AltWeeklies Wire
Michael Vick is (Sadly) a Man of the Timesnew
Forget the excuse that claims dog fighting is acceptable among rural, Southern blacks -- Vick knew very clearly that he was running a criminal enterprise.
Metro Times |
Larry Gabriel |
09-04-2007 |
Sports
D.J. Augustin Plays a Real Pick-Up Gamenew
Hurricane Katrina ended Augustin's hopes to be a basketball star in New Orlenas, but he joined the team at a Texas high school where he evacuated -- and he now plays for the Texas Longhorns.
Juicing Barry Bondsnew
To asterisk or not to asterisk? That is the question.
San Diego CityBeat |
Edwin Decker |
08-22-2007 |
Sports
In Sports We Trustnew
Four superfans on Michael Vick, Barry Bonds, female athletes as sex symbols and the enduring awfulness of the Cleveland Browns.
Port Folio Weekly |
Taylor Harwin and Hannah Serrano |
08-22-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Forty Bold NFL-season Predictionsnew
Why 40? Because everybody else does 50!
C-Ville Weekly |
Wes McElroy |
08-22-2007 |
Sports
'Roid Ragenew
Baseball's new home run k*ng swats one close to home.
Dallas Observer |
Richie Whitt |
08-20-2007 |
Sports
The Dominican Dreamnew
For Latin American baseball players trying to make it in the Phillies organization, the road is rough and the odds are long.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kate Kilpatrick |
08-20-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Recent Sports Coverage Has Been Overly Darknew
ESPN and others are blowing the negative out of proportion, and covering up the good fun of sports.
Weekly Alibi |
Thomas Gilchrist |
08-07-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Boxing with Ronnynew
Teenager Ronny Rios has fought his way into contention for the U.S. Olympic boxing team -- he didn't do it alone.
Tags: sports & fitness
Flying Solonew
Drexel's one-man figure-skating program heads to the collegiate championships.
Philadelphia City Paper |
J.F. Pirro |
08-07-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Mobsters Stay Mum on NBA Ref's Gambling Problemsnew
Philly's wiseguys aren't taking any bets on whether one of their own will ultimately be incriminated in the basketball's high-profile betting scandal.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Brendan McGarvey |
08-07-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
San Jose Roller Girls: Rink of Destructionnew
The retro chic cherry bomb has been Roller Derby, and now the South Bay's devastating ladies are making a league of their own right here in San Jose.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Felipe Buitrago |
08-01-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Tour de Farcenew
Lance is gone and Portlanders don't seem to care anymore about bicycling in France.
Willamette Week |
Nicholas Deshais |
07-30-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Waiting for Beckhamnew
Or, maybe winning games is beside the point.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
07-27-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
A Fan's Fearsnew
For this lifelong sports lover, doubts are starting to appear.
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
07-25-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
