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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
Ernest Hemingway Inshore Collection

Despite the fact there are many iconic quotes misattributed to him--"write drunk, edit sober" being the one that first comes to mind--Ernest Hemingway did a number of things in his life that plenty of us have tried to recreate in our short time on Earth. In addition to being an…

By Ben Dahl
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Luxury Strike Mobile Bowling Alley

When COVID-19 kills almost all recreation that we know of, Luxury Strike brings the bowling alley to you. No joke. The Southfield, Michigan company has turned a 53-foot semi-trailer into a mobile bowling alley that has two lanes, an elevated lounge with plush leather seating, an 80-inch TV, and electronic…

By Amos Kwon
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Gear
GolfKicks

If you enjoy golf only occasionally, and even your clubs are hand-me-downs, there's a solution for your feet that's about as low commitment as it gets. GolfKicks are cleats that you can screw into just about any comfortable, semi-hard soled shoe to convert it into a temporary pair of golf…

By Amos Kwon
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Nike Flight Soccer Ball

Whether you're talking about shoes, outerwear or gear, Nike has completely revolutionized the sports world. This has perhaps never been more true than it is with the Nike Flight Soccer Ball. After almost a decade, close to 70 iterations and with almost 2,000 hours of testing, Nike has developed this…

By Ben Dahl
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Entertainment
Tony Hawk’s How To Skateboard MasterClass

It's hard to wrap your brain around the fact that the most famous skateboarder in the world is now 52 years old. The fact that Tony Hawk is easily the most influential skateboarder in the history of the sport is only bolstered by his supremely popular Tony Hawk's Pro Skater…

By Amos Kwon
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