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In Praise of the Glorious Deliverance of Swimming

In Praise of the Glorious Deliverance of Swimming

Michael Parker on Worshipping Water, in Life and Fiction

By Michael Parker | November 21, 2022

How Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi Became Superstars On and Off the Field

How Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi Became Superstars On and Off the Field

Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg on the Making of Soccer's Greatest Rivalry

By Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg | November 11, 2022

“Let That Dream Die.“ On Watching Tennis and (Actually) Becoming the Best Writer You Can Be

“Let That Dream Die.“ On Watching Tennis and (Actually) Becoming the Best Writer You Can Be

Veronica Roth’s Argument for Embracing the Unknown

By Veronica Roth | November 9, 2022

“I Fight to Learn What it Means to Feel Calm.” Laura van den Berg on Boxing, Vulnerability, and Process

“I Fight to Learn What it Means to Feel Calm.” Laura van den Berg on Boxing, Vulnerability, and Process

Introducing When I’m Not Writing, a Series About Writers and Their Hobbies

By Laura van den Berg | November 7, 2022

Either/Or... Neither? Looking Beyond the False Binaries of the Catastrophist Present

Either/Or... Neither? Looking Beyond the False Binaries of the Catastrophist Present

Andrew Keen is Wondering How Much Room There is For Gray

By Andrew Keen | October 28, 2022

On Messi, Ronaldo, and the Radical Remaking of the World’s Game Over the Last 20 Years

On Messi, Ronaldo, and the Radical Remaking of the World’s Game Over the Last 20 Years

Jonathan Clegg in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 26, 2022

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David Maraniss on the Afterlife of Jim Thorpe

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The End of the Beautiful Game? How the Analytics Revolution Is Changing Soccer

By Keen On | October 18, 2022

Why I Run: On Thoreau and the Pleasures of Not Quite Knowing Where You’re Going

By Rachel Richardson | October 7, 2022

On Falling in Love with Goalkeeping

On Falling in Love with Goalkeeping

An Excerpt From Kelcey Ervick’s Graphic Memoir, The Keeper

By Kelcey Ervick | October 4, 2022

Allure and Illusions: My Seven-Year-Old, Me, and the Cult of Gymnastics

Allure and Illusions: My Seven-Year-Old, Me, and the Cult of Gymnastics

Alison Wisdom Finds Similarities Between an Elite Sport and a Fundamentalist Church

By Alison Wisdom | September 21, 2022

Winning Fairly: Lessons About Successful Leadership From a Real-Life Ted Lasso

Winning Fairly: Lessons About Successful Leadership From a Real-Life Ted Lasso

John U. Bacon in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 21, 2022

Hemlines and Court Lines: On the Evolution of Women’s Tennis Clothes

Hemlines and Court Lines: On the Evolution of Women’s Tennis Clothes

Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell on Suzanne Lenglen—Tennis Pro and Fashion Icon

By Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell | September 9, 2022

Back to School for Everyone: Sports and Contemporary Writing with Sam Lipsyte

Back to School for Everyone: Sports and Contemporary Writing with Sam Lipsyte

The Thrill of Agony, the Victory of Defeat

By Sam Lipsyte | September 6, 2022

Players and Coaches Wanted: On the Beginnings of Toledo’s Pro Women’s Football Team

Players and Coaches Wanted: On the Beginnings of Toledo’s Pro Women’s Football Team

Stephen Guinan on the Women Who Heeded the Call

By Stephen Guinan | September 1, 2022

Big Business, Small Town Ideals: On Midwestern College Football

Big Business, Small Town Ideals: On Midwestern College Football

Ben Mathis-Lilley on the University of Michigan and the Allure of Winning

By Ben Mathis-Lilley | August 31, 2022

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