On the start of the high school football season in Odessa, Texas. An adaptation published alongside the release of Bissinger’s 1990 book of the same name, which led to the movie and the show.

One man’s quest to ride the strangest wave.

On a pair of kickers.

Heartbreak and heroics at the World Ploughing Championships

An oral history of Garry Shandling’s secret pickup basketball game.

The inspiring life and mysterious death of NBA player Bison Dele.

Deliberate isolation. Petty feuds. Constant turmoil. The Manchester United manager wouldn’t have it any other way.

She raced cars when few women dared. But more than trophies or prize money, it was the zen of driving that pulled her in. This is the story of Denise McCluggage, America’s once-fastest woman.

I know dudes like me aren’t supposed to talk about depression, but I’ll talk about it. If a real motherfucker like me can struggle with it, then anybody can struggle with it.

On the NBA’s most modern avatar.

Eighteen years ago, NFL wide receiver Rae Carruth conspired to kill the woman carrying his child. The woman, Cherica Adams, died. The child, Chancellor Lee Adams, did not.

The 26-year-old is many things: New York Knicks center, devout Muslim, star of #NBATwitter, and enemy of the Turkish state.

How prison changed the former pro scout.

The hidden history of poker and crypto.

A profile of the postwar Bronx Bombers.

Things might have been very different for the Chicago White Sox

How a professional football player became a top-flight mathematician.

Riding along with the Mets broadcast trio, the main reason to watch the team.

A road trip through an athletic career.

The precarious existence of NFL placekickers.

Hanging out with the AirHogs of Grand Prairie.

Ted Williams grows old.

Black excellence in the land of tennis.

The 20-year-old is poised to burst into the top tier of women’s tennis. Can she also burst Japan’s expectations of what it means to be Japanese?

On mascots.