AltWeeklies Wire
Gay or Straight? Pick a Side Before Joining a Lesbian Softball Leaguenew
As a woman married to man, I'm an anomaly here in the South Florida Amateur Athletic Association, which defines itself on the web as "a gay and lesbian softball league ... for both gay and non-gay participants."
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Amy Guthrie |
07-29-2008 |
Sports
Olympic Hopeful Dana Torres is Swimming Upstreamnew
The 41-year-old can outrace Olympic swimmers half her age, but beating the skeptics may prove more difficult.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Brantley Hargrove |
07-08-2008 |
Sports
The Muscle Mennew
Inside the "Rejuvenation Centers" at the heart of the nation's largest illegal steroid and HGH operation.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Michael J. Mooney |
03-18-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Making the Costly Bid to be America's Next Tennis Champnew
It may be impossible for two firefighters to fund the education of an international tennis star, not to mention a single mother or a doctor in Haiti -- but these families are doing just that, buoyed by their daughters' ambitions.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Thomas Francis |
07-17-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
The Bad News Bulldogsnew
A quest for (Special) Olympic gold, starring one burned-out journalist turned coach and a volleyball team that couldn't spike straight.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Thomas Francis |
05-29-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Swimming With the Fishesnew
The $8 million man will lead the Dolphins out of the desert -- honest.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Sam Eifling |
09-12-2006 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Win the Tourney or Go Brokenew
Making the top 500 in pro tennis is a big investment.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Josh Schonwald |
04-04-2006 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Invitation to a Stompingnew
On the low-end neck-breaking circuit, only God and America are bigger than bull riding -- but just barely.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Sam Eifling |
02-28-2006 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Jackass Jack McKeonnew
Florida Marlins Manager Jack McKeon has made so many mistakes down the stretch that he personally destroyed any chance that the Marlins would make the playoffs.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
10-11-2005 |
Sports
Baseball Fans' Minds Linger on Steroidsnew
At spring training, fans young and old can get as near to sluggers Rafael Palmeiro and Sammy Sosa as a bipartisan congressional committee was just 24 hours earlier.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Sam Eifling |
04-19-2005 |
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
Stars Want Out of Beleaguered Swimming Hall of Famenew
The state of the exhibits in the Fort Lauderdale shrine are in shambles, and swimming champions like Mark Spitz have asked to have their likenesses removed. Many blame Hall of Fame President Sam Freas for the chaos.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Sam Eifling |
09-28-2004 |
Sports
