9 Best Articles in 2021
The New York Times
Meet the Money Whisperer to the Super-Rich N.B.A. Elite
The New York Times
~11 min read · From 2019 · Who’s the guy Klay Thompson and other N.B.A. stars trust to manage their wealth? One who knows how to rebound with $8,000 stuffed into his underwear.
MIT Technology Review
Machine learning predicts World Cup winner
MIT Technology Review
8 min read · From 2018 · Researchers have predicted the outcome after simulating the entire soccer tournament 100,000 times.
BBC Future
The strange 19th-Century sport that was cooler than football
BBC Future
~12 min read · Jul 28th · Pedestrianism was a sport of epic rivalries, eyewatering salaries, feverish nationalism, eccentric personalities and six-day, 450-mile walks.
Players' Tribune Football
I've Got Some Things to Say
Players' Tribune Football
~11 min read · From 2018 · People in football love to talk about mental strength. Well, I’m the strongest dude you’re ever going to meet.
The Guardian
We’re not the good guys: Osaka shows up problems of press conferences
The Guardian
4 min read · May 31st · Young athletes are expected to answer the most intimate questions in a cynical and often predatory environment
M.G. Siegler
The Great Asshole Fallacy
M.G. Siegler
4 min read · 2020-05-16 · On Michael Jordan being a jerk to make the Bulls great…
wbur.org
My Dad's Friendship With Charles Barkley
wbur.org
9 min read · From 2018 · Shirley Wang's father, Lin, was on a business trip when he ran into NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley. It was the beginning of a friendship.
Players' Tribune Football
Dear England | By Gareth Southgate
Players' Tribune Football
7 min read · Jun 8th · Only around 1,200 players have represented England at senior men’s level. Ever.
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The New York Times
Why Scores of Female Athletes Are Speaking Out on Abortion Rights
The New York Times
6 min read · Sep 27th · With a Supreme Court ruling in the balance, an Olympic medalist joined a group of more than 500 athletes supporting reproductive rights.
ESPN
NBArank 2021: Ranking the best players for 2021-22, from 25 to 6
ESPN
10 min read · Sep 23rd · The Point God, a Brooklyn duo and the reigning MVP mark the highlights as our annual NBA player rankings continue.
