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The Houston ChronicleCan Art Briles, like some have done, revive his blemished career?Rarely does a coach entangled in controversy simply give in. Whether his redemptive effort is immediate or delayed, the coach fights to recover a career slipping a…
Wall Street JournalWhy NBA Players Bristle at the WhistleUtah Jazz forward Joe Ingles was stretching on the court before his first game in the NBA when he was suddenly terrified by a disturbing sound: the referee’s whistle.
MaximInside Baseball's Dangerous Obsession With the 100-MPH FastballIt's baseball’s Faustian deal: If a pitcher can throw 100 mph, he’ll become an instant star—and then, almost certainly, he’ll be destroyed.
VICE.comPublic Sex and Hidden Knives: The Nightmares of a Massive Club Halloween PartyHalloween emboldens costumed partiers to embrace false constructs for a night, discarding their identities as well as their inhibitions. They consume more and care…
Rolling StoneINSIDE CHICAGO'S ENDLESS CYCLE OF GUN VIOLENCEHow the death of beloved basketball star Mikey Haynes led to more killingEarly in the evening on July 26, 2012, Michael Haynes was cruising around Morgan Park on Chicago's Far South Side whe…
ForbesHow Adam Carolla Became the World's Greatest Paul Newman Racecar CollectorBefore breaking into Hollywood, comedian Adam Carolla spent 12 years in construction. Now he spends 12 hours a week on his podcast venting about everything from governme…
(Photo: Fulvio Maiani for Forbes)The Double Play: Justin Verlander Brings the Heat in Double-Breasted SuitsJustin Verlander had a mantra growing up: You’re not famous until _____. That blank space motivated and humbled him. He set goals but also rem…
The Wall Street Journal One Last Fight Before the Fire Goes OutFor the final boxing match of his life on Saturday night, Todd Velten wanted to savor everything. “I want to pay attention, to hear the crowd and hear the yells,” Velten said before…
The New York Times Hollywood’s Old-Time Star Makers Are Swooping In on YouTube’s PartyThe star-making system of the future, it turns out, needs the star-making system of the past — or at least a swarm of agents and managers has decided it does:…
The New York Times Developing Top Talent or Hindering Process?The 16th-ranked junior player was rallying at the Sportime tennis center on Randalls Island on a recent afternoon when the owner of the tennis academy there swaggered onto the court …
The New York Times A Long Road Home, With Further Still to GoPAWTUCKET, R.I. — As a profession, minor league baseball offers frequent mobility but little job security. Chris Schwinden spent five years climbing the ladder of the Mets’ minor leag…
The New York Times Four Seniors Look Beyond an Unlikely RunWith their underdog College World Series run over, their improbable dash to prominence completed, Stony Brook University’s baseball team came together one last time for the sake of a ga…
The New York Times Rays’ Joe Maddon: The King of Shifts Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher likes to call Tampa Bay Rays Manager Joe Maddon “the mad scientist,” and with good reason. When the two teams met, in St. Petersburg, Fla., on the open…
The New York Times Courtside Troupe Seeks Dancers Who Defy Age and Other StereotypesAs she stood in front of a dance studio mirror, Shirley Koehler struggled to keep up with a barrage of instructions from the choreographer: spin and stomp, twir…
The New York Times The 10-Day N.B.A. Contract: A Call-Up’s Tiny Window to ImpressAndre Emmett was shooting jumpers in an empty arena at the edge of Nevada when the N.B.A. came calling two weeks ago. Practice had ended for the Reno Bighorns of t…
The New York Times After Four Decades, It’s About the JourneyIn the middle of his 40th year as the men’s basketball coach at Yeshiva University, Jonathan Halpert, normally quick with a wisecrack, could not joke his way past the truth: his team …
The New York Times At Aqueduct, Clubhouse and Casino Are Different TurfsThe opening of Resorts World’s new neon-blazing casino at the graying 117-year-old Aqueduct Racetrack, the “racino,” is more of a culture clash than a gambling hybrid.
The New York Times New Doubt Over Arrest That Ended a DreamOn the night of Oct. 6, 2005, a young New York City police officer named Michael Daragjati effectively ended Jared Williams’s hopes of playing in the major leagues. On Oct. 17, six…