As The Columbian’s sports editor, I’ve followed the progress of Courts for Kids, a Vancouver-based nonprofit launched by Evergreen High School and Portland State basketball star Derek Nesland in 2007.

“I just knew that many of these students, they weren’t equipped, right? They didn’t have the supplies that they needed,” Reyes told In The Know. “They walk a great distance to get to school. Their ...

The complex will allegedly house more than 100 players, coaches, and staff, providing dormitory-style rooms and entertainment spaces. On Jan. 11, the Baltimore Orioles announced they will host an ...

The Dominican Republic offers a tropical escape that blends culinary discovery, outdoor adventure and cultural enrichment.

The all-inclusive Hard Rock Hotels of Mexico and the Dominican Republic are offering a kids-stay-free promotion through December 18, 2022. Two kids can stay free with one full-paying adult and indulge ...

Get the most of your Caribbean family vacation and check out the best places to visit in Dominican Republic for families with kids! A family vacation is only as good as the things that everyone in the ...

PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — A former Roman Catholic priest who was defrocked and convicted of molesting two boys in New Jersey has found a new vocation in a new location — teaching children ...

In the Dominican Republic kids train hard at the hope of making it in baseball's big leagues, but their families face financial pressures along the way. (AP/ Martin Adames) Supreme Court rejects Trump ...

HIALEAH, Fla. — Sandy Alcántara was grateful for all he had on his 24th birthday. The memories of pitching off a rocky, uneven mound and running around — sometimes barefoot — on the tall grass fields ...

Bartolo Colon couldn’t land a job with an MLB team this season but he’s still out there making hitters look silly. Colon, 46, is back in his native Dominican Republic these days, updating fans on his ...