Sports

"I see great things in baseball." — Walt Whitman

Give and Go: The Double Movement of Shut Up and Dribble
Samantha N. Sheppard thinks about the back and forth between social injustice, social progress, and the institutional power of the NBA in Showtime's Shut Up and Dribble.
Samantha N. SheppardFeb 12, 2019
- LARB Ball
- Sports
The Modern American Dilemma: Seth Greenland’s “The Hazards of Good Fortune”
Taylor Larsen praises “The Hazards of Good Fortune,” a new novel by Seth Greenland.
Taylor LarsenJan 1, 2019
- Fiction
- Sports
Sneaker Money
Connor Goodwin on "University of Nike," Joshua Hunt's look at how companies like Nike control institutions of higher learning.
Connor GoodwinDec 26, 2018
The LARB Ball NBA Roundtable
On the inevitability of professional basketball
Brian R. Jacobson, Theresa Runstedtler, Yago ColásNov 1, 2018
- LARB Ball
- Sports
The LARB Ball NFL Roundtable
On brain trauma, Budweiser, Steamin' Willie Beamen, and the blurring of Colin Kaepernick's dissent.
Brian R. Jacobson, Kathleen Bachynski, Sarah J. Jackson, Travis VoganSep 12, 2018
- LARB Ball
- Sports
Workers of the World Cup: On Qatar 2022 and the Future of FIFA
To kick off our new sports and culture column, LARB Ball, Brian Jacobson thinks about the labors of the World Cup.
Brian R. JacobsonJul 20, 2018
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- Sports
A Literary Lineup for the World Cup
Dan Friedman offers a list of books for those obsessed or perplexed by the World Cup.
Dan FriedmanJun 21, 2018
- Around the World
- Sports
The Spirit of the Game
Joshua W. Jackson reviews David Wanczyk's "Beep: Inside the Unseen World of Baseball for the Blind."
Joshua W. JacksonApr 20, 2018
- Memoir & Essay
- Sports
Bookish Basketball: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Latest
Seth Greenland reviews Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's new memoir, "Coach Wooden and Me."
Seth GreenlandJul 25, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
- Sports
Football Nation: The NFL Brand in the Year of Kaepernick
On how the NFL achieved "corporate transcendence" and what the era of Kapernick means for it.
Aaron DeRosaFeb 4, 2017
Everything But The Girl: “Pitch,” Nostalgia, and Baseball’s Way Forward
Emily Nemens on Fox's new series "Pitch" and Major League Baseball's latest attempt to stay relevant.
Emily NemensOct 24, 2016
- Sports
- Television
How to Write a Poem About Baseball
Julian Gewirtz interviews Jill Bialosky on baseball and poetry.
Julian GewirtzOct 24, 2015
- Poetry
- Sports