Column Archive

Judgment of the Juiced: Why Mark McGwire Wasn't Elected to the Hall of Fame

Forget that McGwire never actually tested positive for anything. Forget that he played in an era where parks were smaller, balls were bouncier, and players for the first time lifted more weights than mugs of beer. Forget it all because the writers who were ready to nominate McGwire for sainthood a decade ago, have now decided that he was an artificially pumped scalawag who probably molested collies on his way to the park.

The Unraveling of David Stern

David Stern has made a series of decisions so brazenly bizarre, so proudly unpopular, it makes one wonder if Donald Rumsfeld hasn't secretly taken over the NBA.ling of David Stern

Brawl in the Garden

Carmelo Anthony pays the price for the melee between the Nuggets and the Knicks, but it's NBA commissioner David Stern who should be benched.

Soccer on Chile's killing field

Watching a 1995 match at Chile's National Stadium, where in 1973 the Pinochet regime imprisoned, tortured and killed thousands of dissidents.

Organizing the Jocks for Justice

Pimping Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson may not be joining the Heidi Fleiss stud farm, but the fact that the rumor was taken seriously says something about how far the former champion - and the sport of boxing - has fallen.

Ohio State, Michigan, and The Threat of Sectarian Violence

Ohio State, Michigan! Michigan, Ohio State! The most storied rivalry in college football comes to Columbus on Saturday. This year both squads are undefeated, ranked first and second in the country. This has created an intensity so high-pitched that the cities of Columbus and Ann Arbor threaten to spontaneously combust into clouds of scarlet and gray, blue and gold.

NBA Nirvana: When Players Get Political

Political Players: Where Athletes Give Their Money

Tigers v. Cardinals: Baseball in the Ashes of 1968

The World Series contains echoes