A doctor approached Marko and told him his feet would be amputated. "Holy cow," Marko said, the only English phrase he could think of. He watched as a nurse marked severance lines below Marko's knees. Awake all night, he stared at the lines where his identity as a runner would end. (Seth Wickersham, ESPN The Magazine)
What kind of politics writer can't even use a sports metaphor properly? Most of them, actually (The Classical)
A Universal Language of Sports-Talk Radio (Sam Borden, New York Times)
The Luckiest Home Game in History
All the world is staged, Bribed players, fake games. Criminal syndicates can fix any match, anywhere. (Brett Forrest, ESPN The Magazine)
From the rubble, literally, of the earthquake that struck Haiti in January 2010 plans to build the first professional soccer stadium in that country are taking shape. (Jack Bell, New York Times)
For Tim Tebow, Example Set Long Ago By His Father Continues To Guide Him (Seth Mydans, New York Times)
Arturo Gatti in the Real World: There was a human being under Arturo Gatti's capacity for punishment and often-foolish bravery. (Bryan Horowitz, Classical)
Frank Deford's Quest to Bring Humor and Grace to Sportswriting (John Meroney, The Atlantic)
Let's not rush to judgement about football players, CTE, and suicide. (Daniel Engber, Slate)
What do we owe NFL players? Exactly what we owe everyone else. (Sports Abyss Blog)
Concussion lawsuit plaintiffs an eye- opening cross section of NFL past
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The Most Evil Thing about College Sports... (Josh Levin, Slate)
Big Ten ADs smart not to push for on-campus semifinals (Drew Sharp, Free Press)
Big Ten surrenders fight to bring college football playoff to the Midwest, just to help the Rose Bowl (Dan Wetzel, Yahoo!)
Big 12, SEC Agreement Mean Death To Fiesta Bowl? (Rachel Bachman, Wall Street Journal)
Human selection committee for BCS playoffs only spells trouble (Dennis Dodd, CBS)
Logic of Realignment Won't Be Clear For a Decade (Darren Rovell, CNBC)
The NBA's Award-Winning Playoffs (Bill Simmons, Grantland)
A Life Long Spurs Fan Finally Makes It To The Good Seats (Carles)
The Mystery of the Disappearing NBA Center. Why are fewer and fewer teams relying on the position once dominated by greats? (Kevin Fixler, The Atlantic)
Tim Duncan: 21 Shades Of Grey (Chris Ballard, Sports Illustrated)
The NBA's Quiet Buy-Sell Success In New Orleans (Roger Groves, Forbes)
Has Chesapeake's Buying Of Thunder Tickets Inflated The Market? (Darren Rovell, CNBC)
NBA commissioner could use a stern talking-to (Tracee Hamilton)
Defending the three: A study of percentages and philosophies (Luke Winn, SI)
No. Yes. I Don't Know. No. We Done?
A Valentine to Hockey (Ben McGrath, New Yorker)
NHL Player’s Retort to Intolerance: ‘Hockey Is for Everybody’ (Lee Hawkins)
The Spunky Genius Of Twitter's @LAKings, The Second-Biggest Surprise Of The Playoffs (Jack Dickey, Deadspin)
And a Girl Shall Terrify Them: The bizarre case of Paige Sultzbach — and the all-boys team that forfeited a championship rather than play against her (Charles P. Pierce, Grantland)
We all have a shot at happiness (Michael Rosenberg, Free Press)
New Optimism: The racing industry's long-promised boost from slots revenue is taking hold, providing stability and a chance for renewal (Baltimore Sun)
Potential Rivalry? (SI)
Baseball's Wacky First Two Months (The Atlantic)
MLB could alienate some fans with latest TV move (Michael Hiestand, USA TODAY)
When Will Eric Hosmer Get His? (Albert Chen, Sports Illustrated)
Don't Mess With Wrigley Field! "If you want all the comforts of home, then stay there." (Andy Buchanan, Chicago Side Sports)
Why Wrigley Field Must Be Destroyed: "Losing some of the time makes you want to win; losing all of the time makes you a loser." (Rich Cohen, Wall Street Journal)
Can the Orioles Buck History and Stay Above .500? (Rany Jazayerli)
Hamilton, Rangers looking historic (Tom Verducci, SI)
You Will Never Sleep With a Woman Who Looks Like That -- A Memoir of Little League and Pornography (Justin Halpern, Grantland)
The Coming of the Goldman Sachs Yankees. When will we see ads on American jerseys? (Michael Kruse, Grantland)
ESPN's future; NBC unveils more Olympic plans (Richard Deitsch, SI)
Congress Wants End to Sports Sponsorships by Military
'Nixon talked football and got to be part of the silent majority. When Obama talks sports, he shows America his birth certificate.' (Bryan Curtis, Grantland)
