at the U.S. Open. The cartoon drew widespread criticism for reducing the tennis star to "racist" and "sexist" tropes. Knight has since deleted his social media accounts.

Brad Marchand continues to lick up controversy

Brad Marchand is back to his old antics. While most players resort to hits and checks to taunt their opponents, the Boston Bruins star uses his mouth to throw players off their game. The Lightning's Ryan Callahan is the latest victim of Brad Marchand's face licking.