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You’ve Got Game: It’s Hockey Season…

by AnnJanuary 21, 2010 Leisure
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With only a couple of more weeks of playoff games and then the Super Bowl, you might think that we were finally reaching a time of year when there is only one professional sport—basketball—to watch.  But no, the professional hockey season is in full swing.
Think of hockey as a hybrid – it’s fast-paced like basketball, [...]

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Editor’s Page: Le Ski

by DianaJanuary 8, 2010 Editor's Page
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Le Ski by Burkeys featuring Villain
Skiing and snowboarding are such expensive sports. Apart from the cost of getting to the mountain and the lift ticket, there’s all that gear! You can spend a fortune on boots, bindings, and boards. Since I’m still learning how to snowboard, I refuse to spend a lot on new equipment. [...]

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Imma look like Giselle!

by LauraJanuary 5, 2010 Activities
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Happy New Year!  Good luck with all that “eating right” stuff.  Sucker.
I, for one, have vowed to become an acrobat.  With rhythm.  And a side of self defense.
Enter, Au Capoeira.  A combination of music, dance, self-defense, ritual, and way of life.  Otherwise known as Peep My Strong Arms and Tiny Waist As I Make It Look Really Easy [...]

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Just When You Though Football Season Was Almost Over… Here Come The Playoffs!

by AnnDecember 24, 2009 Leisure
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One of the special joys of the holiday season—for football fans anyway—is the approaching playoffs.  That’s right, after the grueling 17-week regular season, the top teams move on to see which two will play at the annual Super Bowl.  Here’s what you need to know about the post-season, including the dates where the fans you [...]

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You’ve Got Game: Basketball Basics

by AnnNovember 19, 2009 Leisure
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These days, sports seasons overlap—baseball’s World Series spills over into football season.  Basketball season has started.  They’re playing hockey.  For better or worse, every weekend there are professional sports to watch.
If the game that’s on is basketball, I have good news—it’s fast-paced and exciting, lots of points are scored, leads tend to change hands many [...]

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You’ve Got Game: Football 101

by AnnOctober 22, 2009 Leisure
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Does an invitation to a football party, or worse, an actual game, send you into a tailspin?  Cause you to dread three hours of boredom?  Here are some very basic “rules of the game” that may help you get through these events, and maybe even give you an appreciation for the sport.
The object of the [...]

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