2007: The inside story of the greatest season in college football history
Les Miles and 2007 were made for each other all alongHello. This is a project all about the 2007 college football season, the wildest season ever. We've included dozens of interviews, stories, and...
View ArticleEscaping Kakuma
Two teams fought to a nil-nil draw in regulation, dust puffing around their feet like flint smoke as they ran. The shootout begins after Kakuma’s 6 p.m. curfew. Four thousand or so fans push in from...
View ArticleMatthew Centrowitz might be the best American miler ever
He’s running for the American record at the 2017 world championships. But first, he needs to check his Twitter timeline. For once, Matthew Centrowitz didn't know what to do when he crossed the finish...
View ArticleFantasy Football Draft Guide 2017
The 2017 preseason is here, and that means fantasy football drafts are upon us! Most people enjoy at least one fantasy football league, and August means draft season. You need all the fantasy football...
View ArticlePremier League season preview
The story of the Premier League is all about money. Here's what every team did with their riches.The Premier League is back, and money is the story. The league's clubs are on track to break the total...
View ArticleRacing the past in Jonesport, Maine: 5 days aboard the world's fastest...
The parade in Jonesport, Maine on Saturday, July 1 probably isn’t the longest one in the history of the world, but it certainly feels like it. Seven 18-wheelers that usually transport lobsters to...
View ArticleConor McGregor's 'movement' training is just another part of the circus
The fighter’s bizarre training might not be a joke — but it won't matterEvery Rocky has his side of beef. Athletes always let you know they train, and sometimes that they do things that are not just...
View ArticleThe Saber Legion is a ‘Star Wars’ fan’s dream sports league
Saber duels from a galaxy far, far away are now here on Earth.Fact: Lightsaber duels are awesome.Anyone who’s seen Star Wars could tell you that. But Charley Cummings is more than just a casual fan. “I...
View ArticleSB Nation's college football preview 2017: The country's best free online...
Here are 130 team previews, interviews, fun articles, and much more, just in time to get you ready for the college football season.Don't enter college football season without a preview magazine at your...
View ArticleIn a new era of protest we need to demand more from white athletes
It was the spring of 1968 in Los Angeles and something uncontrollable was eating at Jack Tenner.For months a proposed “Negro boycott” was discussed among black athletes for the upcoming Olympics in...
View ArticleColin Kaepernick rally in New York shows NFL can't hide from this movement
NEW YORK — Four days before an evening filled with protest, when 1,000 people gathered in front of NFL headquarters in New York City to show their support for Colin Kaepernick, their voices rising over...
View ArticleHow the NCAA's investigation into Ole Miss trapped a Mississippi State player
Every time Leo Lewis spoke to the NCAA, the conversation started the same way.There was always a statement for the record, a reminder from college sports’ governing body that Lewis would be safe ... so...
View ArticleMayweather-McGregor and the death spiral of American sports
I used to work at the American casual dining chain Bennigan’s, and it’s really helped me think about the impending shitshow that is the Mayweather-McGregor fight. This was in the death spiral days of...
View ArticleCan NASCAR save itself when Dale Earnhardt Jr. is gone?
BASS PRO SHOPS NRA NIGHT RACE, SATURDAY — 6:51:55 P.M., 40 MINUTES UNTIL LAP 1/500The DJ keeps playing the wrong music. The Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway is the one NASCAR...
View ArticleHow Russell Wilson and Pete Carroll formed the quintessential QB-coach...
From the first time they met, the Seahawks coach realized that he and Wilson shared something special.The following is an excerpt from Blitzed: Why NFL Teams Gamble on Starting Rookie Quarterbacksby...
View ArticleThere and back again: An immigrant's dream of being a soccer player
Being a Nigerian immigrant allowed me to see what a privilege it is to live a fulfilling life.My family left Nigeria in 1998. After winning the immigration lottery, my father sold his father’s lands...
View ArticleMeet the people behind a growing NFL boycott
‘Being black is bigger than watching football’Before the regulars started to flood the pub and libations were passed around, a man stood behind the bar and stared at CNN. By 7 p.m. on this August night...
View ArticleOn the road to Washington: Marching against white supremacy and thinking...
IDYLWOOD, Va. — The drizzle doesn’t seem like it’s stopping. It’s 9 a.m. in Virginia and people are cheerful. They are excited to be marching through this muck. Does anyone notice the shouts? The...
View ArticleThe future of tennis is here
...but are fans ready to say goodbye to the legends of the game?“Who is this kid?” The question came from a pair of couples seated behind me. The volume of their voices had been escalating slightly...
View ArticleThe NFL is being devoured by its own economic model
This is a very boring, simple explanation as to why the NFL’s ratings are declining. It is not an opportunity for you to shoehorn in your feelings about Colin Kaepernick protesting the game. No one...
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