AltWeeklies Wire
Prince Joe's Lamentnew
Where was Joe Henry when Major League Baseball coughed up money for ex-Negro Leaguers? In the dark.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
11-17-2004 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Hometown Favorite Becomes NBA Go-To Guynew
Devin Brown played college ball at The University of Texas at San Antonio and clawed his way onto the San Antonio Spurs' roster after a year in the limbo leagues. No one ever expected him to take center stage in the NBA playoffs, much less in a widely anticipated shootout with the Lakers.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
11-04-2004 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Dallas Mavericks Try to Build a Winning Team from Scratchnew
The Dallas Mavericks is promoting itself as a new team that since last season has become more cohesive, deeper, tougher and better defensively. This is the image they're selling. Anyone buying?
Dallas Observer |
John Gonzalez |
11-02-2004 |
Sports
Fans Chill As the NHL Season Is Icednew
Who the hell cares about the hockey lockout? Not many. Except for the good citizens of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, the people who brew Molson's and 11 hermits in northern Minnesota wearing Elmer Fudd hats who've just hooked up to the Dish Network.
Tags: sports & fitness
Top 10 Colorado Skateparksnew
Even the best skaters don't agree on the best concrete rides. Older "vert dogs" tend to prefer deep bowls and steep transitions, while the younger "street rats" look for stairs, rails and ledges. But both camps can find something to love at these skateparks.
Tags: sports & fitness
Colorado Skaters Head for the Hillsnew
Skater-owned skatepark firms get public-sector business not from big cities with big budgets and big crowds, but from small towns. In Colorado, this means skaters in search of the best concrete rides have to head for the hills.
Tags: sports & fitness
Couple Finds Scarce Ass to Kick(box)new
Kornelija Numic and Doyle Gayler are kickboxing champions who rarely kickbox, because their sport is dying. Now they spend much of their days locking up criminals and investigating crime scenes.
Dallas Observer |
Eric Celeste |
10-22-2004 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
He Writes the Signs in the Ballparknew
Marty Prather's obsession with holding up handpainted signs began during the 1985 World Series, when he flashed a sign that read: "The Fat Lady Is Singing."
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
10-19-2004 |
Sports
Golf Ball Fishing in Americanew
“There’s gold in these waters,” says Michael Aux Tinee. He is part of the secretive world of golf ball retrieval, an industry worth an estimated $200 million a year.
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
10-19-2004 |
Sports
The Mud, the Blood and the Poopnew
A rodeo insider takes you behind the chutes of America's cowboy sport.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Gavin Ehringer |
10-07-2004 |
Sports
Zero Gravity Seekers Boldly Go Where Many Have Ralphed Beforenew
A private company called Zero-G offers the public the newest extreme sport. For $3,000, it will take you up past 30,000 feet in a converted Boeing 727-200 to experience weightlessness.
Dallas Observer |
John Gonzalez |
10-05-2004 |
Sports
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
Assaulted Fan Gets Philosophical About Hecklingnew
Craig Bueno instigated a brawl at the Oakland Coliseum between A's fans and Texas Rangers players. Two days later, he and his attorney held a press conference, calling his heckling an "American tradition."
East Bay Express |
Justin Berton |
09-27-2004 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Takahiro Omori's Pursuit of Bass Fishing in Americanew
Takahiro Omori, who won the Super Bowl of bass fishing this year, came to the U.S. to pursue his dream against his father's wishes.
Dallas Observer |
Paul Kix |
09-24-2004 |
Sports
Fringe Political Group Pedals Toward a Cyclocross Ethicnew
The 10th annual Urban Outlaw Cross Dress Cyclocross is an amalgam of bike-riding, roller derby, steeplechase, mud wrestling and ballet, with a special prize for best cross-dressing. The purpose is to protest property ownership that comes at the expense of the common good.
