Thousands of retired Black professional football players, their families and supporters are demanding an end to the controversial use of “race-norming” to determine which players are eligible for payouts in […]
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Medina Spirit has passed three rounds of prerace drug testing and been cleared to run in the Preakness on Saturday. Maryland racing officials said Friday tests on the Kentucky Derby […]
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This week’s roundup also features the most left-wing football match ever and breakdancing title celebrations 1) After Sergio Agüero’s recent fluff, we start our round-up in Romania, head to MLS, […]
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The WNBA has always demonstrated a sense of urgency around societal issues, but a new ESPN doc shows how the 2020 season took this commitment to a new level When […]
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We have recently spent 6 hours in Savannah Georgia on the return leg of our Boston-Florida roadtrip. This historic Southern city (founded in 1733) adorned with lush greenery and beautifully preserved architecture deserves a longer stay, but that shou...
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When we saw a ticket option with an 8-hour stopover in Lisbon on the way back to the U.S. from our Eastern European trip this summer, we joyfully went for it. This would be our first visit to Lisbon and Portugal; and -after re-visiting some memorabl...
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Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada is the premier skiing destination in Eastern Canada. It is a gorgeous place full of natural beauty, wildlife and seclusion. A little known secret is that Mont-Tremblant is a full year resort destination as well. I am n...
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The Sultanate of Oman is a fantastic country to visit. My third trip to Oman has been absolutely wonderful. Aside from doing a safari to Jebel Harim in the Musandam Peninsula, I revisited Muscat. It's a city I wasn't very fond of the first time I ...
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I know this may sound trite and generic but walking around Vienna is such a pleasure. You can walk for hours and look at immaculately kept buildings with historical significance going back centuries. There are museums that rival anything at the Smith...
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Nestled under towering red and white striped rock formations, Sedona, Arizona is a haven for outdoorsy types, artists and New Agers.During our visits to this city, we spent most of our time hiking. We also boondocked, or dry camped, here for the very...
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When you hear the name Edmonton, if you know anything about it, you probably think of hockey; the Edmonton Oilers; or Wayne Gretzky. If you really know Canadian sports; then maybe Warren Moon or the Edmonton Eskimos. But if you're not into sports and...
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Our time near Winslow, Arizona was all about history. We took in the merely decades-old Two Guns, a Route 66 ghost town.We examined the evidence of a pre-human cosmic event at Meteor Crater.But one of the best surprises awaiting us was Homolovi Stat...
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As national parks go, Joshua Tree isn't huge, but it definitely has a lot to offer. If you only have a few hours to visit, figuring out how to spend your time can be daunting.In January, I took my first trip to Joshua Tree National Park. A couple of ...
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Katmai National Park is one of the best National Parks in the whole US system. What a gorgeous place with varied scenery and activities like fishing, hiking, bear watching, etc. Katmai National Park is a great place to come with friends or family. I...
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A long weekend in Scottsdale, Arizona is the perfect amount of time to get your feet wet for how awesome it is. A lot of people overlook Scottsdale and the Phoenix area in general for other destinations in the Southwest like Las Vegas, Southern Cali...
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One of the main reasons I was excited to go on my latest cruise with was that it stopped in several destinations I hadn't been to. Korcula, Croatia was one of those destinations. I admittedly knew nothing about Korcula, not even that it was the birt...
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If you've been following me for a while then you know I love Scottsdale, Arizona. I've been a hundred times and actually went to business school in the Phoenix area. I just visited again and I like to think it was my perfect long weekend in Scottsdal...
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The Masai Mara in Kenya is one of the worlds greatest places to go on safari. The lush plains are home to millions of animals and provide for a beautiful setting for photos. You can reach the Masai Mara either by driving from Nairobi about 3 hours or...
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Travel to Mandalay conjures up romantic images and thoughts of an Asia of a bygone era: an Asia that is unspoiled and untouched. The reality is that Mandalay is the second biggest city in Myanmar after Yangon and a sprawling, dusty city with not a lo...
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Montreal is the most "European" North American city and a favorite destination within a driving distance for those of us in New England who crave the "old town" on a long weekend.There is of course more to Montreal than the "old town". We have recen...
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To be honest I had never heard of Rurutu until a few weeks ago when I started researching this trip to French Polynesia. I had never been to the Austral island group either. Rurutu excited me because it seemed raw and natural and for me it was brand ...
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