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March 1, 2010
NASCAR in the Rear-View Mirror
Sports Illustrated editor Mark Bechtel tells Gelf about his new meta-history of NASCAR, an American art form.
Sports
March 1, 2010
Eliminating the 'Stench of Journalism'
ESPN senior writer Wright Thompson tells his friend, colleague, and former classmate, Seth Wickersham why he wants his articles to read like short stories.
Sports
March 1, 2010
On the Last Frontier of Sportswriting
To ESPN's Seth Wickersham, sportswriting is a pursuit to be perfected, much like his subjects' efforts to throw a perfect spiral or build a better football team.
Sports
February 1, 2010
Chuck Klosterman's Wide World of Sports
The author of 'Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs' takes on gridiron dangers, Tiger Woods, and Leno-Conan.
Sports
January 5, 2010
A Cold War Thaw on Ice
Tom and Jerry Caraccioli tell Gelf about how a Soviet coach helped a US hockey team strike silver at the 1972 Olympics.
Full article » | by Tom Flynn
Sports
January 4, 2010
When the World Series Went National
Veteran sportswriter Mike Vaccaro assays the 1912 World Series, a dramatic chapter that put the Boston-New York rivalry on national center stage.
Sports
January 3, 2010
Roundball Artists Share Their Craft
Sports Illustrated's Chris Ballard got everyone from Kobe Bryant to an octogenarian free-throw specialist to offer their insight into beautiful basketball.
Sports
December 2, 2009
All the World's Stage
David Maraniss traveled back to the Rome Olympics of 1960, when Cassius Clay and other global luminaries competed in the shadow of the Cold War.
Full article » | by Max Lakin
Sports
December 2, 2009
A Sports Nation Without Its Icon
Phil Hanrahan arrived in Green Bay after Brett Favre left. He found a rudderless Packers fan base. And that was before the Vikings signed the veteran QB.
Full article » | by Joseph Ax
Sports
December 2, 2009
Streaking in Kansas
Joe Drape went to Smith Center to follow a high-school football powerhouse and found a remarkably healthy town-team relationship.
Full article » | by Tom Flynn
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