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February 13, 2008
Super Blog
After the Super Bowl, Gelf revisits some memorable and overlooked storylines, including the parade metaphors that Giuliani would have liked, a stupid hoax about a stupid question, the strange stadium name, and more.
Sports
February 11, 2008
Why NFL Coaches Keep Making The Wrong Calls
Play callers—including, ahem, Tom Coughlin—routinely hurt their teams this year with stupid decisions. Gelf talks to the guys who quantified these errors about why they keep happening.
Sports
February 11, 2008
Ranking NFL Coaches by Play-Calling Abilities
All NFL coaches hurt their team's chances with poor play-calling. A computer program called ZEUS tells us exactly how badly each team was hurt.
Full article » | by ZEUS
Sports
February 5, 2008
The Charles Van Doren of College Hoops
Mack Davis, the hero of a 1966 novel on the human price of college-sports scandal, attempts to build a new life after fame has cruelly departed. The author says the system remains broken four decades later.
Sports
February 5, 2008
'All You Have To Do Is Open a Vein'
Red Smith and his biographer, fellow sportswriter Ira Berkow, shared that unique mix of joy and dread when a deadline was approaching.
Sports
February 5, 2008
After Althea and Ashe
The tennis pioneers helped pave the way for the Williams sisters and James Blake. But elitism and racism persist in the sport.
Sports
January 2, 2008
The Fan's Savior Cometh
Will Leitch highlights the absurdities of sports and the men who cover them daily on Deadspin. In his new book, he offers a guide to what ails our games and how to fix them.
Sports
December 31, 2007
The 'Boob Job' Fan
Dan Shanoff wasn't born a Florida fan, but that doesn't save the recent Gators convert from being called Tim Tebow's fluffer on the internets.
Sports
December 30, 2007
Playing Left Wing for the Sports Commentariat
Dave Zirin, author of 'Welcome to the Terrordome,' tells Gelf about his progressive perspective on the politics of sport.
Sports
December 5, 2007
The Sports Speculator
Wonder how pro tennis players would do with a frying pan instead of a racquet? The irreverent Todd Gallagher has answers.
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