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Sports

  • Now This Is Team Spirit

    What the Wright Brothers have wrought. 

    • James Fallows
    • Jan 31, 2014
  • Found Art of the Day: How Not To Be Alone

    They didn't meet in the finals, but they do on the page, or screen.

    • James Fallows
    • Jun 9, 2013
  • Throwing Like an American, Throwing Like T-Rex

    The surprising meanings of a deceptively simple act.

    • James Fallows
    • Sep 24, 2012
  • Back to 'Throwing Like a Girl'

    Most females 'throw like girls,' but not for the reason you think.

    • James Fallows
    • Sep 20, 2012
  • On the Sophistication of Sports-Talk Radio, Featuring Noam Chomsky and Armando Benitez

    Next up on The Fan: Noam 'The Perfesser' Chomsky!

    • James Fallows
    • Sep 6, 2012
  • Labor Day Special Part Deux: 'Ooops!' in Four Acts

    Tennis players, politicians, robots, and Canadians -- all gone wild.

    • James Fallows
    • Sep 3, 2012
  • What Is on Much of Greater Washington's Mind Today

    Hope springs eternal, before it is squashed.

    • James Fallows
    • Aug 9, 2012
  • Unsung Heroes of the Olympics: Ted Robinson

    Hmmm, where is this NBC announcer really from???

    • James Fallows
    • Aug 9, 2012
  • College Sports: The Horse Feathers Factor

    'Where will the students sleep?' 'Where they always sleep, in the classroom!'

    • James Fallows
    • Jul 16, 2012
  • From a Wolverine: The Case for College Sports

    Think college sports is one big corrupt racket? A Michigander begs to differ.

    • James Fallows
    • Jul 14, 2012
  • Penn State: On the News!

    What happened at Penn State is horrific, but the mundane role of athletics in higher education raises broader problems.

    • James Fallows
    • Jul 13, 2012
  • More Good News: Chinese Hoops, Aussie Hops, 'Interesting' Software

    News got you down? Here are some other things to think about

    • James Fallows
    • Apr 1, 2012
  • Meaning of Lin

    All your questions answered, in one mega-post

    • James Fallows
    • Feb 17, 2012
  • How Would Jeremy Lin Fare in a Pickup Game in Beijing?

    A report from the heartland of 'Asian'-style hoops

    • James Fallows
    • Feb 16, 2012
  • Update on Lin, 'Jewish Dominance' of Hoops, and Ethnic Traits in Athletics and Life

    A few leads to follow in the quest to unravel the New York Knicks superstar

    • James Fallows
    • Feb 15, 2012
  • Jeremy Lin's Secret? It's Not That He's Asian

    Jeremy Lin's ethnic background explains why his story is so riveting, but not why he's been so good

    • James Fallows
    • Feb 15, 2012
  • Only Good Aspect of the PSU Horror: the Bob Costas Interview

    A veteran interviewer shows how it is done.

    • James Fallows
    • Nov 16, 2011
  • Chinese Basket-Brawl: Something Worth Reading

    From the sports pages, a sensible explanation of an ugly international event

    • James Fallows
    • Aug 21, 2011
  • A Churl-Free Day of Posting, Part #1

    I don't want to enter the religious wars over this footwear and am not part of the barefoot cult. They may not be right for anyone else. I don't care. For me, so far, they work.

    • James Fallows
    • Aug 2, 2011
  • Great Moments in Headline Writing

    Now, if the Redskins can just trade their owner...

    • James Fallows
    • Jul 28, 2011
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