AltWeeklies Wire
Yao Ming: Commie of the Yearnew
Yao won the Model Worker award, given out by the Chinese Communist Party. Seems the Party's definition of "model worker" has been expanded beyond the usual coal miners who meet the Five-Year Plan to include multimillionaires who endorse McDonald's and Visa cards.
Houston Press |
Richard Connelly |
08-08-2005 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Three Nights In Junenew
River City Rascal hitting coach Jack Clark gives off an aura reminiscent of Muhammad Ali post-prime, a variation on what might be termed "Tough Guy Zen." He and his coiled bat used to treat an oncoming fastball as though it were a blacktop possum.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
08-02-2005 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Ask a Negro Leaguernew
A former all-star infielder for Negro League baseball teams in the 1950s answers questions about arrogant players and Tony LaRussa's shades.
Riverfront Times |
Prince Joe Henry |
08-01-2005 |
Sports
Tags: Barry Bonds, Tony La Russa
Femmes Fatalesnew
With free bullets and fresh targets, the NRA tries to reel in women.
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
07-28-2005 |
Sports
Ask a Negro Leaguernew
An all-star infielder for Negro League baseball teams in the 1950s names the pitcher he'd like to see start Game Seven of the World Series.
Riverfront Times |
Prince Joe Henry |
07-26-2005 |
Sports
Go Ahead, Climb a Rocknew
Notwithstanding a cluster of deaths this summer, statistics say mountaineering has actually gotten safer.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
07-20-2005 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
The Year of El Gatonew
FC Dallas' Mario Torres (nicknamed El Gato) carries the hopes of Latino soccer fans. But is he the future -- or just a cynical marketing ploy?
Dallas Observer |
Rick Kennedy |
07-18-2005 |
Sports
Say-It-Ain't-So Joenew
Why does Joe Morgan -- the best second baseman in history and a prominent TV broadcaster -- hate Moneyball, a book about baseball that he refuses to read?
Boxing Magicnew
A former firefighter quit his job and turned his garage into a boxing gym to make the wildest and least disciplined kids in Dallas into boxing champions. But the gym is falling on hard times.
Dallas Observer |
Paul Kix |
07-11-2005 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
The Flow of Freerunningnew
Parkour, freerunning, PK -- it's all the same thing: part martial art, part acrobatics, part extreme sport. And it's making its way from Europe to cities and towns across New England.
Boston Phoenix |
Sara Donnelly |
07-11-2005 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Wiffle Ball Goes Pronew
The organization Fast Plastic has taken Wiffle ball to new heights, with a magazine, rankings, statistics, and a national championship tournament.
Cleveland Scene |
Joe P. Tone |
06-29-2005 |
Sports
One-Armed Skater Toughens Up Women's Roller Derbynew
Brooke Leavitt lost an arm at age 3 but she's a formidable foe on the rink.
Arena Football Garners Respect... Sort Ofnew
The NFL's goofy little stepbrother has made strides toward legitimacy, and with an EA Sports videogame in the works Arena football just might go from gridiron methadone to main event. But indoor football still can't catch a break on the major sports networks -- not even with the help of Bon Jovi.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
06-20-2005 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Real Girls Play Tacklenew
Linda Caruso can totally kick your butt. An East Boston native with painted toenails, a pierced belly button, and a thick townie accent, Caruso is a veteran linebacker on the Mass Mutiny, a 6-1 pro women’s tackle-football team.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
06-17-2005 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Dropping Trounew
The Kansas City Star finds its leading story in a bathroom, of all places.
