HEADLAND ‒ As the group of homing pigeons circled the sky above, John Ross Helms whistled ‒ the signal that usually brings the birds back to their pen because they associate it with eating. Helms ...
You might hear that term in horse racing, but the competition 3NEWS learned about on Monday involved pigeons. The Beeville Racing Pigeon Club is made of experienced racers across the Coastal Bend.
It's a late Saturday morning and a dozen men are hanging out in a scraggly playing field in Borobudur, Indonesia. There's a shaded dugout along one edge, and a worn patch of dirt in the center that ...
In Taiwan, pigeon racing is not only a sport but also a national obsession where more than 30,000 Taiwanese pigeon racers devote their lives to chasing a dream of fame amd fortune. It's a sport awash ...
Thursday, June 6, marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day — when Allied forces launched the largest amphibious attack in the history of warfare on the beaches of Normandy, France. To mark the occasion, ...
The athletes trained almost from birth to compete in the 350-mile race from Nebraska’s Panhandle to Omaha. These racers ...
A cloud of scandal has darkened the skies of pigeon racing. In a first, the Bronx Homing Pigeon Club banned a pigeon racer from the entering competitions — after he was accused of giving his birds ...
Here's another issue that Supreme Court nominees may have to study up on. A federal appeals court supports the city of Chicago upholding a ban on keeping pigeons as pets. People who like to race ...