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When Tom Seaver Came Into the Big Leagues He Came in Pitching

When Tom Seaver Came Into the Big Leagues He Came in Pitching

(But That Didn't Stop Lou Brock From Telling Him to Fetch a Coke)

By Bill Madden | December 22, 2020

Why Are Women Beating Men in Ultra-Endurance Events?

Why Are Women Beating Men in Ultra-Endurance Events?

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By Time to Eat the Dogs | December 8, 2020

How the NBA Became a Spectacle

How the NBA Became a Spectacle

Courtside Fireworks, Laker Girls, and Marvin Gaye's Epic
Rendition of the National Anthem

By Pete Croatto | December 4, 2020

In a Greek Refugee Camp, the Simple Pleasures of a <br>Game of Soccer

In a Greek Refugee Camp, the Simple Pleasures of a
Game of Soccer

"The kids have no idea what they’ve just survived."

By Steven Heighton | November 25, 2020

Whose Team Is It? Shaq vs. Kobe on the 2003 Lakers

Whose Team Is It? Shaq vs. Kobe on the 2003 Lakers

Jim Gray Looks Back at a Superstar Rivalry

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The Longstanding Love Affair of Cocaine and Surfing

The Longstanding Love Affair of Cocaine and Surfing

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Spending a Night Alone in Mount Everest's Death Zone

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Ross Gay: Have I Even Told You Yet About the Courts I’ve Loved?

Ross Gay: Have I Even Told You Yet About the Courts I’ve Loved?

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You're Paying for Sports Stadiums You Don't Even Go To

You're Paying for Sports Stadiums You Don't Even Go To

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When Muhammad Ali First Met the Black Prince of Harlem

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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

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and Finding Hard Truths

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Here are the greatest novels ever written about every sport.

Here are the greatest novels ever written about every sport.

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