AltWeeklies Wire
The Tulsa 66ers Need Love Toonew
With plenty of devotion and dollars to go around, why is Tulsa ignoring one of its most successful teams?
Urban Tulsa Weekly |
Dwayne Davis |
02-06-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
San Antonio Roller-derby Women Roll in New Seasonnew
Rollergirls fans wait no longer — the darlings of the Alamo City have dusted the cobwebs off their skates for the first down ’n’ derby action of the regular season, pitting the Prim Reapers against the Missyfits.
San Antonio Current |
Nicole Chavez |
02-06-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
In the Wake of Mitchellnew
It was a report about drugs in baseball, but I felt like I was watching a tennis match.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Jim Buckley |
02-04-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
So, You Want to be a Professional Sports Journalistnew
Or, observations from the worst sports reporter on press row.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
02-01-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Does Wall Street Hold Clues to the Cluelessness at Redskins Park?new
Apart from George W. Bush after 9/11, it’s tough to come up with a situation where somebody squandered so much goodwill in so short a time as owner Dan Snyder did over a few days last week.
Washington City Paper |
Dave McKenna |
02-01-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Told You So!new
The sportswriters got it wrong, and the Giants got it right.
New York Press |
Matt Elzweig |
01-31-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Exercising Powernew
Take a five-part approach to redefining your body. Combine smart nutrition with resistance training, flexibility development, cardio and recovery.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Joseph Rosenfeld |
01-31-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Who Will Make Tomorrow's Surfboards?new
Standing with the latest in surf technology, Tim Bessell spoke of how hand-shaping was no longer his mainstay, that now he can shape faster, and with far greater precision, using a computer-controlled knife.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
01-30-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Winter Tryathlonnew
A guide to three extreme winter alternasports: ice blocking, winter swimming, and deathsledding.
Dig Boston |
Tom Coppock, Polly Furth and Matt Rusteika |
01-30-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Super Bullnew
An ex-NFL player in Oregon is fighting to fix the league’s dirty little secret.
Willamette Week |
Lillian Hogan |
01-30-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Winter's Here -- Surf's Up!new
Scott Ray dares to get coldcocked by winter waves on the Great Lakes.
Metro Times |
Kelli B. Kavanaugh |
01-29-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Gonzo Pong: My 10 Minutes as an Olympic Hopefulnew

I fully understand that table tennis activities involve risks and dangers of serious bodily injury, including permanent disability, paralysis and death. That's what the USA Table Tennis waiver required me to say. I signed it anyway.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Nick Norlen |
01-29-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Washington Babblethonnew
A corrupt and ignorant Congress pontificates on steroids.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Dave Zirin |
01-28-2008 |
Sports
Tags: steroids, sports & fitness
Is the Wilderness Too Dangerous for Skiers?new
As resorts have become crowded, more people are venturing into the fresh powder and empty vistas beyond ski area boundaries. The trend, called sidecountry, is booming. The conflict of safety versus access is playing out now at resorts across the West.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Grayson Schaffer |
01-24-2008 |
Sports
Red Means Go for Boxing Cut Man Chris Raynew
Ray is a freelancer these days, and that's a tough go. There isn't a huge demand for his specialized services, the most prized of which involves stemming the flow of blood from open wounds in less than 60 seconds.
Washington City Paper |
Dave McKenna |
01-24-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness