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A Himalayan Ski Trek competitor getting ready for a major descent in Muktinath, Mustang.

What Would It Take to Make Nepal the Next Great Ski Destination?

High hopes and high slopes, but few skiers.

Christina Ayele Djossa February 15, 2018

King Cake, replete with a baby in the middle. (Usually, the baby is inside the cake, though.)

Once a Year, a Nightmarish King Cake Baby Roams New Orleans

The Mardi Gras mascot incites more jitters than good fortune.

Paula Mejia February 14, 2018

American and Korean hockey teams meeting in Pyongyang, on the frozen Taedong River, in 1933.

The Presbyterian Roots of Ice Hockey in North Korea

When Americans represented Pyongyang with pride.

Robert Kim February 13, 2018

Jack jumpers rely on their feet and core to maintain balance. It's not easy for newcomers.

The Perils and Pleasures of Jack Jumping

Vermont's homegrown, DIY winter sport isn't going to make the Olympics, but it looks like great fun.

Kelly Catalfamo February 12, 2018

A linguistic scramble.

Norway's Olympic Team Bought 15,000 Eggs due to a Google Translate Mistake

It added an extra zero.

Anne Ewbank February 8, 2018

A Beautiful Map of Boston's Sewers

It's the perfect day to look at some historic Beantown infrastructure.

Cara Giaimo February 5, 2018

It's not quite <em>A Knight's Tale</em>, but Maryland ring jousting is a beloved past time.

Why Maryland Loves Jousting

The first official state sport in the U.S. continues a medieval tradition.

Eric Grundhauser January 29, 2018

The Plaza de Toros de Acho

Plaza de Toros de Acho

This bullring in Lima is the oldest in the Americas and the second-oldest in the world.

Say hello to the Stromness Yule Log!

How One Scottish Town Revived a Local Tradition After 80 Years

The "Stromness Yule Log Pull" is officially back.

Eric Grundhauser January 4, 2018

A postcard of the Scranton Miners, Graham's minor league team. Graham is in the middle row, third from left.

How an Ingenious Collector Landed One of the Rarest Autographs in Baseball

It took 17 years to find the signature of "Moonlight" Graham, who played a single major-league game.

David Seideman December 22, 2017

Lahti Ski Jump Tower

Every summer, an open-air swimming pool appears at the base of a Finnish city's beloved winter attraction.

Al Shahaniya camel racetrack.

Ash-Shahaniyah, Qatar

Al Shahaniya Camel Racetrack

Robot jockeys ride their humped mounts to victory as part of a 21st-century twist on an ancient desert sport.

Climbers ascend Mount Elbrus.

Mount Elbrus

Europe's highest peak is a key pillar of the Seven Summits mountaineering challenge.

She has proper form, but will her haggis survive the fall?

Haggis Hurling

One of Scotland’s quirkier sports involves tossing stuffed sheep stomachs.

Ann Moore Gregory died in 1990, and competed up to the final years of her life.

Meet Ann Gregory, Who Shattered Racist and Sexist Barriers in the Golf World

An unheralded sports pioneer, she was known as "The Queen of Negro Women’s Golf."

Natasha Frost November 15, 2017

Pre's Rock.

Pre's Rock

A memorial for the mustachioed record-setting runner.

English skipper Annie Gilbert found a basketball that had been out to sea for quite a while.

Found: A Barnacle-Covered Basketball Lost at Sea

Spalding, did you see Wilson out there?

Vittoria Traverso November 3, 2017

Rose City Rollers

Portland, Oregon

Rose City Rollers

Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.