Posted by Zach Bigalke on February 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment
A lot of ideas have been swimming in my head lately. I thought this week’s column topic was crystallized in my mind when I sat down with a secondhand copy of the February 2011 issue of Vanity Fair on Monday night and read a story by one of my favorite authors on the planet. William Langewiesche, author of such books as The Atomic Bazaar and Sahara Unveiled, had tackled one of the most fascinating surfing stories I had never previously heard... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on December 24, 2010 · 5 Comments
POLONIA, WISCONSIN — Why is this a day late? Well… to put it as diplomatically as possible, I was wasted off my ass Wednesday night. (Call it “field research” for this week’s offering…) Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on August 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The calendar turns yet again into August, a month stacked with events galore for sports fans around the globe. We’re gearing up for the start of club seasons throughout European soccer, with teams already vying for spots in the UEFA Champions League main draw with just one qualifying round left now to decide the field. Tennis gears up for the last Grand Slam of the 2010 season, the hard courts of the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center... Read More
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