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Hiking Alone as a Woman Starts the Night Before

A trip plan somebody actually reads, a turn-around time you keep, and the gear that earns its weight when the light goes early.

StorySportsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Nine Fights That Explain Boxing From Joe Louis to Muhammad Ali

Four decades of heavyweights, middleweights and one undefeated bricklayer, and the film worth watching tonight to understand all of it.

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GuideFishingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Five Fishing Knots Worth Learning and How to Tie Them

Most lost fish are knot failures wearing a disguise. Learn these five, practice them cold and wet, and quit leaving hardware in fish.

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Outdoors6 min read

The First Hour After You Realize You Are Lost

Most search-and-rescue stories are decided before the sun goes down, by what you do in the sixty minutes after the trail stops looking like a trail.

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GuideSportsRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Take the Whole Family to a Ball Game Without Blowing $400

Pick a Tuesday, buy the total and not the ticket price, and know which line item quietly eats half your budget.

GuideFishingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

How to Catch Small Stream Trout Without Spooking Them

Wild trout in a creek you can jump across will see you before you see them. Fix your approach first, then worry about the fly.

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GuideOutdoorsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Leave No Trace Before Somebody Turns It Into a Rule

The fastest way to lose a free, unpermitted, gate-open campsite is to leave it worse than you found it. Here's the practical version.

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GuideSportsCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Playing Rec League After Thirty-Five Without Tearing Something

The Achilles doesn't care that you were good in high school. A practical plan for staying on the court through the whole season.

GuideFishingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

How to Buy Your First Spinning Setup Without Wasting Money

One rod, one reel, one spool of line, and about a dozen pieces of terminal tackle will cover ninety percent of the fishing you'll actually do.

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GuideOutdoorsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The Ground Steals Your Heat Before the Air Ever Does

Below zero, warmth is a system you build in daylight — pad R-value, a dry sleeping layer, hot water at your feet, and a stove that actually lights.

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GuideSportsDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Tailgating Done Right, From the Lot to the Last Bag of Trash

Arrive three hours early, cook less than you think, and bring twice the ice. The rest is just details worth getting right.

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GuidePlayMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Your first beer league season at forty-five

What it costs, what hurts, which division to pick, and why skating badly is the only problem you actually have to fix.

GuideOutdoorsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Read a Topo Map and Shoot a Bearing Before Your Phone Dies

Lithium batteries quit in the cold and GPS quits under cliffs. A paper quad and a $40 baseplate compass never do. Learn them now, not in the fog.

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GuideSportsSam OrtizSep 23, 20266 min

Your Kid Just Made a Travel Soccer Team. Now What

The gear, the money, the offside rule, and the twelve-minute car ride that matters more than any of it.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

Hunting & Shooting6 min

Your dog's first duck season is really a training season

Outdoors5 min

How to Buy Hiking Boots and Break Them In Before the Trip

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GuideSportsNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Women's College Sports Are Booming and Easy to Get Into

Ninety-two thousand people showed up for a volleyball match in Lincoln. Here's the season-by-season map for anyone who wants in.

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Play5 min read

Nine holes with your father, once a month, booked a year out

The standing tee time is the whole trick. Everything else is just knowing when to stop keeping score.

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