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Researchers are studying the village of Bolotana, in central Sardinia, where an unusual number of women reach one hundred; the ice cream is apparently included.

On air: Vera Bullock and Brock Thunderson on The Weekend Shift
Published 12:28 AM ET, Sunday, October 18, 2026

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Watch it as it aired: Vera Bullock and Brock Thunderson on this story, from The Weekend Shift at 12:28 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Yahoo Sports's, the jokes are ours.

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At a glance

First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Sale of Lakers to Josh Kushner, Bob Iger could officially happen soon”, with reporting from The Guardian.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 12:28 AM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Vera Bullock and Brock Thunderson.
Topics: Lakers.
BBN covered this story before: King Charles warned over reconciliation plans; Norte Fire; Lakers… (October 17).

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Yahoo SportsSale of Lakers to Josh Kushner, Bob Iger could officially happen soon
The GuardianIs sisterhood the secret to a long life? The Sardinian village that could hold key to women’s longevity

What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd in sports, Josh Kushner and Bob Iger could soon close their purchase of Mark Walter's majority stake in the Lakers.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistTwo men buy the Lakers and I can't get a table at my own pub.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTime for a desk bit. It's called Pre-Owned Politicians, where we read the listing. Brock, you start.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistOne careful owner. Hands like claws. Great jawline, runs cold in the morning.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLightly campaigned, low miles, some visible rally wear. Priced to move in November.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistSold. Wait, who's buying?
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOhio. Ohio's buying.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOne last story first: the Guardian visited Bolotana, a Sardinian village in line to be the sixth blue zone for its many female centenarians.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorResearchers think sisterhood may be the secret.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistTwo sisters hand out ice cream at the door. I've been on this desk for years and nobody's given me ice cream.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOur guest is a competitive cheese roller, with a wheel, a hill and an oven mitt. Please welcome Mavis Teague!
Mavis TeagueThanks for having me. I chased that wheel down the whole hill, all four hundred yards.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd did you catch it?
Mavis TeagueI got close. Well, three hundred yards. Okay, the bottom part of the hill. The mitt is for the cheese, not an injury.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistYou wear an oven mitt to catch cheese?
Mavis TeagueIt's a heavy wheel, Brock. Mostly I watched it from the top. Maybe a hundred yards of chasing, tops.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the cheese won, and you're calling that a breakthrough in wheel relations.
Mavis TeagueFine. I tripped at the start.
Mavis TeagueBut I want it recognized as a sport, and I'm plugging the Tri-County Wheel Association Fall Roll this weekend.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistDo you at least get ice cream?
Mavis TeagueWe get the cheese, if anyone catches it.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMavis Teague, everybody. She says the cheese caught her. We checked the tires. It did.

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