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Olympic Games

  • News

    October 7, 2010

    Famous Tokers

    From an Olympic champion to an honest-to-goodness queen, everybody has smoked pot.

  • Calendar

    September 2, 2010

    Team Jonas

    From an Olympic champion to an honest-to-goodness queen, everybody has smoked pot.

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2010

    Have a Celebrity Make Your Drink for a Change

    Wikipedia CommonsDara Torres could be making your appletini.​Kick back tomorrow night at City Oyster and Sushi Bar. Have a drink. In fact, have a drink made by a celebrity.OK, so maybe Johnny Depp won't be stirring your dirty martini, but Dara Torres, the Olympic medalist could be. And it's a ... More >>

  • News

    August 5, 2010

    Nelson Diaz Went From Cuba's Best Ump to Just Another South Florida Transplant

    Wikipedia CommonsDara Torres could be making your appletini.​Kick back tomorrow night at City Oyster and Sushi Bar. Have a drink. In fact, have a drink made by a celebrity.OK, so maybe Johnny Depp won't be stirring your dirty martini, but Dara Torres, the Olympic medalist could be. And it's a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 20, 2010

    Extreme Grunge

    Wikipedia CommonsDara Torres could be making your appletini.​Kick back tomorrow night at City Oyster and Sushi Bar. Have a drink. In fact, have a drink made by a celebrity.OK, so maybe Johnny Depp won't be stirring your dirty martini, but Dara Torres, the Olympic medalist could be. And it's a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    Artist Purvis Young, Dead at 67, Remembered by Good Friend, Curator

    He found Purvis Young in 1992, sitting on a milk crate under a Miami overpass, sketching. Young never drove, or had a driver's license, but instead would bike around Overtown, stopping to draw people he saw on the streets. In the process he had documented the riots of the early '80s, the burning of ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 25, 2010

    Cat Show

    He found Purvis Young in 1992, sitting on a milk crate under a Miami overpass, sketching. Young never drove, or had a driver's license, but instead would bike around Overtown, stopping to draw people he saw on the streets. In the process he had documented the riots of the early '80s, the burning of ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 25, 2010

    The Kids Are Alright

    He found Purvis Young in 1992, sitting on a milk crate under a Miami overpass, sketching. Young never drove, or had a driver's license, but instead would bike around Overtown, stopping to draw people he saw on the streets. In the process he had documented the riots of the early '80s, the burning of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2010

    Panthers' Extreme Makeover: Umpteenth Edition

    Flickr: GoalProVokoun​While the National Hockey League takes a break for the Winter Olympics, fans are keeping themselves busy with trade talk, and one of the hottest pieces of gossip involves a cornerstone of the Florida Panthers franchise: goaltender Tomas Vokoun.During these Olympics, Vokoun's ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 11, 2010

    Joke’s on the Canuck-cle Heads

    Flickr: GoalProVokoun​While the National Hockey League takes a break for the Winter Olympics, fans are keeping themselves busy with trade talk, and one of the hottest pieces of gossip involves a cornerstone of the Florida Panthers franchise: goaltender Tomas Vokoun.During these Olympics, Vokoun's ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 7, 2010

    Surviving January

    Flickr: GoalProVokoun​While the National Hockey League takes a break for the Winter Olympics, fans are keeping themselves busy with trade talk, and one of the hottest pieces of gossip involves a cornerstone of the Florida Panthers franchise: goaltender Tomas Vokoun.During these Olympics, Vokoun's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2009

    Canadian Figure Skating Champ Now Training for Gold Medal in West Palm

    FlickrCanadian figure skater Patrick Chan​A Canadian teenager who is among the leading contenders for an Olympic gold in men's figure skating has taken his practice regimen south. Patrick Chan, winner of the gold men in the Four Continents and Canadian Figure Skating Championships earlier this yea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2009

    Does Dara Torres' Feel-Good Story Still Feel... Good?

    It's a number, yes. It's also a signal from your body that it's time to chill.​America loves a fierce competitor. And we have a particular soft spot for athletes who prove to be impervious to the ravages of old age. That's why swimmer Dara Torres, who lives in Parkland, emerged as one of the bigge ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 3, 2009

    The Bar Bowl

    It's a number, yes. It's also a signal from your body that it's time to chill.​America loves a fierce competitor. And we have a particular soft spot for athletes who prove to be impervious to the ravages of old age. That's why swimmer Dara Torres, who lives in Parkland, emerged as one of the bigge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2009

    Did Zada Victimize Gay Community?

