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Dutch hopes grow for 125-mile speedskating race (AP)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – While sports events across Europe fall victim to the deep freeze, the Dutch are welcoming the drop in temperatures, hoping that the revered “Eleven Cities” speedskating race can be staged later this month for the first time in 15 years. The race, held along a 125-mile (200-kilometer) network of canals connecting 11 towns and cities in northern Friesland province, would cause a national frenzy, drawing thousands of participants and more than a million spectators. It was last held in 1997.
US donates baseball equipment
Sunday, December 18, 2011 THE revival of the little league baseball in the Cordilleras got a needed boost from the United States Embassy this holiday season. A follow-up from the baseball clinic held last July, the baseball equipment were given to children of the Mabini Elementary School as part of the U.S. Embassy’s Sports Diplomacy Program
Luis Enrique admits Roma was fortunate to beat Napoli (Goal.com)
Roma coach Luis Enrique has admitted that his side’s 3-1 victory over Napoli on Sunday night represented his happiest moment to date in Italian football but conceded that fortune played a part at the San Paolo.
Blount: Auto racing’s 10 burning questions
Updated: December 14, 2011, 2:03 PM ET What do you want to know about auto racing in 2012? Every year when the season ends, I hear from fans, friends, readers, viewers and colleagues with a few burning questions about the season to come.
Rugby: Hansen will have his time
When the New Zealand Rugby Union board sits down this week to deliberate the appointment of the next All Black coach, the taxing part will be determining the length of the contract.
Big East to introduce Boise, 4 other new members (AP)
NEW YORK – The Big East introduced Boise State, San Diego State, Houston, SMU and Central Florida as its new members, effective 2013. “The Big East conference is the first truly national college football conference,” Commissioner John Marinatto said Wednesday during a teleconference with the university leaders from the new members.
Fan’s View: NHL Realignment Misses the Mark with Four
With the official announcement of the new NHL realignment, fans have been left to digest what it all might mean for the league, its teams and its rivalries. Ostensibly, the realignment stemmed from the move of the Atlanta franchise to Winnipeg, as well as the need to improve the traveling logistics and scheduling difficulties of some of the geographic outlier franchises. However, instead of switching one Eastern Conference team to the West, and vice-versa, the league opted for a dramatic shift which has created four new as of yet unnamed conferences
Rugby: Tew remains positive despite no offers for franchises
New Zealand Rugby Union chief executive Steve Tew is yet to receive an offer from an investor keen to buy a slice of a Super rugby franchise but is remaining positive, saying there is plenty of interest in the market. The NZRU announced last week that it was selling off the licences of Blues, Chiefs, Hurricanes or Crusaders as a way of injecting cash and fresh ideas into the franchises
Rugby: Taranaki has eye on new home for Chiefs
It might seem fanciful, but the prospect of the Chiefs relocating to New Plymouth is being treated seriously at their Hamilton HQ. Taranaki Rugby has been the first to publicly state an interest in holding a Super Rugby licence, days after the New Zealand Rugby Union called for expressions of interest in four of the country’s five franchises – the Blues, Chiefs, Hurricanes and Crusaders
Baseball History: Strange Fatalities
With such a long and colorful history, the game of baseball certainly has no shortage of stories steeped in myth, legend, and tragedy. Though millions of baseball fans around the world like to think of major league ballplayers as invincible heroes, this article proves that even professional athletes aren’t safe from the Grim Reaper.