The October Doubleheader

Ari Shapiro, 10.14.2009

Avid sports fan and author of The Cheap Seats blog.

On Sunday the Rockies-Broncos October Doubleheader came to Denver. An opportunity treasured by all, yet a feat so rare that many may never experience this epic event in their lifetime.

The 2009 Broncos: 2001 Patriots Redux?

Sam Dudley, 09.29.2009

Founder and Writer, "Call It Mile High"

Like the 2001 Patriots, the success of the 2009 Broncos starts with an anonymous yet voracious defense. Denver also lost its franchise quarterback.

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman, 09.15.2009

Emmy Award-winning Sportscaster

I'm not convinced it's the end of the line for Federer, but just like boxing, tennis players can age in a hurry. There are always younger Turks like del Potro coming along to claim the throne.

Why Character in Sport Matters

Tom Matlack, 09.03.2009

Co-founder of The Good Men Project

Talk about a sports fanatic's wet dream. There I was in the Celts' locker room, free to talk to whomever I wanted.

The Best Damn Sports Mom, Period.

Chris Kyle, 06.10.2009

Writer

My mom is an unusual sports fan. She doesn't use the word hate and she's never booed a single team or person in her life.

Celebrities Hit Auction Block for Human Rights

Jeffrey Buchanan, 06.05.2009

RFK Memorial Center for Human Rights

The online auction will raise funds supporting the RFK Center's vital work around the globe.

A Pick For All Seasons

Jamie Malanowski, 10.10.2008

Author of the satirical novel The Coup

Acting boldly to fill the void left by the injury to perennial All-Pro Tom Brady, the New England Patriots announced that they had signed Sarah Palin as the team's starting quarterback.

Michael Strahan Retires on Top. (Tiki Barber Eats a Little More Sh*t.)

Dave Hollander, 06.18.2008

Just a year apart, the retirements of Michael Strahan and Tiki Barber leave very different legacies. Strahan retired a football hero. Tiki left as, well, something else.

"Spygate" Victims Defense Fund

Dave Hollander, 05.27.2008

Full-blown congressional hearings looking into football teams spying on one another is not exactly the best use of taxpayer money. But hear me loud and clear: Spygate is not a victimless crime.

Hillary's Veep. Bill. (Belichick, That Is)

Avery Corman, 03.28.2008

Author

Hillary Clinton and Bill Belichick, two operators who suck the air out of the room, and take the media with them. Made for each other.

R.I.P.: '07 NFL Season

Simon Maxwell Apter, 03.28.2008

Online Editor at Lapham's Quarterly

If anything, this season was a season of superlatives.

Your Government at Work: Saving us from the Perils of Spygate

John Ridley, 03.28.2008

Emmy-Winning Commentator and Writer for Esquire

Ending poverty and sheltering the homeless is hard. Grabbing headlines by going after star athletes... Easy peasy nice and cheesy.

A Depressing Super Bowl Reaffirms Why I Love Sports

Suzy Shuster, 03.28.2008

Sports reporter and Founder of Green Zone Consulting

On Sunday, I was lucky enough to be in Phoenix to watch what just might prove to be the greatest Super Bowl in the history of the NFL. I couldn't be more depressed. And that, my friends, is just one of the myriad reasons why I love sports.

The Super Bowl Through a Mother's Eyes

Romi Lassally, 03.28.2008

Managing Editor, Parents Ask

When Eli threw the pass that led to the Giants victory, it wasn't a quarterback throwing a ball. It was a son carrying out a legacy, a brother coming out of the shadow, a boy, like my boy, who loved a game.

Feb. 4, 2008 News Update

Richard Valeriani, 03.28.2008

Former NBC News correspondent

New England Patriots favored by 12 points in Super Bowl. Bet you didn't know New Hampshire pollsters also made football lines.

The 2007 Super Bowl Champion Giants: What Could Be More Perfect?

Greg Hanlon, 03.28.2008

Freelance Journalist

Though it's probably not the best metaphor when talking about a team called the Giants, David beating Goliath is more fun than Goliath beating David.

Eli Manning, Barack Obama and the Geico Caveman

Jennifer Lehr, 03.28.2008

The Geico ads said to my husband, "Yes you can." Just as the outpouring of response by the American public has said to Obama YES WE CAN.

Super Bowl XLII: Giants Win! Red Sox Suck!

Tony Sachs, 03.28.2008

Pop music know-it-all, spirits enthusiast, baseball obsessive, bon vivant

I watched the Super Bowl not as a Giants fan, but as a Yankees fan desperate for some measure of revenge, even if it was in a different sport.

Ethics in Sports: Will The Real Patriots Please Stand Up?

Stephen H. Baum, 03.28.2008

The NFL Commissioner thinks destroying the Patriots' tapes "sent a message." I do, too, but it is a different message: If you are in charge, you can do whatever you want.

The Post-Game Warm-Up

Mike Miley, 03.28.2008

Teacher, Film Critic

People use sports as a metaphor for our culture at large, and the 2007 sports season could not mirror the past decade any better: Today we have a team in the Super Bowl that got busted for cheating.

On Not Going to the Super Bowl

Fortune's Stanley Bing, 03.28.2008

Fortune Magazine Columnist

Beautiful here. Gigantic crowd, everybody happy. Super Bowl is nice. I'm lucky to be here. Look at the lights over the stadium, cutting through the desert night. God bless America.