At 27, Pattie is approaching his prime jai alai years, and he has become one of the top American jai alai players. Pattie puts the poor effort behind him. “It’s the breaks. You play one. You stop.

The last jai alai frontons in Miami are actually part of casinos because gambling is the only thing keeping the sport alive, albeit on life support. That’s poetic as hell . 5.

I DECIDED TO take up a sport. I’m 55 years old, and it’s time I did something good for my body, other than occasionally burp it. But which sport? A lot of men my age play golf, but as f… ...

Two rhythms work in jai alai like the separate yet dependent movements of a fugue. ... They keep strict training, eat no dinner the nights they are to play. They wear blue and orange uniforms.

Although jai alai is something that Thomas didn’t get to see her mom play much over the years, she would be around to experience her mother getting invited to play in the Mexican 2019 tournament ...

Benny Bueno did not want to play jai alai when he was introduced to the game at 10 years old. Seven years later, he went pro in 1981. Steev Ramsdell was told he would never go pro when he began ...

This is about live jai alai in Connecticut coming to a close — after a 25-year run. ... “I got a chance to play a great game for 15 years,” he said.