Articles By: Zach Bigalke

Lochte Makes History at Phelps’ Expense

Ryan Lochte beat Michael Phelps again at the 2011 FINA World Championships… [More impressive was setting the first WR since the ban on high-tech suits... →]

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Yanks To Take Different Path, Not Necessarily Correct One

Bob Bradley is belatedly finished as the coach of the U.S. men’s national team… [Will they land the proper successor, or just the popular one? →]

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NTSF: Choosing Your Own Team

Zach brings back the old NTSF column with a new mission, this week looking at how we pick our favorite teams [when we have neither geographical nor family links to help us... →]

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Is Field Finally Catching Up To Red Bull?

After ten races, Red Bull has a wide lead in F1 in both the driver and manufacturer standings… [Is a change in fortune on the horizon? →]

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Random Replay of the Week: The Last All-Canada Cup Final

In 1989, Montreal and Calgary met in just the 8th all-Canada Stanley Cup final in NHL history… [Zach reviews the final period in this inaugural column. →]

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Speedy Says Goodbye

The man who unleashed the Hurricane, Jeret Peterson has passed away by his own hand… [Zach remembers Speedy's tragic life story... →]

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Contador Case Clouds Cycling’s Comeback

Alberto Contador didn’t three-peat at the Tour de France, failing to win his first grand tour start since 2007. [Of course, he might not have even been the defending champ THIS year... →]

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The Toqued Warrior: Japan’s Conquest of Independence Day Dogfest

In the late 1990s, the Japanese swarmed the Nathan’s Hot Dog Contest and revolutionized the way we think of competitive eating forever… [Who came before Kobayashi? →]

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