AltWeeklies Wire
Are the NBA's Foul Calls Racially Biased?new
According to Justin Wolfers and his colleague Joseph Price, they are -- the two just released a study finding that NBA referees called more fouls on black players, and black refs called more fouls on white players.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Doron Taussig |
05-15-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Home of the Bravesnew
Fifty years ago this fall, a Boston team beat the Yankees in the World Series; 57 years ago, a Boston team became one of the first in the major leagues to integrate -- that team, obviously, was not the Red Sox.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
05-10-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Mountains Say Goodbye to Mom-and-Pop Ski Schoolsnew
As Crystal and other resorts bring instruction in-house, independent schools lament a Northwest tradition's demise.
Seattle Weekly |
Keegan Hamilton |
05-07-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Cup Stacking, the New Youth Craze?new
Inside the latest trend in quasi-sports.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
05-03-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Virginia Tech Finds Peace at the Baseball Fieldnew
The Virginia Tech baseball team lost a game and won the hearts and minds of a grieving crowd in Blacksburg on April 20.
C-Ville Weekly |
Wes McElroy |
05-02-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Baseball Cards Are Making a Comebacknew
After a long absence, wax packs are back at Seattle's Safeco Field.
Seattle Weekly |
Huan Hsu |
05-01-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
I Feel a (NFL) Draftnew
This year's NFL beauty contest is all about congeniality.
C-Ville Weekly |
Wes McElroy |
04-25-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Lords of the Wrestling Ringnew
Hulk Hogan will not be fighting Jerry Lawler in Memphis -- or will he?
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Davis |
04-24-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
The Slow and the Spuriousnew
Tagging along on the world's least dangerous drift car ride.
Tags: sports & fitness
Chicago Courts the Olympics & Future Olympians Practice in School Hallwaysnew
While the Olympic boosters raise millions to bring the games to Chicago, the next generation of public school track students will share Gerald Turner's plight -- running the hard hallways and ripping the hell out of their legs.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
04-23-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Basketball by the Booknew
Legislators call for a probe of the nonprofit that governs Missouri high school sports.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
04-20-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Hold the Horsesnew
The best thing about the Illinois Derby? The ostrich race.
Chicago Reader |
Ted McClelland |
04-16-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Polocrosse's Sticks and Studsnew
The U.S. team trains for this month's World Cup showdown.
San Antonio Current |
Alexis Souza |
04-12-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Milkamania: She's Fast, Smart, and Headed for Indynew
Milka Duno is a shockingly beautiful and extremely ambitious racer -- and she just announced that she would leave sports car racing to work toward the Indy 500.
Miami New Times |
Isaiah Thompson |
04-09-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
'The Microsoft of Kickball' Has Arrivednew
The World Adult Kickball Association is armed with a stack of copyrighted rules and a litigious reputation.
Seattle Weekly |
Huan Hsu |
04-09-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
