Outside Boulder, one notorious training ride has the locals up in arms

Alabama-Huntsville has the only NCAA program below the Mason-Dixon line

Bart Vale wants to see his violent sport become as big a hit here as it is in Japan

Thoroughbred BreakdownsThank you for bringing national attention to the plight of thoroughbreds in the North American racing industry (Breaking Point, Nov. 1). I emphasize North American because...

Phil JonesJEFFERSON CITY, MO.Jones, 37, a first-degree black belt in taekwondo, broke 152 solid concrete blocks in 60 seconds with his right fist. The 16" X 8" X 2" blocks were arranged in stacks...

No-Dream Team

Aficionados of the sitcom Seinfeld might be wondering about the mountain bike that hangs on a wall in Jerry's apartment, even though the title character rarely does anything sweaty. It's there...

•Casey Millsaps, a second-grader at John L. Hanby Elementary in Mesquite, Texas, in a cheer-up letter to Dallas Cowboy Thanksgiving Day goat Leon Lett: "I have made so many mistakes that I can't...

•Shaquille O'Neal, Orlando Magic center and endorsement Goliath, on the possible consequences should his respiratory ailments prove to be asthma: "I could do a Primatene Mist commercial."

Hakeem Olajuwon and the streaking Houston Rockets tied an NBA mark in routing the New York Knicks

You get the feeling the Atlanta Hawks are kicking themselves because they didn't find out about this defense thing sooner. The Hawks, who ended the Houston Rockets' 15-game winning streak and...

Chicago defenders outscored their own offense in a key victory over Green Bay

Sharpen those No. 2 pencils, sports fans. It's time for a few quick brainteasers. Here's a good one. Q: What is the weight of the largest warsaw grouper ever caught? Too tough? O.K., let's try...

Sixteen heavyweights, ex-cons and ex-champs alike, vied in a pay-per-view tournament won by an overfed and underpaid Tony Tubbs

Indiana bounced back from an embarrassing loss against Butler to stun top-ranked Kentucky

U.S. luger Duncan Kennedy refused to take a skinhead attack on a teammate lying down, and now he won't give up the fight

Dolphin rookie Terry Kirby is as admirable a person as he is a football player

The author takes on New York's Mario Cuomo, an avid hoopster who was a star in his youth

The Philadelphia Phillies were not about to hind out if closer Mitch Williams could get out of his next jam, not even with a season's supply of towels at the ready. The only thing worse than...

Wayne Weaver says he's a passionate NFL fan but admits he probably knows more about wing tips than wing formations. For 40 years, ever since he began selling shoes straight out of high school,...

At the NCAA soccer tournament for the last few years, Virginia coach Bruce Arena has carried an attaché case containing everything from Japanese charms to an inspirational letter from a former...

JAGUAR FEVER

Wisconsin took the obvious route to Pasadena: via Tokyo, where the Badgers beat Michigan State

The writer, a novice diver, wondered if he had lost his mind when he jumped into the Pacific to swim with hammerhead sharks

Grainger McKoy's works draw on his studies in architecture and zoology—and on a rare gift

In the shining array of books published for holiday giving, these in particular stand out

Despite being baited by boorish bar patrons, Charles Barkley refuses to hide