http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/category/pro pro news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2010 2010-09-09T15:49:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090810_argentina_soccer/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090810_argentina_soccer/#When: 14:37:58Z Julia Kumari Drapkin The passion of Argentina is club soccer. Here you’ll find some of the world’s most fervent soccer fans and spectacular club rivalries. A soccer team here isn’t just about sport, it’s a social identity. Imagine the Red Sox and the Yankees in the same city. sports, soccer, pro, breaking, hub_headlines, globalpost, mexico_latin 2010-09-08T14:37:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_soccer_hooligans/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_soccer_hooligans/#When: 15:38:40Z Fulvio Paolocci It’s going to be a tough season for soccer hooligans in Italy. In an attempt to crack down on stadium troublemakers, the Italian government is forcing all season ticket holders to also undergo police background checks. news, crime, sports, soccer, pro, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-09-07T15:38:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090310_allstar_1070/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090310_allstar_1070/#When: 14:37:08Z Maria Polletta State Sen. Russell Pearce and other SB 1070 supporters are sending off 70,000 petition signatures urging Major League Baseball to ignore “critics and activists” they say are endangering plans to hold the 2011 All-Star Game in Phoenix. news, politics, border, crime, local, arizona, sports, baseball, pro, breaking 2010-09-03T14:37:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082610_nba_india/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082610_nba_india/#When: 20:12:54Z Mark Starr The NBA has been zealously pursuing international conquest during David Stern’s 36-year reign as commissioner. Basketball is the second fastest growing sport in India, with 4 million now playing the game. sports, basketball, pro, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost, business 2010-08-26T20:12:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/080910_us_soccer/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/080910_us_soccer/#When: 16:16:31Z Mark Starr The US embraced the World Cup, but what happens in the 4 years until the next one? sports, soccer, pro, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost, columnist 2010-08-09T16:16:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/080910_tigersproblem/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/080910_tigersproblem/#When: 07:45:49Z Roberto De Vido Tiger Woods finished the fourth round at the Bridgestone Invitation with a 77, giving him, at 18 over par, the worst finish of his career. What’s his problem? And what’s the solution? sports, golf, pro, opinion, comics, breaking, lead_ok, family 2010-08-09T07:45:49+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/072810_torossnowdon/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/072810_torossnowdon/#When: 03:53:33Z Kim Hartman Toros setup man Andrew Snowdon was picked up by the Philadelphia Phillies on July 23. Snowdon is the fifth Toro this season to be picked up by the big leagues. flags, sports, baseball, pro, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok 2010-07-29T03:53:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/072610_armstrong_tour/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/072610_armstrong_tour/#When: 18:08:28Z Mark Starr Lance Armstrong rode into Paris on Sunday, ending his historic run in the Tour de France with a whimper, not a bang. And that may have been a good thing too. Because the way Lance’s 2010 Tour has gone, the most likely bang would have been a headfirst crash into the Arc de Triomphe. flags, news, crime, health, sports, pro, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-07-26T18:08:28+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/072110_allstar_giffords/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/072110_allstar_giffords/#When: 00:14:22Z Gabrielle Giffords Guest Opinion: At the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Commissioner Selig was pressured to move next year’s game from Phoenix because of SB 1070. To his credit, he refused to accede, pointing out that moving the game wouldn’t affect Arizona lawmakers. nationworld, news, politics, border, business, local, arizona, sports, baseball, pro, opinion, guestopinion, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok 2010-07-22T00:14:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/072010_finch_retire/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/072010_finch_retire/#When: 21:30:15Z Michael Truelsen Updated: Jennie Finch, the face of USA softball and a former Arizona star, announced her retirement from the sport Tuesday. flags, local, sports, softball, college, pro, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok Jul 20, 2010, 9:30 pm http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071510_worldcup/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071510_worldcup/#When: 23:17:38Z Nicolas Brulliard South Africa hosted the world’s largest sports tournament, an undertaking that many feared would be too challenging for the developing nation. The country ponders what will be the tournament’s legacy. nationworld, sports, soccer, pro, breaking, hub_headlines, globalpost 2010-07-15T23:17:38+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071410_torossecondhalf/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071410_torossecondhalf/#When: 22:28:23Z Ash Friederich The Toros, in their second year as a member of the GBL, presented fans with an All-Star experience that is a direct reflection of where the league wants to go. flags, sports, baseball, pro, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok 2010-07-15T22:28:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071410_torosallstar/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071410_torosallstar/#When: 21:05:31Z Ash Friederich Representatives of the 10 teams in the GBL faced one of the country’s premier independent baseball leagues, the Northern League, in the International All-Star Game. flags, sports, baseball, pro, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok 2010-07-15T21:05:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071410_british_open/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071410_british_open/#When: 16:51:52Z Mark Starr From golden boy to forgotten man, Justin Rose rises from the ashes of English sports to show the Open who’s boss. flags, sports, golf, pro, breaking, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-07-14T16:51:52+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071210_worldcup_col/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071210_worldcup_col/#When: 16:35:04Z Mark Starr We should be grateful that South Africa 2010 turned out to be an alluring celebration