Haverford Hoops!
The story of a very bad basketball team.
Sports
His Own Path
Race and major league pitcher Chris Archer.
For Jared Remy, Leniency Was the Rule Until One Lethal Night
The son of a Red Sox legend, his trail of violent attacks runs back to his teen years. So does the line of judges who somehow saw fit, time and again, to give him one more chance. Now he’s on trial for murder.
Bullfighting Is Not a Sport — It is a Tragedy
A report from ringside in Spain.
Dropped
Why did Anthony Gatto, the greatest juggler alive—and perhaps of all time—back away from his art to open a construction business?
Previously: Jason Fagone on the Longform Podcast.
Why Basketball Won’t Leave Phil Jackson Alone
On the coach’s battle with retirement.
Inside Baseball
The Giants' miraculous 1951 comeback wasn't all that it seemed.
Previously: The Longform Guide to Cheaters.
Meet The Most Marketed 12-Year-Old Basketball Player In The World
How good is Julian Newman, really?
Lockerbie: A Story Beyond Tragedy, a Story of Curling and Olympic Pride
How a town of 4,000, defined by aviation catastrophe, produced three Olympic medallists.
The Oracle of Ice Hockey
On goalies, and in particular, really good Finnish ones.
Broken Stride
The death of a runner and the “ongoing culture war between fitness enthusiasts and automobiles.”
Figures in a Mall
Spending time with the Tonya Harding Fan Club in the wake of the assault on Nancy Kerrigan.
Out Route
The bleak final season of Tony Gonzalez’s Hall of Fame career.
"The Eagle Has Landed"
The behind-the-scenes story of how NFL prospect Michael Sam came out.
The Sochi Project
Since 2007, when they first heard that “the Florida of Russia” was being awarded the Winter Olympics, two Dutch journalists have been documenting everyday life in Sochi and how it has changed in the run-up to the Games.
The Big Book of Black Quarterbacks
The stories of the 109 black men who have played quarterback in the NFL, from Fritz Pollard to Russell Wilson.
The Fight to Live
The angry last days of Ty Cobb.
In the Beginning, There Was a Nipple
How Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction, all nine-sixteenths of a second of it, changed TV, the internet, and American culture.
A Sense of Who You Are
How fight coach Greg Jackson, once dubbed “the Philosopher King of MMA,” does his job.
The Sordid End of David Meggett
Meggett was an All-Pro running back for the New York Giants. He was also a serial rapist.
The Writer and the Puzzle: Richard Ben Cramer Couldn't Crack A-Rod
On the legendary journalist and the book he never finished.
Runner, Interrupted
What happens when a runner loses his feet?
Dr. V's Magical Putter
The very complicated life of Dr. Essay Anne Vanderbilt, who once built a very good golf club.
Update: Grantland has published a pair of responses to the reaction to this story, "What Grantland Got Wrong" by Christina Kahrl and "The Dr. V Story: A Letter From the Editor" by Bill Simmons.
Sabre Rattler
How a rogue p.r. man pulled a fast one on professional hockey.
The Flying Tomato Would Rather You Not Call Him That Anymore
A profile of Shaun White.
