By Paul Newbold, Jet Press Every year Jets fans have to say goodbye to one or more of their favorite players, as cuts are made and aging players are deemed expendable or “washed up”. As I age I guess I’m getting a bit sentimental towards these guys, they are young in real life but their […]
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By Rachel Jacqueline, Life At a sudden-death play-off for first place in the World University Championships of golf earlier this year, Hong Kong amateur Tiffany Chan was staring defeat in the face. Watching her competitor sink a difficult putt, she knew she had to match her rival. After four rounds of play, the two golfers […]
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By John Heilprin, AP GENEVA — About 3,000 species of wildlife around the world have seen their numbers plummet far worse than previously thought, according to a study by one of the world’s biggest environmental groups. The study Tuesday from the Swiss-based WWF largely blamed human threats to nature for a 52 percent decline in […]
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The Sugar Pine Foundation and Explore Tahoe: An Urban Trailhead Visitor Center, and the Tahoe Rim Trail Association are teaming up for a morning of discovery and fun in the Van Sickle Bi-State Park in South Lake Tahoe. During the free 1.5-mile trek people will explore forest management of this area, while visiting panoramic vistas […]
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Lake Tahoe’s only curling club is hosting the World Curling Federation on Sept. 6 from 8-9:30pm. Lake Tahoe Epic Curling will then host a learn-to-curl session Sept. 7 from 5:30-8pm. Both events are open to the public and are at the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena on Rufus Allen Boulevard. The World Curling Federation, headed […]
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By Kathryn Reed ALPINE MEADOWS – Small ripples float across the lake in the gentle breeze. A few ducks swim by to check out the four of us – five if you count AJ. She doesn’t faze them, even though she acts like they are intruding on our territory. But where did all […]
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Placer County Board of Supervisors this week authorized funding for a section of the Martis Valley Trail. The proposed Class I bike path will be a corridor away from streets, roads and highways offering recreational opportunitie s not found on conventional roads. The 1.76-mile section of trail OK’d by the board will pass through areas […]
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TAMBA’s Armstrong Connector Trail Day is Sept. 7. Members of the mountain bike organization (and anyone else) will be working on the Armstrong Connector and Upper Corral Trail along with 27 AmeriCorps members. Volunteers receive lunch and a post work barbecue. Meet at 9am at the Corral Trail dirt parking lot. Some will ride, other […]
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By Eric Bernstein, Outside Your running regimen isn’t going to make up for your workday nine-to-five. All that sitting causes serious problems with hip mobility, which are only exacerbated by the repetitive movements of endurance training. “Running and cycling combine to make some of the tightest, shortest hips on the planet,” explains Kelly Starrett of […]
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By Kathryn Reed Snake Bridge nearly bit Pete Fingerhut as he carefully swung between the logs and held on to the thin ropes. Vertical logs are linked together five at time, then three. And just when you have your rhythm, there are five single logs that test upper body strength, timing to step from one […]
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