The year in sports was an eventful one. From the bombings at the Boston Marathon to wrestling’s removal from and then reinstatement to the Olympics to the growing issue of concussions in the NFL, here is some of The Good Men Project’s best sports coverage from 2013.
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Kevin Duffy’s eulogy for a sport unceremoniously dropped from the Olympic slate of events—We Are All Wrestlers
Chris Parisi’s terrific coverage of wrestling’s reinstatement to the Olympics—Redemption and Reward
Liam Day’s paean to the Boston Marathon—Mourning the Boston Marathon
An excerpt from Steven Holcomb’s incredible memoir of overcoming blindness to take Olympic gold in the bobsled—But Now I See
James Haberl’s dissection of the criticism of Derrick Rose for not coming back from his injury as fast as fans would have liked—Derrick Rose: What We Talk About When We Talk About Playing Hurt
Travis Timmons’ look at the ugly history behind the storied course that hosted this year’s U.S. Open golf tournament—Merion’s White Stained Past
Yago Colas breaks down the socioeconomic and political implications of Manu Ginobili’s distinct style of play—Meanings of Manu
Kevin Rossi asked—Are NFL Players Really More Prone to Violence?
Jackie Pepper looked at the media’s coverage of Johnny Manziel and Derrick Rose—Rose v. Manziel: A Case of the Media’s Misplaced Priorities
Neil Cohen discussed ESPN’s decision to pull out of a documentary about concussions in the NFL—Network of Denial
Ged Naughton explored FIFA’s Dark Side
Stephen Silver looked at the controversy over the Washington Redskins’ name from an international perspective—Of Redskins and Yids
Chris Parisi’s synthesis of the issues involved in Ed O’Bannon’s suit against the NCAA is as good as anything you will read on the topic—To Pay or Not To Pay: O’Bannon v. NCAA
The 2013 Sox finally made Max White a fan—A Phillies Fan Learns to Love the Sox
Chelsea Cristene explored How Jock Entitlement Breeds Rape Culture
Neil Cohen explained how the problem with concussions is not exclusive to football—Baseball’s New Three-Letter Word: CTE
Photo: AP/John Tlumacki