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Chris Koentges

@cskoentges

The small details in long stories. As seen in @ESPNMag, @TheAtlantic,@Slate, @Deadspin, and other fine publications.

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Joined February 2012
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A piece of art stolen almost two years ago in Detroit turned up at our apartment in Vancouver the other day.  espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/…
Missing portrait returns to Cadieux Cafe, but mystery is far from solved

Missing portrait returns to Cadieux Cafe, but mystery is far from solved

The stolen portrait -- central to Chris Koentges' story on the featherbowlers of Detroit's Cadieux Cafe -- is returned to the writer just weeks after his story is published.

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I spent the final week of 2016 watching football in garages in Dearborn, Michigan. teapawt.org/sullduggery/status/819…
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@sullduggery12 Jan 2017
"As American as the Dallas Cowboys"—great #longreads on football joy in a time of Trump, by @cskoentges for #BRmag: thelab.bleacherreport.com/de…
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The great pinball players are like ghosts. You only ever encounter their initials. Then one day you meet REG. espn.com/espn/feature/story/…
Pinball is back and this is the guy taking over

Pinball is back and this is the guy taking over

Robert Gagno is a pinball savant, but he wants so much more than just to be the world's best player.

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David Ebner@DavidEbner28 Aug 2015
A new basketball city, Toronto: how Andrew Wiggins & Co rose to the global stage: theglobeandmail.com/sports/b… @CanBball
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@chadmillman19 Jun 2015
Of course you were thinking, "today I will be moved by a story about feather bowling." Here is that story. espn.go.com/espn/feature/sto…
From The Mag: The inexplicable tale of Steve Gosskie and featherbowling

From The Mag: The inexplicable tale of Steve Gosskie and featherbowling

This is a story about the most magical, mystical sport on earth, and the East Detroit lifer who improbably became its king. Also, it's about an art heist.

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@tjsc0tt Thanks, TJ. I drank a lot of coffee while writing it.
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Eric Neel@ericneel18 Jun 2015
Mustread @cskoentges tells the story of featherbowling -- a one of a kind game, in a one of a kind pocket of Detroit. ow.ly/Ov1v1
From The Mag: The inexplicable tale of Steve Gosskie and featherbowling

From The Mag: The inexplicable tale of Steve Gosskie and featherbowling

This is a story about the most magical, mystical sport on earth, and the East Detroit lifer who improbably became its king. Also, it's about an art heist.

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@RRNvoetbal Thanks for taking the time to read it, Ronald.
As the city crumbled around them, a small group stayed behind to guard the rarest game in America. espn.go.com/espn/feature/sto…
From The Mag: The inexplicable tale of Steve Gosskie and featherbowling

From The Mag: The inexplicable tale of Steve Gosskie and featherbowling

This is a story about the most magical, mystical sport on earth, and the East Detroit lifer who improbably became its king. Also, it's about an art heist.

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Käthe Lemon@kathelemon11 Feb 2015
Calgary has lost one of its amazing voices and most inventive and generous collaborators. We will miss you Michael. avenuecalgary.com/Michael-Gr…
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@wisemonkeysblog ...the price war heats up further down Commercial Drive.
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@kevangilbert And yet you seem to have somehow turned out alright. Thanks for the kind words. I bet you have some good war stories.
Carey Price tossing out metal horns is the circle of life. "@KVanGate38: "The Price is right.... Bitch." http://t.co/afdNsDJJbI"
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Main Street, Vancouver, where carrot meets stick.
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@ProdChrisJames @CalynShaw @jeffyc22 @kyleandrewphoto @goody705 Thanks a lot. Am grateful you took the time to read it.
@doublePinc @DouglasHaddow Thanks guys. It was a fun thing to try to piece to together.
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@liviubird Thanks, Liviu. I ended up reading quite a bit about soccer goalies while writing it.
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Longform@longform21 Feb 2014
"The Oracle of Ice Hockey" Why Finnish goalies are so good: long.fm/1gomMIf (by @cskoentges, new @TheAtlantic)
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One of the best pieces I've ever read on Finnish goaltending and the position as a whole from @cskoentges --- ow.ly/tPrHa
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There was something magical about an ATM spitting out Bill Reid's Spirit of Haida Gwaii that I don't get off this new $20.
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