Writing Worth Reading
Writing Worth Reading
Marlen Esparza is fierce, cocky, and built for stardom. This summer she'll go into the ring in London, where she hopes to win gold at the Olympic debut of women’s boxing
Tampa Bay Rays baseball team abandoned orthodox fielding positions, implemented new tactics. They've made the playoffs in three of past four years, despite having one of the lowest payrolls in MLB. The next "Moneyball"?
On the life and death of Micah True, ultrarunner known as Caballo Blanco, or White Horse. Free spirit who lived in remote canyons of northern Mexico. Ran in sandals. Vanished while running in wilderness he knew so well
"What do you do when you can't cling to your old research on concussions because it's not credible, but you also can't admit it was faulty because that would expose you to massive damages in the lawsuits filed by former players?"
Sportswriter's daughter had never shown much interest in his area of expertise. Then, unaccountably, she developed an interest in NASCAR, one of the few sports her father knew virtually nothing about. Eh? Classic, charming Posnanski
"It seems impossible to believe that the best player in baseball would sign a big deal in a new league and suddenly be the worst player in baseball." But anyone can see that Albert Pujols' swing has completely fallen apart
One August night in 2008, Marko Cheseto walked onto a plane in Nairobi bound for Alaska. He had $100 and a cross-country and track scholarship to college in Anchorage. But events soon took a tragic turn for the talented runner
Ashima Shiraishi is a petite girl with pale skin and a toothy smile. She's not just the best climber for her age in the US, her accomplishments have earned her a place among the sport's global elite. Not bad. For an 11 year old
This republished piece, from 1920, sees Hemingway observe the behaviour of Toronto's opportunistic mayor at a local boxing bout. More great stuff from the Toronto Star's new Hemingway Papers project
Will emerging research on (American) football-related brain injuries kill off the sport as we know it? Unlikely. It's proving tough to win football-related brain injury legal cases. Lawsuits don't look like the route to change
Recent sporting injuries described as "tragic" need putting in context. Tragic means something much worse than a ligament tear. Such as the day more than 90 years ago when the Cleveland Indians faced the Yankees in New York
Republication of classic 1970 piece in which Thompson returns to his home state for the Derby. The resulting piece was described by a press colleague as "pure Gonzo", the first use of the word to describe Thompson's writing (PDF)
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Bubba Watson, having a Forrest Gump moment
"That's the best part about history - we don't know what's going to happen"
