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The War on Poverty Changed a Young George Foreman's Life

The War on Poverty Changed a Young George Foreman's Life

How the Iconic Boxer's Future Was Tied Up with LBJ's Great Society

By Andrew R.M. Smith | January 17, 2020

Did you know Marianne Moore and Muhammad Ali wrote a poem together?

Did you know Marianne Moore and Muhammad Ali wrote a poem together?

By Dan Sheehan | November 15, 2019

Why Do We Run? On the Art of the Marathon Memoir

Why Do We Run? On the Art of the Marathon Memoir

Stories of Distance and Recovery">From Murakami to the Rara'muri "Running People,"
Stories of Distance and Recovery

By James M. Chesbro | November 12, 2019

Are there any actual surprises on this list of the hockey world’s favorite books?

Are there any actual surprises on this list of the hockey world’s favorite books?

By Jonny Diamond | November 8, 2019

Report From Foul Territory: Donald Trump Can't Even Do Baseball Cliches Right

Report From Foul Territory: Donald Trump Can't Even Do Baseball Cliches Right

Timothy Denevi at the White House Ceremony for
the Washington Nationals

By Timothy Denevi | November 5, 2019

Jon Krakauer on the Incredible Career of Mountaineer Fred Beckey

Jon Krakauer on the Incredible Career of Mountaineer Fred Beckey

Shadowing an Irascible (and Legendary) Climber

By Jon Krakauer | October 29, 2019

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Finding a Way to Understand the World on a Basketball Court

By Reginald Dwayne Betts | October 17, 2019

No One Really Knows Why Humans Can Walk

By Bill Bryson | October 15, 2019

How Tiny Hungary Made Soccer Into the Game We Know and Love

By Jonathan Wilson | September 27, 2019

Dead Men of Leisure on Their Love of Fishing

Dead Men of Leisure on Their Love of Fishing

the disappointment vexeth me to this very day."">"I felt a great fish at the end of my line but it dropt in, and
the disappointment vexeth me to this very day."

By Literary Hub | September 13, 2019

The Woman Who Beat the Nazis in Europe's Deadliest Horse Race

The Woman Who Beat the Nazis in Europe's Deadliest Horse Race

Lata Brandisová Probably Would Have Also Punched Them

By Richard Askwith | September 12, 2019

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

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