of game and country. Hell, by Sunday the vuvuzelas had begun to sound like late Miles Davis. flags, sports, soccer, pro, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost, columnist 2010-07-12T16:35:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071210_torosallstar/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071210_torosallstar/#When: 16:32:17Z Kim Hartman Toros shortstop Ryan Priddy’s girlfriend and two aunts feel so strongly about him that they are all flying in to Tucson from Colorado to watch him play in Wednesday’s GBL vs. Northern League All-Star Game. flags, sports, baseball, pro, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok 2010-07-12T16:32:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071110_octopuspaulonlarryking/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071110_octopuspaulonlarryking/#When: 01:06:15Z Roberto De Vido Yes, Spain lifted the World Cup today for the first time, but most soccer fans would agree that the real winner after a month of soccer was a German-based octopus named Paul. flags, news, media, sports, soccer, pro, opinion, comics, breaking 2010-07-12T01:06:15+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071110_worldcup_spain_final/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071110_worldcup_spain_final/#When: 23:53:51Z Nicolas Brulliard Spain became the eighth nation to win the World Cup by scoring a goal against the Netherlands in extra time. In a fitting end to a low-scoring World Cup, the Spaniards had to wait until six minutes from the end of the 30-minute overtime to score the final’s only goal. flags, sports, soccer, pro, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-07-11T23:53:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071110_worldcup_spain/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071110_worldcup_spain/#When: 17:00:30Z Graham Hunter Sergio Ramos, the rampaging defender who wanted to be a bullfighter but his mother wouldn’t let him, might not appear at first glance to be the Spanish soccer team’s most articulate spokesman. flags, sports, soccer, pro, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-07-11T17:00:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071110_worldcup_dutch/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071110_worldcup_dutch/#When: 16:47:20Z Paul Ames Vincent Van Gogh once said, “Orange is the color of insanity.” This week his compatriots are proving the painter right. The Netherlands is going orange mad and just about the whole country is draped in the color of the Dutch royal house ahead of Sunday’s World Cup final. flags, sports, soccer, pro, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-07-11T16:47:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/070810_torosdropfinale/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/070810_torosdropfinale/#When: 05:25:59Z Kim Hartman Francisco Plasencia tied Cristobal Santana’s 18-game hit streak record in dramatic fashion in Tucson’s 7-4 defeat in their final game against the Outlaws this season. flags, sports, baseball, pro, breaking 2010-07-09T05:25:59+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/070810_outlawpitchers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/070810_outlawpitchers/#When: 04:41:22Z Kim Hartman Chico Outlaws teammates Eri Yoshida and Kris Honel, who leads the league in both wins and strikeouts, have more in common than meets the eye. flags, sports, baseball, pro, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok 2010-07-09T04:41:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/070910_paulsprognostications/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/070910_paulsprognostications/#When: 02:31:31Z Roberto De Vido Paul the Octopus had picked the winner of each of Germany’s World Cup matches. But a German loss to Spain in the semifinals? Come on ... flags, sports, soccer, pro, opinion, comics, breaking 2010-07-09T02:31:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/070810_worldcup_final/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/070810_worldcup_final/#When: 19:19:49Z Mark Starr The World Cup 2010 semifinals displayed contrasting styles of soccer and produced two worthy finalists in Spain and the Netherlands who appear poised to produce an exhilarating climax to the tournament on Sunday. flags, sports, soccer, pro, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-07-08T19:19:49+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/070810_worldcup_spain/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/070810_worldcup_spain/#When: 17:55:26Z Nicolas Brulliard And the underachievers did it. Spain, a country that has long regaled the world with beautiful football, has finally reached a World Cup final after defeating 1-0 a German scoring machine that ran out of ammunition. flags, sports, soccer, pro, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-07-08T17:55:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/070710_worldcup_germany/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/070710_worldcup_germany/#When: 15:14:47Z Paul Hockenos Brotherly love: Never before has there been a German national team as “multikulti” (multicultural) and reflective of Germany’s post-Wall demographics as this year’s World Cup squad. nationworld, sports, soccer, pro, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-07-07T15:14:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/070710_worldcup_stadiums/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/070710_worldcup_stadiums/#When: 07:58:08Z Maura O'Connor South Africa dazzled the world with its new 2010 World Cup stadiums. But some are asking whether the $2 billion to build 10 stadiums was spent wisely in a country where so many live without flush toilets and trash removal. nationworld, news, business, trans_growth, sports, soccer, pro, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-07-07T07:58:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/070510_worldcup/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/070510_worldcup/#When: 16:58:39Z Mark Starr Drama promised in semifinals between Germany and Spain, Netherlands and Uruguay flags, sports, soccer, pro, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-07-05T16:58:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/070510_acidtour/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/070510_acidtour/#When: 01:47:52Z Roberto De Vido Another year, another Tour de Pharmacologie, er, Tour de France. flags, news, sports, pro, opinion, comics, breaking 2010-07-05T01:47:52+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/070310_apodaca/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/070310_apodaca/#When: 19:04:31Z Kim Hartman Toros catcher Luis Apodaca and his brother Juan – currently in the Boston Red Sox organization – grew up playing baseball in Venezuela and now have professional careers in the United States. flags, sports, baseball, pro, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok 2010-07-03T19:04:31+00:00