By: Mario Beltrán Mainero Consul for Community and Political Affairs at the Consulate of Mexico in Calexico In the book “21 Lessons for the 21st Century,” Yuval Noah Harari, today’s most famous historian-philosopher, highlights the monumental civilizational achievement that is the Olympic Games. He is right on point. Although the …
Read More »Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Buys The XFL
-Editorial Dwayne Johnson with Gerry Cardinale’s RedBird Capital to purchase the XFL for $15 million Monday. Vince McMahon’s football league filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this year after the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out the inaugural season of the upstart’s return. Johnson, an actor, and professional wrestler played college football at the University of …
Read More »High School Sports Suspended This Fall in Imperial Valley
-Editorial It will be a different kind of year for many students as they will be starting school online this fall forcing them to adapt to a new reality. California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered all California counties that are in the State’s monitoring list to begin school distance learning this …
Read More »Soles de Mexicali Ready to Play Despite Pandemic
-Editorial Live entertainment and sports have been the most affected by the pandemic but that won’t stop Soles de Mexicali from going for another championship during this upcoming season. Soles de Mexicali will play the upcoming season but with modifications to ensure the safety to the players of the audience, …
Read More »Cam Newton New England’s New Quarterback
-Editorial Cam Newton will get a fresh start after reportedly agreeing to a deal with the New England Patriots. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen, Newton and New England settled on an “a one-year, incentive-laden” contract. The Carolina Panthers released the quarterback after nine seasons. Newton will replace Tom …
Read More »MONTE VISTA SURVEY
El Centro, CA.– The City of El Centro and the Imperial County Office of Education (ICOE) have engaged Victus Advisors to conduct an assessment for a proposed outdoor multi-use sports fields and identify the opportunities for a new sports complex in El Centro. The ultimate goal of this study will …
Read More »NFL Ready for 2020 Season
-Editorial Football is back ready to bring new and exciting games with Tom Brady in a new team and Las Vegas welcoming the Raiders. The 2020 NFL Schedule kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 10 with the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs hosting the Houston Texans. Sunday, Sept. 13 Seattle …
Read More »NFL to Schedule all 2020 games in United States
-Editorial The National Football League announced today that it will schedule all 2020 games in the United States in order for the entire season to be played in NFL teams’ stadia under consistent protocols focused on the well-being of players, personnel and fans. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell made this decision …
Read More »FIFA, UN and WHO launch #BeActive campaign on International Day of Sports
FIFA has joined forces with the United Nations (UN) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in supporting the #BeActive campaign launched on the UN International Day of Sport for Development and Peace to encourage people to be #HealthyAtHome as the world comes together in the fight against COVID-19, today and …
Read More »United States Olympic Committee will seek postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Games
By: Fidel Gastelum, Reporter The U.S. Swimming Team and the United States Athletics Association, two of the main disciplines in which the national team competes in the Olympic games, is asking the United States Olympic Committee to postpone the event due to the threat posed by COVID-19. The biggest sporting …
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