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Tiger vs Phil: The most anticipated match in the history of golf

Not too often do people think about late November as a great time for golf, but this year, on November 23rd, one of the most anticipated matches in the history of the sport will be held. According to ESPN, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, two of the greatest golfers of all time, will face off against each other in a $9 million match-play event. Turner Sports will produce the pay-per-view telecast of the event, which will be held at Shadow […]

todayOctober 16, 2018

Christian Pulisic soccer

Editorial

How to be a (proper) soccer fan in America

Sports fans, stop me if you’ve heard this one before - but soccer is on the rise in the United States. This time, however, this isn’t just a vague assertion from a hopeful commentator hoping to inflate the sport’s relevance with words. Rather, it’s a statistically proven fact. Per Gallup, soccer’s popularity has tripled in the last decade. It’s now the United States’ third most popular sport, and is closing in on the “big three” of football, basketball, and baseball […]

todaySeptember 13, 2018

Sports

2018 Little League World Series: the world is rooting for Puerto Rico

There are approximately 95,451 miles of shoreline across the United States and its territories, including Puerto Rico. Throughout 2017, Hurricanes Irma and Maria absolutely devastated much of that shoreline, especially Puerto Rico. Hurricane Irma was even the most powerful Atlantic hurricane in recorded history. It was a Category 5 storm with 185 mile-per-hour winds for 37 hours straight, which destroyed buildings and home, leaving entire communities without power, and taking lives. Puerto Rico has been resilient during their recovery efforts, […]

todayAugust 23, 2018

Columnists

Rix Quinn’s Minute Story: Hitting singles in baseball

It's baseball season, so there's nothing like a sports story. This one's about a kid named Danny. Danny began playing baseball at age eight, and watched every game he could find on TV. He always wanted to hit home runs, but he wasn't particularly strong. When he was 11, he asked his coach how to hit better. "Danny," the kindly coach said, "You're a good place hitter. You can hit the ball where you want it to go. Don't worry […]

todayAugust 11, 2018

Cardinals Rally Cat

Entertainment

Remember the Cardinals rally cat? A second bobblehead is out

ST. LOUIS/MILWAUKEE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- One year ago today, a kitten ran into the outfield area at Busch Stadium and following the capture of the cat by a grounds crew member, catcher Yadier Molina hit a grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning from a pitch from the Kansas City Royals' Peter Moylan. Upon this anniversary, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has released an officially licensed, limited edition bobblehead featuring the brave rally cat in […]

todayAugust 9, 2018

professional athlete dyslexia

Business & Lifestyle

Athletes and cognition issues: how famous athletes have overcome dyslexia

Dyslexia is a general term for disorders that involve difficulties in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols. Despite some cruel stereotypes, dyslexia does not affect general intelligence at all. It is estimated that between 5% and 10% of the global population has some kind of dyslexia. Similarly, there are over 40 million American adults currently struggling with dyslexia, but only about 2 million are aware of these cognitive issues. It can be difficult for someone who […]

todayAugust 3, 2018

Business & Lifestyle

McMahon set to spend $500 million in XFL revival

STAMFORD, Conn. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) chairman Vince McMahon is stating that he plans to spend $500 million over the first three seasons of the revived XFL. McMahon announced the return of the XFL on January 25 that he was planning to revive the league with a target relaunch date in 2020. The first incarnation of the league started in 1999 with their only live broadcast season being in 2001 as a joint venture between WWE (then […]

todayJuly 4, 2018

Entertainment

Is ping pong the key to diplomacy with North Korea?

June 5 marked an important day for the world of ping pong: the sport might actually help promote peace with North Korea. The International Olympic Committee has officially invited North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean leader Moon Jae-in to the IOC headquarters in Switzerland to talk on Olympic Day later this month. At this summit, Japanese ping pong champions, Ai Fukuhara and Tomokazu Harimoto will participate in the table tennis friendly among top athletes from China, North […]

todayJune 14, 2018

Business & Lifestyle

Nashville currently the favorite to host 2019 NFL Draft

BRISTOL, Conn./NEW YORK (UPI) -- Nashville is the leading contender to host the 2019 NFL Draft, ESPN reported on Thursday. Las Vegas, Denver, Kansas City and the combination bid from Cleveland/Canton, Ohio, are also being considered. It would mark the first time for any of those respective cities to host the draft. A decision is expected to be announced during the league's spring meeting May 22-23 in Atlanta, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed in an email to The Tennessean. Should Nashville […]

todayMay 14, 2018

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