Costa Rica announced last week it would close its two remaining state zoos, more than a decade after passing a law to ban the government-sponsored keeping of wild animals in captivity, but…
How the Carolina Hurricanes’ return can reverse a decades-long trend
After starting the second round with three straight losses, the Carolina Hurricanes officially entered the series with thrilling back-to-back victories in Games 4 and 5. It’s more like what many expected from…
Fires are once again closing in on Canada’s largest oil producing area
A wildfire near Canada’s largest oil-producing region has prompted the evacuation of about 6,600 people from Fort McMurray, Alberta. Several thousand other city residents have been told to prepare to leave at…
Can MLB save the starting pitcher? The search for solutions to baseball’s ‘existential crisis’
Who’s pitching tonight? For 100 years, that wasn’t just a casual question. It was the question that defined baseball. The answer always had a chance to give you goosebumps. Maybe it was…
The other bus schedule: Mexico is pushing migrants back south
Buses rumble into the city day and night, dropping off migrants in a city that many didn’t even know existed. But instead of landing closer to the U.S. border, they are being…
Darryl Strawberry wanted to quit baseball at 19. These two Mets brought him back
Even today, 43 years later, Darryl Strawberry still has a nickname for his 1981 season with the Class A Lynchburg Mets. “I call it,” Strawberry said by phone last week, “the season…
Why Padres’ Robert Suarez is spamming fastballs and why hitters still can’t hit them
SAN DIEGO – Kyle Higashioka seven seasons spent hunkered down behind home plate for Aroldis Chapman, Gerrit Cole and other pitchers with rare arms and unusual speed, but in his first season…
Tennis briefing: Djokovic, a water bottle and many injuries at Roma
Welcome to Monday’s tennis briefing, where Atletico will explain the story behind the stories of the last week on the pitch. This week, the coveted Masters 1000 in Rome took place in…