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Dunk City’s Dark Side: Florida Gulf Coast University Built on Desperately-Needed Panther Habitat
Will Florida Gulf Coast University basketball’s success brings renewed attention to the need to protect the Florida panther habitat that their school was literally founded on? Read more >
Bryce Harper’s Unusual Hit Speaks to Climate Change Impacts
Climate change is often a subtle devil. While in 2011 we witnessed $35 billion in insured losses from climate change-fueled extreme weather, many of the other impacts progress incrementally each year until they accumulate enough to be noticed, or even… Read more >
Hey, Sports Illustrated: Why Doesn’t the Outdoors Count as ‘Sports’ Anymore? (Updated)
Earlier this week, Sports Illustrated ‘photo vault’ archivist Andy Gray came across a curious cover from SI’s past: This week’s SI cover is out and it features … Seals in the Pacific. Oh wait, that was Feb. 1958. My bad…. Read more >
Finally, a Squirrel Gets Its Own Baseball Card. Plus: Top 7 Rodents in Baseball History
The new 2012 Topps Series 1 baseball card set features a single highlight from the St. Louis Cardinals’ incredible run to the World Series. It’s the only thing about the Cards’ season that was stranger than Kyle Lohse becoming a… Read more >
Ironically Enough, Teddy Roosevelt Thwarted By Wildlife
Does this need rational explanation? I feel like maybe it should stand alone as a work of surrealist art. OK, fine: So the Washington Nationals baseball team has a nightly Presidents Race among George (George Washington), Tom (Thomas Jefferson), Abe (Abraham… Read more >