    Flickr User: Alida's PhotosOne alleged victim says he met Zada at Fire Island,a gay vacation destination​National media coverage of the Joe Zada investment scandal has so far focused on his relationships with the Wellington-based equestrian community as well as with the former hockey star, Sergei ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 25, 2009

    Dive In

    Flickr User: Alida's PhotosOne alleged victim says he met Zada at Fire Island,a gay vacation destination​National media coverage of the Joe Zada investment scandal has so far focused on his relationships with the Wellington-based equestrian community as well as with the former hockey star, Sergei ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2009

    World's Best Diver Is Fort Lauderdale-Phobe

    Matthew Mitcham, the reigning Olympic champion diver with the highest-scoring dive in the sport's history, told an Australian newspaper today that he's terrified of diving in Fort Lauderdale. "Petrified," actually. My own theory is that it's because Mitcham's coach seems prone to vivid descriptions ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 28, 2009

    Rumble on the Reservation

    Matthew Mitcham, the reigning Olympic champion diver with the highest-scoring dive in the sport's history, told an Australian newspaper today that he's terrified of diving in Fort Lauderdale. "Petrified," actually. My own theory is that it's because Mitcham's coach seems prone to vivid descriptions ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 2, 2009

    The Play Station

    Matthew Mitcham, the reigning Olympic champion diver with the highest-scoring dive in the sport's history, told an Australian newspaper today that he's terrified of diving in Fort Lauderdale. "Petrified," actually. My own theory is that it's because Mitcham's coach seems prone to vivid descriptions ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 19, 2009

    Freezin' For a Reason

    Matthew Mitcham, the reigning Olympic champion diver with the highest-scoring dive in the sport's history, told an Australian newspaper today that he's terrified of diving in Fort Lauderdale. "Petrified," actually. My own theory is that it's because Mitcham's coach seems prone to vivid descriptions ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 16, 2008

    Olympic Inks

    Matthew Mitcham, the reigning Olympic champion diver with the highest-scoring dive in the sport's history, told an Australian newspaper today that he's terrified of diving in Fort Lauderdale. "Petrified," actually. My own theory is that it's because Mitcham's coach seems prone to vivid descriptions ... More >>

  • Culture

    September 4, 2008

    Let the Games Begin: The Art of Competition and Just Plain Fun

    Matthew Mitcham, the reigning Olympic champion diver with the highest-scoring dive in the sport's history, told an Australian newspaper today that he's terrified of diving in Fort Lauderdale. "Petrified," actually. My own theory is that it's because Mitcham's coach seems prone to vivid descriptions ... More >>

  • Music

    August 28, 2008

    Don't Ask, Don't Tell

    Maybe it was Fay's mind-warping approach, but something fishy was going on at the Palm Grill

  • News

    August 28, 2008

    How the Zebra Got His Spots

    ... And the pachucos got their zoot

  • News

    July 3, 2008

    Swimming Upstream

    Parkland's Dara Torres can outrace Olympic swimmers half her age, but beating the skeptics may prove more difficult

  • Calendar

    June 26, 2008

    Yan Can Box

    Parkland's Dara Torres can outrace Olympic swimmers half her age, but beating the skeptics may prove more difficult

  • News

    June 5, 2008

    Red Erring

    To the boxers who will square off in Red China, retired Olympian Nicholas Spanakos offers a cautionary tale

  • Calendar

    January 17, 2008

    Do the Running Man (or Walking Man)

    To the boxers who will square off in Red China, retired Olympian Nicholas Spanakos offers a cautionary tale

  • News

    May 24, 2007

    The Bad News Bulldogs

    A quest for (Special) Olympic gold, starring one burned-out journalist turned coach and a volleyball team that couldn't spike straight.

  • Calendar

    March 2, 2006

    Starting (On)Line

    Emo for the MySpace generation

  • Home Entertainment

    February 16, 2006

    Torino It Off

    This horrible Winter Olympics game doesn't even medal.

  • Calendar

    February 2, 2006

    Getting Thrashed

    This horrible Winter Olympics game doesn't even medal.

  • Calendar

    January 12, 2006

    Leaving the Jackets Blue

    The Cats face Columbus

  • Film

    December 29, 2005

    Fellowship of The Ringer

    Johnny Knoxville's still an ass, but his co-stars are something special

  • Calendar

    March 31, 2005

    Pro Volleyball

    Hits the Fort Lauderdale sand

  • Calendar

    February 17, 2005

    Sosa Sweet

    Hits the Fort Lauderdale sand

  • Calendar

    January 20, 2005

    Punch Drunk

    Hits the Fort Lauderdale sand

  • News

    September 23, 2004

    Hall in Flames

    Strife at swimming's prime shrine threatens to wash away a local icon

  • Calendar

    July 22, 2004

    Olympic Artifacts

    The wide world of ancient sports

  • Film

    February 8, 2001

    Blood Sport

    The Oscar-winning One Day in September tells the brutal story of an Olympics massacre

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