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Review: Secretariat

Horse sense? Lane, Malkovich keep it sweet and simple
Secretariat keeps it sweet and simple
By JEFFREY GANTZ | October 06, 2010

Busting Balls: 20 ways to improve sports

We blow the whistle on the ridiculous rules and quirks that make the games lame
College football is stupid. Everybody knows it.
By LANCE GOULD | January 12, 2009

Are you going to Scarborough Downs?

Balls, pucks and monster trucks
They have cheap drinks, food, free admission, ample parking, and earthy farm smells — and it’s really close to Portland. You can gamble and smoke butts.
By RICK WORMWOOD | August 12, 2008

Big Brown and the Triple Crown

Business as usual?
Horses may not talk, but money does.
By JEFFREY GANTZ | January 30, 2009

Death at the Derby

Animal-rights groups are targeting horse racing
Is horse-racing's white-gloved, mint-julep-drinking image morphing into something more widely considered animal abuse?
By RICK WORMWOOD | May 21, 2008

The First Saturday in May

Majesty and manure
Shot in the winter and spring of 2006, this down-to-earth documentary from John and Brad Hennegan follows half a dozen Kentucky Derby hopefuls.
By JEFFREY GANTZ | April 16, 2008

Don't let Portland come in second

Twin city tournament
Thankfully, it doesn’t look like we’ll lose to Boston.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | March 12, 2008

Pony tale

OTB meets the INS at Gloucester Stage
Playwright Mike Batistick stirs the melting pot in Ponies, a brief, Mametesque dark comedy that’s getting its New England premiere at Gloucester Stage.
By CAROLYN CLAY | July 03, 2007

Taste of Redbones

May 4 through 6
You don’t need to have an interest in horse racing to enjoy a good Kentucky Derby party.
By TAMARA WIEDER | May 02, 2007

K-OS

Atlantis: Hymns for Disco | Virgin
In American hip-hop, nice guys don’t just finish last — they’re lucky to leave the starting gate.
By FRANKLIN SOULTS | February 20, 2007

Natural born liar

“Shots and Beer” lives in persistent denial
If you ever wanted a definition of “congenital liar,” just look at Dick “Big Time” Cheney.
By PHILLIPE & JORGE | January 31, 2007

Flicka

Not worth saddling up
Director Michael Mayer’s tedious adaptation of Mary O’Hara’s 1941 novel about a boy and his filly swaps the lad for a teenage girl with daddy issues. Watch the trailer for Flicka (QuickTime)
By ALICIA POTTER | October 18, 2006

Liz launches

Dems’ gubernatorial ticket shows some gusto
It’s no secret that Democrat Elizabeth Roberts, a stalwart state senator from Cranston, is running for lieutenant governor.
By PHILLIPE & JORGE | May 25, 2006

Political raps

The Coup pick a bigger weapon
You can’t say a guy who blasts out of the starting gate with a song called “Kill My Landlord” and, then, eight years later, comes up with a riveting, darkly humorous rap titled “5 Million Ways To Kill a CEO” doesn’t have murder on his mind.
By JIM SULLIVAN | May 16, 2006