George H.W. Bush, of course, is best known for his accomplishments as the 41st United States President and as a celebrated World War II combat pilot. But Bush, who died Friday night at 94, also was a huge sports fan — especially of baseball. The former president was the captain of the Yale varsity baseball team, played in the first two College World Series and eventually watched his son, former U.S. President George W. Busch, serve as the controlling owner of the Texas Rangers from 1989 until 1998. Bush also frequented Houston Astros games with his late wife, Barbara Bush, as well as Portland Sea Dogs games when the two vacationed in Kennebunkport,
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FIFA President meets world leaders in Davos
FIFA President Gianni Infantino attended the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday. He took the opportunity to strengthen ties between FIFA and other international organisations. “This summit in Davos is a fantastic platform for sharing our experiences and discussing the changes that we can make to the world we live in. This progress – whether technological, digital, industrial or philosophical – has an impact on football and football, too, has its own role to play,” said the FIFA President. Speaking with heads of state from three different continents, including the President of Rwanda and 2018 Chairperson of the African Union Paul Kagame, Canadian P... FIFA.com - News
Bruins President Cam Neely Praises Boston’s ‘Exciting Brand Of Hockey’
The Boston Bruins had a stellar 2017-18 season, tallying 112 points and finishing in second place in the Eastern Conference. The B’s played an exciting brand of hockey due to a mixture of talented young players and skilled veteran stalwarts like Zdeno Chara, Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand. Bruins president Cam Neely was pleased with the “exciting” brand of hockey that Boston played this season, noting the hockey IQ and execution on the power play gave the B’s a special energy. To hear Neely discuss the Bruins’ season with NESN’s Andy Brickley, check out the “NESN Sports Today” video above, presented by People’s United Bank. ... NESN.com
Patriots President Dismisses Beef Between Bill Belichick, Alex Guerrero
If there’s a rift between New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and Alex Guerrero, Tom Brady’s personal trainer, team president Jonathan Kraft doesn’t know about it. “I haven’t heard anything from either the coaching staff or Alex about either one being upset with each other,” Kraft said on 98.5 The Sports Hub on Sunday, via The Boston Globe’s Ben Volin. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported there’s “some sort of issue” between Belichick and Guerrero this week. Guerrero has not been attending road games, as he has in years past. Guerrero was not spotted by NBC Sports Boston’s Mike Giardi as the Patriots were exiting their team buses... NESN.com
Is Donald Trump Jealous Of NFL? Jags Owner Shad Khan Believes President Is
Shad Kahn suspects Donald Trump’s history with the NFL is driving his current war on the league. The Jacksonville Jaguars believes the U.S. President is “jealous” of NFL owners and holds a grudge against them due to his failed attempts to buy NFL teams, according to USA TODAY’s Jarrett Bell. Trump has continually attacked NFL owners for not forcing players to stand during the national anthem. “This is a very personal issue with him,” Kahn said Wednesday in New York City following the NFL owners’ meetings. “He’s been elected president, where maybe a great goal he had in life to own an NFL team is not very likely. So to make it tougher, or t... NESN.com
Caitlyn Jenner Has Message For Donald Trump, Calls His Presidency ‘A Disaster’
Share this: Donald Trump has been President of the United States for a little over a month, but one public figure believes his presidency is already a mess. Caitlyn Jenner took to Twitter on Thursday to share a video message for POTUS. In the video, Jenner extends her support for the LGBTQ community, which she believes Trump has failed to do. You can hear Jenner’s full message in the video below. We’ll have to wait and see whether or not Trump responds to Jenner’s message. Thumbnail photo via Crystal Chatham/The Desert Sun via USA TODAY NETWORK More Stories Source link
Russia’s volunteer campaign sets new World Cup record
The campaign to recruit volunteers for the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ has proved to be one of the biggest in the history of the volunteer movement, breaking the World Cup record for the number of applications. In the period from 1 June 2016, when President of Russia Vladimir Putin and FIFA President Gianni Infantino jointly launched the volunteer campaign, to the end of the application period on 30 December, around 177,000 people expressed an interest in becoming volunteers for the Russia 2018 Local Organising Committee (LOC). This exceeds the previous record by almost 25,000 applications, set four years ago when 152,101 applications were r... FIFA.com - News