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September 4, 2007
Frank Deford's Fellow Traveler
The veteran Sports Illustrated writer tries his hand at baseball fiction.
Full article » | by Adam Rosen
Books
August 20, 2007
Trying to Understand Clarence Thomas
Thomas's biographer talks to Gelf about the strange inconsistencies and inner turmoil of the most politically conservative Supreme Court justice.
Sports
July 30, 2007
Buck O'Neil's Baseball Journey
His biographer, who spent 16 months traveling with the distinguished former Negro League player, tells Gelf why there was no better ambassador for the national pastime.
Sports
July 30, 2007
Carlisle's Football Laboratory
Richard Henry Pratt's school was founded as a daring experiment. It eventually bred Native American pride and gridiron innovations he could never have foreseen.
Sports
July 30, 2007
A Year Inside the Green Monster
A year after their championship, the Red Sox opened their doors to journalist Seth Mnookin and shared their secrets. No one in the organization was fully pleased with his resulting book.
Sports
July 2, 2007
Baseball's Conservative Revolutionary
Branch Rickey was a staunch political conservative who had already transformed baseball before his famous signing of Jackie Robinson. Rickey's biographer talks to Gelf about the great executive's legacy.
Sports
July 2, 2007
The Power of Live Sports
In a new book, 100 sports figures and famous sports fans share their five most memorable moments of fandom. The author talks to Gelf about the joy of being there.
Internet
June 27, 2007
Farking up the Media
Drew Curtis, the man behind weird-news site Fark.com, tells Gelf how the media has devolved into crap.
Sports
June 26, 2007
'A Poor Team With a Truly Brilliant Visionary'
Author John Heidenry on how Branch Rickey turned his cast of exploited, colorful ballplayers into a juggernaut.
Sports
June 2, 2007
Bane of Cheerleaders, Champion of the Little Guys
An interview with Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Reilly, who says, 'I love writing about great, heroic deeds from small people.'
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