by Free Sport | Jun 6, 2014 | Free Sport
Words can be misleading. In the early 1960s, (plastic) saxophonist (and sometimes trumpet player and violinist) and free jazz pioneer Ornette Coleman performed at New York’s Town Hall. He was surprised to note, however, that many of those in attendance had...
by Free Sport | Jul 23, 2014 | Free Sport
Several years ago, two artist friends were in their studio on Race St. in downtown Holyoke, brainstorming connections between power tool racing and the street name at which their studio sat. One of them jokingly came up with the idea of brick racing, and the Great...
by Free Sport | Sep 11, 2014 | Free Sport
Members of the Quabbin Missile Crisis huddle together, skating slowly around the flat track. Each player takes a turn standing taller than the rest, acknowledging the applause from the crowd as Drew Danger announces their names: Jack A. Lope, Chewbecca, Ro$han...
by Free Sport | Oct 6, 2014 | Free Sport
“Yeah, no. I’m not sure you want to be associated with something as disreputable as professional football right now.” Daily Show host John Stewart brainstorming naming rights to a football stadium as possible ways for al Qaeda to get better brand...
by Free Sport | Nov 13, 2014 | Free Sport
Saturday, Sept. 27, the UMass football team returned to play a home game at McGuirk Stadium for the first time in three years, since making the jump to upper-division college football—a move that necessitated an upgrade to its on-campus facilities. All home...
