Sports
With a “goooooal,” Chicagoans celebrate World Cup opener: Mexico vs. South Africa
June 11, 2010CHICAGO - In a sea of green jerseys hundreds proudly cheered for Mexico here early Friday morning, June 11, at a local indoor soccer gym as the North American nation competed against South Africa in the...
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World Cup 2010: Soccer unites South Africa
June 9, 2010If there was one sport that helped South Africans overcome a racially segregated society that kept Blacks down under the country's apartheid system - it was soccer.
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All eyes on South Africa as World Cup set to kickoff
June 8, 2010Soccer fans worldwide are gearing up for the most popular sporting event on the planet, the 2010 World Cup, set to kickoff June 11 for the first time on African soil in South Africa.
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Do Celtics have what it takes against defending champs the Lakers?
June 4, 2010In what's being dubbed as one of the most anticipated and emotional match-ups in recent history the 2010 NBA finals got underway June 3 and basketball fans nationwide are hoping for an exciting series.
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We gotta have park
May 28, 2010What's happening to my neighborhood Bronx park is just a tiny part of the catastrophe that's in the works when it comes to the public places where working-class people relax, play and enjoy nature.
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