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Chinese firm to build golf resort in Cuba as U.S. tourism interest grows

By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) – A Chinese company and the Cuban government have signed a letter of intent to build a golf course and resort, official media said on Friday, with an apparent eye to the eventual lifting of U.S. travel restrictions. Cuba currently has one 18-hole-golf course, and its Communist government says it wants to eventually have at least 12 golf resorts on the Caribbean island. “The president

Rodriguez passes Mays for fourth on home run list

(Reuters) – Alex Rodriguez blasted the 661st home run of his career on Thursday to pass Willie Mays for fourth on the all-time list. The milestone blow came in the third inning of the New York Yankees’ 4-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles. “The reaction was incredible,” Rodriguez told reporters. “I’ve said all along the league, the Yankees, the fans — no one owes me anything.

A-Rod passes Mays for fourth on all-time homer list

The New York Yankees’ drug-tainted slugger Alex Rodriguez belted his 661st career home run on Thursday to pass Willie Mays for fourth place on Major League Baseball’s all-time list. Next up: legendary Babe Ruth, whose 714 put him at number three on the list led by Barry Bonds (762) and Hank Aaron (755). Rodriguez had matched Mays in dramatic fashion on May 1 at Fenway Park, home field of the

Brady says Super Bowl win not tainted by 'Deflategate'

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady insisted the team’s Super Bowl 49 triumph isn’t tainted, despite a report linking him to a cheating scandal. In his first public appearance since the NFL’s report was released on Wednesday, Brady was greeted by adoring fans at a question-and-answer session at Salem State University in Massachusetts, on Thursday, an engagement arranged long before the report came out.

Audi Strikes First at Wörthersee with the TT Clubsport Turbo

– Each year, the Volkswagen Group goes insane. No, we are not talking about corporate drama at the board level. This is even more fun: The legendary all-things-Volkswagen festival at Lake Wörthersee in Carinthia, Austria, serves as a launching pad for new technologies and sporty derivatives from VW, SEAT, Audi, and Škoda. – This year, Audi is first to unveil its Wörthersee project. Meet the TT Clubsport Turbo, a glimpse

24 Hours of LeMons Southern Discomfort 2015: The Winners!

-The sixth annual Southern Discomfort 24 Hours of LeMons was one of the most exciting contests we’ve ever seen at Carolina Motorsports Park in South Carolina, with four teams staying within striking distance of the overall win for most of the weekend. Lots of lead changes, lots of fast laps, and the whole weekend of racing came down to the difference in fuel consumption between a Detroit pushrod V6 and