AltWeeklies Wire
The Dark Side of Horse Racing is Finally Being Revealednew
This year, a horse called Big Brown won the Kentucky Derby. But Big Brown's win was overshadowed by the No. 2 horse breaking both ankles after the finish. Eight Belles was humanely euthanized at the track.
Tucson Weekly |
Catherine O'Sullivan |
05-29-2008 |
Sports
Five Ways New Mexico is Connected to the Beijing Olympic Controversiesnew
Tibet, Falun Gong, Darfur, poisoned imports and the threat of pandemics all hang over the games. And while these serious problems will likely continue long past the Beijing Olympics, the event presents the perfect opportunity for the world to protest and, perhaps, for China to listen.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
05-15-2008 |
Sports
Inside MMA: From the UFC to Illegal Cage Fights on Indian Reservesnew
It's been called human cockfighting, so why is Ontario making ultimate fighting even more dangerous by forcing it underground?
NOW Magazine |
Barrett Hooper |
05-12-2008 |
Sports
Fifty Years of Dodger Bluenew
All professional baseball is built on a multi-billion-dollar foundation of half-remembered childhood memories, but even given that reality, the Dodgers have crafted a silly, if not repulsive, carnival of gauzy manufactured nostalgia. The Dodgers' 50th anniversary in Los Angeles celebration is irretrievably lame.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Neal Pollack |
05-12-2008 |
Sports
When it Comes to Tipping, LeBron James Goes Scrooge McDucknew
The self-proclaimed King of Ohio recently tipped $10 on an $800 bill. This is what French nobles like to call your requisite Bourgeois Bitch-Slap.
Cleveland Scene |
Staff |
05-09-2008 |
Sports
How Jeremy Williams' Death Devastated Orange County's First Pro Mixed-Martial-Arts Teamnew
In late 2006, when Marco Ruas was forming the Condors, he approached Williams about joining the team. Williams had quit fighting four years before to be a coach.
Lowcountry High Rollers Hope to Bring Roller Derby to Charlestonnew
A lot of girls in the area long to be named Miss South Carolina. More power to them. But only one girl in the land of pluff mud and seersucker suits decided that she would take on the name of Philly Phuck and refashion herself as a rock'em, sock'em roller derby queen.
Charleston City Paper |
Kinsey Labberton |
05-07-2008 |
Sports
The Wetboys Skate for Funnew
It was fun while it lasted -- but now MTV wants to mainstream Colorado's weirdest skateboarders.
Where Should the Focus of Olympic Protest Lie?new
The pre-emptive repression of political speech of Olympic athletes is mind boggling. The entire reason the Olympics are even in Beijing is political in nature -- an effort by the West to embrace China as a 21st-century economic and military superpower. So why shouldn't athletes be allowed to voice protest?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Dave Zirin |
05-05-2008 |
Sports
John Mryczko Won't Let a Little Quadriplegia Stand Between Him and Extreme Sportsnew
Mryczko wants wheelchairing to take off as a competitive sport. He began promoting the idea in 2003, launching the website extremechairing.com.
Chicago Reader |
Laura Putre |
05-05-2008 |
Sports
Add One More Criticism to the Beijing Olympicsnew
Oregon agricultural experts say the Games are contributing to higher food prices.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
04-30-2008 |
Sports
Can the Shaq Deal Bring a NBA Title to Phoenix?new
Consider this: Suns general manager Steve Kerr's been beating the odds his whole life.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
04-29-2008 |
Sports
The Ongoing Olympic Torch Relay Brings Fresh Nightmares and Memories of 1980new
Thanks to the IOC, China has the opportunity to use the world stage in August as a platform for propaganda. And that awful word, boycott, has seeped back into the Olympic movement's consciousness. You have to wonder what might happen if the situation escalates much more.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Ralph Routon |
04-29-2008 |
Sports
Tags: China, Olympic Torch, Olympics, protests, Tibet, Jimmy Carter, boycott, Moscow, sports & fitness
Get a Kick Out of Mixed Martial Artsnew
Over the past few years, the number of people watching mixed martial arts live and on TV has exploded, and a growing number are also using it to keep in shape.
The Georgia Straight |
Jon Azpiri |
04-28-2008 |
Sports
