Hou Yifan and the Wait for Chess’s First Woman World Champion
For years, Hou was the only woman who stood a chance against the very best. But she had her own ambitions.
Louisa Thomas
The Thousand Autumns of Naomi Osaka
A 2018 profile of the tennis star.
The Boxer and the Batterer
An essay on Floyd Mayweather Jr. as both.
The Fatalist
Irina Pavolva is trying to steer the Brooklyn Nets through a rough patch. Will she make it?
Together We Make Football
On domestic violence and the NFL.
