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From FIFA president Sepp Blatter to David Beckham, soccer's big names will converge on South Africa next week to celebrate the draw for first World Cup on African turf. Cheating, match fixing and fan violence also have forced their way onto the agenda. Blatter's personal crusade to bring soccer's biggest event to Africa has led to excitement and optimism that a continent which already...
Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy held onto Ireland's three-stroke lead in the World Cup of Golf, shooting a four-under par 68 in the second round foursomes Friday.
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NEW HAVEN — Playwright Athol Fugard has no intention of ever giving up his South African passport or his home there, but for much of the past decade, he’s lived in Southern California — long enough it appears, to examine the American psyche for fodder in his latest work “Have You Seen Us?” It has its world premiere Tuesday at Long Wharf Theatre with Sam Waterston starring through Dec. 20.
Juan Martinez has chased the American Dream, seeking to become a U.S. citizen, for more than 21 years. On a muggy Sunday morning, the 24-year-old Napa resident took a step toward making it happen during the fourth annual Bi-National Citizenship Fair in American Canyon.
ASUNCION, Paraguay — Chile could be kicked out of the World Cup unless Chilean club Rangers drops a court case by Dec. 3 contesting its disputed demotion to the second division of the national soccer league.
Heath Reedy was a gift from the Rockies, a Colorado collage of strength, endurance and fortitude, who arrived at Buchanan High as a freshman three years ago.
GAYLORD -- Two hundred volunteers from five area churches met Monday at Gaylord Community Church to insure that close to 1,500 local people received baskets providing them with a bountiful Thanksgiving meal.
OCTOBER 19, 2009 -- Some online booking tools in the past two years have vastly expanded their global footprints as they add content, develop new language versions, adapt to local currencies, feed into travel management company online fulfillment operations and leverage consumer online behavior in emerging markets.
YUCCA VALLEY — For most people, an adventure may be rafting down a river, climbing a mountain or flying off to an exotic locale for a two-week vacation.
SHENZHEN, China -- The Omega World Cup is set for a three-way final-round tussle after defending champions Sweden and Italy trimmed Ireland's lead to just one stroke after Saturday's third-round fourballs.
This Thanksgiving Day we need to thank God, as our forefathers did, as our parents and our grandparents did, for the many blessings we so take for granted in this land we call our own. We need to be praying for those fighting to keep our country free.
In participating in the 2009 World Sport Stacking Association “Stack Up!” event on Nov. 12, More than 400 Rasor students joined thousands of other children from every U.S. state and 13 other countries with a common goal: to set a new world record for the most people sport stacking at multiple locations in one day.
NEW YORK — The Who will perform at halftime of the Super Bowl this season.
Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Canada’s dollar gained this week, heading for a monthly advance, as Russia’s central bank said it will add the currency to its reserves and consumer spending rose more than forecast.
LONDON - From FIFA President Sepp Blatter to David Beckham, soccer's big names will converge on South Africa next week to celebrate the draw for the first World Cup on African turf. Cheating, match fixing and fan violence also have forced their way onto the agenda.
Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! The producers of the nuclear holocaust film Terminator Salvation , released earlier this year, originally planned to crash a helicopter into a lake in Budapest.
Published: Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 12:00 a.m. Today is Saturday, Nov. 28, the 332nd day of 2009. There are 33 days left in the year.
I read with great interest the story of the Mitchell family ("Year off from school doesn't mean year off from learning," Nov. 17).
Nov. 29 1890 -- Navy beats Army 24-0 in the first matchup of this historic series. 1934 -- The Detroit Lions play their first traditional Thanksgiving Day home game and lose to the Chicago Bears 19-16. 1987 -- The New Orleans Saints hold off the Pittsburgh Steelers 20-16 to assure themselves of their first winning season in their 20-year history. 1987 -- The Edmonton Eskimos defeat the Toronto ...
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