Jul 14, 2024; Miami, FL, USA; fans rush the gates before the Copa America Final match between Argentina and Colombia at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports The president of the Colombia Football Federation and his son were among those arrested by Miami-Dade police amid chaos before and after the Copa…
Jun 29, 2024; Cumberland, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Braves outfielder Adam Duvall (14) jumps the catch fly ball against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the eighth inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Godfree-USA TODAY Sports Copa America fever isn’t running rampant, with the Americans long gone from the scene, but the semifinal clash between Colombia and…
Jul 9, 2024; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Big 12 Conference commissioner Brett Yormark speaks to the media during the Big 12 Media Days at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Candice Ward-USA TODAY Sports Big 12 football will already look different this fall, but conference commissioner Brett Yormark suggested even more changes could be coming to the…
PHOTO USA Today Sports Images Let’s spin around the diamond to start your Tuesday with an intriguing matchup at Camden Yards, featuring the Orioles’ potent offense teeing it up against Jameson Taillon and the Chicago Cubs. Baltimore comes in bent on proving it deserved more recognition in All-Star voting while the Cubs arrive as the…
PHOTO USA Today Sports Images Lionel Messi’s Argentina are the favorites to repeat, and he remains the biggest reason legions of old and new fans are tuning into the summertime tournament. While the world is watching every move of the 37-year-old bidding to win a third major international tournament in four years, Messi’s likely last…
On an afternoon this spring, Rony Elka Vardi and Leigh Batnick Plessner stood outside the Bedford Avenue storefront in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, that for years was a location of their jewelry boutique, Catbird. The cramped space, now a cafe serving coffee and Argentine pastries, has little more than 200 square feet. “It’s even tiny for a…
PHOTO USA Today Sports Images The summer of soccer rolls on Monday as the US Men’s National Team looks to stay alive. The hosts of Copa America are in desperation mode after losing to Panama, while the UEFA Euro 2024 Round of 16 continues. And one of the great annual summer sporting rites, Wimbledon, gets…
Jun 28, 2024; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Brazil forward Vinicius Junior (7) reacts after scoring a goal against Paraguay during the first half at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Lucas Peltier-USA TODAY Sports Vinicius Junior scored a first-half brace and Brazil woke from its slumber with a 4-1 victory over Paraguay on Friday night in Las…
Jun 27, 2024; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; Uruguay forward Darwin Nunez (19) celebrates his goal past Bolivia goalkeeper Guillermo Viscarra (23) during the first half of the Copa America match at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports Darwin Nunez scored in his seventh consecutive international appearance as Uruguay took command of Copa America’s…
Martha J. Egan has spent decades rummaging around markets and antique stores across Latin America in search of the rare, carefully crafted devotional pendants called relicarios. Her hunt has led her to amass more than 400 of the objects — pronounced reh-lee-CAR-yos; in English, reliquaries — and to write two books about what she has…
