Some people race cars. Others race boats, but for thousands of people around the world, nothing compares to pigeon racing. Just like prized race horses, pigeons are bred, raised and trained by owners ...

Hundreds of pigeons emerge from a slim opening in a backyard shed outfitted into a coop, their heads bobbing as their owner, Wilberto Aponte out, shoos them out, gruffly urging them to fly. In a ...