3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (620+ words) "When I was eight or nine I was beating adults at chess and they were raging when they lost, like 'I just lost to a little kid'." Ethan first became interested in chess when he was six years old after…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (586+ words) Father and daughter walked onto the field at Polar Park and waved to the crowd. Dad was quickly handed a baseball and bounced it off the turf to an awaiting catcher. Not a strike, but that wasn't the pitch they…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (302+ words) A running track that has played a role in preparing athletes for major championships since the 1980s could be closed until well into next year following a delay to laying a new surface. Glasgow Commonwealth Games medal winner Megan Keith used…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (378+ words) A former bricklayer from Stoke-on-Trent has been crowned champion of "the superbowl of bricklaying" which is better known as the "Super Trowel". Dale Wherton laid 859 bricks in one hour to win the competition which took place in Hertfordshire. Winning the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (477+ words) A lottery to participate in Louisiana's first recreational alligator hunting season opens Aug. 20 with a maximum 5,000 licenses available for state residents. Each winning hunter will be eligible to bag two alligators during the statewide season from Oct. 1-31. Senate Bill 244 by…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (708+ words) Periods of drought and prolonged hot, dry weather has had a major effect on sports clubs across south-west England, who are feeling the strain. The unprecedented weather has left some grass pitches extremely dry and hard for clubs with little…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (335+ words) Registration has opened for the 15th Fallen Soldiers 5K Run/Walk, scheduled for Oct. 10 on the Western Illinois University campus in Macomb. The event honors members of the armed forces and two WIU alumni, Capt. Derek Dobogai and Lt. Col. Robert Baldwin,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (259+ words) A pair of hikers suffered minor injuries on Monday, Aug. 24, when they were swept over Rainbow Falls on the Black River in the western Upper Peninsula, police said. The individuals were hoisted to safety by the Gogebic County Search and…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (192+ words) Two climbers were airlifted out of Big Sur Saturday evening after getting stuck on a rock face hundreds of feet below the roadway. According to a Facebook post by the California Highway Patrol’s Coastal Division Air Operations, the Paso Robles…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (484+ words) As the ski season draws nearer, another forecaster is providing a broad look at what we might see. This time, it’s Chris Tomer, who’s known for his regular ski season snow forecasts and forecasting work for skiers and mountaineers. Of…...