The Birdman’s Vengeful Ghost
The catfishing of Chris Andersen.
The catfishing of Chris Andersen.
Flinder Boyd Newsweek May 2014 Permalink
The story of a high school basketball star’s sexual abuse conviction and its aftermath, told from all sides.
Gary Smith Sports Illustrated Jun 1996 Permalink
The Chinese team heads to the home of elite running.
Jon Rosen Roads & Kingdoms May 2014 Permalink
“Someone has sliced open soccer’s hourglass, and the sand has come pouring out on to the streets.”
Supriya Nair Roads & Kingdoms May 2014 Permalink
A profile of Bosnian striker Vedad Ibisevic, who has come home after escaping the war more than 20 years ago.
Wright Thompson ESPN May 2014 10min Permalink
“Formal bullfighting is an art, a tragedy, and a business. To what extent it is an art depends on the bulls and the men who are hired to kill them, but it is always a tragedy and it is always a business.”
Ernest Hemingway Fortune Mar 1930 25min Permalink
A Little League season in Camden, New Jersey, where the murder rate is 17 times the national average.
Kathy Dobie GQ May 2014 25min Permalink
Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali, 20 years after their final fight.
William Nack Sports Illustrated Sep 1996 25min Permalink
The Muay Thai fighters of Klong Prem.
Matthew Shaer Men's Journal Apr 2014 15min Permalink
An oral history of the 2002 Western Conference finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings.
Previously: Jonathan Abrams on the Longform Podcast.
Jonathan Abrams Grantland May 2014 1h5min Permalink
On May 16, 1913, after he’d spent years earning a chance at American stardom, Canary Islander shortstop Alfredo Cabrera played his one and only Major League Baseball game.
Erik Malinowski Buzzfeed May 2013 20min Permalink
Policing Tottenham Hotspur fans.
David Peisner Buzzfeed Apr 2014 30min Permalink
A trip to Turkey for a soccer game between bitter rivals and its accompanying madness.
Spencer Hall SB Nation Apr 2014 30min Permalink
A profile of the Los Angeles Clippers owner, an oft-sued real estate baron with a documented racist streak and a penchant for heckling his own players, on the occasion of him winning an NAACP lifetime achievement award.
Peter Keating ESPN Jun 2009 20min Permalink
The life and death of Pat Tillman.
Gary Smith Sports Illustrated Sep 2006 Permalink
The unequal risk of climbing Mount Everest.
Jon Krakauer New Yorker Apr 2014 10min Permalink
The story of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter’s exoneration.
William Nack Sports Illustrated Apr 1992 1h10min Permalink
A season with the American Football League of China.
Christopher Beam The New Republic Apr 2014 30min Permalink
Inside the lack of an investigation into Florida State Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston.
Walt Bogdanich New York Times Apr 2014 20min Permalink
On a basketball coach starting over at the lowest levels of the game after his ascendant NCAA career ended in a hazy tabloid scene at a Cleveland crackhouse.
Scott Raab GQ Dec 1992 25min Permalink
Yasiel Puig’s journey to the Dodgers.
Jesse Katz Los Angeles Apr 2014 30min Permalink
A family’s story, one year after the Boston Marathon bombing.
David Abel Boston Globe Apr 2014 55min Permalink
How to buy college football players, in the words of a man who delivers the money.
Steven Godfrey SB Nation Apr 2014 20min Permalink
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
The cheerleader who sued the Raiders for failure to pay minimum wage.
Amanda Hess ESPN the Magazine Apr 2014 15min Permalink