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The International Baseball Federation will elect a new president to lead the sport after its latest Olympic rejection. Italian federation president Riccardo Fraccari and IBAF secretary general John Ostermeyer of Australia are the candidates to succeed Harvey Schiller. The American steps down after the International Olympic Committee rejected baseball's bid for the games.
A lot of news happens in a decade, and as we prepare to close this one, there will be plenty of lists about the top stories from the last 10 years. This is not one of those lists. These are the stories you told us you were interested in … by searching for them. From the gravely serious to the supremely silly, we present a decade of news you couldn't get enough of.
Preparations for the 2010 Winter Olympics have had a "slight positive" impact on Vancouver, according to a study released Friday.
Brush aside all those stodgy notions about curling.
General Electric Co. has promised to buy at least $345 million in advertising from NBC Universal over five years after selling a controlling stake in the entertainment company to Comcast Corp., according to a regulatory filing Friday.
PHILADELPHIA • General Electric Co. has promised to buy at least $345 million in advertising from NBC Universal over five years after selling a controlling stake in the entertainment company to Comcast Corp., according to a regulatory filing...
This is a film for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as part of a prevention campaign about malnutrition of young women athletes. It will be shown during the first youth Olympics that will take place in Singapore 2010. It will also be used on the website of the IOC.
Celluloid treats ranging from inspirational to thought-provoking grace the line-up of long and short films at Mammoth’s own film festival, which plays out in its third year over five days beginning Dec. 9.
After these games, it’s off to Atlanta where nearly 10,000 athletes will compete in the state games.
Brush aside all those stodgy notions about curling. The curlers are selling condoms! USA Curling and longtime sponsor Kodiak Technology Group have teamed up to sell Hurry Hard condoms, hoping the increased interest in Olympic sports before the Vancouver Games will help raise awareness about HIV and AIDS. Proceeds will be split between USA Curling and Central Coast HIV/AIDS Services.
NEW YORK — Anne Donovan is staying with the New York Liberty.
NEWARK — Henrik and Daniel Sedin had a hand in three first-period goals, and Roberto Luongo made 27 saves as the Vancouver Canucks beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Wednesday night.
Irish senior diver Caleb Dunnichay transferred from Auburn to Notre Dame for his junior season and made an immediate impact on the Irish squad. He had two personal best dives last season, at the Shamrock Invite and in the dual meet at Louisville.
The Olympic Games represent not just a time for countries to unite, but also a time to recognize the accomplishments of athletes in less popular, non-mainstream sports ranging from speed skating to bobsled, biathlon to luge, and snowboarding to skeleton. The athletes who participate in these less mainstream sports train hard throughout their lives by competing in Junior World Championships and ...
The Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA) and USA Softball announced today its list of 31 athletes who have accepted an invitation to the 2010 USA Softball Women's National Team Selection Camp in Chula Vista, Calif., Jan. 4-8. Included in the list are former ASU Sun Devils Katie Burkhart and Kaitlin Cochran. The 17-member team plus alternates selected from this camp will represent USA ...
Brush aside all those stodgy notions about curling. The curlers are selling condoms!
Title: Health Highlights: Dec. 3, 2009 Category: Health News Created: 12/3/2009 12:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 12/4/2009
ATLANTA, GA — The Coca-Cola Company has pledged to replace all its vending machines using hydrofluorocarbons with coolers that employ more environmentally friendly refrigerants by 2015, the beverage firm and Greenpeace said.
The guy extracting a wood-fire pizza from an oven shaped like the Sun God doesn't know what's coming next. Neither does the Aussie guy who pours my Chianti, the skinny couple at Table 5 or, frankly, anyone on this avenue. They're all going to disappear. I... Olympic - Olympic Games - Sport - Vancouver - Events
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA (April 14, 2009) - As part of the International Golf Federation’s continuing efforts to demonstrate worldwide solidarity behind golf’s bid to become an Olympic sport in 2016, 18 of the game’s top players are sending a customised brochure detailing the bid along with a personal letter reflecting their support to International Olympic Committee members from their ...
April 26/27, 2009, Jupiter, FL – Nick and Marc Buoniconti joined golf legend Jack Nicklaus as he opened up his home course, The Bear’s Club, for the 7th Annual Buoniconti Fund Golf Invitational presented by Stewart Rahr to benefit The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis.
