A Phone Call From Djokovich’s Superfan After Serbia’s Novak Djokovich played Roger Federer on Friday in the semifinals of the men’s singles at the French Open, I wondered how [...] Toby Smith \ Jun 09, 2011 Read More Federer crying in 2009
The Rise Of A Serbian Tennis Star And His Burque Superfan The Rise Of A Tennis Star And His Burque Superfan Aleksandar Kostich is a trial attorney in the Public Defender’s Office. He handles Albuquerque’s felony cases—accused murderers, rapists, drug traffickers. It’s a demanding [...] Toby Smith \ Jun 02, 2011 Read More Serbian-American Aleksandar Kostich is rooting for Novak Djokovic, the No. 2 seed at the French Open. (Toby Smith)
Derby News: How A Girl, A Guy And The Guy’s Father Found Happiness How A Girl, A Guy And The Guy’s Father Found Happiness In Roller Derby One morning about a year and a half ago, Metta Gustafson decided she wanted to try roller derby.While that’s not quite like wanting [...] Toby Smith \ May 19, 2011 Read More Mettapocalypse of D.I.A. (Eric Williams ericwphoto.com)
In Memoriam: The Last Days Of Joey Limas The last time I saw Joey Limas, I didn’t say goodbye. Joey—he was never anything but Joey to me—resided in an Albuquerque nursing [...] Toby Smith \ Apr 14, 2011 Read More (Courtesy of the Joey Limas family)
Granny Get Your Gun: The South Valley’s Rita Maldonado Is Still Bagging Elk At Age 85 The South Valley’s Rita Maldonado Is Still Bagging Elk At Age 85 If you lived in Albuquerque’s Atrisco neighborhood a half-century ago, you didn’t want to mess with any of the six Sanchez children. The [...] Toby Smith \ Mar 17, 2011 Read More (Eric Williams ericwphoto.com)
Almost Perfect: The Championship Game One High School Basketball Coach Can’t Forget The Championship Game One High School Basketball Coach Can’t Forget PECOS—Every year at this time, school buses from across the state chug into Albuquerque. Their purpose is the New Mexico High School Basketball [...] Toby Smith \ Mar 10, 2011 Read More The 1983 Pecos High School basketball team
Sports: Armed And Dangerous It usually begins this way: A biker-type will walk up and say, “I hear you’re pretty tough.”This happens a lot, Joseph Cordova says.He’s [...] Toby Smith \ Mar 03, 2011 Read More Joseph Cordova goes mano a mano with challengers looking to try their hands against the seven-time national champion. (Toby Smith)
Veterans' Affairs: Sunday By The Big Screen Veterans' Affairs: Sunday By The Big Screen As Christina Aguilera began to stumble through the national anthem before Sunday’s Super Bowl, nobody in the SCI stood up. No one stood [...] Toby Smith \ Feb 10, 2011 Read More (Eric Williams ericwphoto.com)