AltWeeklies Wire
Retired NFL Players Face a Litany of Health Problemsnew
The battle-scarred tough guys of the past are now standing up to the league, demanding a better disability plan and pensions similar to those of Major League Baseball players.
Why Did the Special Olympics Ban Steve Fleming?new
He fought to make his Special Olympians equal, and that got him torched.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
09-18-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Kayaking the California Coast ... for a Causenew
Six men make their annual 57-day, 1,094-mile paddle up the coast of California, this time to benefit the Rehabilitation Institute at Santa Barbara.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Jessica Morreale |
09-18-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Arizona State University Dives Into the Firenew
Dennis Erickson is a frightening choice to lead a college football program plagued by murder and NCAA violations.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
09-11-2007 |
Sports
Get in the Cage!new
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson just might make mixed martial arts everyone's favorite spectator sport.
Tags: sports & fitness
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.
Blow for Blow with UFC Fighter Kendall Grovenew
We profile rising UFC star Kendall Grove before his August 25th fight against Patrick Cote at the Mandalay Bay.
Tags: sports & fitness
College Football Previewnew
Here are Doctor S' SWAGs (Sophisticated Wild-Ass Guesses) for the 2007 season in Mississippi.
Jackson Free Press |
Doctor S |
08-23-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Barry Bonds* Hires Yet Another Lawyernew
New lawyer John Burris has a well-known rivalry with Mike Rains, Barry's* longtime criminal attorney.
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
