Never before have we lived in a time in which sport and gay identity are more visible, discussed, debated--and even celebrated. However, in an era in which the sports closet is heralded as the last...
Never before have we lived in a time in which sport and gay identity are more visible, discussed, debated--and even celebrated. However, in an era in which the sports closet is heralded as the last...
They are motivators, key strategists, tough bosses, and choreographers. They can be branded as heroes, ousted as scapegoats, quietly valued as friends, and everything in between. It's all in the jo...
Featured in the New York Daily NewsTwenty-five years ago, Rich O'Malley combined his two great loves - sports and travel - into one "superhobby," launching a lifelong dream of seeing a home game fo...
The first Black American in the NHL tells his story -- now in trade paperVal James received his first pair of skates for his 13th birthday and by 16, he left his home in New York to play in Canada,...
Professional sports in America: it's all about fair play and the goal of winning championships. At least that's the spin. But could it be a massive showbiz operation filled with greedy owners, croo...
The fascinating sports history of defunct teams in baseball, hockey, basketball and more THEY'RE GOING, GOING, GONE. . . . Their names roll off the tongue, a litany of the damned: the Providence St...
Longlisted for the 2016 PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing presented by PEN American Center Are today's professional athletes nothing more than selfish, greedy millionaires with no idea how...
Longlisted for the 2016 PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing presented by PEN American Center Are today's professional athletes nothing more than selfish, greedy millionaires with no idea how...
The NFL is a ＄10 billion-a-year business with prominent government and corporate ties--CBS, NBC/GE, Disney/ESPN, and FOX to name a few. As the late broadcaster Howard Cosell wrote in 1985, "The NFL...