AltWeeklies Wire
Rangers' GM Hart Gets Little Lovenew
Rangers fans and the local sports media blame John Hart for screwing things up and blame him for not doing anything. Illogical though it is, he's labeled both culpable and irrelevant.
Dallas Observer |
John Gonzalez |
03-21-2005 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Top Player Must Choose Between School and NBAnew
Sometime soon, Pac-10 player of the year Ike Diogu will make a momentous decision -- whether to stick around Arizona State University for his senior year or set sail for the National Basketball Association.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
03-16-2005 |
Sports
Former Basketball Star Faces Tough Timesnew
Bobby "Bingo" Smith, an Original Cavalier, once had it all. Now, with his heart failing, his son facing murder charges, and his earnings long gone, he wishes he could do any kind of work for the Cavaliers again.
Cleveland Scene |
Joe P. Tone |
03-15-2005 |
Sports
Drag Racer Leaves Prison Behind ... at 200 m.p.h.new
Mike Charlton's quest is to become the fastest man alive. His latest attempt involves strapping a jet engine to the back of a semi.
Cleveland Scene |
James Renner |
03-09-2005 |
Sports
Fight Nightnew
Deep in Oakland's postindustrial wasteland, writer A.C. Thompson takes you ring side to observe the spectacle of humans doing bad things to one another – for fun.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
A. C. Thompson |
02-23-2005 |
Sports
Tags: fight club, underground culture
Brazilian Bull-Riding Champion Make a Buck the Hard Waynew
Brazilian-born Adriano Moraes, at 34, is one of the greatest riders ever to straddle a bull's back.
Dallas Observer |
Paul Kix |
02-15-2005 |
Sports
Kicking & Steamingnew
Nobody doubts that well-heeled 36-year-old Bucks County businessman Michael Hetelson is a fine salesman. It's his latest product -- professional indoor soccer -- that many, including his father, have grave doubts about.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
02-11-2005 |
Sports
Tags: Soccer
How They'll Lose: Eagles vs. New Englandnew
All season long, in a bold experiment in reverse psychology, Brian Hickey has predicted losses for the Philadlephia Eagles. They're now going to the Super Bowl. Coincidence? We don't think so.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Brian Hickey |
02-03-2005 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Avery Johnson Will Make a FIne Coach Somedaynew
Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Del Harris comments on what it would be like if the God-fearing Avery Johnson became interim head coach. For one thing, he'd never get tossed out of a game for cursing.
Dallas Observer |
John Gonzalez |
01-31-2005 |
Sports
Dania Jai-Alai Faces Extinctionnew
On the eve of a vote on slot machines that could resuscitate this ailing, brutish ballet, both jai-alai fans and gringo Scotty Klier wonder how much longer their love affair with this elegant, 500-year-old Basque competition can continue.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Sam Eifling |
01-25-2005 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Born to Runnew
Human evolution made us a species of runners. But it's up to each of us to get off our chairs and do it.
Monterey County Weekly |
Andrew Scutro |
01-25-2005 |
Sports
Hot Damn, Here Are Some Super-Sexy NFL XXX Postseason Predictions!new
Mass hari-kari? NFL Europe? Asperger's Syndrome? Hot photos of Vanessa
Williams? It’s all here in the ultimate alternative NFL postseason preview!
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
01-06-2005 |
Sports
Baseball Is in Ruins -- Until Springnew
The steroids use scandal that has caused baseball to stumble is part of a jarring pro-sports tumble.
Houston's Astrodome Becomes White Elephantnew
The Reliant Astrodome, famous all over the world, has fallen into disuse. Harris County, its owner, is studying seven proposals to convert it into everything from a diagnostics/research center to a hotel/shopping complex.
Houston Press |
Richard Connelly |
12-28-2004 |
Sports
Unfavorite Son Goes From Starter to Afterthoughtnew
Mavericks rookie guard Devin Harris learns that losing head coach Don Nelson's favor is easier than regaining it.
Dallas Observer |
John Gonzalez |
12-27-2004 |
Sports
