Articles in the Sports Category
On a cool, misty June morning in 2008, Frank Reed pulled into the parking lot of the Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Conn. He began to unpack what he remembers as “about a hundred pounds of nautical almanacs” from his car, which he’d driven from his home in Chicago. Reed had come to Mystic to lead a biennial conference on celestial navigation — the second such conference he had organized. Although the conference drew only a few dozen participants, it was widely considered a great success among the small but devoted community …
Pigeon racers are on the defensive since the animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) began campaigning to prevent a new reality pigeon racing TV show from airing, saying the sport is inhumane. They say such criticism is for the birds, and hope the new show will shed light on the positive aspects of the ancient practice.