Lame Duck Pitcher Lame Duck Pitcher
Roger Clemens has done his damage, to himself and to baseball--and we will see him go down.
Mar 3, 2008 / Feature / Robert Lipsyte
Season of Scandals Season of Scandals
Sportswriters hyperventilate over scandals big and small. But when a football hero and Bush critic is shot three times at close range in Afghanistan, by friendly fire, why does no ...
Oct 9, 2007 / Feature / Robert Lipsyte
The Home-Run Wars The Home-Run Wars
Babe Ruth's big bang changed baseball forever, giving America a thrilling symbol of power and an itch for the quick fix at the ballpark and in the world. Why can't we just ban the ...
May 22, 2007 / Feature / Robert Lipsyte
Descent into March Madness Descent into March Madness
The Bracket Racket has dragged athletes and institutions of higher learning into the mud of big money and pseudo-professional sports.
Mar 20, 2007 / Feature / Robert Lipsyte
The Church of Football The Church of Football
If the holiest day on the American calendar is Super Bowl Sunday, Vince Lombardi and Joe Namath were its early saints. So what does that make Pat Tillman?
Jan 30, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Robert Lipsyte
Nascar Values Nascar Values
The Democrats won the House and the Senate because the Republicans lost the garage. How Nascar fans helped turn the tide of the election.
Nov 21, 2006 / Feature / Robert Lipsyte