High-profile athletes making political statements - sometimes controversial - is nothing new, and it shouldn't harm their market value so long as they are successful in their respective sport.
As paragliding booms, the graying flock of hang gliders who once ruled the skies fear for the future of their sport. As the ancient Dodge van bumped and creaked up the mountain road to one of Southern California's legendary hang glider launches, a 68-year-old thrill-seeker sitting in back mentioned that the 83-year-old riding shotgun is attracting condors whenever he flies.
For the better part of the past week, the great outdoors has been more than a winter wonderland.
PLAINVILLE — When Kurt and Susan Plourde got word last summer that restrictions had been lifted, there was a collective sigh of relief in their household.
By Greg Auman, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, February 7, 2012 TAMPA — If the last wave of expansion — Boise State, Houston and friends — was a Big East move to survive in football, the latest news is a nod to preserving the league's basketball reputation, with national outlets reporting that Memphis will be announced today as an all-sports member of the conference starting in fall 2013. Memphis is ...
By James Creed: Pundits and long-time fans of the sport have a tendency to look back on the past with determined reverence. They were the good times. Boxing had superstars that were household names amongst even non-fight fans.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Feb. 7, 2012) – Both Elvin Ayala and “Hammerin’” Hank Lundy have reached the point in their careers where they can no longer hide behind past accomplishments without facing each test the sport of boxing has to offer.
Phil Lutton: Attention frightfully dull Super 15 franchises. It's time to tart up a bit. Lace up your listening boots.
This video is from Tuesday night's Lightning-Bruins game at the Tampa Bay Times Forum. ThunderBug, the Lightning's mascot, has a little fun by spraying a guy in a Bruins shirt with Silly String. The Bruins fan apparently has no sense of humor. He goes bonkers and tackles the mascot. Then security escorts the fan from the section. Later, however, the Lightning did allow the fan to return to his ...
'Jurassic Stones' by Richard Harris (pictured) was today slammed as a waste of public money as an investigation revealed the cost of the Games has spiralled to more than £12billion and could reach as much as £24billion.
'Jurassic Stones' by Richard Harris (pictured) was today slammed as a waste of public money as an investigation revealed the cost of the Games has spiraled to more than £12billion and could reach as much as £24billion.
HARRY MOUNT: As the great and the good gathered in Davos for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting last week, they could have done with Holmes to sort out the biggest financial crisis in 80 years.
Koobflog.com, the social network for golfers, announces a mobile version of the popular website making it easier to stay connected while on the move.Houston, TX (PRWEB) January 31, 2012 Koobflog.com, the social network for golfers, has implemented a mobile version its popular social networking site that is dedicated to golfers and the golfing lifestyle. Now golf enthusiast can stay connected ...
PLAINVILLE — When Kurt and Susan Plourde got word last summer that restrictions had been lifted, there was a collective sigh of relief in their household.
PLAINVILLE â” The Plainville boys swimming team earned its fourth victory of the season Tuesday night, and it might have been its most satisfying.
The second UFC show on prime-time network TV will determine not only blockbuster fights, but the overall health of the TV format.
In our wired society, surviving even a day without electricity can be a hardship (Just ask the nearly 2 million of us who lost it last October). But thanks to the combination of freak storms and a groaning grid, darker days may still be ahead.
“We’re coming out with new specs, new areas where we will make it very power efficient, power friendly,” said Rahman Ismail.
The Tampa Bay Lightning got some good news when coach Guy Boucher announced that four of the nine players who have been out because of injury would play in a critical game against the Capitals tonight at the Tampa Bay Times Forum. Defenseman Victor Hedman (concussion), and forwards Ryan Shannon (knee), J.T. Wyman (pinkie) and Tom Pyatt (leg) all were scheduled to play. The infusion of bodies ...
The Tampa Bay Lightning got some good news when coach Guy Boucher announced that four of the nine players who have been out because of injury would play in a critical game against the Capitals tonight at the Tampa Bay Times Forum. Defenseman Victor Hedman (concussion), and forwards Ryan Shannon (knee), J.T. Wyman (pinkie) and Tom Pyatt (leg) all were scheduled to play. The infusion of bodies ...
