Hot action, cool prices
This summer, you don't have to break the bank to enjoy professional sports competition at its best. We've dispatched reporters far and wide to watch action-filled competitions that don't cost the equivalent of a monthly mortgage payment. (Yes, there is life beyond the Yankees and the Red Sox.) Our special guide will plunk you into the bleachers (or beaches) of contests ranging from lacrosse to mountain biking to surfing. And we'll explain how you, too, can score inexpensive tickets to an exciting game, match, race, or tournament near you.
• Well-known tennis players hold court casually at the World Team Tennis league
• At a professional beach volleyball tournament in New Jersey, competitors draw a line in the sand
• No one sits on their hands at a Kansas City Wizards soccer game
• The soul of surfing is freedom - something fans of the sport have long understood
• Upmarket lacrosse, which has its roots in native American culture, is sharpening its profile
• At Lime Rock race track, sports cars whip up the skirts of picnic blankets
