Until fairly recently, practitioners of parkour shared the slice of sidewalk subculture generally associated with breakdancers and skaters in the late ’80s. Sure, many had seen Sébastien Foucan scramble over buildings with the agility of a panther on speed in the opening sequence of “Casino Royale,” but few knew what to call what he was doing beyond, “Whoa – awesome.”…

Andrew McGregor is big. In fact, he’s enormous. At 6 feet 10 and 280 pounds, his hands are the size of your head and he has a set of shoulders that would make Atlas weep. Then there’s the sheer force of his personality, which roils off him in palpable waves. Bring up chessboxing, and good luck resisting his gravitational pull. The man thinks big….

Bill Johnson is dead. My childhood sports hero has left the ski hill. This isn’t exactly a news flash, although it still feels that way. Depending on when you’re reading this, it’s been a year, maybe more. He died January 21, 2016. He was 55….