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.
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.
Engadget
These AI-generated tennis matches are both eerie and impressive
Engadget
2 min read · 2020-08-14 · An new AI allows us to answer the question of what it would look like if Roger Federer played himself.
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Every Olympic ‘Sport,’ In One Chart
FiveThirtyEight
3 min read · Jul 22nd · The Olympics are an international celebration of sport, but not all sports are invited to the cool kids’ table. The first modern Olympics in 1896 had only a han…
The Ringer
The Fire That Forged Giannis Antetokounmpo
The Ringer
20+ min read · Jul 21st · In an exclusive excerpt from ‘Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP,’ Mirin Fader details the trials and tribulations that helped the Bucks star go from a baby-faced rookie to a superstar with a…
The New York Times
Sunisa Lee Is Unmatched on Uneven Bars and Wants All-Around Glory
The New York Times
4 min read · Jul 23rd · Lee, 18, is making her Olympic debut after a challenging year. Her versatility is crucial to Team USA’s shot at a third consecutive gold.
The Guardian
Sha’Carri Richardson, Alen Hadzic and our unending forgiveness for white male athletes
The Guardian
5 min read · Jul 26th · The differing treatment of a black female athlete and a white male in the run-up to the Olympics show the double standards that permeate sport
The New York Times
Tokyo Olympics: Who Leads the Medal Count?
The New York Times
4 min read · Jul 27th · It might depend whom you ask — and how they count.
The Wall Street Journal
Simone Biles Will Not Be Denied
The Wall Street Journal
1 min read · Jul 13th · At 24, the most powerful gymnast in history has defied expectations to become even stronger—after surviving abuse, enduring a family ordeal and overcoming her own doubts.
The Guardian
Simone Biles and the rise of the ‘great refusal’
The Guardian
4 min read · Jul 28th · Black public figures from Simone Biles to Naomi Osaka are helping us put one simple word at the top of our vocabulary: no
The Guardian
‘What we found was super special’: inside the quest for the 100ft wave
The Guardian
5 min read · Jul 18th · A new six-part documentary series follows the community of big-wave surfers at Praia do Norte in Nazaré, Portugal, and hunt for ocean’s Everest
The New York Times
Let the Games … Be Gone?
The New York Times
~12 min read · Jul 17th · After bidding scandals, human rights outrages, overburdened host cities, rampant cheating, a pandemic — and, sure, thrilling competitions — has the world had enough of the Olympics?
