OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Fans can apply for season tickets to the College World Series under a new selection process. CWS officials announced Tuesday that fans who apply online by midnight on March 1 will be eligible for a random drawing to buy up to four season tickets. The Division I baseball championship is held at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha each June. People can apply at NCAA.com/CWSTickets and CWSomaha.com. The number of tickets available will be based on existing season-ticket holder renewals. The names drawn for season tickets will receive email notice by March 6. Costs range from $425 to $493, with the seats renewable every year. The new process replaces the waiting list, which ended last year after all waiting list members were given the option to purchase tickets for the 2017 CWS. … [Read more...] about Fans can vie online for College World Series season tickets
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Talking Heads’ David Byrne to end world tour with Red Rocks show
Talking Heads may not have played a show since 2002, but frontman David Byrne has taken it upon himself to keep the band’s bank of delightfully weird songs alive on stage. That continues this summer at Colorado’s most hallowed live music grounds, as Byrne launches a huge string of dates in support of his new album, “American Utopia” (out March 9 via Nonesuch). On Aug. 28, Byrne will conclude a six-month world tour with a show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Byrne will be joined by a 12-piece band for the show, which he called in a release “the most ambitious show I’ve done since the shows that were filmed for ‘Stop Making Sense,'” one of rock’s pre-eminent concert films. Tickets to Byrne’s Red Rocks show are $50-$94.50 and go on sale Jan. 19 at 10 a.m. via axs.com. Listen to “Everybody’s Coming to My House,” the first single off of “American Utopia,” below. … [Read more...] about Talking Heads’ David Byrne to end world tour with Red Rocks show
Column: A World Cup fix & flaws in referee integrity checks
A precedent has been set about replaying crooked soccer games, but there's still far too much uncertainty. During a World Cup qualifying campaign where the failures of Chile, Italy, the Netherlands and the United States were seismic, the ripples created by the order to re-run the South Africa-Senegal fixture hardly washed beyond Africa. But the repercussions could be significant for the game worldwide and are only now becoming apparent, alongside flaws in the way football's governing body assesses the integrity of referees. FIFA established the referee in the World Cup qualifier was so mired in a match-fixing conspiracy that annulling the result was the only option. It wasn't necessary to prove a motive, or even demonstrate the official gained financially from the subterfuge in November 2016 in the town of Polokwane. The corruption case against referee Joseph Lamptey was built using algorithms and statistical models rather than requiring confessions, wiretaps or envelopes of cash. … [Read more...] about Column: A World Cup fix & flaws in referee integrity checks
Grace Bay Beach tops list of world’s best beaches
Grace Bay is an uninterrupted, 12-mile stretch of beach on Providenciales Island in the Turks and Caicos. Photo Credit: Alamy / Nik Wheeler By Chicago Tribune (TNS) Updated January 16, 2018 10:04 AM Has the cold weather got you thinking, “Time to plan a beach vacation?” Flightnetwork.com got input from more than 600 travel journalists, editors, bloggers and agencies to compile its list of The World’s 50 Best Beaches. Heading the list is Grace Bay Beach in the Turks and Caicos, which enjoys 319 days of sunshine annually, according to the travel site. Other attractions of Grace Bay Beach are its natural beauty, sand and water quality and its remoteness. Here is the site’s top 10 list of the best beaches. 1. Grace Bay Beach, Turks and Caicos 2. Whitehaven Beach, Australia 3. Anse Lazio, the Seychelles 4. Pink Sands Beach, the Bahamas 5. Navagio Beach, Greece 6. Baia Dos Porcos, Brazil 7. Playa Paraiso, Mexico 8. Hyams Beach, Australia 9. Hidden Beach, … [Read more...] about Grace Bay Beach tops list of world’s best beaches
World Beach Games gear up for 2019 in Mission Beach
Planning is accelerating for the first Olympic-level World Beach Games for October 2019 in South Mission Beach.More than $40 million in sponsorships is expected to be in hand in the next 60 days.About 2,000 athletes from a projected 100 countries will compete in 15 beach and water sports.As many as 400,000 people are expected to watch the mostly free events.Athletes will stay at motels in Mission Valley, and spectators will get to the venues by shuttle from several offsite parking lots.Here’s the full story:San Diego lost the 2028 Olympics to Los Angeles.But that’s not the end of local Olympic dreams.South Mission Beach has been named as the site of the first Olympic-level World Beach Games for October 2019, and more than $40 million in sponsorships is expected to be secured in the next 60 days to underwrite the six-day event. It had been originally planned for 2017 but was eventually rescheduled to allow for more time for planning and fundraising.It could turn out to be … [Read more...] about World Beach Games gear up for 2019 in Mission Beach
