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November 6, 2009
The Basketball Bible, With Footnotes
Bill Simmons, Basketball Jesus's biggest fan, has written the ultimate guide to his favorite sport, complete with a Malcolm Gladwell foreword and 1,000+ footnotes.
Full article » | by Joseph Ax
Books
November 4, 2009
The Ultimate Anthropologist
With tongue firmly in cheek, ultimate-frisbee player and writer Tony Leonardo explains his sport to the masses.
Books
November 3, 2009
Wrestling with the Devil
It took a Faustian bargain for Mildred Burke to break the gender barrier in wrestling. Her biographer, Jeff Leen, tells Gelf about her forgotten legend.
Sports
October 11, 2009
Buzz Bissinger Goes Back to School to Co-Write LeBron's Autobiography
'Friday Night Lights' author Buzz Bissinger goes back to highschool, this time to help LeBron tell the story of his youth.
Sports
September 26, 2009
Why Do Men Need a League of Their Own?
Jennifer Ring, political scientist and mother of an outstanding female baseball player, wants to see the national pastime opened up to everyone in the nation, regardless of gender
Full article » | by Garey Ris
Sports
September 26, 2009
The Shy Showman
For decades, Satchel Paige pitched thousands of times around the world, bewildering opponents and flummoxing anyone who sought to learn his story. A new biography sets out to sort fact from legend.
Full article » | by Max Lakin
Sports
September 26, 2009
The Sportswriting Machine
Joe Posnanski, chronicler of the Big Red Machine, is just as freewheeling and prolific as his subjects, knocking out thousands of words in magazine and newspaper articles, blog posts, and, yes, Gelf interviews
Full article » | by David Roth
Sports
September 24, 2009
Nobody's Pawn
Over the past 30 years, Eliot Weiss has patiently built one of the greatest chess programs in the country
Sports
September 22, 2009
Sam Rubenstein Will Take You to School
After walking away from a life of hobnobbing with NBA superstars, the former magazine editor comes off the bench for public school kids.
Sports
September 1, 2009
Gridiron Tales
Matthew Shepatin tackles NFL history with an emphasis on the stories behind the league's ascent.
Full article » | by Tom Flynn
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