Just as Australia has gradually won over Americans’ hearts and taste buds, wine lovers have been catching on to the new fruits of South America.

They call them the "unbanked."

The saying used to go that you couldn’t tell the players without a scorecard. These days you can’t spell the players’ names without tildes and accented vowels.

Originally published in Tribune Sports on March 5, 2006

The saying used to go that you couldn’t tell the players without a scorecard. These days you can’t spell the players’ names without tildes and accented vowels.

The saying used to go that you couldn’t tell the players without a scorecard. These days you can’t spell the players’ names without tildes and accented vowels.

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Roger Clemens was looking for a much better finish to his brilliant career. Clemens pitched well Thursday night, but a lineup loaded with All-Stars couldn’t get the job done for the United States.

Hosur Road in Bangalore — India’s Silicon Valley and America’s back office — is dilapidated and dangerous. Cows sacred to Hindus nose through burning garbage. Bodies, dead, drunk or sick, sprawl in gutters as a mass of humanity teems above them.

TORONTO - Derek Jeter is taking this tournament personally. Chipper Jones and Jake Peavy are, too.

MEXICO CITY - Back in February, Sarah Palin tweeted about the overthrow of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak through a popular uprising. First there were the trapped Chilean miners, she said, and now the Egyptian disturbances. "What other drama will affect the Middle East?"

PERU, N.Y. - More than 229 years ago, Gen. Benedict Arnold led his crew of sailors on Lake Champlain against a far superior British fleet near here and lost. But their dogged fight in October 1776 delayed British movement south for a year, when they would be defeated in the Battle of Saratoga.

NEW YORK - To African-Americans, Hurricane Katrina has become a generation-defining catastrophe - a disaster with a predominantly black toll, tinged with racism. They've rallied to the cause with an unprecedented outpouring of activism and generosity.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Nicola Ross held up a gray and black sneaker for her husband, Ian, to examine in a Puma store aisle piled high with boxes of tennis shoes. She arched her eyebrows when she saw the price tag.

WASHINGTON — For all their differences, Americans largely agree on two things: 2009 was a lousy year for the nation, and 2010 is likely to be better.

Three months after placing second in Mexico’s toprated reality show, "La Academia," Yuridia Gaxiola is coming home. The former Mesa resident (and fellow cast members) will take center stage Friday at America West Arena.

Three months after placing second in Mexico’s toprated reality show, "La Academia," Yuridia Gaxiola is coming home. The former Mesa resident (and fellow cast members) will take center stage Friday at America West Arena.

September 19, 2004

ELON, N.C. - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said Thursday that God blessed the nation with oil and gas resources and other forms of energy that should be tapped to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign suppliers.

America West Airlines chief executive Doug Parker told a group of industry investors Tuesday his carrier is churning more revenue than ever, but because oil prices are expected to remain high for years, the company decided to propose a merger with troubled US Airways.

America West Airlines chief executive Doug Parker told a group of industry investors Tuesday his carrier is churning more revenue than ever, but because oil prices are expected to remain high for years, the company decided to propose a merger with troubled US Airways.

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras - The fringes of Hurricane Wilma lashed Caribbean nations on Wednesday, forcing schools to close and thousands to evacuate as it churned toward Mexico's Cancun resort and Florida after killing at least 12 people and becoming the most intense storm ever to form in the Atlantic.

CANCUN, Mexico - The leaders of the United States, Mexico and Canada are converging in this bikini-and-beer mecca for a second annual show of North American unity.

LAS VEGAS - She's been dressed up, dressed down, relocated and updated. Now she's being mocked. The latest chapter in Miss America's ever-evolving search for viewers and cultural relevance finds the heroine at the butt of the joke.