Game 6 of the 1986 World Series; a bar in Tuscaloosa, Ala; the uniting power of sportsA good friend who is a Red Sox fan messaged me the other day to call my attention to this tweet: It’s been 32 years. I’m so ready for this. pic.twitter.com/eVxr5PFIEX The Red Sox and Mets having the two best records in baseball, even at this early… Apr 14 18April 14, 2018Article at The Athletic
Taylor: After all these years (and light-years), the Warriors are a Bay Area sports pinnacleLike counting rings on a tree stump, there are certain ways to estimate a Bay Area sports fan’s years of devotion. If that stretch of Highway 101 where the now-demolished Candlestick Park used to be visible in the distance still gets him reminiscing… Aug 03 17August 03, 2017Article at The Athletic
A Dash Of Lemon Zest: SI Vault looks back at the life of Meadowlark LemonEditor's note: Harlem Globetrotters legend Meadowlark Lemon passed away at the age of 83 on Sunday. To honor the basketball great, SI.com is republishing a column that ran on November 1, 2010 in SPORTS ILLUSTRATED. I wish I could tell you that it… Dec 28 15December 28, 2015Article at Sports Illustrated
The Power Of Playing On On a bright, cloudless afternoon a man with a bushy white beard kicks a soccer ball with a younger woman. He moves surprisingly well for a 72-year-old, but when the ball gets past him he chases and kicks it in the opposite direction of… Nov 03 13November 03, 2013Article at Sports Illustrated
Uchimura's run of gold has most competitors quite green with envyLONDON -- Contrary to what others may tell you -- and tell you, and tell you -- Japanese gymnast Kohei Uchimura is not perfect. First, he does not eat a balanced diet. "I don't like to eat green things, like peas," Uchimura says. "Or tomatoes. I… Jul 31 12July 31, 2012Article at Sports Illustrated
Under the Hoodies, a Deeper TruthWhat do you see, America? What do you see when 13 black males stand before you, their faces partially obscured by hoodies? Do you see a group or a gang? Men or menace? Such a powerful image circulated last week, a kind of team photo never seen… Apr 02 12April 02, 2012Article at Sports Illustrated
STILLWATER RUNS DEEPThe first wave of tears has passed, and now it is the small moments, the little things they once took for granted, that remind them of their loss. When Tiffany Bias, Oklahoma State's sophomore point guard, took the floor for her regular pregame… Dec 05 11December 05, 2011Article at Sports Illustrated
PITY THE CHILDRENThe Second Mile, the charitable organization founded by then Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky in 1977 to provide a sanctuary for children in need, takes its name from the Bible, Matthew 5:41, a quotation from the Sermon on the Mount. "And… Nov 14 11November 14, 2011Article at Sports Illustrated
The Coin of the Hit King's RealmPete Rose arrives a few minutes earlier than the appointed time for breakfast on the Las Vegas Strip, which is not surprising because he hates to be late. Even at 70 he still has plenty of Charlie Hustle in him. When Rose eats out, he often chooses… Aug 08 11August 08, 2011Article at Sports Illustrated
Mixed MessagesI don't know you, but I know you are out there. Maybe you are a 14-year-old point guard in rural Texas, or a 15-year-old goalkeeper in a wealthy Philadelphia suburb, or a 16-year-old linebacker in inner-city Detroit. Maybe you are all those people. I… Jun 06 11June 06, 2011Article at Sports Illustrated
A Mother's Day GiftIt should have been me, Joe Riddle thought. For months following the January 2001 plane crash that took the lives of 10 members of Oklahoma State's basketball program, the feeling haunted him. Riddle, a producer-engineer on the Cowboys' radio… May 09 11May 09, 2011Article at Sports Illustrated
A Gift from The GameSometimes the world moves too fast for 12-year-old Charles St. Germain. A friendly game of soccer with other boys can seem like chaos, leaving him agitated and shaken. At other times it's Charles who moves too fast for the world, or at least his… Jul 05 10July 05, 2010Article at Sports Illustrated
Confessions of A CoachaholicSeveral years ago friends of mine asked their six-year-old daughter, Annie, if she knew what I did for a living. Apparently having read my work, Annie never considered the possibility that my writing might pay the bills. Besides, there was another… Nov 09 09November 09, 2009Article at Sports Illustrated
The Day Cool DiedCOOL, THE onetime giant of sports culture that had long been in declining health, died in seclusion last month. In a measure of how forgotten Cool had become, the moment of its passing went largely unnoticed even though the event was witnessed by… Jul 14 08July 14, 2008Article at Sports Illustrated
THE PRIDE OF THE GAMETHE ARTIST finds beauty even where there seems to be none, and in that way Kadir Nelson and the men of the Negro leagues are soul mates. Negro leagues baseball (1920--47) was an exquisite flower grown from poisonous soil—the ugly racial attitudes… Mar 09 08March 09, 2008Article at Sports Illustrated
