Notes On the Narrative Conundrum of Baseball Fandom
Myth, storytelling, and lore in the most disappointing clubhouses of America’s pastime.
Sports
He Lost His Leg, Then Rediscovered the Bicycle. Now He’s Unstoppable.
Leo Rodgers is the irrepressible gravel-racing hero we all need now.
The Ramshackle Garden of Affection
The two poets correspond about basketball, life, and living.
Running in the Age of Coronavirus
More than 40 years ago, pioneering author Jim Fixx’s best-selling book brought jogging to the masses, espousing its physical and emotional benefits. Now, those themes resonate more than ever with a homebound society.
A History of Flight
On the origins of Michael Jordan.
The Feminization of Bill Laimbeer
A Bad Boy coaches in the WNBA.
The Art of Letting Go
In American baseball, flipping your bat is frowned upon. In South Korea, it’s an art.
To The Driver Who Hit Me and Ran
A letter from a cyclist who survived.
What to Make of Murph the Surf?
His savvy on a longboard earned him trophies. His burglary of the Natural History museum in New York earned him headlines. And his brutality on a Florida boat 50-odd years ago earned him a lifetime in prison. Now: What does penance get you?
The 30-Year Mystery Of Don Mattingly's Birthdate
Happy 59th! Or is it 58th? Cracking the mystery of Don Mattingly’s birthday.
Stephon Marbury Has His Own Story to Tell
A conversation with the former player, and new coach, about basketball, Beijing, and being understood.
To Run My Best Marathon at Age 44, I Had to Outrun My Past
After 20 years of long-distance competition, I ran my fastest. All it took was tech, training, and a new understanding of my life.
Jordan’s Moment
The story of one of the great final acts in sports history.
The World's Team
How Barcelona became the most successful—and most beloved—club in soccer.
How Beto Calavera Got His Name
The families Dodger Stadium removed.
‘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.
Missing Serie A, Pasta, and Friendship
A letter from the coronavirus quarantine.
What Happens When Two Strangers Trust the Rides of Their Lives to the Magic of the Universe
One cyclist rides west, another rides east. They meet on an empty stretch of road in a Kazakh desert.
Will You Still Medal in the Morning?
Sex in the Olympic Village.
David Arquette Is Still Fighting
Why is the actor wrestling—and nearly dying in the ring—at the age of 48? For pride, acceptance, and to undo the mistakes of his past.
Tom Brady Cannot Stop
A season with the New England Patriots’ 37-year-old quarterback.
The Game Inside the Game
Stare at the game long enough and the distance between everything—players, league, game, court, self, other—begins to collapse. Everything becomes a metaphor for everything else, the league and your life each generating infinite layers of meaning for the other.
Being a Black Player in Boston
Stories of African Americans playing in a city that has struggled with racism
The Altitude Sickness
Mountain athletes face death and grief more often than most of us. One therapist thinks he can help.
A Boat Fire Killed 34 People, and We May Never Know Why
Investigating one of the deadliest maritime disasters in U.S. history.
