A longtime Lincoln boxing gym is poised to make a big move and also give a boost to the sport. Southside Boxing Club has a deal in place to buy the former Champions Fun Center at 1555 Yolande Ave. and turn it into a training facility as well as an arena that will host boxing …
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LOS ANGELES — Soon, people won’t need to step outside to play a physical game of basketball. What You Need To Know IRL Studios received $8 million to further develop Gym Class VR, a virtual reality basketball game Gym Class VR allows players to channel their inner basketball player using virtual reality headset and joystick …
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Billiards is a sport that some say is rising. At Utica Billiards on the Boulevard, owner Andrea Duvall can easily list billiards games. In the past two years, she’s seen the number of league teams increase by 60%. “It’s called straight-pool as a nickname, but the actual name of it is 14.1 Continuous,” Duvall said. …
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The Port Washington Tennis Academy, where iconic players Tracy Austin, Vitas Gerulaitis and John and Patrick McEnroe trained, is being sold and will be operated under a 25-year lease by Sportime Clubs LLC, which runs tennis facilities on Long Island and in Manhattan, Westchester and Schenectady. Great Neck-based Hornig Capital Partners, whose real estate investments …
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Thirteen Wichita-area businesses were deemed out of compliance during Kansas Department of Agriculture food and lodging safety inspections conducted July 24-30, reports show. Among problems inspectors found: cockroaches, old meat trimmings, employees who didn’t wash their hands, greasy floors and a dusty ceiling. Information about the Sedgwick County businesses and their violations, compiled Aug. 5, …
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — An aggressive push toward renewable energy has run headlong into anxiety over keeping the lights on in California, where the largest utility is considering whether to try to extend the lifespan of the state’s last operating nuclear power plant. California is the birthplace of the modern environmental movement that for decades …
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By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An aggressive push toward renewable energy has run headlong into anxiety over keeping the lights on in California, where the largest utility is considering whether to try to extend the lifespan of the state’s last operating nuclear power plant. California is the birthplace of the …
Moving chess pieces around a chess board has more permutations than atoms in the observable universe. An art, the science of logic, and one of the most underrated sports – that’s chess for you. Having found roots earlier than 600AD, chess has been adapted from a game of Indian origin called “Chaturanga”. So what makes …
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Kyle Busch’s tumultuous year took another turn. Busch, his wife and their two children escaped the Mall of America in Minnesota after shots were fired, three days before racing at Michigan International Speedway. “If you look at that dark cloud that’s over me lately, hence the other day, we’re in the …
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Juan Soto smiles as he sits alongside Padres president of baseball operations and “big spender” AJ Preller.Photo: AP In a recent anonymous survey, The Athletic detailed how a few MLB executives felt about the recent trade deadline. Most of the answers were normal, everyday responses to basic questions. “How big a market will Shohei Ohtani …
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