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The Beginner’s Guide to Getting Into Tennis
By John A. Paradiso
I Lead a Run Club at My Bar. Here’s What I Wear.
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I Lead a Run Club at My Bar. Here’s What I Wear.

We road-tested the best casual running gear to wear—solo, with friends, or at the brewery post-jog.

By John A. Paradiso
Hit the Court in Style With the Best Tennis Gear from Nike
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Hit the Court in Style With the Best Tennis Gear from Nike

Get in the spirit of the U.S. Open later this month with Nike’s best tennis apparel and equipment.

By John A. Paradiso
The Gear You Need to Get Started in Tennis, From Shoes to Rackets to Training Apps
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The Gear You Need to Get Started in Tennis, From Shoes to Rackets to Training Apps

As with any sport, getting into tennis has a learning curve. The right gear and training tools makes that curve a little shorter.

By Brett Braley
Gear
Splitsticks

For most winter sport enthusiasts, it is either skiing or snowboarding that takes precedence over the other. The truth is, however, many snowboarders and many skiers have a soft spot for the other mode of snowy navigation. With Splitsticks, you don't have to choose one sport over the other. The Splitsticks…

By Mike Newman
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Gear
Baseball Bat Flashlight

Have you ever been hit with one of those old school, D battery powered Maglites that officers of the law carry? If you haven't, don't. It's not pretty. They're big, and hefty, and durable and just as much weapon as they are flashlight. And while it's certainly possible to use…

By Ben Dahl
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Accessories
Adidas Adicross II Golf Shoes

Golf and style don't always go hand in hand. We normally think of excessive amounts of plaid, ultra preppy polos and occasionally some jacked up socks. Not the case with these golf shoes from Adidas. The Adidas Adicross II's are stylish, lightweight, extremely durable and are designed for added traction…

By Mike Newman
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Gear
Snolo Sleds Stealth-X

On one end of the snow cruising fleet is the metal garbage can lid, and now, on the other, is the Stealth-X from Snolo Sleds. This is a grown man's sled. The carbon fiber snow ride lets you sit like you're driving an F1 race car and lean into turns…

By Mike Newman
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Huntington Base Ball Co Bats

Every man should own at least one baseball bat. They're good for, well, actually playing baseball, but there's a host of other things they do quite well too: home security, art, pushing doors closed when you don't want to get out of your chair and we're sure there are others…

By Ben Dahl
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