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This Week in Sports: Baskets and Balls

My dad always joked that he encouraged me to play sports because I was supposed to be born a boy (I am the youngest of three girls—his final, failed attempt at contributing a Y chromosome to the world). After trying … Read More

by Lily Offit on March 1, 2013September 7, 2013

A Plea for Squash

In defense of squash; the Yale match.

by Jessica Welsh on February 15, 2012March 17, 2013

Something Real Fishy: Friendship, Twitter, and the Limits of the Dictionary

A personal take on the dialect of NBA internet fandom.

by David Chmielewski on March 20, 2022March 20, 2022

Only Curling, After All

“There are three types of curlers: the competitive, the prepubescent, and the beer-drinking. I have played with all three types in roughly equal measures.”

by Lara Katz on October 10, 2021October 9, 2021

Rules of Pool

Here’s a proposal. Next time you play pool, ignore the rule that scratching on the eight-ball makes you lose. Hold on, that’s madness: That’s like the main rule in pool. In my small experience, a frustrating majority of games of … Read More

by Eliot Linton on May 9, 2013May 11, 2013

Furbizia: On Loving Italian Soccer

Lionel Messi, the star of FC Barcelona and the man widely considered to be the best soccer player in the world, is stepping up to the penalty spot. He stares down the goalkeeper for a moment, takes a few steps back and then slams his left foot into the ball, sending it predictably perfectly into the corner of the goal. 1-0.

by Sophie Parker-Rees on November 30, 2013July 15, 2017

This Week in Sports: Weight-Cutting

Like many sports that rely on brute force, taekwondo sometimes requires athletes to cut weight. We just call it cutting, which to outsiders might evoke associations with another kind of unhealthy behavior. My 5’2” frame is small enough that many are surprised I need to cut at all, but not quite small enough to fit into weight classes created for tiny-boned Korean women.

by Emily Lever on April 11, 2013April 20, 2013

Real Madrid versus Manchester United: The Victor

For those of you unfamiliar with football and the Champions League, here is how it works. The top three or four teams from every league in Europe compete to win the biggest prize in club football. It starts with group … Read More

by Casilda Aresti on March 28, 2013March 31, 2013

In Defense of Sports

Wherein the writer defends one of our greatest national obsessions.

by Sam Bisno on October 3, 2021October 2, 2021

On The Road With Cinderella

The Tigers’ improbable March Madness run—from the perspective of a cheerleader.

by Beth Villaruz on April 10, 2023

Real Madrid versus Manchester United: The Loser

For those of you unfamiliar with football and the Champions League, here is how it works. The top three or four teams from every league in Europe compete to win the biggest prize in club football. It starts with group … Read More

by Faridah Folawiyo on March 28, 2013March 31, 2013

Radio Killed the Hockey Star

Flanked by two shaven-headed handlers, Martin Brodeur sat at a rickety wooden table that looked slightly too small to be comfortable in a bookstore that has long since been put out business. Outside the store, devoted fans lined up for yards, standing in concentric loops in an adjacent strip mall, chattering excitedly or fidgeting with their fans’ jerseys—this was before smartphones dulled the pain of waiting on a line.

by Joshua Leifer on July 5, 2014September 28, 2014


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