18 August 2008, 8:35 am
Enough of the tame stuff at the Olympics. Now comes the adrenaline-pumping, stomach-churning new sport of the Games - BMX cycling.... read more
18 August 2008, 8:28 am
Enough of the tame stuff at the Olympics. Now comes the adrenaline-pumping, stomach-churning new sport of the Games - BMX cycling. This will be no genteel cycling event. Think Thunderdome. Elbows will fly. Riders will crash. Nerves will fray. And it all happens at lightning speed. Right out... read more
18 August 2008, 2:27 am
Before flying to China last week, three-time world BMX champion Kyle Bennett was home, watching American swimming king Michael Phelps leave an indelible mark on Olympic history. Now it's his turn.... read more
16 August 2008, 3:50 pm
Connecticut-based Reed Exhibitions and the California Restaurant Association say that the 2009 Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo will be held at the waterfront Convention Center.... read more
16 August 2008, 12:20 am
Governors at an annual conference explore public-private toll lanes to cut wait times between the U.S. and Mexico. Hoping to cut down on wait times at the border, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Friday that he and other governors are exploring the idea of public-private partnerships to construct ... read more
15 August 2008, 3:10 am
“Henry Poole Is Here” is an act of faith, a story about religion that neither pontificates nor proselytizes. It's set in a diverse, lower-middle-class Los Angeles neighborhood of simple homes and working-class people. Latinos, blessedly, are not depicted as drug dealers or domestics.... read more