Stephane Peterhansel (right) of France and Paul Jean Cottret of France celebrate winning the Dakar Rally as they arrive at the end of stage 13 between Villa Carlos Paz and Rosario in Argentina.   Stephane Peterhansel won the Dakar Rally for the 12th time - sixth in a car - after a conservative drive on the 13th and final stage on Saturday (Sunday NZT).Peterhansel took control of Read more [...]

RIO CUARTO, Argentina: France's Dakar Rally legend Stephane Peterhansel celebrated his 12th title on Saturday as motorbike rider Toby Price became the first Australian to etch his name on the gruelling event's roll of honour.The 50-year-old Peterhansel avoided any late drama to safely cross the finish line of the closing 13th stage at Rio Cuarto to give French manufacturer Peugeot their first win since 1990."It's extraordinary. The pressure was very high, but we came through," said the Dakar's all-time Read more [...]

If you thought the dinosaurs in "Jurassic Park" were big, wait until you see the newly discovered 122-foot-long dinosaur that is displayed at the American Museum of Natural History.This dino surpasses the museum's model of a blue whale by about 30 feet.The prehistoric creature is so big it cannot even fit in the gallery space. Part of its 39-foot-long neck will extend through the passageway to greet visitors.The mysterious dinosaur was discovered in the Patagonian desert region of Argentina in 2014. Read more [...]

PROVO, Utah - Norio Sasaki is a man on a mission. Traveling through the streets of Provo, Sasaki sometimes walks, other times he runs, but he is always with his 175-pound cart behind him. It's a trip that he started in Alaska roughly eight months ago, and a trip that will take him to Argentina, he says, by 2019. "People think I'm crazy," Sasaki laughs from the side of the road. He says his family supports his dream to travel nearly 20,000 miles to the tip of South America. The motivation Read more [...]

A fiberglass model of a 122-foot-long dinosaur — its species so recently discovered that it hasn’t even been officially named yet — went on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York Friday, replacing a juvenile Barosaurus that has been exhibited for 20 years.The new species was discovered in 2014 in Argentina’s Patagonia region. Paleontologists believe it was a herbivore from a group known as titanosaurs and weighed around 70 tons, and that it lived around 100 million Read more [...]

Los Angeles Clippers backup center Cole Aldrich and point guard Pablo Prigioni make an unlikely duo. They couldn't be more different -- Aldrich is an outgoing 7-foot from Minnesota, while Prigioni is a 6-foot-3 introvert from Argentina -- yet they've formed a unique bond dating back to their time with the New York Knicks during the 2013-14 season, according to Orange County Register. That bond has helped transform the Clippers' season, as the team's bench has been far more productive since Read more [...]

Argentina’s “dead cow” play—in Spanish, the vaunted Vaca Muerta—has enticed yet another big-time investor: Aubrey McClendon’s American Energy Partners LP (AEP).AEP plans to put a half billion dollars into the geological wonder that has attracted the attention, in dollars, of oil majors worldwide.AEP, based in Oklahoma City, said Jan. 14 it signed initial farm-in agreements with state-run YPF SA (NYSE: YPF) for the exploration and development of Argentina's Vaca Muerta Shale.Under Read more [...]

"Regarding March prices, we are receiving offers in the
mid-$5's, (it's) hard to track bids as they are moving fast,"
one trade source said.

Argentine President Mauricio Macri completely reshuffled military chiefs Thursday, following a series of measures and dismissals meant to recover full political control over all state institutions within Read more [...]

“Disciplinary proceedings alone cannot change behavior by certain groups of fans that unfortunately goes against the core values of our game,” says Sulser.  The federations of Argentina, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay were fined $20,000. Chile received a $70,000 fine for four separate recorded cases. Disciplinary hearings Read more [...]