Games and Competition
Cricket for Dummies
It's a lot like baseball. Except that it's profoundly different.
October 2006 |
By Matthew Engel
Last Race on Earth
In a quest for the ultimate challenge, marathoners go the distance in Antarctica
January 2006 |
By John Hanc
In the Fast Lane
Drivers gear up to set speed records at Utah's desolate Bonneville Salt Flats
August 2005 |
By Preston Lerner
Magnificent Magnifications
Microscope jockeys from around the world enter their masterpieces in an annual art show
October 2004 |
By Laura Helmuth
Fallen Star
When Mary Decker crashed to the ground at the Los Angeles Olympics 20 years ago this month, a young photographer was there to catch the anguish
August 2004 |
By Nadira A. Hira
No Bob Costas? Why the Ancient Olympics Were No Fun to Watch
Spectators braved all manner of discomfort—from oppressive heat to incessant badgering by vendors—to witness ancient Greece's ultimate pagan festival
August 2004 |
By Tony Perrottet
Off to the Races
Before the American Revolution, no Thoroughbred did more for racing's growing popularity than a plucky mare named Selima
August 2004 |
By John Eisenberg
Birds of a Feather
Scores of teams battle for fame and glory in the no-holds-barred World Series of Birding
April 2004 |
By Robert Earle Howells
Chess Queen
At 22, Jennifer Shahade is the strongest American-born woman chess player ever
August 2003 |
By Paul Hoffman
Betting on Seabiscuit
Laura Hillenbrand beat the odds to write the hit horse-racing saga while fighting chronic fatigue syndrome, a mysterious disorder starting to reveal its secrets
December 2002 |
By Larry Katzenstein
Like a Rowing Stone
An unusual canoe competition in Madison, Wisconsin, floats the notion that concrete waives the rules
December 2002 |
By Michael Behar
Palio: Italy's Mad Dash
Pageantry, passion and intrigue are all on display in the no-holds-barred, bareback horse race run twice each summer in the medieval city of Siena
August 2002 |
By Smithsonian magazine
A Rally to Remember
Even at lollygagging speeds, Italy's Mille Miglia road show stirs nostalgic hearts
May 2002 |
By Bruce Watson
Bound for Glory
Or maybe not. America's most grueling adult tricycle competition is tough on riders and equipment alike
May 01, 2000 |
By Bruce Watson
Outsmarting Napoleon
War games enthusiasts use miniature soldiers and multiple-terrain boards to simulate real battles
September 01, 1999 |
By Michael Kernan
Reds versus Whites
A masterpiece in porcelain replays old struggles between Bolshevik and Czarist opponents
July 1999 |
By Edwards Park
Little Brother of War
Lacrosse sticks were tools of the trade in a rugged Indian game now growing popular around the world
December 01, 1997 |
By Adele Conover
The Soap Box Derby
The Soap Box Derby, a peculiarly American institution, thrives on the U.S. teenage passion for anything that has four wheels and goes fast-even if driven by gravity.
May 1995 |
By Paul Dickson
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