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Copenhagen, Denmark

CopenHill

The world's first combination ski slope and power plant.
View from center field
Mobile, Alabama

Stan Galle Field

Believed to be the oldest active college baseball field in America.
The structure of these ancient ballcourts varies a bit, but at each site there's a consistent pattern: a playfield framed by two embankments.
ancient

An Ancient Ballcourt in Oaxaca Expands a Sport’s Footprint

3,000 years before the Aztecs, Mesoamericans were already playing ball.
Isaac Schultz March 25, 2020
Ready, set, sail!
sports

The Bittersweet Thrill of Iceboating in a Warming World

For hundreds of years, sailors have zipped across frozen lakes and rivers—but now chances are fewer and farther between.
Jessica Leigh Hester February 27, 2020
A participant in the Šediváčkův Long has its game face on.
animals

An Inside Look at Czechia's Grueling Mountain Dogsled Race

Started in 1997, Šediváčkův Long is one of Europe's toughest winter events.
Winnie Lee February 12, 2020
A two-year-old falcon and his trainer at a demonstration.
animals

How the United Arab Emirates Became the Center of Falconry’s Gyre

And the hub of a world-spanning market for champion raptors.
Joshua Hammer February 11, 2020
The World Invitational Skijoring Championship is a Whitefish institution.
sports

Winter Fun, From Skijoring to Backyard Skating, Is Feeling the Heat of Climate Change

The impact is not just economic, but cultural and recreational, too.
Justin Franz February 5, 2020
Wellesley Road Grandstand at night.
Great Yarmouth, England

Wellesley Road Grandstand

These grandstands are among the oldest continuously used stands in the world.
The 14-page manifesto went missing for 50 years in the middle of the 20th century, before being found in a Swiss bank vault.
manuscripts

Sold: Pierre de Coubertin’s Blueprint for the Olympics

The 14-page speech is now the world’s most expensive piece of sports memorabilia.
Isaac Schultz January 13, 2020
A horse-drawn carriage in the Tucson Rodeo Parade
Tucson, Arizona

Tucson Rodeo Parade Museum

The sprawling attraction boasts a collection of more than 150 historic wagons.
Walter Johnson statue.
Washington, D.C.

Walter Johnson Statue

This statue of one of baseball’s greatest pitchers looks like something out of a sci-fi horror movie.
Bruntsfield Links.
Edinburgh, Scotland

Bruntsfield Links

A free public golf course hides in plain sight in the heart of Scotland’s capital.
Linda Vista Skatepark, San Diego.
landscapes

Capturing the Sculptural Landscapes of California Skateparks

The photographer is a skateboarder, but there's not a board in sight.
Winnie Lee December 16, 2019
A ghostly goalpost waits for a game that will never happen
Poznań, Poland

Edmund Szyc Stadium

An abandoned football stadium with a tragic past.
Old Woodruff Athletic Field
Peoria, Illinois

Old Woodruff Athletic Field

The remnants of Peoria's proud baseball past stand slightly abandoned, but not forgotten.
Close-up of Muhammad Ali gravesite headstone
Louisville, Kentucky

Muhammad Ali Gravesite

One of the greatest boxers and humanitarians to ever live chose his hometown as his final resting place.
The gym.
Kyiv, Ukraine

Kachalka

Kyiv's answer to Muscle Beach is a Soviet-era gym made from scrap metal.
Central City, Colorado

Ghost Town Disc Golf

Toss a Frisbee through the ruins of this Colorado gold mining town.