AltWeeklies Wire
Old and New Media Are Still Squaring Off in Jocklandnew
For some reason, though, the general coming-together of the typewriter and podcast sets doesn't extend to sports. To an extent unmatched in any other journalistic subgroup, the (mostly) men who write stories and columns on the world of sports seem to regard their web-based successors (also mostly men) with a potent mix of contempt and rage.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
06-19-2008 |
Media
Building the Parkour Movementnew
Parkour is edging into the public consciousness, thanks in part to vehicles like the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale, which opened with a spectacular construction-site foot chase featuring parkour pioneer Sebastian Foucan and events like the Memorial Day Weekend International Parkour Expo.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
06-16-2008 |
Sports
Will the Hassle of Dealing with MLB Bury a Documentary About a Cubs Superfan?new
Just days before the Cubs season opener in 2005, amateur filmmaker Paul Hoffman premiered his documentary about Ronnie "Woo Woo" Wickers at a gala benefit at the Chicago Historical Society. Hoffman figured it was only a matter of time before Woo Life: One Life Saved by the Game of Baseball found a distributor and brought further attention to a cause near to his heart, the plight of Chicago's homeless. But in fact, in three years' time he'd be sitting on a thousand copies of the film.
Chicago Reader |
Jeff Carroll |
06-16-2008 |
Sports
Baseball: Where Have All the Black Guys Gone?new
Consider it fallout from the epidemic of black dads abandoning their families. Today, about 50 percent of black kids are raised in female single-parent homes, versus 16 percent of white kids. That trend wreaks unique havoc on baseball. As Indians ace C.C. Sabathia puts it: "It's a sport you play with your daddy."
Cleveland Scene |
Gus Garcia-Roberts |
06-13-2008 |
Sports
Was it Business as Usual in Belmont?new
Plus, Big Brown's Top 10 excuses for not winning the Triple Crown.
Boston Phoenix |
Jeffrey Gantz |
06-12-2008 |
Sports
Can't Skateboarders and BMX Bikers Just Get Along?new
Guess what: skateboarding isn't a crime anymore -- it's gone mainstream. And now some skaters, many of them kids who never had to live in the underground world that I did, are using their legitimacy to push out the new outlaws -- people who ride BMX bikes.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Duncan Scott Davidson |
06-04-2008 |
Sports
Sports Bloggers Don't Deserve the Indignation of Mainstream Commentatorsnew
Blogs are not the enemy. As with any medium, there are good actors and bad. Sports fans are supplementing their consumption of mainstream columnists with their favorite blogs, not choosing one over the other.
Talking to Stephanie 'Golden Girl' Jaramillo, a Pioneer of Women's Boxingnew
Jaramillo and her husband are launching Geronimo Enterprises, a promotions company that will begin organizing mixed martial arts and amateur boxing bouts in Santa Fe as early as August 2008.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
05-30-2008 |
Sports
The Dark Side of Horse Racing is Finally Being Revealednew
This year, a horse called Big Brown won the Kentucky Derby. But Big Brown's win was overshadowed by the No. 2 horse breaking both ankles after the finish. Eight Belles was humanely euthanized at the track.
Tucson Weekly |
Catherine O'Sullivan |
05-29-2008 |
Sports
Roller Grrls
The biker-bitch stereotype doesn’t fit the new generation of roller derby girls. They can be sensitive, they can play smash-mouth, and maybe you’re just jealous
The Inlander |
Michael Bowen |
05-23-2008 |
Sports
Sports Blogs Fight for Respect ... and Accessnew
Over the past year, sports bloggers have been prying open the doors to press boxes, particularly within the NFL and the NBA. But amateur sportswriters have had little success winning over the gatekeepers of America's pastime -- at least here in the Bay Area.
Jon Lester, the No-Hit Wondernew
This past Monday night, Lester became the 18th player in Red Sox history to pitch a no-hitter. And the Weston High School chorus was there to sing his praises.
Boston Phoenix |
Rachael Mazzella |
05-22-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Former Pro Soccer Players Help the Farolito Team Dominate an Amateur Leaguenew
On a recent Saturday morning, a crew of aging former professional soccer players from Latin America huddled around Salvador Lopez, who drilled them on the strategy of how their team, El Farolito, would win the 10:40 game in Golden Gate Park.
Five Ways New Mexico is Connected to the Beijing Olympic Controversiesnew
Tibet, Falun Gong, Darfur, poisoned imports and the threat of pandemics all hang over the games. And while these serious problems will likely continue long past the Beijing Olympics, the event presents the perfect opportunity for the world to protest and, perhaps, for China to listen.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
05-15-2008 |
Sports
Inside MMA: From the UFC to Illegal Cage Fights on Indian Reservesnew
It's been called human cockfighting, so why is Ontario making ultimate fighting even more dangerous by forcing it underground?
NOW Magazine |
Barrett Hooper |
05-12-2008 |
Sports
