Features: The Score

It isn’t everyday you hear about someone doing a selfless act such as donating one of his kidneys, but Brandon Mayberry is just that kind of guy. continue reading »

Matt Graham likes his balls heavy. Of course, we’re talking about bowling—get your mind out of the gutter! continue reading »

Christmas is just around the corner and most of us are still trying to work off the pounds we picked up feasting with our families at Thanksgiving. What’s a boy to do? continue reading »

The art of cheerleading began over 110 years ago on November 2, 1898, at the University of Minnesota during a football game against Northwestern University. continue reading »

Meet Norman Piasecki, a resident of Chelsea who spends most of his free time with balls in his hands. continue reading »

If Chad Woodward had his way, he would have spent more time indoors as a child. He disliked sports, yet his parents thought he’d be better off out of the house and being more active. “I avoided playing sports like I was getting paid for it,” says Woodward. “My parents, god love them, enrolled me in every sport under the sun, and I was without question the worst one on the team every time!” continue reading »

 
Mike Faraci is something of a renaissance man. His abilities and interests include sewing, kickboxing, cooking and rocking out with his band, the Mike Faraci Band, at the Indian Road Café in Inwood.
 
But there is one thing Faraci is passionate about above all else: wrestling. His grandfather was a boxer, so he feels that there’s something in his bloodline that ties him to the sport. He hits the mat locally with the gay-friendly freestyle wrestling club Metro Wrestling where, as a gay athlete participating in an exceptionally physical sport, he doesn’t think he is breaking stereotypes as much as he is embracing them (pun intended). “It’s more about redefining what the stereotypes are,” Faraci says. “Some people are gay first and everything else later. I tell people that gay is only one of my talents.” continue reading »