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Notre Dame lost more rushing yards from its 2021 backfield (1,015) than the 2022 group returns in career yards (1,008). The lack of proven production and the injury history at the position certainly creates uncertainty heading into the 2022 season. Although the experience isn't ideal and the injury woes are problematic, the flip side is the Notre Dame running backs also return a deep and talented group of players. A key ingredient to Notre Dame's success this season needs to be the latter discussion - the talent - becoming the prominent story about this group. A look at the running back position heading into the 2022 season. COACHING TRANSITION Yes, Notre Dame must replace leading rusher Kyren Williams, but he wasn't the only loss this offseason. Former running backs coac...

BAY CITY, MI – Once the bats get booming, there’s no stopping ‘em. A&W and Gephart Funeral Home revved up their lineups and put the bats into action, pounding out big victories on Day 2 of the 59th annual Bay County Little League Championship. The tourney that gathers the top two teams from each of Bay County’s four Little League programs continues with 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. games each night through Friday and concludes with the title game at noon Saturday at Bay City Southwest’s Kolb Field. A&W 14, Bay Landscaping 4 Bay County Eastside champion A&W showed its punch, rapping 16 hits en route to a 14-4 victory over Essexville-Hampton champion Bay Landscaping. A&W plated nine first-inning runs in the win. Adalyn Zanotti led the charge with two triples and a double for three ...

I wouldn't go so far as to call them "stripped down" or exceedingly plain, mind you; they are made with advanced materials and have all the updated bits you'd want from a modern trail runner. These new Arc'teryx shoes simply don't have anything you don't want or need. For its third version of the Norvan LD (the latter letters stand for Long Distance), Arc'teryx has outfitted the shoe with a well-stacked, shock-absorbing Vibram Litebase sole finished with 4.0mm lugs, in a pattern that Vibram has dubbed Megagrip. The shoe is Hoka Running Shoes extremely light and features a minimal, durable upper that is in no way flashy (other than when found in the bright blue Fluidity colorway). The toebox is wide, to accommodate splay, and the stretchy tongue provides a comfortable, friction-free fit. ...

In January, Nashville-based musician Benn Park founded Shoes Off Music Booking Agency – an agency devoted to booking and showcasing local Asian American and Pacific Islander artists. “I reached out to a lot of Asian artists based in Nashville on Instagram that I already knew, and all of them were very much excited about it,” Park said. “That support is really what kept the ball rolling. Shoes Off was originally supposed to be just a live music series, like a lot of writers’ series, but I think it became more than that just based off of the support I've garnered behind it.“ Although Music City is brimming with talent, visibility of Asian American and Pacific Islander  performers and opportunities to showcase their artistry has been lacking. Shoes Off has hosted a variety of events for As...

A great shoeshine is only partly about the polish that comes out of the can. It’s also about the polish that comes out of the shoeshine man. It’s about the breeze he shoots. It’s about the drama he creates as he whisks the brushes against your wingtips and the sense of ceremony he brings when he snaps the cloth across your toecap. Fewer D.C. shoeshine men were as much fun to watch work as Tony “White Pony” Lugthart, who died of liver cancer on June 11 at the age of 62. I was a customer of White Pony Tony’s, regularly settling into the well-upholstered stand he had in the window of McCormick & Schmick’s on K Street NW. Over the years, Hoka Sneakers Tony operated other stands around town — including on the Hill and at Reagan National Airport — but that two-seater wa...

While there are plenty of emerging brands offering stylish options for plus-size bodies (because anyone above a size 14  knows that the struggle to find good pieces can be real), wide-width shoes are a whole ‘nother story. Especially if you don’t wear a shoe size of an 8 or a 9. Yes, we want comfortable shoes with sensible heels and quality material, but without old church lady realness. Many stylists will say that a great outfit begins from the ground up. And if you’ve ever compared real leather to, well, anything else, then you can clearly spot and feel the difference. But if you’re into more sustainable fabrics, there’s nothing to fear: there are still some great vegan leather and canvas alternatives for you, too. Ahead, shop our edit of flat, mid and high-heeled sandals to wear o...