LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Long before Mike Tyson became a world champion heavyweight boxer, he threw his first punch over a pigeon. In fact, Tyson says, pigeons were his first love as a bullied kid on ...

The disappearance of Alfred Swinscoe, 54, in January 1967 was a mystery that most of Russell Lowbridge's family refused to discuss. Alfred, a proud Derbyshire miner and pigeon racer known as 'Sparrow' ...

A pigeon racing enthusiast avoided jail Wednesday, but was fined $5,500 and ordered to volunteer in an animal shelter for killing federally protected hawks that were attacking pet birds he spent years ...

On Aug. 20, John Landry received a letter from Karen Clifton, American Racing Pigeon Union Executive Director, stating "you have received this prestigious award because of your tireless efforts to ...

• Meet Jerry Michielli’s racing doves at Valley Fest today at Mirabeau Point Park, 13500 E. Mirabeau Parkway in Spokane Valley. Pick a dove and watch it being released – then check its arrival at ...

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 ...

More than 400 racing pigeons flew home to Chicago from Coon Rapids, Iowa, Sunday as part of the Windy City Classic, an annual 350-mile race that awards $10,000 to the fastest pigeon. A bird belonging ...

At 10 years old in New York City, Johnny Rodriguez watched pigeons flying far overhead. Released from the roofs of buildings, the homing pigeons flew far away and then always flew home. He began ...

Jeff Staple and his Pigeon brand found themselves at the center of controversy recently after teaming up with designer Warren Lotas on a Nike SB Dunk lookalike sneaker. While that project ultimately ...