Tag: sports
Some London Olympic torches turning up for sale on eBay
The Olympic torch relay is underway in the United Kingdom right now. More than 8,000 people will carry the torch some distance across Britain before the Olympic games start. But some of them are choosing to take the torch and sell them....
Climber calls for stricter rules after three die, two go missing on Mount Everest
Three people are dead and two people are missing after a particularly dangerous weekend on Mount Everest. This is the very narrow time-period when climbing to the summit is possible, and with increasing commercialization it's becoming more popular. But some expert climbers say that's incredibly dangerous....
Documentary film 'The Other Chelsea' depicts Ukraine's poor, corrupt side
In the Ukraine, politicians admit that the courts only protect the people in power. Lose an election and you could go to jail. That's just one of the more surprising revelations in a new documentary that examines life in Ukraine through the lens of its successful and popular soccer team, Chelsea, which plays in Donetsk....
Soccer game, dance contest, will compete for viewers with Mexican presidential debate
The stakes are high in Mexico's upcoming presidential election. The candidates will meet Sunday to debate the issues, but many in Mexico won't be watching as the two largest television networks have chosen not to air them, in favor of regular programming....
As Kentucky Derby nears, horse racing in America reaches a crossroads
The audience for horse racing in the United States is declining. According to insiders, even the sport's strongest supporters are loathe to recommend racing to their friends as something worth spending time on. But there are ideas for embracing technology that some hope will turn the sport's fortunes....
VIDEO: Junior Seau's death shines light on football's enduring injuries
With the apparent suicide of Junior Seau, some are beginning to look at possible causes for him to take his own life. Increasingly, they're coming back to his brain, and wondering if all those hits he delivered -- and received -- may have given him a brain disorder that led him to perhaps take his own life....
Londoners facing prospects of major disruptions as Olympic games near
London residents are being asked to give blood, ride their bikes and make deliveries in the dead of night, just some of the inconveniences they're being asked to consider as the city tries to prepare for the upcoming Summer Olympics. Keep calm and carry on, as they say....
Marlins manager Guillen in hot water over Castro comments
Ozzie Guillen, the newly minted Miami Marlins manager, has been given a five-game suspension for comments about how much he loves and respects Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. Miami's Cuban refugee community is outraged through and wants him fired outright....
Investigation finds startling mortality rate among horses at U.S. race tracks
A year-long investigation into horse racing in all 50 U.S. states has found that horses here race on drugs, race while sick and die at rates far in excess of those in other countries around the world. Worse, there seems to be no one who can do anything about it....
Kansas Jayhawks, Kentucky Wildcats meet Monday in clash of basketball bluebloods
It'll be two of basketball's elitest programs going head-to-head Monday night to win the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship: the Kansas Jayhawks and the Kentucky Wildcats. The two programs have more victories than any other NCAA men's team....
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