Topic: FIFA World Cup
A little public humiliation not always a bad thing in sports these daysLeBron James has left Las Vegas, though tales still exist on the Internet of the good times he had in Sin City. Turns out what happens in Vegas doesn't always ...
With TVs in the break room, some small businesses accommodate, even encourage World Cup feverAt Kilkenny House, workers are peering out of the kitchen, catching glimpses of World Cup games on the restaurant's TV screens. At Edmunds.com, employees and their bosses are ...
As the World Cup continues to set television ratings records on a global scale, America's No. 1 sports network will roll out a soccer-themed documentary from its critically acclaimed 30 for 30 series.. The Two Escobars, which will premiere on ESPN Tuesday ...
China's vuvuzela makers all abuzz about post-World Cup opportunitiesIf those buzzing, honking vuvuzelas are marring your World Cup experience, don't expect much sympathy from Chinese businesswoman Gua Lili.Gua's Guangda Toy Factory in the eastern manufacturing hub of Yiwu has produced and shipped ...
MIAMI (Reuters) - Get your ear plugs ready, the Vuvuzela is going global.The Florida Marlins baseball team handed out free horns to the first 15,000 fans through the gate for their game with the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.Not surprisingly, as anyone ...
Gritty, effort shows American public the US men are a team after their own heartsYou want an America's Team to get behind, America? Here you go.Scrappy, determined and not about to back down to anybody — not even big, bad England — ...
Players unions, boxers, downhillers coming to Haiti's aid with donations, auctionsPlayers unions for the four major sports leagues have started a campaign to support the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund's relief efforts in the earthquake-stricken country.The " "Philadelphia 76ers center Sam Dalembert is ...
Many athletes feel obliged to perform bizarre rituals before competing. After being dropped from the national side in 2004, he recovered from what he describes as OCD, and returned as a successful opening batsman in 2008.. England soccer star David Beckham has ...
After yesterday's 2-0 Manchester United win over Inter Milan - liveblogged by The Journal's Marcus Walker - and Arsenal's penalty-kick win over AC Roma, the field is set for the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League. Oklahoma's Courtney Paris - two-time Big ...
On Oct. 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus arrived with his expedition in present-day BahamasToday is Sunday, Oct 12, the 286th day of 2008. On Oct. 12, 1492 (Old Style calendar; Oct. 21 New Style), Christopher Columbus arrived with his expedition in the present-day ...