Let’s take a break from fitness for just a moment to discuss “The Decision.” I happened to catch hoops prodigy LeBron James’ announcement that he would play for the Miami Heat, and I just have to make a few things clear to the world of sports: 1) Professional athletes are a bunch of overpaid clowns. […]
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Run it before they Ruin it
Any avid runner knows the joys of a road without cars. Though you only need about four feet of personal space, it’s a wonderful feeling to have an open road before you and no metal beasts whizzing by with seemingly total disregard for your safety. It’s the difference between feeling like you have the whole […]
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The final round
On a warm October day at the Harriet Tubman Susan B. Anthony Center on Springfield’s east side, 30 to 40 young men and boys dressed in gym clothes amble into a narrow room that seems to double as storage space. Though they range in age from about 10 to 30 years old, they laugh and […]
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What could be finer than pigskin and suds?
You may never have heard of the Capital City Outlaws, Springfield’s very own semipro football team, but they’re making lots of noise in the Original Midwest Football League. They placed second last year in their division. This season, they’ll be busy “kicking butts and taking names,” promises Jay Gooding, the team’s general manager. “We’re sitting […]
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Skating club celebrates the holidays on, um, ice
For almost a decade, the Springfield Figure Skating Club has been ringing in the holidays with an evening of skating set to seasonal songs. Skaters of all ages and skill levels don their best Christmas spandex and choreograph moves to music that matches their festive mood. For the skaters, it’s a chance to let their […]
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Blue Birds
From the left field bleachers to the press box, from to the clubhouse to the front office, the refrain is repeated as if rehearsed: The Cardinals didn’t make the playoffs this year because of nagging injuries and ineffective pitching. If only there had been fewer injuries and if only one or two of those off-season […]
