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The Milan-Cortina Olympics begin this week, and it's shaping up to be a very exciting two weeks of sports. If you're curious ...

This week, the world will come together for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. There are 21 Californians representing ...

NEW YORK — Bill May chuckles at the mere mention of the words “Saturday Night Live,” knowing that the conversation is about to turn to the TV show's 1984 skit starring Martin Short as one of two ...

Merry Cushing of Amherst insists she was never a fast runner. Many of the women she beat in races would argue that point, but as a runner Merry was definitely more serious. If, like Merry, you could ...

The Winter Olympics promise plenty of high adrenaline, fierce competition, historic firsts and emotional moments over 2 1/2 weeks. Here are some of the names and narratives to keep an eye on.

ONCE NEW GIRLS TURNED BESTIES Ashley Arrabal and Brooke Vega were once the new girls in town. They attended Coral Shores High ...

Feb. 7—LEOMINSTER — A display currently featured at the library showcases all things 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta courtesy of a longtime staff member who had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to ...

It might be said that Caylin Rotondo’s bowling career is going swimmingly. The Elizabethtown junior’s activity of choice growing up was swimming, including one year as a 7-year-old on the Hershey ...

Cal Men Swim Past University of The Pacific on Senior Day. The Golden Bears swept every event on Thursday in the dual meet.

Harvard prevailed over the Bulldogs with a score of 181-172, but failed to overcome the Tigers, falling 159-193 at the Harvard-Yale-Princeton meet. The meet served as the team’s last opportunity to ...