Games and Competition
The Early, Deadly Days of Motorcycle Racing
Photographer A.F. Van Order captured the thrills and spills of board-track motorcycle racing in the 1910s
April 2011 |
By David Schonauer
Las Vegas: An American Paradox
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist J.R. Moehringer rolls the dice on life in Sin City
October 2010 |
By J.R. Moehringer
The Little League World Series’ Only Perfect Game
In 1957, Mexico’s scrawny players overcame the odds to become the first foreign team to win the Little League World Series
April 06, 2010 |
By Jim Morrison
Hybrid Sports in a League of Their Own
From underwater hockey to chess boxing, could these unheralded hybrid sports be ready for prime time?
March 2010 |
By Megan Gambino
Top 13 U.S. Winter Olympians
These athletes took home gold, but also stole our hearts. Choose your favorite winter Olympian in our poll
January 19, 2010 |
By Megan Gambino
The Kentucky Derby’s Forgotten Jockeys
African American jockeys once dominated the track. But by 1921, they had disappeared from the Kentucky Derby
April 24, 2009 |
By Lisa K. Winkler
Weave, Wobble and Roll: Feather Bowling
The unusual Belgian sport has a small but loyal following in Detroit
February 17, 2009 |
By Roberta Cruger
The End of the Game, a Mystery in Four Parts
In a first-hand account of participating in an alternative reality game, one player gets caught up in the challenge
December 22, 2008 |
By Anika Gupta
Lexington Is Kim Edwards' Old Kentucky Home
Far from her Northern roots, the best-selling novelist discovers a new sense of home amid rolling hills and Thoroughbred farms
December 2008 |
By Kim Edwards
Bugs, Brains and Trivia
No detail is too small for students at the Linnaean games, an annual national insect trivia competition
November 17, 2008 |
By Abigail Tucker
Insect Trivia
Test your insect knowledge by answering these trivia questions
November 17, 2008 |
By Abigail Tucker / University of Maryland Linnaean Games Team
Get Your Game On
At the Smithsonian American Art Museum, tech-savvy players gather clues in the alternate reality game "Ghosts of a Chance."
October 2008 |
By Anika Gupta
Olympic Athletes Who Took a Stand
For 40 years, Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos have lived with the consequences of their fateful protest
August 2008 |
By David Davis
Blood in the Water at the 1956 Olympics
Political turmoil between Hungary and the Soviet Union spills over into an Olympic water polo match
August 01, 2008 |
By Miles Corwin
On the Job
A Westminster Dog Show judge talks about his canine career
February 11, 2008 |
By Nicole Wroten
Derby Days
Thoroughbreds, mint juleps, big hats—the Kentucky Derby's place in American history
May 01, 2007 |
By Amy Crawford
Horse Appeal
In this interview, Steve Twomey, author of "Barbaro's Legacy," discusses how interest in the horse extends outside the racetrack
April 01, 2007 |
By Amy Crawford
Barbaro's Legacy
The effort to save the fallen champion shows how far equine medicine has come in recent years. And how far it still has to go
April 2007 |
By Steve Twomey
Extreme Polo
There are no holds barred at the annual grudge match in northwest Pakistan's "land of mirth and murder"
January 2007 |
By Paul Raffaele
The History of Cricket in the United States
The game is both very British and, to Americans, very confusing. But it was once our national pastime, and its gaining fans on these shores.
October 2006 |
By Simon Worrall
