Roller derby has become increasingly popular over recent years. Women across the nation and even across the world are getting involved in this amazing and rough contact sport. Roller derby does have dangers, however, and can pose risks to athletes who participate in it.
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.
Kimi Raikkonen says that topping the first day of pre-season testing means less to him than the 'positive' first sensations he received from the new Lotus E20 and Pirelli's soft and medium tyre compounds that he tried for the first time at Jerez
Scotland played like they expected to win against England but were again undone by their failure to score The agony for Andy Robinson goes on. What more do his side have to do to consummate their new-found appetite for a fast, accomplished handling game with a try? Their search for one is becoming painful to watch. Here they ran at England every which way; they filleted them with ease at times ...
DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: I often think we're living in the Malaise Era of transmission programming.
BMW’s 6 Series comes in convertible and coupe cuts. BMW models have recently received prestigious product design awards, the carmaker said in a news release. The BMW 6 Series Convertible and Coupe, 1 Series M Coupe and ActiveE cars, as well as the company’s K1600 GT/GTL and G650 GS motorcycles have been named to the 2011 Good Design Award, the most celebrated international accolade in the field ...
New York Giants beat New England Patriots in a dramatic Super Bowl XLVI in Indianoplis. Re-live the action as it happened .
WWE TV is rated PG on cable
Megan Jendrick took the world by surprise at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. After a frustrating near miss at the 2004 Olympic Trials, the Washington native came back and made the team in 2008, finaling in Beijing.
Will parents' fears of concussions eventually kill football?
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.
Union manager Peter Nowak talked with reporters during the team's open practice at YSC Sports in Wayne on Wednesday.
In pledging to lure offshore jobs back to the U.S. and target unfair Chinese trade practices, President Obama sought in his State of the Union address to dispel criticisms that he has been too soft in dealing with the world's second-largest economy.
Cortez Kennedy's home resembles a museum devoted to his football career.
M-SPORT CREWS CLOSE IN ON RECORD FINISH Evgeney Novikov and Denis Giraudet, Ford Fiesta RS WRC Photo by: Ford Motor Company Taking in two of Rallye Monte-Carlo’s trademark stages – Moulinet/La Bollène Vésubie and Lantosque/Luceram – the M-Sport Ford World Rally Team ventured south from Valence to the Principality of Monaco for the penultimate day’s rallying on the French Riviera. Covering 84 ...
DENVER - Who would have guessed that winter sports would become such a chick magnet. From skiing to snowboarding, even snowshoeing, the power of the female purchaser has finally gained the respect of the industry, from head Copyright 2012 Summit Daily News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Summit Daily News Women driving the winter ...
FORMER Socceroo Robbie Slater quizzes Sydney FC chief Dirk Melton about the future of the club.
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
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By Tom Bruce-Gardyne The Herald Scotland Thirty years ago, without their being aware of grape varieties, wine drinkers wouldn't venture beyond some reasonably well-known appellations and a handful of brands. ...
