Posts by Dave McKenna

December 4, 2013
The Favorite

A 70-year-old jockey just wanted a storybook ending to his lifelong racing career. But did his fellow riders cheat to help him get it?
May 30, 2013
An Unfamiliar Ring

For sale: the piece of memorabilia you probably never knew Elgin Baylor had.
January 16, 2013
The Comeback

Jo Jo Hunter never made it to the NBA. But after years in prison, he’s finally back in D.C., where he was once the District’s brightest star.
September 12, 2012
Rooked

The supremely old-school game of chess is dealing with a very avant-garde brand of unsportsmanlike conduct.
August 28, 2012
Wilt vs. Elgin: When Their World Was the Playground

Two legends in the summer of ’57.
August 28, 2012
No Left Tackle Left Behind

The improbable rise of Friendship football in Washington, D.C.
May 17, 2012
Art Garfunkel: The Unexpected Face of Go-Go

News of Chuck Brown’s death yesterday reminded me of my introduction to go-go. That came through Good to Go, a 1986 movie starring Art Garfunkel. The movie’s producer, recording-industry mogul Chris Blackwell, hoped his project would bring bands on D.C.’s homegrown go-go scene, godfathered by Brown, to a worldwide audience, as 1972’s The Harder They […]