Category Archives: Sports

Lindsey Van and the Fight for the Olympic Women’s Ski-Jump

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Victoria Patterson

Victoria Patterson on the great American ski jumper Lindsey Van’s quest to make her sport open to women in the Games. Continue reading →

Posted in Sports | Tagged Lindsey Van, Taliban of the IOC, women's ski jump, women's sports | 1 Comment

CrossFit Nation

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Eric LeMay

The culture of CrossFit isn’t just about fanatic exercise (or fanatics) or vomit. Or tattoos. Though they all play a part. Eric LeMay takes up CrossFit and learns something deeper about America today and our culture of war and terror. Continue reading →

Posted in Sports | Tagged "Fran", CrossFit, CrossFit Games, Greg Glassman, Noam Chomsky | 11 Comments

Bill Simmons Meets the Fockers. Will He Defeat Them?

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Greg Olear

How the Sports Guy, the ESPN columnist turned NBA Countdown commentator, is a lot like Ben Stiller. Continue reading →

Posted in Popular Culture, Sports | Tagged Ben Stiller, Bill Simmons, ESPN, Grantland, Meet the Fockers, Meet the Parents, Reality Bites, The Book of Basketball, The Reggie Cleveland All-Stars, The Sports Guy, Zero Effect | 2 Comments

Snow Cowboys Farming The White Stuff

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Jennifer Kabat

Blinding cold, freezing chill, frostbite, darkness, icy slopes, and the threat of death at every turn — all in a day’s work for a snowmaker. Jennifer Kabat rides out with them to work. Continue reading →

Posted in Sports | Tagged Belleayre Mountain, Catskills, Dennis Oppenheim, Johannes Kepler, Peter Høeg, skiing, Snow, snowflakes, snowmaking, Vermont | 25 Comments

The 50 Greatest Pro Football Names of All Time

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Greg Olear

As a treat for Super Bowl week, Greg Olear ranks the 50 best names in NFL history. Continue reading →

Posted in Sports | Tagged names, NFL, players, signers of the Declaration of Independence | 79 Comments

Turnover City – A Listicle

Posted on January 5, 2013 by James Greer

Or, eighteen of the things James Greer learned while watching Capital One’s Bowl Week on ESPN over the holidays. Continue reading →

Posted in Popular Culture, Sports | Tagged banks, Bud Light, college bowl week, College football, commercials, Doug Flutie, Infinite Jest, insane analysts, Jimmy Fallon, Nelly, Oregon Ducks, Peyton Manning is kind of a dick, SUperchunk, TD Ameritrade, UPS, Wes Anderson | 1 Comment

Bowling For The Holidays

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Dennie Wendt

Wherein Dennie Wendt breaks down the college football bowl schedule so hard there is literally no reason to watch a single game, let alone listen to three words from Kirk Herbstreit. Continue reading →

Posted in Sports | Tagged bowl games, bowls, College football, football, herbstreet, Herbstreit, Kirk Herbstreet, Meineke Car Care Bowl, NCAA, schedule, Vegas | 2 Comments