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OROVILLE — An actor seen throwing the discus in a GE commercial, now airing during the Olympics, grew up in Oroville. In the commercial, filmed in Croatia, Anderson Davis plays a Greek discus thrower ...

STAMFORD — Eight ancient Greek city-states did battle Tuesday afternoon in challenges meant to test the participants’ strength, athleticism and intelligence. And it all took place on the lawn in front ...

Probably the world’s most famed statue of an athlete is of a discobolus (discus-thrower), by Myron, ancient Greek, restored by Professor Furtwangler. His restoration places the missile-hurler* in ...