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Interception returns by Ortega and Ballentine highlight San Diego's 27-21 victory over Cal Poly
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Trey Ortega and Matt Ballentine returned interceptions for touchdowns and San Diego's opportunistic defense led the Toreros to a 27-21 season-opening victory over Cal Poly on Saturday night. Ortega's 38-yard return of a Bo Kelly pass gave San Diego a 10-0 lead in...
PETA protesters interrupt Pope Francis' Vatican audience, call on him to denounce bullfighting
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Two activists from animal rights group PETA interrupted Pope Francis’ general audience on Wednesday, shouting and holding up banners against bullfighting before being escorted out of Paul VI Hall. The two were wearing t-shirts reading “Stop blessing...
Colombian bullfighters decry new ban on the centuries-old tradition and vow to keep it alive
CHOACHI, Colombia (AP) — Sebastián Caqueza says a new law to ban bullfighting in Colombia by mid-2027 will not dampen his passion for the sport that he has been practicing since has was a small boy. Caqueza became a professional matador five years ago by taunting a fully grown...
Colombia's president signs bill to ban bullfighting in the South American country
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Monday signed a bill that bans bullfights in the South American country, further reducing the short list of nations around the world where the centuries-old tradition is still legal. Petro signed it in front of hundreds...