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The Running Life | Nicholas Thompson | New Yorker | 15 May 2012

The Browser — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:01:19 +0000

"Competitive running is a relentless sport. The training usually happens alone; failure is personal. When you lose, there’s usually no teammate or referee to blame. When you start to decline, your watch lets you know by how much"

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My Daughter's Favorite Sport | Joe Posnanski | Joe Blogs | 15 May 2012

The Browser — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:02:24 +0000

Sportswriter's daughter had never shown much interest in his area of expertise. Then, unaccountably, she developed an interest in NASCAR, one of the few sports her father knew virtually nothing about. Eh? Classic, charming Posnanski

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Sporting Mayor At Boxing Bouts | Ernest Hemingway | Hemingway Papers/Toronto Star | 10 May 2012

The Browser — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:00:17 +0000

This republished piece, from 1920, sees Hemingway observe the behaviour of Toronto's opportunistic mayor at a local boxing bout. More great stuff from the Toronto Star's new Hemingway Papers project

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Into The Wild | Seth Wickersham | ESPN | 13 May 2012

The Browser — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:52:29 +0000

One August night in 2008, Marko Cheseto walked onto a plane in Nairobi bound for Alaska. He had $100 and a cross-country and track scholarship to college in Anchorage. But events soon took a tragic turn for the talented runner

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Capital T Rhymes With P Stands For Pujols | Joe Posnanski | Joe Blogs | 14 May 2012

The Browser — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:23:15 +0000

"It seems impossible to believe that the best player in baseball would sign a big deal in a new league and suddenly be the worst player in baseball." But anyone can see that Albert Pujols' swing has completely fallen apart

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The Game Of His Life | Jonathan Segura | GQ | 14 May 2012

The Browser — Tue, 15 May 2012 09:27:05 +0000

American converted to watching English football tells of friend who got him hooked, and trip to Old Trafford with his friend's ashes for Manchester derby. And that goal (Warning: He's liberal with the swearing)

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Tiny Hand Over Hand | Julie Bosman | NYT | 12 May 2012

The Browser — Tue, 15 May 2012 06:50:39 +0000

Ashima Shiraishi is a petite girl with pale skin and a toothy smile. She's not just the best climber for her age in the US, her accomplishments have earned her a place among the sport's global elite. Not bad. For an 11 year old

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Would Your Football Club Be Better Run As A Co-operative? | Dave Boyle | Guardian | 09 May 2012

The Browser — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:13:01 +0000

"Football serves a deep human need for community, and that – plus the unscripted drama of the game – explains its success. It's why a co-operative form is a perfect fit with football." The game's authorities should recognise this

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Craziest Day Ever! Two Goals In Injury Time Snatch Title From United | Martin Samuel | Daily Mail | 14 May 2012

The Browser — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:15 +0000

"What can never be captured on the black and white pages of the record books is the effect this day will have on all those who were present, its ramifications for the English game, the simple joy it brought, the shock of the new"

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Mary King on the Equestrian Life

FiveBooks — Mon, 14 May 2012 06:34:17 +0000

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The world championship winning horse rider, who will represent Great Britain in the Olympics, tells us what it takes to succeed in her sport

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