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LPGA Tour will suspend memberships if players don't learn English

BornIcon — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:35:48 -0400

The LPGA will require its member golfers to learn and speak English and will suspend their membership if they don't comply.

New Stadiums: Prices, and Outrage, Escalate

tommytrump — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:35:09 -0400

But even as fans of the Mets, the Yankees, the Giants and the Jets look forward to state-of-the-art stadium architecture, better sightlines, wider concourses and more bathrooms, some of them are also facing startling increases in ticket costs during a serious economic downturn.......The Giants Mara offered a blunt lesson in market-driven economics on WFAN radio this month. We have 130,000 people on our waiting list,-- he said. We could charge anything and still fill the stadium.--

9 year old with a 40 mph fastball, gets the boot.

firecop — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:14:31 -0400

I'm not sure what to make of this. On one hand I can see the punishment for being very good. On the other hand they allowed him to either play a different position or go up to the next level. I really dont know what to think about this but I have a 9 year old who I think could hit him :)

New York Giants' Osi Umenyiora out for season; Will Strahan return?

BornIcon — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:02:47 -0400

On Saturday, while almost everyone in Giants blue was spewing optimism about Osi Umenyiora's left knee injury, Justin Tuck did everything short of sticking his fingers in his ears and screaming.

Video: Olympic Taekwondo Competitor Kicks Referee in Head

TheQatarian — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:18:21 -0400

Angel Matos, a Cuban taekwondo competitor, kicked the referee in the face after being disqualified at the Olympics. The competitor and his coach are likely to be banned for life. See the video

Olympic Photos

geekyguy — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:42:12 -0400

Birds Nest panorama
Water Cube panorama
Opening Ceremony in 1 Minute
Interactive Medal Count Map

When is enough "enough"?

knowsalittle — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:37:26 -0400

Hoping to put a definitive end to a simmering controversy, China was asked to provide additional documents that prove that five of the six team members were old enough to compete at these games. Although they had already provided these documents several times before, due to a website claim that the Chinese gymnasts were underage, the inquiry persists. Sour grapes for the Americans? Many international commentators think so.

Island Breeze: The dominance of Caribbean (Jamaican) Sprinters

habitz — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:14:55 -0400

Coming from a Caribbean person, I wish there were more stories like this that highlight that, apart from the American and Jamaican sprinters,almost everyone else in the final fields for the men and women 100m and 200m finals were also Caribbean runners (Netherlands Antilles, Cayman Islands, St. Kitts, Bahamas, Trindad & Tobago, etc)

Revenge of the Baseball Gods

crqri — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:39:30 -0400

"'Outside the Lines' revisits the battle between Danny Almonte and Matt Cerda in the 2001 Little League World Series.

Two airplanes destroyed the Twin Towers, and two boys went back to the rest of their lives.

Nineteen days before, these boys had played a crisp Little League World Series ballgame, a ballgame that would make one of them an icon and one of them weep."

"Papa, I gotta go potty. Hold my fishing rod."

lil_brown_bat — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:28:34 -0400

Man lands record catfish with daughter's Barbie fishing rod.

US softball team denied gold; Ueno dominant

knowsalittle — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:15:41 -0400

Losing for the first time since 2000, the U.S. softball team was denied a chance for a fourth straight gold medal Thursday, beaten 3-1 by Japan. Yukiko Ueno, Japan's remarkably resilient right-hander, shut down the Americans and handed them their first loss since Sept. 21, 2000 at the Sydney Games.

NFLPA Director Gene Upshaw Dies

rcade — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:56:24 -0400

Gene Upshaw, the Hall of Fame offensive lineman for the Oakland Raiders who has led the NFL Players Association as executive director for 24 years, has died of pancreatic cancer at age 63.

Bengals Resign Troubled Receiver Chris Henry

BornIcon — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:37:43 -0400

With their two Pro Bowl receivers hurt, the Cincinnati Bengals brought back troubled receiver Chris Henry on Tuesday, a move that their coach had emphatically ruled out only a month earlier as inappropriate. The signing helps the team but raises questions about its commitment to holding players accountable for their actions.

To lift a nation

tommytrump — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:57:22 -0400

In every little corner of the Olympics, you'll find something that means everything to somebody. It's what keeps the flame burning, that every country here has something to wait for, something to hang on. Sit with an Indian watching his country's best woman play badminton, Go to Heineken House, the Olympic version of the Spirit of Edmonton suite at Grey Cup, and you'll see the Dutch celebrate a cycling medal the way a Brazilian celebrates soccer.
Yesterday it was Latvia's turn.

Baseball Hall of Famer YAZ hospitalized

knowsalittle — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:40:25 -0400

BOSTON - Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, the last player to hit for the Triple Crown, was hospitalized for tests Tuesday after experiencing chest pains.
The popular Yaz was an 18-time All-Star and spent his entire career in Boston, taking over left field for Ted Williams in 1961 and playing through 1983.