When Muhammad Ali First Met the Black Prince of Harlem

When Muhammad Ali First Met the Black Prince of Harlem

Great Hype Men">Todd Snyder on Drew "Bundini" Brown, One of Boxing's
Great Hype Men

By Todd D. Snyder | August 27, 2020

If You Want to See Who Someone Really Is, Get Them on a Tennis Court

If You Want to See Who Someone Really Is, Get Them on a Tennis Court

Professional Tennis Player Andrea Petkovic on Reading Philip Roth
and Finding Hard Truths

By Andrea Petkovic | August 20, 2020

Here are the greatest novels ever written about every sport.

Here are the greatest novels ever written about every sport.

By Dan Sheehan | August 12, 2020

Seattle’s new hockey team is called the Kraken (which is a literary character?)

Seattle’s new hockey team is called the Kraken (which is a literary character?)

By Jonny Diamond | July 23, 2020

Will sports action-adventure-thriller novels become a thing?

Will sports action-adventure-thriller novels become a thing?

By Jonny Diamond | July 10, 2020

In Lieu of the Olympics: <br>A Reading List For Your Sports Fix

In Lieu of the Olympics:
A Reading List For Your Sports Fix

From the Track to the Sea to the Hard Courts of Vegas, Elise Hooper Has Some Recommendations

By Elise Hooper | July 8, 2020

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Arrested For Wearing a Bathing Suit: Life as an Early Female Swimmer

By Howard Means | June 29, 2020

10 Works of Literary Fiction
for Runners

By Emily Temple | June 23, 2020

Reckoning with the Toll Gymnastics Takes on
Women's Lives

By Hannah Orenstein | June 22, 2020

Is <em>Ball Four</em> the Greatest Baseball Memoir Ever Written?

Is Ball Four the Greatest Baseball Memoir Ever Written?

Jim Bouton's Book Gave an Unfiltered View into Athletes' Lives

By Mitchell Nathanson | June 15, 2020

A Brief Feminist History of Bike-Riding

A Brief Feminist History of Bike-Riding

Hannah Ross Finds No Evidence of a Fish Ever Needing a Bicycle

By Hannah Ross | June 8, 2020

The Amateur Cyclist Who Biked Around the World

The Amateur Cyclist Who Biked Around the World

Fred Birchmore Had the Makings of a Sports Pioneer

By David V. Herlihy | May 26, 2020

With the Olympics Canceled, There's Plenty of Time to Read Up on Heroic Moments in Sports

With the Olympics Canceled, There's Plenty of Time to Read Up on Heroic Moments in Sports

A Reading List From Elise Hooper, From the Waves to the Rink

By Elise Hooper | May 22, 2020

When Dreams of Perfection Brush Up Against Human Limits

When Dreams of Perfection Brush Up Against Human Limits

The School That Optimizes Golf Performance

By Brett Cyrgalis | May 12, 2020

Rediscovering Lou Gehrig's<br> Lost Memoir

Rediscovering Lou Gehrig's
Lost Memoir

Alan D. Gaff on Reading the Story of a Legend Nearly a Century Later

By Alan D. Gaff | May 12, 2020

Are Basketball Superstars More Loyal to Their Teams, or Sneaker Companies?

Are Basketball Superstars More Loyal to Their Teams, or Sneaker Companies?

Ethan Sherwood Strauss Offers a Steph Curry Case Study

By Ethan Sherwood Strauss | April 17, 2020

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