SF News Black Salinas Track Star's Disqualification at State Finals Triggers Legal Pushback Civil rights leaders and elected officials are demanding that CIF reinstate a gold medal stripped from 16-year-old Salinas sprinter Clara Adams who celebrated her win by spraying her cleats with a fire extinguisher in tribute to Olympian Maurice Greene.
Arts & Entertainment Richmond’s Alysa Liu Wins Gold at Women’s World Figure Skating Championships, the First US Winner In 19 Years 19-year-old Alysa Liu, who grew up in Richmond, won the gold and earned a standing ovation at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Boston on Friday night, ousting previous three-time world champion, Kaori Sakamoto of Japan.
SF News Black Power Saluting Olympian Selling Gold Medal Tommie Smith, the Ex-San Jose State sprinter who famously raised his fist during the 1968 Olympics, is selling his gold medal for $250K. AP reports: "The former San Jose State runner has put
SF News SFist Mary-Lynn Remembers 2004 Hot (Hiltonian "That's Hot", not climatologically. Because... you know...) Country: Canada. I hope it remains hot in 2005 because that passport about the only cred I've got these days. Political Hanger-on/deadweight: Michael