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To watch Kobe Bryant play basketball was like watching Baryshnikov dance or Bobby Fischer play chess.
Facing up to challenges on the mat.
49ers announcer says Lamar Jackson's skin color helps him hide the ball.
Christian Pulisic has filled a thrilling soccer void.
Nobody picked them, but nobody can beat them so far.
The sport will flourish (for most franchises) despite domestic abusers and opioids.
Paul Goldberger’s Ballpark is a magisterial look at the history of baseball, the architecture of stadiums, and their relationship to their cities.
The opinions of socially-conscious athletes no longer relevant.
A fan figures out what club to root for.
The Washington Nationals are finally enjoying the October stage.
Putting these phrases out to pasture.
My in-laws liven up the house, and the Red Sox dead in clean water.
Schools like these possess few of the inducements that attract five-star football recruits.
A fan’s lament over the Red Sox’s best player getting traded.
This year is going to be particularly bad for commercials because of presidential campaigns.
49er Raheem Mostert doesn't quit.
Archaic titles claimed by franchises turn a blind eye to the past state of basketball compared with the modern game.
“We” is off limits to you.
Not a single "expert" saw this coming.
Knights rule Skyline Conference D3 soccer.
MLB would be remiss not to at least consider adding two more teams to put their total at 32.
The Buck spent, a dysfunctional Baltimore Orioles franchise faces a long rebuild.
Silence at Camden Yards and Craig Kimbrel impersonating Fernando Rodney.
The ugly side of MLB’s 2018 season.
Treason, collusion and disappearing soccer balls.
Bowling like slap-happy amateurs.
Bulletin: money changes everything in sports.
Red Sox pitch great, hit lousy, but still win five of six at open of season.
Directed by Josh Begley. A short film from Field of Vision tracking NFL concussions during the 2017-18 season. Via Aeon.