The BYU men’s soccer team kicked off their 10-day preseason international tour Friday when they boarded a plane for Costa Rica. “This trip is huge,” junior midfielder Antonio Niccoli said. “This is my third international trip so I know how important they are to bonding off the field. We don’t have cell phones or computers…we [...]
“A one stop shop for your competitive surfing needs,” is what former ASP photographer and Prodigy Competitive Surf Program cofounder Sean Rowland likes to call it. “We do it all, from video and photo review, coaching, training and heat strategy.” Along with cofounder and lead trainer Joe Rutland and surf coach Christian Saenz, the Prodigy Competitive Surf [...]
Columbus, OH (Sports Network) – The Columbus Crew signed Costa Rican striker Jairo Arrieta on Thursday, but he not be available until the transfer window opens June 27. The 28-year-old Arrieta, who earned his first cap for Costa Rica last year, also needs to obtain his International Transfer Certificate and P-1 Visa. Per club policy, [...]
As the 2012 Summer Games in London approach, the fight against doping continues. Despite notable progress in testing and enforcement, we’re still a great distance from the eradication of steroid use in sports. In order to close the gap between the testers and the dopers, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) needs the help of both [...]
My old man has a basketball jones. When I was growing up, we spent every winter Saturday in Jenison Fieldhouse, Michigan State University’s Art Deco barn of an arena. For 14 years, my dad published an annual called College Basketball Guide, ranking every Division I team, from Duke to U.S. International. As an economist, he believes [...]
Kirani James suffered a major upset in the IAAF World Indoor Championships finishing sixth in the last position in the Men’s 400 metres in Istanbul on Saturday. James could not meet the challenge of running from lane one as Costa Rican Nery Brenes won in a championship with a world-leading time of 45.11 seconds. It [...]
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — For all the astonishing feats in his young career, Lionel Messi had never scored five goals in a professional game. And no one had ever scored five times in a Champions League match. Well, check both of those off. With another mesmerizing performance, Messi helped defending champion Barcelona crush Bayer Leverkusen 7-1 Wednesday [...]
ROATAN, Honduras — Pristine Bay Resort and its Pete- and Perry Dye-designed Black Pearl Golf Course are ready to host the Central American Golf Championships, February 28-March 3. A field of 180 amateurs from six countries (30 each from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama) will battle for men’s and women’s titles in regular [...]
The soccer narrative in this country is littered with tales of promising young prospects who have snubbed Canada in order to play for other nations. The list is long, but some of the more notable names include Owen Hargreaves (England), Teal Bunbury (United States), Asmir Begovic (Bosnia) and Daniel Fernandes (Portugal). Keven Aleman insists his [...]
Mal Pais, Costa Rica - The opening ceremony of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Cup women’s inter zonal tournament between Central America and the Caribbean was held on Thursday with Oldemar Fernandez, Mayor of the Municipality of Cobano, present. “I want to thank all the beach volleyball authorities from NORCECA confederation for selecting Costa Rica, and [...]
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