AltWeeklies Wire
League Leaders: Minor-League Baseballnew
The Red Sox may be the main attraction, but when it comes to minor-league baseball, New England is spoiled for choice.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
06-09-2005 |
Sports
Tags: New, York, Vermont, cats, Red, rock, Portland, dogs, County, Pride, Haven, sea, Worcester, North, League, Spirit, Atlantic, Bluefish, Bridgeport, Britain, Brockton, Can-Am, cutters, Expos, Fisher, Hampshire, Lowell, Nashua, Navigators, Norwich, Pawtucket, Penn, Rox, Shore, Sox, Spinners, tornadoes
Derby Girls Draw in Fansnew
Career women assume tough-girl alter egos at night to compete in a new breed of roller derbies.
Extra Inningsnew
The game of baseball isn't played against the clock, which is a good thing because Florida Marlins Manager Jack McKeon has lots of stories to tell.
Miami New Times |
Sam Eifling |
06-06-2005 |
Sports
A Whole Different Ballgamenew
Why are so many Latino players among those testing positive for steroids under baseball's new policy? One culprit is Major League Baseball itself.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Steve Perry |
05-26-2005 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Tony Pena's Off-the-Field Distractionnew
According to an au pair's testimony in a divorce case, former Kansas City Royals manager Tony Pena had an extramarital affair with the mother of newborn triplets.
Urban Cowboysnew
The underground city-bike-racing scene hits the streets of Boston.
Boston Phoenix |
Matthew Shaer |
05-19-2005 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Quitting Royals Manager Accused of Romantic Liaisonnew
Realtor Kelly J. Locke says he subpoenaed former Kansas City Royals manager Tony Peña to testify in his pending divorce trial because he believes that Peña had an affair with his wife.
The Sport of Watching Men Beat Each Other Bloodynew
Pottery-selling Satan worshipers and chino salesmen meet for fun and pain in the world of extreme championship wrestling.
Dallas Observer |
Zac Crain |
05-16-2005 |
Sports
Paradise Lost for Top Jockeynew
Kyle Kaenel has a chance to be the best. Racing, quite literally, is in his blood. But he may never race again.
Phoenix New Times |
Bruce Rushton |
05-03-2005 |
Sports
Tags: horse racing, injury
Life Puts Boxer on the Ropesnew
Tony Duran's athletic ability -- in wrestling, running, football -- was excellent, and boxing seemed to focus all his energy. Boxing was a sport of brutal extremes, physical risks and unlikely monetary payoffs, but it was also the stabilizing factor in his life.
Tags: sports & fitness
For the Love of the Gamenew
Semi-pro gridiron upstarts the Missoula Raptors are at the crossroads of opportunity and hard knocks.
Missoula Independent |
Skylar Browning |
04-21-2005 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Baseball Fans' Minds Linger on Steroidsnew
At spring training, fans young and old can get as near to sluggers Rafael Palmeiro and Sammy Sosa as a bipartisan congressional committee was just 24 hours earlier.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Sam Eifling |
04-19-2005 |
Sports
St. Louis Parties During the Final Fournew
It's not every year that St. Louis hosts an event that relegates the Redbirds to the nether reaches of the daily sports dispatches and turns the city's moribund downtown upside down.
Riverfront Times |
Unreal |
04-07-2005 |
Sports
King of the Hillnew
Bert Blyleven is a clown, color man -- and the best eligible pitcher who's not in the Hall of Fame.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Britt Robson |
04-06-2005 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Legendary High School Coach Has Won at a Pricenew
Last year Bud Lathrop reached a milestone 900 wins in a half-century of coaching basketball at a Missouri high school. But he's known for getting in trouble for using a wooden paddle on players who missed free throws during practice.
