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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.
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.
In the stairwell of Margaret Lambert’s Jamaica Estates home hangs an impressive trophy shelf – one the 95-year-old passes numerous times throughout the day in an exercise routine that may very well be the secret to her longevity.
Natalie Benson has created a sort of domino effect for the Huntington Beach Water Polo Club.
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.
The Big Bear Marathon by any name is no more—at least for now.
Two brothers in Hungary who are so poor they live in a cave are in line to receive a $6.6 billion inheritance from a long-lost grandmother, the U.K. Daily Telegraph reports.
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NEW YORK — Ridgewood native and former Paramus Catholic High School star Anne Donovan has been named head coach of the New York Liberty of the WNBA.
Rio de Janeiro - The government of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro has hired former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani for advice on security issues ahead of the 2016 Olympics and the 2014 football World Cup. Governor Sergio Cabral met with G...
OSTERSUND, Sweden (AP) - Paul Smiths' Tim Burke matched the best finish ever by a U.S. biathlete in a World Cup event Thursday, finishing second to Norway's Emil Hegle Svendsen in the men's season-opening race.
Here's a look at Monday's sports in brief around the world.
USA Track and Field has proposed a budget of $21 million for next year, a 40 percent increase over 2009 thanks largely to a new marketing deal with Nike. USATF chief executive officer Doug Logan unveiled the budget plan Thursday at the organization's annual... United States - USA Track & Field - Doug Logan - sport - Track and field athletics
For years, Santiago Chavez watched his big brothers practice jujitsu, wishing he could participate. But for a boy who once used a wheelchair and now needs crutches to walk, martial arts lessons were out of the question.
PHILADELPHIA - Placido Polanco is putting aside his Gold Glove and switching positions to have a chance at winning a championship. Polanco, 34, returned to the Philadelphia Phillies yesterday, agreeing to an $18 million, three-year contract. The free agent won Gold Gloves at second base for the Detroit Tigers in 2007 and this year, but will shift to third base, which hasn’t been his primary ...
St. Helena resident Paul Asmuth is about to give another meaning to the phrase “going the distance.” Asmuth has been inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
Going to Canada? You may be detained at the border and interrogated. I was, last week. I was heading from Seattle to give a talk at the Vancouver Public Library. My detention provoked outrage across Canada, making national news. It has serious implications for the freedom of the press in North America. I drove to the border with two colleagues. We showed our passports to the Canadian guard and ...
