File this under "More Evidence that America has Become Way Too Litigious" -- a legal battle between two D.C. kickball leagues has now gone on for over a year, and doesn't look to be coming to a resulution anytime soon. more ›

In March we reported on a lawsuit filed by the World Adult Kickball Association (WAKA) against smaller upstart DCKickball. It seemed that kickball behemoth WAKA was none-too-happy that DCKickball, founded by WAKA defector Carter Rabasa, was using the same rules of play and had allegedly called its larger competitor "the Microsoft of kickball." For both indiscretions, WAKA demanded that DCKickball shell out $356,000 in compensatory and punitive damages. more ›

By DCist contributor Campbell Roth. more ›

Kickball always seemed the odd man out in the panoply of recreational sports in the District. But the game most of us abandoned in middle school took off, yielding ever-larger rosters of teams that walked the streets and crowded the bars with their brightly colored team shirts. And in typical American fashion, with fame and fortune has come litigation. The City Paper reports today on a lawsuit -- yes, you heard a right, a lawsuit... more ›

We reported in March that amateur sports enthusiasts could choose between the D.C.-area-based World Adult Kickball Association and a new nonprofit kickball league DCKickball for their summer kickball needs. Little did we imagine the two leagues would be at "war" two months later - or at least according to the City Paper, which vividly describes the tension between the two leagues in an article last week. more ›

With the weather warming up it's time to start thinking about lining up your athletic plans for the spring and summer. If you're interested in soccer, frisbee, or basketball, hurry over to District Sports - registration deadlines for most of their leagues are this week, and it looks you might be able to register for a couple even though the deadlines were earlier this week. If you're interested in kickball, you have until March 20... more ›