Indian, U.S. investors trying to bring American, NFL-style football to South...
About 150 men dressed in T-shirts emblazoned with team names like the Vipers, the Blacktigers and the Gladiators gather in a field at the Balewadi sports complex in Pune.Meet the Elite Football League...
View ArticleSuper Bowl ad starring New York, Boston mayors promotes gun reforms
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg joined Boston mayor Tom Menino, both avowed supporters of Second Amendment rights, in a Super Bowl commercial to promote "common sense" gun regulations.The pair are...
View ArticleBest Super Bowl 2012 ads leave experts disappointed
It cost about $3.5 million to air a 30-second spot during the Super Bowl Sunday night.By most accounts, Doritos was the big winner. According to USA Today’s Ad Meter, which rates response to the ads,...
View ArticleEurope's brutal cold may allow Elfstedentocht, 125-mile skating marathon, to...
Freezing temperatures across Europe continue to play havoc with travel schedules, and sporting schedules.But in The Netherlands, where speed-skating is one of the country’s most popular sports, -14...
View ArticleWhat should America take from Clint Eastwood's 'Halftime in America' ad?
We all know what halftime meant in the Super Bowl, but when Clint Eastwood said it was halftime in America, that meaning was a bit more elusive.“This country can’t be knocked out with one punch. We get...
View ArticleFrench puppet TV show ignites diplomatic protest over portrayal of Spanish...
There's anger in Spain right now. It's pointed at France and it is only loosely related to a Spaniard losing his Tour de France title.It has to do with puppets. French TV puppets. The Guignols have set...
View ArticleNew York Knicks' Jeremy Lin bursts onto national scene
If you're a New York Knicks fan, or a follower of the NBA, chances are you know Jeremy Lin.Lin, a Harvard graduate, struggled to make it into the NBA. NBA scouts universally passed on him. But now that...
View ArticleAsian-American journalist calls Lin's ascent in NBA a Jackie Robinson moment
Jeremy Lin, the 23-year-old Asian-American, Harvard graduate, who's gone from an undrafted free agent to a starter for the New York Knicks, returns to action Tuesday night — bringing his amazing show...
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Canadian university students program robot to play hockey
Scientists in Canada have trained a "humanoid" robot to do something that comes naturally to most Canadians: play hockey.Programmers at the University of Manitoba have created a robot, less than two...
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March Madness: Obama brings British PM Cameron to watch first tournament...
President Barack Obama Tuesday night showed off that he's as much of an NCAA basketball fan as the next American, bringing his fellow world leader, British Prime Minister David Cameron, with him as he...
View ArticleNCAA Tournament 2012: Harvard Yard gripped by March Madness
March Madness is in full swing.The first round of games got underway last night in front of President Barack Obama in Dayton, Ohio, with two more games on tap for Wednesday night. But those are just...
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Horse deaths on set lead HBO to cancel high-profile TV show, 'Luck'
HBO's racetrack drama, "Luck," is off the air after a series of deaths involving the race horses involved in the show.According to the New York Daily News, the horse reared up, fell over and struck his...
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NCAA Tournament 2012: Top seeds, Ohio teams big winners going into Sweet Sixteen
With the first week of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in the books, the Midwest is the biggest winner.Not a single team west of Kansas and Baylor (in Waco, Texas) had advanced to the Sweet 16....
View ArticleLondon Olympics CEO discusses preparations for this summer's Olympics
London is just a few months away from hosting the 2012 Olympics games.The venues are nearly ready and plans are in place to welcome tens of thousands of tourists to the British capital, though the...
View ArticleNCAA Tournament 2012: Times columnists makes case for paying players
There's a lot of money to be made off March Madness.At $122 billion, the amount of spending the NCAA's annual men's basketball tournament generates is equal to Iceland's GDP. That total includes $614...
View ArticleLos Angeles Dodgers to be sold for record two billion dollars
On Tuesday night, a group led by former Los Angeles Lakers star Earvin "Magic" Johnson agreed to purchase the LA Dodgers Major League Baseball franchise from owner Frank McCourt for $2 billion.The...
View ArticleAmerican WNBA basketball stars moonlight in Russia for extra money
The women’s Euroleague championship is being played this week in Istanbul, with a lot of American players on the court.Three of them play for Spartak Vidnoje, a team has built an enviable record that...
View ArticleFinal Four set for Saturday with four heavyweights ready to take the floor
It's Final Four weekend. From Lexington, to Louisville, Ky., from Columbus, Ohio to Lawrence, Kan., basketball fever is running wild.The University of Kansas and Ohio State University, the University...
View ArticleKansas Jayhawks, Kentucky Wildcats meet Monday in clash of basketball bluebloods
It's the Jayhawks and the Wildcats playing for the NCAA basketball championship Monday night in a battle of basketball bluebloods that have been linked through sports history.The two teams with the...
View ArticleInvestigation finds startling mortality rate among horses at U.S. race tracks
Even casual horse racing fans know that horses, like 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, are sometimes injured, even fatally, during their races.But injuries and deaths to horses and their jockeys are...
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