Roller derby looking for skaters of all shapes and sizes
Darby gets a pat and smile from Frances, who is about to be discharged from Eastern Maine Medical Center.
Football, with good reason, is often described as a chess match. A lot more time is spent thinking and strategizing than actually running plays, and one crafty move can set off a series of countermoves that changes the course of the game. But you don't have to be some kind of Grand Master to understand -- or at least pretend to understand -- the sport.
Former national team swimmer and competitive curler takes helm of organization that divides about $70-million annually in federal government funding between summer and winter sport
It's a clear and cold winter night, and the Alameda County Fairgrounds are silent and dark -- except for Building D, which is lit up and seems to vibrate with an rumbling, low-level roar.
NEW CASTLE, Colo.—Doing chores on a working ranch can be dangerous, and many a cowboy has a missing finger or toe, a mashed hand or a crooked elbow to prove it.
PETER Moodyis saddling up top chance Mr Make Believe in the Super Saver Handicap, 1300m, at Warwick Farm today.
REFLECTIONS OF A BABY BOOMERBY JUDY POSZ With all the hype going on about Super Bowl XLVI, I put my mind to thinking about football heroes from a girl's point of view.
If Varawut "Top" Silpa-archa could have just one wish, this is what it would be: "I'd really want to give all the judges a kiss on the cheek."
When it comes to getting the job done (Romney, running for president; me, raising kids) we are nearly equal in our use of empty meaningless statements.
Recently the players shared some of their thoughts about their lifetime golf experiences.
FORMER Cappielow hero David McGurn admits he tried to put Peter MacDonald off after the Morton striker won a penalty on Saturday. The hitman found the target to set up a Scottish Cup fifth round tie with Motherwell.
It's hardly a coincidence that the weirdest pass ever thrown in the history of the Super Bowl was launched by — who else? — a kicker.
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Eighty-seven years later, the Mara family's hold on the Giants is still strong as the team prepares to play in its fifth Super Bowl
Moments after Ray Bechard buried his mother, Addie, last year on Oct. 12, he drove from the site of the funeral in western Kansas to Columbia, Mo., to coach the Kansas volleyball team against Missouri. It was a decision Bechard made only after unanimous approval from his family. They insisted Addie would want Ray to be with the players on his team. Ray’s older brother Rich Bechard went as far as ...
Though some people will scoff at the very idea of carrying a lens kit around for a point-and-shoot camera, Olloclip has done a really great job of making that easy. There’s only a single thing to toss into your pocket—a tiny black drawstring bag, which when opened reveals a single plastic, metal, and glass accessory that pops onto the top corner of either iPhone with ease. Turn it in one ...
If you are like me, you are intrigued by the names of plants, although I must admit that when I say this, I am referring more to common plant names rather than their official Latin designation.
When Matt Powell sits down with Exact Image owner Dave Lapham to work on design ideas for his new clothing line, there's a lot to discuss. The pair met for several hours just to decide what kind of T-shirts to use for the Repoire custom clothing line Powell designed and is now selling online. In the years Lapham has run his marketing and printing business, he's seen more than his share of ...
At his Peoria home, Kevin Harmon begins to write with voice-recognition software as his father, Ed Harmon, helps adjust his laptop. Kevin Harmon, 44, was left paralyzed from the neck down during an accident in 1986. He recently released his first novel.
