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How a Group of Women Defied Expectations to Form a National Football League

How a Group of Women Defied Expectations to Form a National Football League

Britni de la Cretaz and Lyndsey D’Arcangelo on a History of Groundbreakers

By Britni de la Cretaz and Lyndsey D’Arcangelo | November 3, 2021

A Case for Football as the Most Literary of American Sports

A Case for Football as the Most Literary of American Sports

Baseball Has Reigned Long Enough, Says Corey Sobel

By Corey Sobel | November 2, 2021

Why is Baseball the Most Literary of Sports?

Why is Baseball the Most Literary of Sports?

Lincoln Michel Goes Deep Into the Prose of America’s Pastime

By Lincoln Michel | October 28, 2021

Battle Royale: 6 Books That Take on the Rich World of Wrestling

Battle Royale: 6 Books That Take on the Rich World of Wrestling

Gene Kwak Recommends Chapbooks, Novels, and Nonfiction

By Gene Kwak | October 25, 2021

The Painful Language of an Ultrarunner’s Body on a Sweltering Day

The Painful Language of an Ultrarunner’s Body on a Sweltering Day

J.M. Thompson Maps the Intensity and Freedom of a Very Long Mountain Run

By J.M. Thompson | October 20, 2021

On the Women Who Succeeded in the “Man’s World” of Mountaineering

On the Women Who Succeeded in the “Man’s World” of Mountaineering

Katie Ives on Jean Crenshaw and Helen Kilness, the Women Behind Summit Magazine

By Katie Ives | October 14, 2021

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Joshua Prager on the Life of “Jane Roe”

By Keen On | September 27, 2021

Megan Abbott on the Tortured, Insular Worlds of Ballet and Gymnastics

By Book Dreams | September 23, 2021

The Legacy of Colin Kaepernick: On the First High School Team to Take a Knee

By Dave Zirin | September 20, 2021

How Native Basketball Challenged Colonial Hegemony and Rejected Conformity

How Native Basketball Challenged Colonial Hegemony and Rejected Conformity

Abe Streep on the History of Indigenous Youth Who Turned Adversity into Opportunity

By Abe Streep | September 9, 2021

How the Great Billie Jean King Challenged the Patriarchy

How the Great Billie Jean King Challenged the Patriarchy

The Groundbreaking Tennis Champ on Her Fight to End Gender Discrimination

By Billie Jean King | August 30, 2021

Why Does Lionel Messi Ignore the Ball for the First Five Minutes of a Match?

Why Does Lionel Messi Ignore the Ball for the First Five Minutes of a Match?

Simon Kuper on the Life and Career of an Enigmatic Football Genius

By Simon Kuper | August 17, 2021

Two Brothers, One Pair of Sneakers: On the Early Hoop Dreams of Giannis Antetokounmpo

Two Brothers, One Pair of Sneakers: On the Early Hoop Dreams of Giannis Antetokounmpo

Mirin Fader Tells the Story of One of the World’s Best Basketball Players

By Mirin Fader | August 13, 2021

On Bafflement: Reflections on Marilynne Robinson and the Theology of Skateboarding

On Bafflement: Reflections on Marilynne Robinson and the Theology of Skateboarding

Kyle Beachy Digs Into the Mysteries of Existence

By Kyle Beachy | August 11, 2021

Alex Marzano-Lesnevich on Navigating the Starkly Gendered World of<br> Horseback Riding

Alex Marzano-Lesnevich on Navigating the Starkly Gendered World of
Horseback Riding

“I decided that because girl wasn’t a word for me, horse couldn’t be, either.”

By Alex Marzano-Lesnevich | July 29, 2021

The Underappreciated Art (and Hard Work) of Making Snow

The Underappreciated Art (and Hard Work) of Making Snow

Christopher Cox Talks to the Snow Champions of Telluride

By Christopher Cox | July 28, 2021

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