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Saturday, 3 October 2026
quote [ One year spent on the independent professional wrestling circuit in the Pacific Northwest, where the only thing that?s faked is the outcome of the match ]
Flex like a wrestler action figure
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Wednesday, 20 May 2026
quote [ One school of training is highly personalised, technical and data-driven. The other is the one that wins marathons ]
And a shout out to ethiopians
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Wednesday, 25 February 2026
quote [ The cultural politics of sumo wrestling ]
Still tip the scale like sumo
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Saturday, 8 November 2025
quote [ Tensions ran high in this year?s World Series between the Dodgers and Blue Jays. But the fiercely contested matchup has given way to a show of respect that has connected fans across borders and raised money for a good cause.
Donations totaling nearly $30,000 to SickKids, a pediatric hospital in Toronto, have flooded in from Dodgers fans since Los Angeles edged the Blue Jays ? Calls for donations surfaced on the Dodgers? Reddit page shortly after the club's Game 7 triumph over Toronto, inspired in part by the contributions Blue Jays fans made to Seattle Children?s Hospital following the Jays' American League Championship Series win over the Mariners. ] Out of step with the mean spirited times
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Monday, 3 November 2025
quote [ Sports, science, and collective delusion. ]
A curveball coming
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Wednesday, 16 July 2025
quote [ A polo legend and a businessman joined forces to copy the player?s greatest horse. But with a single clone worth $800,000, some technologies are a breeding ground for betrayal. ]
There was a wizard at polo was a socialized bee,
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quote [ After the A?s announced they were leaving Oakland, a pair of lifelong fans set out to do something audacious: start a beloved pro baseball team of their own. Remarkably, they pulled it off. Now the Oakland Ballers need to survive. ]
And support the sports teams
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Tuesday, 14 May 2024
quote [ What does it feel like to lose, and then rediscover, the game of tennis? Photographer Josh Skinner takes the shots. Writer Peter Short returns the serve. ]
Let's go down to the tennis court and talk it up like, yeah (yeah)
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Sunday, 3 March 2024
quote [ If you wanted to turn someone into a socialist you could do it in about an hour by taking them for a spin around the paddock of a Formula 1 race. The kind of money I saw will haunt me forever. ]
So apparently they asked Kate Wagner (of McMansion fame) to write about Formula 1 and she did it very honestly. The article from 3 days ago is no longer available, as is the authors page on the outlet. Link goes to Wayback Machine.
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quote [ With origins dating back to the 16th century, paddle sports have always had an unmistakable allure ]
With the pickleball scene
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