Writing Worth Reading
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Writing Worth Reading
Bad history haunts both Waco, Texas and the city's Baptist university, Baylor. This piece says a Heisman Trophy, two nationally ranked basketball teams, and a 40-0 winning streak have the university, at least, on a brighter path
Here's a way to rationalise sports stars' astronomical pay. If you asked the millions of fans to pay 25 cents each to keep a top star playing, they gladly would. Now: Can you imagine anybody doing the same thing for Lloyd Blankfein?
After being cut twice, Jeremy Lin emerged from the end of the New York Knicks' bench to inspire victories, debunk stereotypes and dazzle the NBA—all while living on his brother's sofa
New York succumbs to "Linsanity". Repeatedly underestimated by coaches, Jeremy Lin wasn't picked up by any of the top college basketball programmes. Now the Asian-American of Taiwanese descent is making waves in the NBA
Australian writer moves to US, fails to take to North American sports. Here's what he makes of (American) football and why he thinks it reflects several distinctive American traits
Basketball fan writes about the decline of the Boston Celtics and his father's health. Some might find meshing of the two in dubious taste, but it's well written and there's something curiously affecting about it
Omar Calhoun is the best 18-year-old male basketball player in New York. Sierra Calhoun is the best 15-year-old female basketball player in the city. Their parents weren’t bad either
Bad luck, good luck and misadventures of a college basketball player. "The first time Herbert Pope Jr. almost died was on March 31, 2007, when he fled into the pitch-black woods, drenched in blood"
Michael Jordan always said that his high school coach underestimated his talent and didn't pick him for the team. But it wasn't quite like that. Reporter goes in search of Jordan's coach at the time to uncover what really happened
At the age of 13, Satnam Singh Bhamara was already 6'11". His father, a farmer in rural India, mounted a basketball hoop to a wall. His son continued growing. Now 16, and over seven feet tall, could Bhamara be India's Yao Ming?
US college football and men's basketball are vast commercial enterprises. And yet they're officially amateur, with players paid nothing. The hypocrisy is astounding, the misconduct scandals guaranteed. Here's a manifesto for change
On the former NBA player, now sought-after mentor, life coach, conveyor of tough love therapy to sports stars. "With athletes it's all about stats and games, but they fear success, they fear failure, they have family issues"
A second to go. You must score to win. And you're at the wrong end of the court. No problem
