Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DANIA BEACH, Fla. — Players and others who make a living from the once-popular sport of jai alai hope the closing of the last ...

MIAMI (AP) — The world’s fastest ball sport has been dying a slow death for decades. Now, a group of committed enthusiasts is doing all it can to save jai alai, a game that originated in the Basque ...

The elaborate Frontón Palacio jai alai arena opened in downtown Tijuana to a capacity crowd of 3,000 spectators 75 years ago on Feb. 28, 1947. Jai alai, a modern version of an ancient Basque sport, ...

For much of the 20th century, the sport of jai alai was a big deal — not just in Basque Country, where it originated, but around the world. In the '60s, it was marketed to Americans as the next big ...