Posts by Dave McKenna
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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?
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An Unfamiliar Ring
For sale: the piece of memorabilia you probably never knew Elgin Baylor had.
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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.
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Rooked
The supremely old-school game of chess is dealing with a very avant-garde brand of unsportsmanlike conduct.
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Wilt vs. Elgin: When Their World Was the Playground
Two legends in the summer of ’57.
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No Left Tackle Left Behind
The improbable rise of Friendship football in Washington, D.C.
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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 […]