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The Cranky Redskins Fan's Guide to Dan Snydernew

From A to Z (for Zorn), an encyclopedia of the owner's many failings.

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Washington City Paper  |  Dave McKenna  |  02-04-2011  |  Sports

Fort Worth, PAnew

As black and gold Steeler fans descend upon Fort Worth, a native Pittsburgher assesses the pluses — and minuses.
Fort Worth Weekly  |  Anthony Mariani  |  02-02-2011  |  Sports

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

Duck Talesnew

Take a trip inside an Oregon football fan’s troubled mind.
Willamette Week  |  Henry Stern  |  12-08-2010  |  Sports

Heavyweight Championsnew

A Pittsburgh doctor and a lawyer may be World Wrestling Entertainment's real champions. But why do some people think the fix is in?
Pittsburgh City Paper  |  Charlie Deitch  |  12-02-2010  |  Sports

The Cranky Fan's Guide to Dan Snydernew

From A to Z (for Zorn), an encyclopedia of the Redskins owner's many failings.
Washington City Paper  |  Dave McKenna  |  11-22-2010  |  Sports

Dust in the Windnew

Can Mexico’s national sport survive in the U.S. amid increasing animal-welfare regulation?
San Diego CityBeat  |  Enrique Limon  |  09-29-2010  |  Sports

Five to Watch: An Intercontinental World Cup Tip Sheetnew

Here are a few tips to get you through your casual encounters for the next four weeks.
INDY Week  |  Joe Schwartz  |  06-10-2010  |  Sports

Confessions of a Fútbol Convertnew

How I learned to stop worrying and love soccer.
INDY Week  |  Neil Morris  |  06-10-2010  |  Sports

Is Soccer the Ultimate American Game?new

It's true that soccer is still in its formative stages as a mass spectator entertainment, but when participation is considered, soccer is America's game.
INDY Week  |  David Fellerath  |  06-10-2010  |  Sports

Virginia Lacrosse Teams Believe in Life After Lovenew

University of Virginia men's and women's lacrosse teams advance in NCAA tourney, deal with grave loss.
C-Ville Weekly  |  Brendan Fitzgerald  |  05-18-2010  |  Sports

The Ring Leadernew

Lauren Fisher has taken her share of knocks, but that hasn't dimmed her dreams of fighting in the the first Olympic women's boxing event.
Pittsburgh City Paper  |  Lauren Daley  |  04-26-2010  |  Sports

New York's Real Life Fight Clubsnew

Sanctioned mixed martial arts was banned in NY State back in 1997, so it went underground. But the days of illicit bouts in martial arts schools and boxing gyms throughout the five boroughs are numbered.
New York Press  |  Jim Genia  |  04-01-2010  |  Sports

Can Oakland Go the Distance? After 25 Years, a Marathon Returnsnew

the Oakland Running Festival is scheduled for the weekend of March 26-28 and will include the first road marathon to be held in Oakland in more than 25 years. The event returns with an eye-popping new route and a menu of race choices.
East Bay Express  |  Dan Schoenholz  |  03-17-2010  |  Sports

Olympic Closing Ceremonies Get Surrealnew

It was only natural that tonight’s Olympic closing ceremonies would feel like a strange, flaring, echoing dream. The walk to B.C. place for the 5:30 p.m. start was only a couple of hundred yards from where I’d just seen Sidney Crosby score one of the biggest goals in Canadian hockey history.
The Georgia Straight  |  Brian Lynch  |  03-01-2010  |  Sports

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