AltWeeklies Wire
Cowboys and Gals Proudly Out Therenew
Queer culture and cowboys come together for the 17th annual Bud Light Canadian Rockies International Rodeo — this ain't your grandaddy's rodeo.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Kenzie Love |
05-20-2010 |
Sports
Virginia Lacrosse Teams Believe in Life After Lovenew
University of Virginia men's and women's lacrosse teams advance in NCAA tourney, deal with grave loss.
C-Ville Weekly |
Brendan Fitzgerald |
05-18-2010 |
Sports
Tags: George Huguely, Yeardley Love
The Ring Leadernew
Lauren Fisher has taken her share of knocks, but that hasn't dimmed her dreams of fighting in the the first Olympic women's boxing event.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Lauren Daley |
04-26-2010 |
Sports
Tags: Lauren Fisher
New York's Real Life Fight Clubsnew
Sanctioned mixed martial arts was banned in NY State back in 1997, so it went underground. But the days of illicit bouts in martial arts schools and boxing gyms throughout the five boroughs are numbered.
New York Press |
Jim Genia |
04-01-2010 |
Sports
Can Oakland Go the Distance? After 25 Years, a Marathon Returnsnew
the Oakland Running Festival is scheduled for the weekend of March 26-28 and will include the first road marathon to be held in Oakland in more than 25 years. The event returns with an eye-popping new route and a menu of race choices.
East Bay Express |
Dan Schoenholz |
03-17-2010 |
Sports
Unicyclist's Affair with the Foothills: Man Drives 200 Miles to Ride Santa Barbara Trailsnew
Santa Barbara County is also a hub for mountain unicyclists, also known as MUni. One of these is the energetic and passionate Terry Peterson, a 54-year-old extreme unicyclist who frequents Santa Barbara trails even though he lives in Redondo Beach.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Jordan Lerum |
03-01-2010 |
Sports
Vancouver Winter Olympics Bring On the Partynew
A pile of hockey sticks was thrown on the ground and the massive sea of people began to part. Nets were moved into the middle of the street, and two men in goalie equipment took their places. This game was not about to break for any car.
The Georgia Straight |
Travis Lupick |
03-01-2010 |
Sports
Tags: Vancouver, Winter Olympics
Olympic Closing Ceremonies Get Surrealnew
It was only natural that tonight’s Olympic closing ceremonies would feel like a strange, flaring, echoing dream. The walk to B.C. place for the 5:30 p.m. start was only a couple of hundred yards from where I’d just seen Sidney Crosby score one of the biggest goals in Canadian hockey history.
The Georgia Straight |
Brian Lynch |
03-01-2010 |
Sports
The Winter Olympics Have Meant Big Business for Granite Curling Clubnew
Curling had a coming-out party during the 2006 Olympics in Turin, surprising everyone by besting more traditional winter sports like figure skating and hockey in the television ratings. Soon, curious Seattleites began to trickle into the club, eager to try their hand.
Seattle Weekly |
Vernal Coleman |
02-22-2010 |
Sports
Rachael Flatt is OK About Being Overlookednew
Rachael Flatt knows better than to label herself the favorite in women's figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Flatt, the Cheyenne Mountain High School senior fresh off winning the 2010 U.S. championship, generally is considered to have only an outside chance at a medal here at the Vancouver Games.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Ralph Routon |
02-18-2010 |
Sports
Tags: Mirai Nagasu, Rachael Flatt
By Encouraging Skaters to 'Command the Ice,' Coach has Commanded Respectnew
Tom Zakrajsek of Colorado Springs has spent 21 years patiently working and waiting for the moment when he finally could call himself an Olympic figure skating coach.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Ralph Routon |
02-18-2010 |
Sports
China Dominates Olympic Pairs Figure Skating in Vancouvernew
The best athletes in any sport are praised for making the difficult appear easy — as Mario Lemieux did while gliding past opponents. But figure skaters also have to make what they do look like something profound, sincere, wrapped up in a moment of genuine emotion.
The Georgia Straight |
Brian Lynch |
02-16-2010 |
Sports
Games, Games, Go Away: Activists Protest the Vancouver Olympicsnew
Formed in Vancouver, the Olympic Resistance Network began mobilizing with the slogan “No Olympics on Stolen Native Land.” Stolen, because most of the territories in British Columbia were never settled with treaties, like the rest of Canada.
Montreal Mirror |
Roxane Hudon |
02-12-2010 |
Sports
Professionals Tackle Everything From Head Chatter to Headlinesnew
Outside camera range, a supporting cast of hundreds, from physicians to worker bees, will toil to bring years of unsung work to fruition, a contribution that doesn't go unnoticed by the athletes.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
02-11-2010 |
Sports
U.S. Women's Hockey Team Sizes Up Another Round of Olympic Glorynew
Everything about the latest women's team has been developing and aiming toward the 2010 Winter Olympics, which start this weekend in Vancouver. But in the challenging world of global competition, there's no wiggle room in pursuing goals.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Ralph Routon |
02-11-2010 |
Sports
