Japan facing ban from all international basketball
TOKYO (AP) — Japan is facing a potential ban from basketball’s world governing body FIBA over a failure to merge its two top leagues. FIBA …
Parents’ brawl gets teams banned from playoffs
SEATTLE (AP) — Two Seattle-area youth football teams have been banned from the playoffs – not for anything they’ve done wrong, but because of their …
Beyonce, Topshop team up to launch athletic wear
NEW YORK (AP) — Want a body like Beyonce’s? Now you can buy clothes she’s designed for exercising. The 33-year-old singer announced Monday that she …
Drum event benefits children’s health
Special to South Florida Times FORT LAUDERDALE — The Ronin Taiko Japanese Drummers dedicated a special performance Kon Jo: The Spirit of Courage held on Friday, October 10 in …
Ingram honored by P.U.L.S.E.
Miami, FL— United Teachers of Dade President Fedrick Ingram, right, was selected out of a group of finalists to be presented with the prestigious Political …
Broward County Public Schools Legislative Leadership Series
Florida State Representative Shevrin Jones from District 101 (left) presents a check for $200,000 to Broward County Public Schools in support of the minority male …
Oscar de la Renta, legendary clothes designer, dead at 82
NEW YORK (AP) — At his Fashion Week runway show in September, Oscar de la Renta sat in his usual spot: in a chair right …
Mentorship: 100 Black Men host career expo
MIAMI — The 100 Black Men of South Florida and the Miami-Dade County Public Schools will host a college and career fair that is expected …
News Briefs: 10/30/2014
Nominations sought for achievement honors FORT LAUDERDALE — JM Family Enterprises is accepting nominations for the 23rd annual African-American Achievers awards, which recognizes leaders for their …
MUMMIES, KINGS AND GOLD DEBUT AT SCIENCE CENTER
WEST PALM BEACH — A one-way ticket to Egypt will cost less than $20 this fall, thanks to the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, …