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San Francisco 49ers
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
2 days ago

Where Spectacle Meets Soul: A Month in Global Sport - San Francisco Bay Times

Sport functions both as entertainment spectacle and as a vehicle for revealing human connection, authenticity, and community impact across different athletic contexts.
fromESPN.com
3 days ago

Hilary Knight responds to Trump comment on women

I thought it was sort of a distasteful joke and unfortunately that is overshadowing a lot of the success, the success of just women at the Olympics carrying for Team USA and having amazing gold-medal feats. We're just focusing on celebrating the women in our room, the extraordinary efforts, and continue to celebrate three gold medals in program history as well as the double gold for both men's and women's at the same time.
US politics
US news
fromPoynter
3 days ago

What do we learn about local newsrooms by looking at their Olympics coverage? - Poynter

Media conglomerates enable local newsrooms to cover global sporting events like the Olympics by providing resources, technology, and infrastructure that individual outlets cannot afford independently.
Bayern Munich
fromFC Bayern
3 weeks ago

Allianz Arena to light up for the Winter Games

FC Bayern will illuminate Allianz Arena in Italian and German colours for the Milan-Cortina Winter Games and publicly supports Munich's Olympic bid.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Eagle
3 weeks ago

PREMIUM What Olympic athletes see that viewers don't: Machine-made snow makes ski racing faster and riskier, and it's everywhere

Warming winters and limited natural snowfall are shifting cross-country skiing toward machine-made snow, altering race surfaces, training, scheduling, and athlete safety.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Pipe leaks and puck joy: Milan's winter wasteland comes alive for ice hockey opener

Milan's Santagiulia arena hosted a women's hockey match despite significant unfinished construction and safety/comfort shortcomings, relying on improvisation to operate.
fromTasting Table
6 months ago

7 Popular Dishes That Originated In Ancient Greece - Tasting Table

The creamy, sweet, rich, and indulgent dessert known as cheesecake primarily owes its origins to ancient Greece, where it was prepared on the island of Samos in the 5th century B.C.
Food & drink
Wine
fromNew York Post
9 months ago

US Olympic hero Mary Lou Retton allegedly had a bottle of wine in Porsche, was slurring words during DUI arrest: report

Mary Lou Retton was arrested for DUI after being found with wine in her car.
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