Sports
Eight Philadelphia Athletes Who Said “F— You, Fans”
University of Nebraska football coach Bo Pelini is under fire this week after a nearly 2-year-old audio recording of him bashing the team’s fans surfaced. […]
Why I Once Felt Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Chest… and Thighs…
My name is Gail, and I am a biceptual. Yes, I confess, I have long been a sucker for muscles. Monstrous, well-defined, masses of muscles, […]
Did Billie Jean King Really Win “Battle of the Sexes”?
Forty years ago next week, Billie Jean King joined the circus in order to be taken seriously. In front of a packed crowd of 30,000 […]
Can Chip Kelly Win In the NFL?
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have played 60 minutes of football during the 2013 season, and already possible successors are being suggested for coach Greg Schiano. […]
Riding a Skateboard Is Not Like Riding a Bike
It seemed like a very bad idea. I’d recently watched Bones Brigade: An Autobiography, an excellent documentary about the skateboarders I’d idolized as a kid, […]
The List: 5 Philly Sports Promotion Fails
To get fans pumped for the upcoming season, the Philadelphia Flyers invited fans to the Wells Fargo Center today to … watch paint dry. The […]
Rowing: “It’s Not a Game. Basically, It’s Hard Work”
In September 1978, when John B. Kelly III exited the building where he had registered for classes before his freshman year at Harvard, he found […]
Is There a Secret Genetic Ingredient That Turns Mere Mortals Into Super Athletes?
When David Epstein, author of the newly released The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Performance, was a high school track runner, he noticed […]
3 Reasons Not to Hate the Sixers’ Owner for Buying the Devils
For a team that’s supposedly irrelevant in this town, the Philadelphia 76ers sure have made a lot of news the last couple of months. Philly’s […]
Philadelphia Soul Heads Back to the Arena Bowl, Are Apparently Very Good
Embarrassingly, we’d missed that the Philadelphia Soul were playing again. (The Arena Football League took a year off a few years ago.) Also, we missed […]
Will Eagles Go 0-16 This Season?
Judging by the Eagles’ performance in Friday’s exhibition loss to New England, they are headed for an 0-16 season; with the score of each game […]
The List: 5 Terrible Philadelphia Sports Contracts, Chase Utley Edition
With Chase Utley close to signing an extension for the Phillies, a contract for two years and — wait for it — $27 million, many […]
The List: 5 Phillies Who Must Go, In Order
Now that the Phillies season is toast, thanks to the team’s current 1-13 wipe-out, it’s time think about next year… and beyond. The non-waiver trade […]
The NFL Makes a Fortune on Racist Language
Riley Cooper is an idiot. His hateful performance at a country concert was hurtful and could still spell the end of his time with the […]
Stick a Fork in ’Em: 2013 Phils Most Disappointing Ever?
Now that we have solved the question about whether the Phillies should be buyers or sellers as this week’s trade deadline approaches, we can address […]