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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.
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.
Published: Friday, December 4, 2009 at 12:44 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, December 4, 2009 at 12:44 p.m. Brush aside all those stodgy notions about curling.
MADISON — Jack Nicklaus remembers when he first surveyed what is now Annandale Golf Club when the property was a rural soybean field. It was 30 years ago, 1979. Nicklaus was walking the property with Walter Denny, one of the club's founders.
Vikings' Peterson gets 109 mph ticket MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson could lose his driver's license after police clocked him driving at 109 mph -- nearly twice the posted speed limit -- on a suburban Minneapolis highway last weekend.
ROBBEN ISLAND, South Africa (AP) -- FIFA announced a 60 percent hike in prize money for next year's World Cup and offered Ireland "moral compensation" for missing out thanks to Thierry Henry's handball.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Thursday they did not expect a "dream" accord at the Copenhagen climate summit but foresaw a major step forward.
Eddie Izzard is determined to push himself to his peak fitness after recently finishing 43 consecutive marathons - he's now undergoing training to compete in a triathlon.
FIFA announced a 60 percent hike in prize money for next year's World Cup and offered Ireland "moral compensation" for missing out thanks to Thierry Henry's handball. Emerging from a historic meeting on Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela and current South African President Jacob Zuma were both jailed during the struggle against apartheid, FIFA's executive committee approved...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- A university study says the 2010 Winter Olympics have had a "slightly positive" impact on the city of Vancouver.
Man at center of BALCO doping probe oversees small stable of pro athletes who use his recommendations on supplements and breathing machine. Anti-doping official questions why anyone would trust him. Man at center of BALCO doping probe oversees small stable of pro athletes who use his recommendations on supplements and breathing machine. Anti-doping official questions why anyone would trust him.
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 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 ...
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Steroids that used to be called "designer" — available only to topflight athletes looking for an edge — are now so common that they're available on Amazon.com.
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Here's a look at Tuesday's sports in brief around the world.
David Beckham says England's World Cup bid team will have a difficult job winning the hosting rights for 2018. The England midfielder spoke Thursday after coaching children from a township in Cape Town to promote the England Football Association's international development work. Supporting social projects is seen as a key part of a bid package.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -- England's World Cup bid team will have a difficult job of winning the hosting rights for the 2018 tournament, according to David Beckham.
PARIS - For a company that has shed 20 percent of its work force and narrowly escaped bankruptcy, opening a glitzy new headquarters might look like corporate vanity. Not so for Skis Rossignol SA, says new CEO Bruno Cercley, who hopes the glass-fronted new building will motivate staff as the 100-year old company tries to turn the page on recession by focusing on core ski brands. Cercley took over ...
Hundreds of people are expected to brave the cool night air Saturday to welcome Santa Claus and to help kick off Palm Bay’s yearlong 50th birthday celebration.
