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Writers Defeat Publishers (At Basketball)
At Wednesday Night's National Book Foundation "Other NBA" Game
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Dwyer Murphy
| June 17, 2016
The Most Important Basketball Game in the Country (on Wednesday)
Publishers and Writers Renew Their Brutal Rivalry on the Court
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Dwyer Murphy
| June 14, 2016
When a Novelist Becomes an Ultramarathoner
Ashley Ream on the Lessons of Endurance
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Ashley Ream
| May 26, 2016
Ten Writers and The Sports They Should Write About
Marlon James on Soccer, Jesmyn Ward on Football, Hanya Yanagihira on Hockey, and More...
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Dwyer Murphy
| April 27, 2016
George Plimpton, the Original Master of None
From the Ice Rink to the Boxing Ring to the Ballpark, a Writer Who Tried it All
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| April 26, 2016
10 Contemporary Baseball Books for the New Season
A Reading List for that Most Literary of Pastimes
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Dwyer Murphy
| April 6, 2016
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When Andre Agassi Made Me a Woman (and a Writer)
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Who Would Win If Writers Played for the Pennant?
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| October 20, 2015
On the Truth and Lies of Friday Night Football
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Michael Croley
| September 25, 2015
When Nerds Play Sports
Puns, Dunks, and the Search for Lost Youth
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Erin Somers
| June 18, 2015
The Greatest Forgotten Home Run of All Time
Myth, Race, and the Legacy of Roberto Clemente
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Martín Espada
| June 15, 2015
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"resonated so strongly with me that I cannot pretend to be objective about how much…"