ROME (AP) — Rome’s mayor and a chorus of others have denounced the defacing of a street-art celebration of Paola Egonu, who helped lead Italy to its first-ever Olympic gold medal in women's volleyball ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I have had a lifelong love of both history and the Olympics. If you did not happen to catch any women’s volleyball at this year’s ...

Italian street artist Laika MCMLIV's mural honoring volleyball player Paola Egonu before it was defaced (left) and after (right) (all photos courtesy Laika MCMLIV) Italian officials and community ...

Rome (CNN) — Two years after Italian volleyball player Paola Egonu stepped down from the national volleyball team after racial abuse on social media became too distracting, she has become the target ...

The U.S. women's volleyball team will settle for silver at the Paris Olympics after dropping Sunday's gold-medal final to Italy in straight sets. Italy opened the match on a 6-1 run and never looked ...

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