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San Diego Toreros play in WCC Tournament against the Pepperdine Waves

Mar. 08, 2024 04:23 AM EST

Pepperdine Waves (13-19, 6-11 WCC) vs. San Diego Toreros (17-14, 7-9 WCC) Paradise, Nevada; Friday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Waves -1.5; over/under is 157 BOTTOM LINE: San Diego and Pepperdine play in the WCC Tournament. The...

Mexican town continues bull running tradition despite legal struggle over bullfights in capital

Feb. 01, 2024 22:44 PM EST

TLACOTALPAN, Mexico (AP) — For nearly a quarter century, the residents of this riverside town in southeastern Mexico have taunted, slapped, chased and run from bulls as part of a religious festival. It is reminiscent, though at a much smaller scale, of the running of the bulls in...

Federal court once again suspends bullfights in Mexico City, as activists and supporters lock horns

Jan. 31, 2024 16:54 PM EST

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A federal court granted a temporary injunction against bullfighting in Mexico City on Wednesday, as activists and supporters of the practice once again locked horns in court. Bullfighting had only just returned Sunday to the capital's Plaza Mexico, which held the...

Bullfighting resumes in Mexico City before a full crowd while activists protest outside

Jan. 29, 2024 21:51 PM EST

MEXICO CITY (AP) — With protesters outside a full arena, bullfights resumed in Mexico City on Sunday after the country’s highest court temporarily revoked a local ruling that sided with animal rights defenders and suspended the events for more than a year and a half. The...

Bullfight advocates working with young people to attract new followers in Mexico

Jan. 27, 2024 18:20 PM EST

ACULCO, Mexico (AP) — The corral gate swings open and an energetic calf charges in, only to be wrestled stuggling to the ground and immobilized by having its legs tied. The men go to work vaccinating the calf and marking its number with a burning iron on its back. It happened in...

The return of bullfighting to Mexico's capital excites fans and upsets animal rights groups

Jan. 09, 2024 11:59 AM EST

MEXICO CITY (AP) — In the center of a desolate and cold Plaza Mexico stadium, a young matador raises a red cape and leaps to the right as he gets charged — not by a bull, but by a bull’s head on a cart. A bellowing colleague is pushing the wheeled contraption to breathe a bit...