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An Ode to Chelsea Gray: Mac Crane In Praise of the Poetics of Basketball

An Ode to Chelsea Gray: Mac Crane In Praise of the Poetics of Basketball

“When I watch her, I feel like I’m witnessing something beyond me, something heavenly and incomprehensible.”

By Mac Crane | May 13, 2025

Writing (and Riding) the Waves: Inside the History of “Surf Lit”

Writing (and Riding) the Waves: Inside the History of “Surf Lit”

Dan Reiter on the Intersection of the Athletic and the Artistic in the World of Surfing

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How Baseball Shaped Black Communities in Reconstruction-Era America

How Baseball Shaped Black Communities in Reconstruction-Era America

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“Indian Hockey Kicks Ass.” On Finding Meaning in Another Nation’s Pastime

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How Tennis Helped Me Manage the Competitive Beast That Was Ruining My Writing

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