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Fans' rite of spring: sun-seeking baseball trips
CHICAGO (AP)—Nothing stirs the blood of baseball fans quite like “pitchers and catchers report.” A harbinger of the coming season, the words mean players are reporting for duty in Florida and Arizona and spring training is about to be in full bloom. The 30 major league teams begin workouts by the end of next week and play games every day in March
‘Tebowing’ Alec Baldwin hosts NFL Honors (AP)
INDIANAPOLIS – Trying to do his best “Tebowing,” Alec Baldwin got a bit of help on stage. The host of “NFL Honors” on NBC was kneeling down when Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow stepped up and showed Baldwin how it’s really done. “Bless you, Tim,” Baldwin responded.
Auto Racing Capsules: Casino opens overlooking Turn 2 at Kansas Speedway
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Lesa France Kennedy strode through the Art Deco-inspired lobby, past rows of blinking slots machines and spinning roulette wheels, her eyes trying to take in the homage to old Hollywood
NFL’s ratings, revenue, popularity grow and grow (AP)
INDIANAPOLIS – Less than a year ago, Tom Brady, Logan Mankins, Osi Umenyiora and seven other players filed an antitrust suit against the NFL, a key moment in a convoluted and contentious labor dispute between the union and league that threatened to cut short — or even wipe out — the 2011 season. On Sunday, Brady and Mankins of the New England Patriots and Umenyiora of the New York Giants will play in a Super Bowl that might very well draw more viewers than any TV show in history. What lockout?
NHL® All-Star Weekend to Feature Fan Favorites on the Ice and on the Menu
From Poutine to Porchetta, Hockey’s All-Star Weekend Menu Offers Something for Everyone OTTAWA , Ontario, Jan. 24, 2012 /CNW/ – When hockey fans arrive at Ottawa’s Scotiabank Place for the 2012 Tim Hortons NHL® All-Star Game and 2012 Molson Canadian NHL All-Star Skills Competition™, one thing is for sure, there will be something on the menu to satisfy their cravings.
NHL® All-Star Weekend to Feature Fan Favorites on the Ice and on the Menu
From Poutine to Porchetta, Hockey’s All-Star Weekend Menu Offers Something for Everyone OTTAWA , Ontario, Jan. 24, 2012 /CNW/ – When hockey fans arrive at Ottawa’s Scotiabank Place for the 2012 Tim Hortons NHL® All-Star Game and 2012 Molson Canadian NHL All-Star Skills Competition™, one thing is for sure, there will be something on the menu to satisfy their cravings.
Rugby, the Royals and Unruly Behavior
By JERÉ LONGMAN Published: January 17, 2012 Yeah, sure, everybody became upset last week when the police revealed they had smuggled a fake bomb into Olympic Park in a security test announced six months ahead of the London Games. But where is the outrage over an equally grave threat to these Olympics: invasion of the equestrian competition by drunken rugby players?
Rugby, the Royals and Unruly Behavior
By JERÉ LONGMAN Published: January 17, 2012 Yeah, sure, everybody became upset last week when the police revealed they had smuggled a fake bomb into Olympic Park in a security test announced six months ahead of the London Games. But where is the outrage over an equally grave threat to these Olympics: invasion of the equestrian competition by drunken rugby players?
How 'Baseball Wives' star Anna Benson keeps 12-year marriage interesting
‘Baseball Wives’ star Anna Benson keeps her enemies close, and her husband closer.