Overcast 70°
Tag:

Gold Medal

Sports
Alexandria Native Noah Lyles Wins Bronze In 200-Meter Final While Battling COVID-19: Reports Alexandria Native Noah Lyles Wins Bronze In 200-Meter Final While Battling COVID-19: Reports
Alexandria Native Noah Lyles Wins Bronze In 200-Meter Final While Battling Covid-19: Reports Virginia native Noah Lyles sprinted his way to a bronze medal in his signature race and was wheeled out after revealing a COVID-19 diagnosis. Lyles earned the medal in the 200-meter race before laying on the track and motioning for water on Thursday after the race.  The Alexandria resident - who notoriously suffers from asthma - then had to be helped off the track in a makeshift wheelchair.  He later revealed that he tested positive for the virus two days earlier and has been hydrating and quarantining until the race. Lyles finished the race milliseconds after gold medalist Lets…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
News
GOLD! Arlington's Torri Huske Wins 100-Meter Fly At Paris Olympics GOLD! Arlington's Torri Huske Wins 100-Meter Fly At Paris Olympics
Gold! Arlington's Torri Huske Wins 100-Meter Fly At Paris Olympics Torri Huske has done it. The Team USA swimmer from Arlington took the gold in the 100 meter butterfly in 55.59 at the Paris Olympics Sunday, July 28. TORRI HUSKE FOR THE GOLD IN PARIS IN THE 100M FLY! 😤#ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/ckLow7dvLp — On Her Turf (@OnHerTurf) July 28, 2024 Huske beat her teammate, Gretchen Walsh, by 0.04 seconds. Walsh took silver. In Tokyo, Huske missed out on a medal by 0.01 seconds.  Huske has been swimming with the Arlington Aquatic Club since she was about 6 years old and later went on to swim for Yorktown High School. She currentl…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Business
Gold Medal Flour Products Recalled Due To Salmonella Contamination Gold Medal Flour Products Recalled Due To Salmonella Contamination
Gold Medal Flour Products Recalled Due To Salmonella Contamination General Mills is recalling Gold Medal flour products after Salmonella has turned up in testing. The company announced on Friday, April 28 a voluntary national recall of 2-, 5- and 10-pound bags of its Gold Medal Unbleached and Bleached All Purpose Flour with a “better if used by” date of March 27, 2024, and March 28, 2024.  The recall is being issued for the potential presence of Salmonella Infantis, which was discovered during sampling of the 5-pound bag product, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. No other types of Gold Medal Flour are affected by this recall. Co…

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi