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When Babe Ruth Called His Shot Against the Chicago Cubs

When Babe Ruth Called His Shot Against the Chicago Cubs

“Only a damn fool would have done a thing like that.”

By Cait Murphy | October 25, 2016

32 Imaginary Tennis Matches Paul Auster's Godson Would Like To See

32 Imaginary Tennis Matches Paul Auster's Godson Would Like To See

In Which the Canadian Sportswriter Felix Harr Creates the Ultimate Tournament

By Literary Hub | September 9, 2016

Why You Should Hate Football (But Will Watch It Anyway)

Why You Should Hate Football (But Will Watch It Anyway)

12 Books to Explain a Nation's Obsessions

By Dwyer Murphy | September 8, 2016

Gretzky to Wittgenstein to Nabokov... He Scores!

Gretzky to Wittgenstein to Nabokov... He Scores!

Memorializing Greatness in Sport is as Complex as Imagining
One's Own Immortality

By Andrew Stark | August 29, 2016

Why Do I Still Care If the US Men's Basketball Team Wins Gold?

Why Do I Still Care If the US Men's Basketball Team Wins Gold?

Benjamin Markovits on Winning Streaks and the Rest of the World

By Benjamin Markovits | August 19, 2016

20 Writers From Around the World on the Olympics

20 Writers From Around the World on the Olympics

What to Look Forward to And Which Sports are Like Writing

By Literary Hub | August 5, 2016

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A Neoliberal Trojan Horse: Dave Zirin on the Olympics

By Dwyer Murphy | July 28, 2016

Bob Shacochis: How Surfing Lead Me to Writing

By Bob Shacochis | July 8, 2016

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

By Matt Seidel | July 6, 2016

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

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

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

By Lorraine Berry | July 6, 2016

The Homeric Epic of LeBron James

The Homeric Epic of LeBron James

Humble beginnings; killer biceps; purpose-driven departure; grand quest...

By David Giffels | June 24, 2016

Writers Defeat Publishers (At Basketball)

Writers Defeat Publishers (At Basketball)

At Wednesday Night's National Book Foundation "Other NBA" Game

By Dwyer Murphy | June 17, 2016

The Most Important Basketball Game in the Country (on Wednesday)

The Most Important Basketball Game in the Country (on Wednesday)

Publishers and Writers Renew Their Brutal Rivalry on the Court

By Dwyer Murphy | June 14, 2016

When a Novelist Becomes an Ultramarathoner

When a Novelist Becomes an Ultramarathoner

Ashley Ream on the Lessons of Endurance

By Ashley Ream | May 26, 2016

Ten Writers and The Sports They Should Write About

Ten Writers and The Sports They Should Write About

Marlon James on Soccer, Jesmyn Ward on Football, Hanya Yanagihira on Hockey, and More...

By Dwyer Murphy | April 27, 2016

George Plimpton, the Original Master of None

George Plimpton, the Original Master of None

From the Ice Rink to the Boxing Ring to the Ballpark, a Writer Who Tried it All

By Literary Hub | April 26, 2016

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