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Chicken Little & My Sauconys' Marathonnew
Despite the presence of the dubious Chicken Little, a 64-year-old woman goes from a couch potato to running in a marathon.
Jackson Free Press |
Jackie Warren Tatum |
10-12-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
The Year Of The Cheaternew
Why steroids, spying, and all those other sports scandals are actually good for fans.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
10-10-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Phil Steele's Office: What Football Junkies' Dreams Are Made Ofnew
His business is top-shelf pigskin intel -- and business is good. He's made his living doing something many men do anyway, at least when the wife lets them: watching Vegas-buffet heapings of football.
Cleveland Scene |
Jason Nedley |
10-09-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
The Boston Red Sox Postseason, A to Znew
The definitive alphabetical guide to the MLB playoffs in Boston.
Dig Boston |
Jason Perlmutter |
10-03-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
A Philly Running Club Aims to Help Homeless Mennew
Back on My Feet is a group of homeless men who have woken up around 5 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday since July 3 to run one to 10 miles each morning.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Kristin Pazulski |
10-02-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
The Dope and the Dopesnew
Was human growth hormone or the baseball press responsible for Rick Ankiel's fall from grace?
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
10-01-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
What Would [Insert Famous Athlete] Do?new
If professional sports bear any resemblance to real life, we are afflicted with a monumental ethics problem.
Shepherd Express |
Joel McNally |
09-28-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
The Year Moneyball Falterednew
The struggling Oakland Athletics tore through more players than ever in their history -- but for the minor leaguers, 2007 was a chance to dream.
East Bay Express |
Staff |
09-26-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Ric Allison & Charles Barrett Make a Longboard Suitable for Hangingnew
Currently awaiting a patent, they've been toting the board to Maine, Cape Cod, Strathmere and Long Beach Island and letting surfers take it out for a ride to get their impressions.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Brian Hickey |
09-25-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
World-Champ Pole Vaulter Gets No Recognition at Homenew
Perhaps a gold in Beijing would get Brad Walker some Seattle love.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
09-25-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Monday Night Football Has Changed ... Get Over Itnew
The MNF booth, no matter who's in it, receives the most criticism when it's compared to what it once was -- but like long-winded announcers, the critics are wasting their breath.
C-Ville Weekly |
Wes McElroy |
09-19-2007 |
Sports
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
