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Eye of the Tigressnew

Muay Thai champion Ciara Irvine and the rise of the female fighter.

Eugene Weekly | Dante Zuniga-West | 11-17-2011 | Sports

Tags: Ciara Irvine, muay thai, Thai Boxing Association, Zuniga-West

BCS Booster Bowlnew

It’s Phil Knight vs. Bobby Lowder for the national championship of college football.

Eugene Weekly | Alan Pittman | 01-10-2011 | Sports

Tags: Oregon, NCAA, Auburn, Bobby Lowder, BCS, Phil Knight

Jump! Horses, Kids, Water and Ditches: What Could Go Wrong?new

I couldn’t help but wonder if this was a good idea: Jumping 1,200 pounds of horse at a gallop over logs, walls, ditches and various and sundry large solid objects seemed a bit suicidal. “Just keep your eyes up and go!” trainer and Olympic hopeful Karen O’Neal told me perkily as I got ready for my round. “Don’t look down. You’ll be fine.”

Eugene Weekly | Camilla Mortensen | 05-20-2010 | Sports

Tags: Equestrians, Horses

Urban Assault: Bikes Get Wild in the Citynew

Urban free-riding is what happens when mountain biking meets BMX with a little parkour thrown in. The urban world of buildings, walls, steps, park benches and concrete obstacles is where urban free-riders perform their bike-based stunts.

Eugene Weekly | Camilla Mortensen | 05-20-2010 | Sports

Tags: urban bikes, urban freeride

Large Questions Go Unanswered at Olympic Trialsnew

There were four "elephants on the track" at the Olympic Track & Field Team Trials: banned substances, corporate sponsorship, the shroud of ugliness over the Beijing Olympics and the way we deal with these underlying issues while simultaneously cheering on the U.S. athletes at the Trials and Summer Olympics.

Eugene Weekly | Chuck Adams | 07-10-2008 | Sports

Tags: China, Olympics, Eugene, Beijing, sports, essay, sports & fitness, Olympic Trials, doping, Nike