This week, we feature stories from Gordy Megroz, Max Blau and Zaydee Sanchez, Brendan I. Koerner, Lora Eli Smith, and Pat Cassels.
Sports
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Becoming El Jefe
“Before Ryan Wedding landed on the FBI’s Most Wanted list as a high-level associate of El Chapo, he was a bright-eyed kid from Thunder Bay. The inside story of how an Olympic snowboarding prodigy became one of the world’s most dangerous and powerful drug lords.”
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Has David Roche Cracked the Code? Or Is He Just Another Crackpot?
“The Boulder athlete claims to have developed a radical recipe to revolutionize long-distance running. I decided to find out if his training program would make me faster on the trails—and, maybe, better at life.”
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Personal Belgians
“To love cycling of all sports in 2025 requires a hard look at yourself, and perhaps some special pleading..”
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At Jackie Robinson’s High School, Altadena Rebuilds After Fire
“If we’re choosing to stay, then we’re going to have to embrace that it’s never going to be the same again.”
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The Curse of Kenya’s Long-Distance Runners
“Kelvin Kiptum had the world at his feet. Then it all ended in an instant.”
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The Edge of Emptiness
Lena Rowat skied 1,600 grueling miles across the Coast Range to quiet her demons. But she didn’t begin to silence them until tragedy struck.
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A Middle-Aged Dad Visits Downhill Skiing’s Rowdiest Party. What Could Go Wrong?
“Our writer endured boozy days, sleepless nights in a hostel, and edge-of-your-seat racing at Kitzbühel’s legendary Hahnenkamm.”
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They Stole Yogi Berra’s World Series Rings. Then They Did Something Really Crazy.
The childhood friends behind the most audacious string of sports-memorabilia heists in American history.