Sports
How advanced statistics could transform the NFL.
Major League Baseball just signed a deal to replace those dugout landlines with cellphones for calls to the bullpen. Is this an improvement?
The new Bryant is as meta as ever—more a concept than a human being.
January 23, 2013
Field of Schemes—How Politics Infected Sports
Can one be a responsible, ethical sports fan? Or is such a thing a contradiction in terms?
January 07, 2013
Nick Saban’s Long, Winding Path to Sophomoric Success
Alabama Coach Nick Saban might be the greatest college football coach in history—but only because he gave up on the pro game.
December 28, 2012
This Hit Caused a Concussion. It Was Also Legal. Discuss.
Balancing the safety of NFL players and the quality of the game is not so simple.
December 11, 2012
Roger Goodell Keeps Letting His League Down
The NFL's bounty scandal claims another victim: The commissioner who rushed to suspend everyone in site.
November 08, 2012
The Myth of the Coach—Paterno and the Problem with College Sports
Paterno owes its success to our preposterous sepia-toned ideal of the coach.
October 26, 2012
A Gay Athlete in the World's Most Macho Sport
For years, the American press has anticipated a gay athlete in a major sport. This month, he fought in Florida.
July 30, 2012
Waterworld
The connection between swimming and growth lies at the heart of Leanne Shapton’s new book Swimming Studies, a beautifully written and illustrated medi
