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Publications

SB Nation

Sports

‘We just made history’: The Story of Hockey’s First Ever Team Trans

How a group of 17 trans athletes came together last November to make history.

Katelyn Burns SB Nation Apr 2020 15min Permalink

Crime Sports

The Line of Fire

Gun violence, high school football and what coaches are doing to keep their players safe

Natalie Weiner SB Nation Nov 2019 30min Permalink

Crime Sports

Crooked Letters

Inside the NCAA’s years-long, twisting investigation into Mississippi football.

Steven Godfrey SB Nation May 2018 50min Permalink

Sports Travel

How New Zealand Made Edmund Hillary, the Man Who Conquered Everest

The origins of an explorer.

Spencer Hall SB Nation Feb 2018 25min Permalink

Sports

The Future of Football

“Football as we know it is done, because the lawyers are here.”

Spencer Hall SB Nation May 2017 25min Permalink

Sports

The Johnny and Tara Show Is the Main Event

Can Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski make the casual audience care about figure skating?

Leander Schaerlaeckens SB Nation Apr 2016 15min Permalink

Crime Sports Religion

Higher and Higher

Defensive end Shawn King was the 36th pick in the 1995 draft. His career with the Carolina Panthers didn’t turn out as planned.

Michael Graff SB Nation Jan 2016 25min Permalink

Crime

Two Lanes to Accokeek

A car race goes tragically wrong.

Michael Graff SB Nation Jun 2015 35min Permalink

Crime Sports

The State v. Robertson

How one woman’s sexual assault by four University of Oregon football players in 1980 unwittingly led to the state’s expansive free speech protections.

Susan Elizabeth Shepard SB Nation Oct 2015 30min Permalink

Hellbent, But Not Broken

Agony, hallucinations, and canoes on the Yukon River.

Eva Holland SB Nation Aug 2015 25min Permalink

Crime

A Long Walk's End

A fugitive spends six years on the Appalachian trail.

William Browning SB Nation Jun 2015 35min Permalink

Sports

Unclimbable

Searching for the line between courage and humility on an expedition to Cirque of the Unclimbables, a remote ring of perfect rock-climbing mountains in Canada.

Eva Holland SB Nation May 2015 30min Permalink

Sports

Take These Broken Wings

An athlete without arms or legs tries to get a spot on a the national wheelchair rugby team.

Kim Cross SB Nation Mar 2015 30min Permalink

Sports

After The Fall

What’s the reason for Mike Tyson’s continuing appeal?

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Brin-Jonathan Butler on the Longform Podcast.

Brin-Jonathan Butler SB Nation Feb 2015 35min Permalink

Business

A Eulogy for RadioShack, the Panicked and Half-Dead Retail Empire

A former employee’s horror stories.

Jon Bois SB Nation Nov 2014 20min Permalink

Sports

Thirteen Ways of Looking at Greg Maddux

An essay on the pitcher, friendship and death.

Jeremy Collins SB Nation Oct 2014 35min Permalink

Sports

The Right Thing to Do vs. The State of Florida

After Devaughn Darling died during a workout with the Florida State football team, his family was awarded a payout of $2 million. That was 13 years ago. Only $200,000 has come.

Michael Kruse SB Nation Aug 2014 25min Permalink

Crime Sports

Gold In The Mud

The story of imprisoned boxer James Scott, who contended for the light heavyweight title by staging fights inside Rahway prison.

Brin-Jonathan Butler, Kurt Emhoff SB Nation Mar 2014 40min Permalink

Crime Sports

The Many Crimes of Mel Hall

A flamboyant player, a charismatic coach, and a sex predator.

Greg Hanlon SB Nation Jul 2014 20min Permalink

Sports

Why We Play

The allure of dangerous sports.

Eva Holland SB Nation Jun 2014 20min Permalink

Sports World

Heroes for Sale

A final visit with late boxer Teófilo Stevenson, who could have fought or even been Muhammad Ali had he not stayed in Cuba.

Brin-Jonathan Butler SB Nation Jun 2014 30min Permalink

Sports World Travel

The Istanbul Derby

A trip to Turkey for a soccer game between bitter rivals and its accompanying madness.

Spencer Hall SB Nation Apr 2014 30min Permalink

Sports

Meet The Bag Man

How to buy college football players, in the words of a man who delivers the money.

Steven Godfrey SB Nation Apr 2014 20min Permalink

Sports

What Happened To Jai Alai?

Jai Alai once packed Florida’s frontons with gamblers and glamor. Today, America is down to a single top-level pro who plays under the name Tevin in honor of Tevin Campbell.

Michael J. Mooney SB Nation Feb 2013 25min Permalink

Crime Sports

Broken Stride

The death of a runner and the “ongoing culture war between fitness enthusiasts and automobiles.”

Luke Cyphers SB Nation Feb 2014 25min Permalink

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