AltWeeklies Wire
The iPod Shufflenew
If I listened to music while working out, would the Knee Destroyer get jealous?
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
03-26-2009 |
Sports
Magic's College Coach Explains How March Went Madnew
Legendary Michigan State coach Jud Heathcote will get a much-deserved curtain call at this year's Final Four.
The Inlander |
Ted S. McGregor, Jr. |
03-25-2009 |
Sports
John Stockton's Fast Break into the Basketball Hall of Famenew
On April 6, the NBA's all-time leader in assists and steals, eastern Washington's own John Stockton, will be announced as one of this year's inductees into the hall of fame.
The Inlander |
Michael Bowen |
03-25-2009 |
Sports
Top Drinking Days for a Sports Fannew
Sports and booze — they've been bringing families together and messing with kids' educations for as long as they've been around. And there's hardly a better time to combine the two than the Tourney.
Philadelphia City Paper |
E. James Beale |
03-24-2009 |
Sports
NASCAR Memories and Friendsnew
A writer looks back on racing as he covers the 2009 race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Metro Spirit |
Doug Allan |
03-20-2009 |
Sports
Tags: NASCAR, Atlanta Motor Speedway
March Madmen: The NCAA Tournament Comes to Oregonnew
If you have no interest in teenage pituitary cases wearing baggy shorts, suck it up: This week you are outnumbered.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh and Henry Stern |
03-18-2009 |
Sports
With T.O., the Cowboys' Loss Is Buffalo's, Um, Lossnew
Without the sabotaging, self-aggrandizing receiver who for the last three seasons has constructed impressive stats while imploding the locker room, the Cowboys are a less talented team. They're also a better team.
Dallas Observer |
Richie Whitt |
03-16-2009 |
Sports
The Dallas Mavericks Go for Broke, But Where Is it Getting Them?new
The Mavericks are still trying to figure out how to win. Still haunted by their monumental implosion. And yes, still affected -- in psychological scars and philosophical strategy -- by that final 6:34 in Miami 32 months ago.
Dallas Observer |
Richie Whitt |
03-09-2009 |
Sports
How Weird Is Stephon Marbury?new
Brace yourselves, Boston, for the Starbury show, starring Stephon Marbury -- perhaps the strangest pro-athlete ever to suit up in a Celtics uniform.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
03-05-2009 |
Sports
Canseco Creams A-Rodnew
Does Alex Rodriguez's latest admission vindicate a Miami trainer?
Miami New Times |
Gus Garcia-Roberts |
03-02-2009 |
Sports
Is Dallas Boxer Luis Yanez a Future World Champion or Just a Suburban Myth?new
He was an Olympic disappointment, but with his first pro fight, Yanez is out to prove he's the real deal.
Dallas Observer |
Richie Whitt |
02-23-2009 |
Sports
Lance Armstrong Tells Us Why He's Back in the Racenew
Now in the early stages of his comeback, after three and a half years of retirement, Armstrong is back after retiring from the sport in 2005 -- pitching his message of cancer awareness. Beginning Saturday in Sacramento, he will pedal much of the length of the state in the Amgen Tour of California.
Sacramento News & Review |
James Raia |
02-17-2009 |
Sports
How Spring Training Gradually Forced Arizona to Decrease Discriminationnew
An overt act of racism in Florida helped bring spring training baseball to Tucson more than 60 years ago -- even though this small Southwestern city was far from being immune to racial prejudice.
Tucson Weekly |
Dave Devine |
02-12-2009 |
Sports
Solo Mission to the South Polenew
Todd Carmichael races against time, frostbite and insanity to become the first American to slog 700 miles to the South Pole -- alone.
The Inlander |
Jacob H. Fries |
02-12-2009 |
Sports
Minneapolis Skier's Cross-Country Career Hasn't Been Easynew
In her race toward the Olympics, Caitlin Compton has battled poverty, family illness, and a system that favors younger athletes.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Erin Carlyle |
02-11-2009 |
Sports
