Keeping LeBron James and Coco Gauff dry
07-27-24 update. At first they wouldn’t let me on the Team USA boat that floated down the Seine in the
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Joe Ditzel
Joe Ditzel Has Some Problems
Sports
Running behind Snoop Dogg
07-26-24. Update. Well, I made my mark at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Well, sort of…as a “run support
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9 to 5 sequel lands in my lap
07-25-24. After my laundry commercial generated a lot of buzz here in Paris, my agent said he was able to
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Say hello to freshness
07-24-24. Since I am an alternate to the US Bowling Team, I had to scrape together my own travel funds.
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Battle down to the wire with Wally Wideswing
07-23-24. Paris Olympics adventure update. Joined the US Bowling Team for warm-up games at the Palais de Bowling. The coach,
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Buckeyes to the big time — Ohio State joins the NFL
Ladies and gentlemen, sports fans of all ages, grab your foam fingers and prepare your vocal cords for the ultimate
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Finally got to my place in Paris
07-21 update. Finally made it to Paris. The US Bowling Team is staying at the Olympic Village. As the first
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Close shave outside Saint-Amand-Longpré
07-20-24. Still making my way to join the rest of the US Bowling Team in Paris. Frontier inexplicably added stops
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Tommy is not going to the pros
Dear sportskid parent: There is a severe shortage of officials for youth sports. So please don’t scream at, yell at,
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Drama on my flight to Paris
07-19-24. OK, I’m on the plane heading for the Paris games. Already there is a drama. Just after takeoff, a
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Leaving tonight for Paris
07-18-24. I leave tonight for the Paris games (Fri, Jul 26, 2024 – Sun, Aug 11, 2024) as the first
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Great news! I was just named an alternate for the US Bowling Team at the Paris Olympics!
Crazy and exciting! Just got off the phone with Lane Striker, coach of the the US Bowling Team for the
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Foiled at the National Fencing Championships
The US Fencing National Championships wrapped up today in Columbus. I learned you don’t call it a sword. There are
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Italy “pasta gymnasts” set to turn the Summer Olympics upside down
Italy is sending a team of “pasta gymnasts” to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Here two athletes train from
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Russian hockey players or characters from Gaston Leroux’s “The Secret of the Night”?
Are these Russian National Hockey Team players or names you’ll encounter in Gaston Leroux’s “The Secret of the Night”?: Thaddeus
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