Snowman welcomes guests to Quebec and biggest winter carnival in the world
Bonhomme greets visitors in front of Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac in Quebec. (Photo courtesy of Carnaval de Quebec) Bed seems to float in space at Quebec's Ice Hotel. (Photo by Richard Irwin) Statue of Samuel de Champlain stands in plaza in front of Fairmont Le Chateu de Frontenac in Quebec. (Photo by Richard Irwin) Competitors push canoes across frozen St. Lawrence River as part of Quebec's Winter Carnival. (Photo courtesy of Carnaval de Quebec) Children make maple taffy by pouring it on fresh slabs of snow at Quebec's Winter Carnival. (Photo by Marlene Greer) Fantastic snow sculptures take shape at Quebec's Winter Carnival. (Photo by Richard Irwin) Competitors push canoes across frozen St. Lawrence River as part of Quebec's Winter Carnival. (Photo by Richard Irwin) Fantastic snow sculptures take shape at Quebec's Winter Carnival. (Photo by Richard Irwin) Large mural shows the history of Quebec. (Photo by Marlene Greer) … [Read more...] about Snowman welcomes guests to Quebec and biggest winter carnival in the world
Who’s the best drone pilot in the world? Las Vegas championship challenge will award $50,000 prize
The world’s top 32 drone pilots will compete Saturday in Las Vegas for the world champion title in the International Drone Racing Assn.’s top challenge. Semi-professionals wearing virtual reality headgear compete for a $50,000 cash prize in the Challengers Cup Final on Friday and Saturday at the South Point hotel-casino at 9777 S. Las Vegas Blvd. Competitors qualified during 2017 races that began in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and concluded in Manila, the Philippines. Visitors can buy tickets to watch for $20. You’ll be admitted to Friday’s practice runs and the competition on Saturday afternoon. The elimination round will get underway at 12:30 p.m. with the finals set for 3:20 p.m. Saturday. Unlike backyard enthusiasts, the competitors are fully immersed in technology as they steer their high-speed aircraft while wearing VR goggles that display live images from cameras mounted on the drones. Race courses are designed to test the nimbleness of both the vehicles and … [Read more...] about Who’s the best drone pilot in the world? Las Vegas championship challenge will award $50,000 prize
Mary J. Blige finds the love through the hard times depicted in ‘Mudbound’ and the darkness of today’s world
During a post-“Mudbound” screening Q&A, director Dee Rees was asked a question that her star, Mary J. Blige, didn’t know the answer to: What inspired Rees to cast Blige — the “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul” and the seller of over 50 million confession-heavy albums — in her Netflix period drama? “She said she loved me in ‘The Wiz,’” says Blige of the 2015 TV adaptation of the Broadway musical in which she gave a stage-owning performance as Evillene, the wicked witch. “I just thought, ‘Oh, wow.’ [Dee] never told me that.” Another thing Rees didn’t tell Blige: In her turn as Florence, the wife, mother and beating heart of a Mississippi Delta cotton-farming family, Blige would be unrecognizable. “I cried,” says Blige about sitting in the audience at the Sundance premiere of “Mudbound.” “I was, like, ‘Oh, God. Who is that?’ I couldn’t see myself.” … [Read more...] about Mary J. Blige finds the love through the hard times depicted in ‘Mudbound’ and the darkness of today’s world
When Trump calls a place a “shithole,” does he realize the whole world is listening?
Most of us realized Donald Trump wouldn’t be a typical president. He doesn’t hold back, kind of like that uncle at your family parties. Has to be the center of attention and often unfiltered, abrasive and antagonistic. We knew that from the day he was sworn in. But that doesn’t mean Trump can’t act presidentially. Using the term “shithole” or even anything close to it to describe African countries during an Oval Office meeting isn’t presidential. And that’s just the latest example. After a year of rubbing elbows with other world leaders, you’d think Trump would have picked up a few pointers. Sadly, he hasn’t. He puts on a good show when the cameras are rolling, but at other times he acts as if he’s still in a private board room where he can say anything he wants with no repercussions because no one has the guts to challenge the chairman. We can debate the merits of his policy proposals — whether to build the wall, … [Read more...] about When Trump calls a place a “shithole,” does he realize the whole world is listening?
Are these the best countries in the world?
Great places to visit, but do you want to live there? Chris McGinnis Updated 5:26 pm, Wednesday, January 17, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-8', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 8', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Jim Glab Image 1of/8 CaptionClose Image 1 of 8 Denmark tops the BBC's list of the best-governed nations. Denmark tops the BBC's list of the best-governed nations. Photo: Jim Glab Image 2 of 8 Chris McGinnis chilling at the Senso-ji … [Read more...] about Are these the best countries in the world?