Fans gearing up for a summer’s worth of baseball tournament at Veteran’s Field here will have increased protection from foul balls and pop ups inadvertently flying into the stands. Duluth Nets installed new netting this week with money from the Ely Baseball Association, which has been funding improvements to the field. Duluth Nets usually makes a variety of fishing nets. … Read More

Several Chicago Cubs players called for more protective netting around the baseball field after a child was struck and taken to a hospital Wednesday night at Minute Maid Park. The game between the Cubs and the Houston Astros was halted in the fourth inning after the ball off the bat of Cubs hitter Albert Almora Jr. struck a young girl. The … Read More

Cautious Malcolm Brown has installed a “cat-proofing” system in the garden of his Southwick home to protected his three pedigree pets from harm. The feline fanatic has attached black netting to his garden fence – which he says will defend his pets against attack. The 53-year-old said: “I read with disgust and anger of the killing of cats in the … Read More

Workers last week extended upwards the netting around a newly turfed little league baseball field at Mead Park, days after two foul balls went sailing into the lot behind it and crashed into the windshields of cars parked there. But the architects of the project, partly because potential outs were taken away by that configuration, decided to move the backstop, … Read More

We are petitioning the Environmental Management Inspectorate (Green Scorpions) to execute its mandate and criminally prosecute in court the relevant officials from Gamagara Local Municipality for purposely contravening legislation at the Deben Landfill Site. The criminality and complicity of the municipal officials, by breaking the law and ignoring most legislation as it relates to a landfill site, is now common … Read More

When Navin Naresh moved into his home beside the Maple Ridge Golf Course eight years ago, he thought the odd golf ball might fly over the fence. He wasn’t prepared for such a barrage. Golf balls fly over his fence and that of his neighbours constantly. Naresh and his neighbours – Paul Pryce, his son Jason Pryce and daughter-in-law Sarah … Read More

Since 1969, the sound of batted baseballs has echoed through the netting of the Bakersfield Batting Range out to the busy Chester Avenue. The batting cages, located just down the street from the Kern County Museum, have become a local icon. For 50 years, mothers and fathers have taught sons and daughters how to swing a bat at this family-owned business. It’s … Read More

We’ve got some great promotions at the Peoria Sports Complex this season, and I wanted to keep the fans abreast of everything they have to look forward to this year. As some of you may know, the Seattle Mariners 25-man major league roster will be leaving spring training early to begin their regular season in Japan. A squad of major … Read More

Manic, chaotic and unflinchingly hostile, this was football played in a whirlwind, Ajax unleashing another storm on this season’s Champions League to set up a fascinating second leg against Juventus. The Italians will believe they are too good to be beaten at home by this Ajax side, that the hard work has been done in Amsterdam. Yet so did Real … Read More

Residents in west Toledo are growing concerned over some errant golf balls smashing their property. Neighbors said they are constantly whipping their heads when they hear someone teeing off on hole one at Maple Grove Golf Course in Bedford Township, which literally lays on the Ohio-Michigan line. The neighbors live in Toledo and their backyards are right in the line … Read More