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America's Cup: Larry Ellison's Oracle Team Fined for Spying on Italian Team

Larry Ellison's Oracle team has taken another tumble after being slapped with charges of espionage on a rival team. While spying isn't unusual in the America's Cup, a international jury of sailing experts concluded that Ellison's sailing team went a little too far when they sailed a little too clo ... More >>

America's Cup: Team Oracle Boat Capsizes by Golden Gate Bridge (Video)

America's Cup experienced its first casualty yesterday when the Oracle Team USA's 72-foot catamaran flipped over, damaging parts of the boat beyond recognition. According to race officials, the nearly $8 million boat capsized during during a practice run near the Golden Gate Bridge. Thankfully, ther ... More >>

America's Cup: A Day at the Races

Sunday was about as glorious an afternoon as San Francisco ever hosted. The sun shone brightly and the weather was Northern California perfect. Beautiful people and their dogs were everywhere. That there was an America's Cup World Series race taking place was almost an auxiliary pleasure.  ... More >>

America's Cup: "Team USA" Devoid of Americans

Glancing out the window here at SF Weekly, a graceful AC45 catamaran featuring a large tricolor on its sail was just towed toward today's race. Apparently, we are supposed to root against this French interloper into San Francisco's waters, and put our efforts into cheering for the "hometown" squad, ... More >>

Casual Fan's World Cup: Les Incompétents

paris-match.comEn le crappeur​Editor's note: From time to time, The Snitch, being at best a casual fan of World Cup soccer, will provide glimpses into the experience of same.  Your good old nameless Americans suffered quite the historic setback on Friday, but at least they're not French: as t ... More >>

Bread Coma! Carb-Laden Notes from the Judges' Table at SF Food Wars' Yeast Affliction

Bryan Haggerty/sffoodwars.comSuas, Tredgold, and the author deliberate on ultimate doughmination; our carb-heavy judges' table.​We've barely emerged from the profound carb coma induced by last weekend's SF Food Wars Yeast Affliction, an artisan bread battle with proceeds donated to the SF Food Ban ... More >>

S.F. Squad Snags Silver at Asian Culinary Battle in Taipei

SF Asian Chefs AssociationTeam USA (in red) reacts to winning Silver.​In its third appearance at the Taipei World Culinary Contest, Team USA brought home Silver. The squad was composed of five chefs from S.F., all members of the San Francisco Asian Chefs Association: Philippe Striffeler of Hot ... More >>

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Golazo!

This World Cup game will make you shout like Andrés Cantor

Steel Wheels

Murderball, a doc about quad rugby players, absolutely kills