Kendall Club

After a long, hot summer it's time to get back to school. For many families, this means the kids get to pick up some new duds and notebooks while parents inevitably groan about the expense, and secretly long for the school routine to resume.

The back-to-school shopping season is shaping up to be quite virile - in more ways than one. Despite a slow year for retail, parents are expected to spend 16 percent more than last year on clothing, electronics, and supplies for their kindergarten- through-college-age kids.

Venus Williams and Rafael Nadal play in the night session on day five of the US Open, while Andy Murray storms into round three at Flushing Meadows.

Kindergarten, which increasingly is taking up a full day, is about more than learning colors and writing letters.

A woman carrying pole vaults in a purpose-built bag struggles to make her way through a crowd of screaming children at an athletics meeting in northern Italy.

Those aren't cheers you hear when you open the bulky, leather-bound scrapbook that belonged to Clarence Coyle.They're more like echoes.You're in the Los Angeles Coliseum on Thanksgiving Day 1926, where the Montana Grizzlies and their speedy end "Wee" Coyle, all 150 pounds of him, have ventured to play Southern California.

Scouting DuPage County girls volleyball

A mild rant.

With her son and only child starting college, Jane Eyre was looking - as so many do - for ways to enliven her evenings and fill the empty nest. In a community night-school catalog, two courses caught her interest: tai chi and fencing.

A woman carrying pole vaults in a purpose-built bag struggles to make her way through a crowd of screaming children at an athletics meeting in Italy.

NEW YORK (AP) — The scene was simply scary: Victoria Azarenka, a 21-year-old on the rise in the WTA rankings, paused about a half-hour into her second-round match Wednesday at the U.S. Open, then staggered, stumbled and collapsed to the court.

'The Amazing Race Asia' is back for the fourth season, so let's get to know the contestants before we see them outwit, outdo and outrun each other Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 15:28:00 GET ready for the exciting return of The Amazing Race Asia Season 4 ( TARA 4 ) with 10 new teams as they begin the most incredible journey of their lives. Set to premiere on AXN on Sept 23, TARA 4 showcases the ...

�ALL-STAR ACADEMY SUMMER BASEBALL CAMPS : Ages 6-12, Call Frank or Kevin at (203) 740-8699. New Milford: Nestle FieldJuly 12-15 and Aug. 2-5, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Brookfield: Whisconier Middle School, July 19-22.

Aga caught in a tight schedule between his two movies.

# tennis Deadspin chief tennis correspondent and resident deucebag Dylan Stableford will be covering the U.S. Open throughout the fortnight. Here are some key questions heading into the tennis year's last — and best — Grand Slam. More »

Minor League Baseball president Pat O’Conner oversees 160 franchises, making it tough to see a specific city very often.

RAYMOND – SWAT teams and the U.S. National Forest Service are investigating a suspected illegal marijuana growing operation west of Lyons, according to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office.

He can run 100m in 9.58 secs, but says he's lazy. He's the best sprinter, but fancies turning his hand to pro football.

Friday, August 27, 2010 Today Suncoast WaterWorks Synchronized Swim Club will host a free "Back to Synchro" clinic and club registration. Following the clinic, find out more about team registration for our nationally recognized Suncoast Waterworks Club. Join now and learn all about the only Olympic-level sport that combines swimming, gymnastics, cheerleading, music and cool swim suits. 9 a.m ...

London, Aug.28 : Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt may hold the best time for a runner in the 100 meters and 200 meters dash, but he fancies turning his hand to professional football.