Liam Day explains why, as a sportswriter, Richard Ben Cramer, who passed away on Monday, was his model.
Learning to Love Tennis As Religious Experience
January 6, 2013 By 1 Comment
When the greatest writer of his generation wrote about the greatest tennis player in history.
The Best Moments in Sports: 2012
December 31, 2012 By 1 Comment
Recapping the year’s best moments in sports.
Supermen of New York
August 31, 2012 By 1 Comment
JP Pelosi on how left-handed genius conquered the U.S. Open.
Sexism and Sports: Just the Way We Want It.
August 22, 2012 By 12 Comments
Sex, Size, and Money: the three reasons men and women rarely face one another in a sports arena.
Sexism, Prejudice, and Stodginess: the three reasons things won’t change even if they could.
Andy Murray Takes Back Wimbledon at the Olympics!
August 5, 2012 By 4 Comments
Today Scotsman Andy Murray took back the courts of WImbledon in an Olympic victory over Roger Federer.
10 Transcendent Olympic Moments
July 27, 2012 By 10 Comments
Sport, like art, has the ability to lift us out of our mundane lives. In that spirit, Liam Day offers 10 moments of transcendent Olympic moments.
An Open Letter to Serena Williams
July 25, 2012 By 5 Comments
Bo Guthrie thinks that tennis star Serena Williams should learn how to share.
Roger Federer: Sport as Art
July 16, 2012 By 6 Comments
Liam Day explores how the art of sport is represented through some of the greatest athletes alive, most prominently in Wimbledon champion Roger Federer.
Funktionslust: What The Hell Is It?
April 24, 2012 By 7 Comments
Prompted by the death of NBA player Dwayne Schintzius, Liam Day looks back on his own life and wonders if could ever have been as bold as the man in the mullet.
Rafa’s Face
July 6, 2011 By 1 Comment
Top 10 Good Guys in Sports
February 1, 2011 By 48 Comments
Good Sports teams up with Deadspin, reaching from surfing to swimming, hockey to soccer, and everywhere in between to find the 10 guys who inspire us even when the TV’s off.
Good Men Picks: Australian Open
January 28, 2011 By 1 Comment
Federer, Nadal, and the Williams sisters might not be playing, but the Open will still be worth watching if you’re up at 3 a.m., sober or not.
“These men did not expect to live, and now they are learning how to try and live again.”
This comment is by Adam McPhee on Kile Ozier’s post, “Good Grief”.