Sports and Recreation News
 Former Bausch and Lomb meet may move to Sawgrass (The Florida Times-Union) As the Beaches light up through Fourth of July weekend, athletes have also kept the fireworks going. Here's the latest in sports and recreation happenings:
Water load of rubbish (EveningTimes Online) A THIRD of leisure centres across Glasgow have been affected by closures leaving kids without facilities for the school break. Six of the city's 18 sports and recreation centres have been forced to shut sections or make alternative arrangements for youngsters.
National to slash support for grassroots sport (Scoop.co.nz) Sport and Recreation Minister Clayton Cosgrove said the National Party should come clean on which grassroots sports and recreation programmes it would deprive communities of, given the chance.
School: Kharina secondary excels (The Natal Witness Group) KHARINA Secondary School participated in the inaugural National Youth Fun Run in Durban recently and returned home with first prize. This event was organised by the Department of Sports and Recreation and was run at the Bay of Plenty on the Durban beach front.
Groundwork comes ahead of big league teams (Portland Tribune) Major League Baseball is coming to Portland, but it could take a decade or longer. A National Hockey League franchise won’t begin to happen until the Trail Blazers change their mind about direct competition. Major League Soccer has Portland on its expansion short list, but for starters, the ...
Cycling: San Antonio native to ride Tour de France course to honor friend (San Antonio Express-News & KENS 5) They talked about it often, joked about it, sometimes even plotted it, usually on the backs of their bicycles while pedaling the back roads of the Texas Hill Country.
Travel Briefs (The Ithaca Journal) The Cooperstown Chamber Music Festival will kick-off its tenth anniversary season with two evening concerts, a Family Music Fest concert and the Festival's first-ever Pro-Am Seminar. The Festival continues through August 19 with a mix of classical and jazz offerings performed by an engaging roster of artists. Evening concerts begin at 7:30 pm. Audiences are invited to attend 7 p.m. pre-concert ...
Summer baseball camp deadline approaching (North Lake Tahoe Bonanza) A summer baseball camp, which will teach attendants basic fundamentals, such as: Hitting, pitching, catching, outfield and infield play, will take place July 21-24 at Incline Park, at the fields at Incline Middle School.
Fourth of July roundup (Yakima Herald-Republic) * The second annual Naches Valley Independence Day Festival moves into day two starting at 10 a.m. in Cleman's View Sports Park off U.S. Highway 12.
Ka-boom! will cap the Fourth (Bridgeton News) Cumberland County's three largest municipalities will celebrate Independence Day on Friday with music, food and loads of family fun. Did we mention fireworks?
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