Bowling, pins and bowling ballmetro creative Shirley Rankin knew if she had to hold a fundraiser for her son David “DA” Rankin, who has early onset atypical Parkinson’s disease, it should be centered around something he loved. “This is something I never thought we’d have to do,” she said of the fundraiser planning. “He was …
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AUSTIN, Texas — From hosting the first non-soccer sporting event ever at Q2 Stadium to going on its first multi-city championship tour around the country, Premiere Rugby 7s is known for breaking barriers. But what makes the league endearing and attractive to its male and female athletes are the equal opportunities and pay they receive …
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Glen ‘Lefty’ Cline, left, and Gerald Stethem take a brief break during their round of golf earlier this week at Pioneer Family Golf Course in Marietta. The two gentlemen are in their mid-90s and have been golfing together for more than 40 years. (Photo by Kerry Patrick) MARIETTA—Glen “Lefty” Cline and Gerald Stethem continue to …
UCLA’s Jack Landherr IV was selected to the watch list for The Patrick Mannelly Award, named after former long snapper Patrick Mannelly who played 16 years in the NFL after a collegiate career at Duke. The award is presented annually to the player judged to be the best college football FBS long snapper. Senior Landherr …
The case of a gateball player against the Australian Croquet Association has revealed the intense and unexpected friction between a sport trying to make waves in Australia and the sport it was inspired by. Cambridge Croquet Club member Geoff Morris claims the national body stopped him from competing in this year’s Gateball Australia Championship so …
SAN ANTONIO — The word bola (ball) can be heard every weekend on San Antonio’s West Side. In this barrio, bola — Chicano slang for “handball” — is played at Escobar Park. The ball is blue and 2 and a quarter inches in diameter and whistles in ears when smacked against the wall — thwonk, …
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