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 ...
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 ...

Vuvuzela craze spreads to baseball

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, ...
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 "One Team 4 Haiti" project will ...

Today in History - Oct. 12

On Oct. 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus arrived with his expedition in present-day BahamasToday is Sunday, Oct 12, the 286th day of 2008. There are 80 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 12, 1492 (Old Style calendar; Oct. ...
Done deal if he plays: Budding talent chooses US over Mexico, could play Saturday vs CubaIf Jose Francisco Torres plays for the United States on Saturday in a World Cup qualifier against Cuba, there will be no going back. He'll be committed ...