By Steve Hofstetter, Keith Alberstadt, Ryan Murphy and Chris Strait

The United States won the medal count at the Winter Olympics for the first time since 1932. When the economy goes downhill quickly, so do we.

Minnesota Timberwolves star Al Jefferson was arrested for DWI. And everything had been going so well for them, too.

The NHL is considering keeping their players out of the Olympics in 2014. They’d take them off TV, too — but they’ve already done that.

Shaquille O’Neal will miss the rest of the season due to surgery and being freaking old.

And after beating the Boston Celtics, the New Jersey Nets set a season record for winning streak at one.