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January 1, 2007
Hockey's Black Pioneers
Author Cecil Harris talks to Gelf about breaking the color barrier in the NHL, why the league hasn't yet found its Tiger Woods, and the NBA's perverse relationship with prison culture.
Sports
December 19, 2006
Neural Networking the NFL
Computerized simulations have revolutionized games like backgammon. Can they do the same for America's favorite—and most statistically backward—sport?
Books
December 5, 2006
Field of Schemes
The Wall Street Journal's Joshua Prager exposed treachery and secrets in the heart of America's favorite pastime in The Echoing Green. He tells Gelf how he got one of baseball's biggest stories ever, responds to his critics, and exposes his lust for baseball memorabilia.
Books
December 4, 2006
A Suns 'Assistant Coach' Tells All
Sports Illustrated's Jack McCallum wrote a book about his season on the bench of the Phoenix Suns. He tells Gelf why Steve Nash's race didn't win him the MVP award, what he really thinks of Charles Barkley, and why he'd like to see an NBA team in Vegas.
Sports
November 17, 2006
An Obscene Hobby
Donovan Ryan has become the world's foremost expert in naughty sports cards, including the infamous collectible with Bill Ripken holding a bat inscribed with "Fuck Face."
Sports
October 15, 2006
Billy Wagner, Baseball Philosopher
The Mets closer is 'writing' an exclusive column during the playoffs for the New York Post. Gelf is writing an exclusive column tearing it apart.
Sports
October 4, 2006
Does ESPN Cheer Republicans?
A former college sportscaster and future lawyer creates a ruckus by accusing ESPN of injecting right-wing politics into its broadcasts.
Sports
July 13, 2006
World Cup Game Theory, Redux
Penalty kicks decided the World Cup. Gelf talks to the man who has turned them from an art into a science.
Sports
June 29, 2006
The Game Theory of Penalty Kicks
Economist and soccer fan Ignacio Palacio-Huerta talks to Gelf about the Minimax strategy behind penalty kicks and why the most famous PK is called a "Panenka."
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