Tag: Travel and Leisure

Ruidoso Downs moves entire horse racing schedule to Albuquerque due to flood concerns

Jan. 19—Ruidoso Downs Racetrack will not host horse racing this summer after a government-contracted report found the track is not a sustainable public venue “now or for many years to come” due to flood concerns, the business announced in a release Monday.A report from JE Fuller, a civil engineering firm based in Arizona and New […]

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Prep girls basketball: Riverhawks clamp up Vikings to claim victory

Jan. 10—BOX SCORE At Mossyrock HS RIVERHAWKS 55, VIKINGS 36 Toledo 14 15 14 12 — 55 Mossyrock 12 5 7 12 — 36 Toledo (55) — Kailea Lairson 19, Ryah Stanley 17, Ellie Fallon 7, Sidney Kruger 5, Peyton Holter 3, Zaya Norberg 2, Taysia Miller 2 Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Mossyrock (36) — Taylor […]

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2025-26 Winter Sports Preview: Outlook for Northeast A boys, girls basketball

Dec. 17—Capsules for the 2025-26 Northeast A boys and girls basketball teams. In alphabetical order by division. Records and standings from 2024-25 season. Boys Northeast A Colville (7-14, 0-6, fourth): The Crimson Hawks had a tough time in league last year, but third-year coach Josh Morgan has five letterwinners back, with a strong senior contingent […]

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High school class offers path for students to become sports officials

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Jeremy Dietz Jr. has spent a little less than a year officiating junior high school sports, and he aims to move up to refereeing varsity sports soon. As a lifelong basketball player, the 18-year-old said, he appreciates the opportunity to “stay around the game.” Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement When he learned that his […]

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Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz pleads not guilty to throwing balls in dirt for bribes

Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz pleaded not guilty in Brooklyn Wednesday to federal charges he hurled pitches into the dirt in exchange for bribes, so online gamblers could win big by betting on his individual throws. Ortiz, 26, dressed in a black leather jacket and ripped, faded jeans, wore his dreadlocked hair in a ponytail […]

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Cam Thomas bets on himself, enters make-or-break season with Nets

Cam Thomas lingered in restricted free agency for much of the summer, hoping for a big contract that never came. Now, armed with just a one-year, $6 million qualifying offer, he enters another prove-it season in Brooklyn, gambling on himself to shape his future. The Nets reportedly put two offers on the table for Thomas: […]

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He started drawing Chicago sports icons as a hobby. Then Mike Ditka changed his life.

If you need a crash course on Chicago sports, Dave Shetsky’s art is the place to go. He recaptures various eras using only colored pencils. Upon entering his studio, you’re met with framed depictions of local icons. To begin a recent studio tour, he presented two drawings of Derrick Rose: one from his MVP 2010-11 […]

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Panthers’ Matthew Tkachuk to be featured as cover star of EA Sports’ NHL 26

Matthew Tkachuk’s year just keeps on getting better. As if his second Stanley Cup wasn’t enough, on Wednesday, video game giant EA Sports revealed that none other than the Panthers’ star winger will grace the cover of their latest hockey title, NHL 26, which will be released on Sept 12, 2025. Tkachuk will be the lone […]

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Eastern Washington must overcome tough nonconference schedule, offensive turnover to climb Big Sky standings

There’s no way around it: It has not been a great three years for the Eastern Washington football program. Since the start of the 2022 season, the Eagles have 11 victories, just one more than they had in the 2021 season, the last time the program went to the FCS playoffs. The program’s lone national […]

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André Burakovsky hopes for a career revival with Chicago Blackhawks after an injury-plagued tenure in Seattle

It’s a good thing for André Burakovsky that his trade to the Chicago Blackhawks fit into the family vacation plans. After Seattle Kraken general manager Jason Botterill informed Burakovsky he had been traded Saturday for fellow forward Joe Veleno, “I told my wife (Johanna) right away and she was very excited too.” “She told me […]

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