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By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011 - 4:57 pm
Tomorrow, some 800 cyclists will descend on Greene and Ulster Counties for the fourth annual Tour of the Catskills, a three-day road race that spans nearly 200 miles and draws both amateur and professional cyclists from far and wide. The race will kick... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Mar. 17, 2011 - 8:53 pm
There's a long and venerable tradition, in American sports, of watching gifted athletes giving their all on television and thinking, "Hey, I could do that." There's even a phrase for it: armchair quarterbacking.
And then there's local snowboarder Elaine... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011 - 1:56 pm
Above: A CBS report on Muggle Quidditch.
Ever wondered if it was actually possible to play Quidditch without, you know, flying broomsticks and magical winged Snitches and all the rest of that Harry Potter flimflam?
Wonder no more: Some dedicated Potter... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 16, 2010 - 11:26 am
Misako Ishimura, the captain of Japan's national fly fishing team, has spent the year introducing the United States to a pared-down, "haiku-like" form of fly fishing known as Tenkara. Ishimura, who lives in Arkansas, first discovered fly fishing in the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010 - 4:25 pm
Mountain bikers from around the world are descending on Windham Mountain for the Mountain Bike World Cup Festival, which starts tomorrow. The competition features the best of the best in the sport, and is the first to be held in the United States in five... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Jun. 14, 2010 - 2:47 pm
Livingston Manor is celebrating this week, freelance sports reporter Richard Ross writes:
I can’t even imagine the rapture and pride being felt by the ladies of the Livingston Manor softball team as their eyes fly open this morning to the realization... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jun. 11, 2010 - 12:33 pm
Pete Lawrence, a writer who got his first racetrack job at the Monticello Raceway in 1972, recalls in Hoof Beats Magazine how he walked his way into the gig:
So one spring morning in '72, my dad, my good friend Danny Rosenblatt (who's Dr. Rosenblatt... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, Jun. 2, 2010 - 10:48 am
The Liberty Indy bemoans the mighty ruts left behind by local dirt warriors:
For over 4-years we worked hard, hundreds of volunteer hours, thousands of dollars, endless campaigning, all to get this trail opened - and in 30 seconds it all gets thrown out... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, May. 25, 2010 - 1:22 pm
Could it be true? It scarcely seems possible, after the shambles that thoroughbred racing in upstate New York has become, not to mention the years of fruitless efforts to bring casino gambling to the Catskills. But auto racing trade pubs and local papers... Read more
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