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A Good Conversation is Like a (Good) Game of Tennis

A Good Conversation is Like a (Good) Game of Tennis

Benjamin Markovits on the Value of Making Contact

By Benjamin Markovits | September 6, 2019

The Life and Times of a Texas Football Legend

The Life and Times of a Texas Football Legend

Running Back Earl Campbell, at the Intersection of Politics and Sports

By Asher Price | September 5, 2019

Teddy Roosevelt Hated Baseball

Teddy Roosevelt Hated Baseball

It Was a Struggle to Even Get the President to Go to a Game

By Ryan Swanson | August 27, 2019

Andrew Luck, retiring NFL star and inspiration for one of the all-time great Twitter accounts, is also a book nerd.

Andrew Luck, retiring NFL star and inspiration for one of the all-time great Twitter accounts, is also a book nerd.

By Jonny Diamond | August 26, 2019

Famous writer Bill Clinton umpired this past weekend’s Writers vs. Artists charity softball game (which is still a thing!)

Famous writer Bill Clinton umpired this past weekend’s Writers vs. Artists charity softball game (which is still a thing!)

By Jonny Diamond | August 22, 2019

Feuds, Flings, and High School Sports After Title IX

Feuds, Flings, and High School Sports After Title IX

Sports Writer Melissa Isaacson on Her Time at Niles West High

By Melissa Isaacson | August 16, 2019

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Barred from the 1976 Olympics, These Swimmers Still Beat Olympic Records

By Mikael Rosén | July 25, 2019

The American Ballpark: Public Space or Private Playground?

By Whitney Terrell | July 8, 2019

Red Sox Great Luis Tiant on Reuniting with His Father After 14 Years

By Luis Tiant | June 14, 2019

The Swimming Pool: Fascist Blue Rectangle or Immersive Democratic Space?

The Swimming Pool: Fascist Blue Rectangle or Immersive Democratic Space?

Ellena Savage on the Complicated Past, Present, and Future of Pools

By Ellena Savage | June 12, 2019

Despite Its Popularity, Women's Soccer Still Struggles for Institutional Support

Despite Its Popularity, Women's Soccer Still Struggles for Institutional Support

Joshua Nadel on the History of Brazilian Women's Futbol

By Joshua Nadel | June 7, 2019

Meet Britain's First Woman Soccer Player, Nettie J. Honeyball

Meet Britain's First Woman Soccer Player, Nettie J. Honeyball

The Founding of the British Ladies Football Club Was Met
with Violent Resistance

By Gemma Clarke | June 6, 2019

Why Would Anyone Choose to Run 100 Miles Through the Desert?

Why Would Anyone Choose to Run 100 Miles Through the Desert?

Adharanand Finn on Striving for the Edges of Human Endurance

By Adharanand Finn | May 31, 2019

Are You a Roger or a Tiger? On Specialization vs. Variety

Are You a Roger or a Tiger? On Specialization vs. Variety

Hamilton Cain Considers David Epstein's Range

By Hamilton Cain | May 28, 2019

The History Behind Baseball's<br> Weirdest Pitch

The History Behind Baseball's
Weirdest Pitch

Tyler Kepner on the Improbable Success of the Curveball

By Tyler Kepner | April 24, 2019

On Oliver Sacks' Obsession With Weightlifting

On Oliver Sacks' Obsession With Weightlifting

What a Writer's Fitness Regime Can Tell Us About the Writing

By Ross Mcindoe | April 18, 2019

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