The Decline of Streaking
Naked runners used to disrupt events seemingly all the time. Why’d they stop?
Sports
The Secret Code of Pickup Basketball
The game presents a social problem: How does one find comity among a group of jostling strangers?
Negro-League Players Don’t Belong in the MLB Record Books
And neither do white players from the segregation era.
America, Cricket’s Next Frontier
Team USA’s historic win in the current global tournament was a shot heard around the world. Now it just needs a domestic audience.
The Most Beautiful Stroke in Tennis
The value of the single-handed backhand lay not in a player’s strength but in his creativity.
The One Downside of Gender Equality in Sports
The WNBA’s newfound popularity has triggered a boom in commentary from men who have no idea what they’re talking about.
The Real Value of the Negro Leagues Can’t Be Captured in Statistics
The players found a way to navigate the injustice of segregation, turning it into a means of self-empowerment.
You’ll Become a Fan of These Fierce, Strange Girls
Headshot upends the classic story of the underdog by turning each of its characters into one.
Pat McAfee and the Threat to Sports Journalism
“Good seg, good seg.”
The Unbearable Greatness of Djokovic
Novak Djokovic may be the greatest tennis player ever—and I can’t stand him.