College Football Is Cannibalizing Itself
In pursuit of money, universities and conferences are uprooting traditional rivalries and regional loyalties.
Sports
The Sociopolitical Significance of One Very Clumsy Soccer Match
What happens when poets play sports
Cheese-Rolling Returns to Cooper’s Hill
After two years of cancellations, the Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake took place once again.
The Ugly Truth About the Beautiful Game
Globalization, commercialization, and competition killed the romance of soccer—creating the best competition in the world in the process.
We Take Ourselves Out to the Ball Game
On a Thursday night, you really have no better place to be than Coney Island.
Why It’s Good That Americans Don’t Dominate Basketball
The U.S.’s most successful sporting export has achieved its greatest success.
The Sports-Betting Boom Is a Moral Disaster
Who really benefits from the legalization of online gambling?
Two Nights in the Brooklyn Arm-Wrestling Scene
You may think you could be good at arm wrestling, but you would probably be really bad at arm wrestling.
The Fall of the Azzurri
The losses, even more than the victories, hook you for life.
How NFL Teams Talk Themselves Into Players Like Deshaun Watson
The Cleveland Browns signed the quarterback despite many allegations of sexual misconduct.