Sports

Readers on Trump, Kaepernick, and the NFL

• James Fallows
• September 26, 2017

RIP Alan Young, Horse-Whisperer to Mister Ed

• James Fallows
• May 21, 2016

The Best Week of Summer in D.C.

Seeing in person what TV dulls or conceals

• James Fallows
• August 4, 2015

Sports and Civic Life, Bend Elks Edition

An evening at the ballpark, with Vinnie the Elk and friends

• James Fallows
• June 7, 2015

Vic Braden

The man who taught America tennis during the boom era of the sport

• James Fallows
• October 8, 2014

Iron Pigs Rising

Another strand in the fibers of civic connection

• James Fallows
• September 25, 2014

Barefoot Running: The Videos

"The collision of the heel with the ground generates a significant impact transient, a nearly instantaneous, large force. This force sends a shock wave up through the body via the skeletal system." Scientists on what can happen when you run.

• James Fallows
• July 28, 2014

Sunday Readings on Media, Sports, and War

Talk shows aren't bringing on Captain Hazelwood to discuss safe shipping. But they still can't get enough of the Hazelwoods of foreign policy. Also, whether the "New York Times paradox" applies to public radio.  

• James Fallows
• June 22, 2014

Americana: Wade Stadium, Home of the Huskies

An evening in the ballpark, a look into the sports-in-America beat.

• James Fallows
• June 11, 2014

Who Has a Legitimate Gripe Against Vibram Shoes? The Syndactyly Crowd

Why some readers view this photo as a frightening "trigger."

• James Fallows
• May 23, 2014

Basketball, NYT, Filibusters: 3 Stories Worth Reading

No one likes Donald Sterling, but maybe there is a better answer than forcing him to sell his team. 

• James Fallows
• May 15, 2014

Those Vibram Shoe Refunds? I'm Not Claiming One

Think that these odd finger-shoes are "bullshit"? Think again.

• James Fallows
• May 10, 2014

The Most Exciting 1,231.4 Miles in Sports

A string that started when Lyndon Johnson was president and Barack Obama was a schoolboy in Jakarta still goes on.

• James Fallows
• May 3, 2014

3 Different Topics, 3 Works Worth Reading

The publishing industry is in terrible trouble, as we all know. But more high-quality work keeps getting published than anyone could possibly read. A few suggestions for today

• James Fallows
• February 18, 2014

2 Reasons to Have Watched the Pre-Opening Night Sochi Broadcast

"For Russians, if our hockey team wins, nothing else will matter. And if they lose, nothing else will matter."

• James Fallows
• February 7, 2014