...inning that held up, and the Dominicans capped a dominant, unbeaten run through the WBC."Tomorrow will be a national holiday," said Moises Alou, the proud Dominican general manager and a former Augusta Pirates player. "It was a tremendous...

On Monday we will celebrate the national holiday for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. His legacy was achieved in a span of less than 13 years ? December 1955 to April 4, 1968...

...Jr. will loom large over the festivities.A quirk in the calendar pushed Obama's public swearing-in onto the national holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader, and inaugural planners have taken pains to acknowledge that fact. Going...

...on center court. "It's an incredible feeling winning this trophy once more. I love this court."To mark the national holiday on Saturday, Djokovic pinned a fuzzy koala to his sweat shirt and walked into his pre-final news conference saying...

...reasons why the Super Bowl has become what may be the most widely shared cultural event this country has outside of national holidays.Indeed, some are saying Sunday's game was the most-watched event in the country's history. You can bet it...

...church service celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. The president's public swearing-in on Monday coincides with the national holiday marking the fallen civil rights leader's birthday, and Obama has invoked King's memory throughout the lead-up...

...coming about his dry spell.That's now over."Dale had the fastest car all day," Stewart said. "It's not a national holiday, guys. This morning they were celebrating his fourth anniversary of his last win, so I guess we're all in a...

...coming about his dry spell.That's now over."Dale had the fastest car all day," Stewart said. "It's not a national holiday, guys. This morning they were celebrating his fourth anniversary of his last win, so I guess we're all...

...both countries, leaving several people injured as thousands of Russian fans marched to celebrate the Russia Day national holiday.Police said 10 people wereinjured; seven Poles, two Russians and one German. Polish police also fired rubber...

...years, no less.And as Tony Stewart pointed out, Dale Earnhardt Jr. returning to Victory Lane doesn't warrant a national holiday.But there is a level of importance to Earnhardt snapping his 143-race losing streak that goes beyond the immediate...