The New Literature of MMA

The New Literature of MMA

On the 21st Century Writing About a Very 21st Century Sport

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A Literary Look at the Last Time the Cubs Won the World Series

A Literary Look at the Last Time the Cubs Won the World Series

The Year in Literature, 1908. Or, Variations on a Meme

By Emily Temple | November 3, 2016

Ha Jin on the Long Reach of the Chinese Government

Ha Jin on the Long Reach of the Chinese Government

Love, Betrayal, and the Totalitarian Machine

By Dylan Foley | October 25, 2016

On the Short-Lived All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

On the Short-Lived All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

There's No Crying in Baseball—But There Was Lipstick

By Cait Murphy | October 25, 2016

Jackie Robinson Was More Than Just a Pioneer

Jackie Robinson Was More Than Just a Pioneer

On the Man and Player Who Made History

By Cait Murphy | October 25, 2016

Three Tales of Baseball in Honor of the World Series

Three Tales of Baseball in Honor of the World Series

From Cait Murphy's History of American Sports in 100 Objects

By Literary Hub | October 25, 2016

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A Neoliberal Trojan Horse: Dave Zirin on the Olympics

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Tennis: Good/Evil, Dread/Joy, All of Existence Within the Lines

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We Are All Sisyphus: On Following Soccer, and Family Rivalries

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A Literary Look at the Beautiful Game, From Camus to Villoro

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