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Tag: OLYMPICS

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Mobile mayor honors Olympic swimmer Paige Madden

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson honored a three-time Olympic medal winner from Mobile.

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'Christians ought to be pissed': Ainsworth decries 'garbage' Olympics opening ceremony

The 2024 Olympics in France is over halfway over, but the controversial opening ceremony on July 26 is still casting a pall over the event.

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Alabama lawmakers condemn Olympic boxer who failed genetic testing for competing — 'Heartbreak for female athletes'

Several of Alabama’s federal lawmakers were swift to criticize the International Olympic Committee for allowing a boxer who was previously banned for "failing genetic testing” to beat a female competitor in dramatic fashion at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Allen Keller: The West needs more Apollo, less Dionysus

If we live in an Apollonian-Dionysian world, then the Dionysian side is winning, and this isn’t good.

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Watch: Fan yells 'War Eagle' at Suni Lee after Olympic performance

While awaiting a score after her balance beam performance, Lee, the most decorated gymnast in Auburn history, got a "War Eagle" from a fan in the stands.

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U.S. Sen. Katie Britt laments 'disgraceful' drag queen rendition of Jesus Last Supper during Olympic opening ceremony

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) recently criticized the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic games after a drag queen rendition of Leonardo da Vinci's famous Last Supper painting.