Why Sports Literate?
The answer’s in my back pages.
‘Go Long’ author stuck his neck out with series on McDermott
Kevin Snow views hockey through the lens of science
Buffalo law professor Nellie Drew fields sports questions
Helen “Nellie” Drew directs the University at Buffalo’s Center for the Advancement of Sport.
A courtly tennis queen, Alice Marble, comes to life
Madeleine Blais’ biography unearths little-known history of the multitalented champion Alice Marble.
Sean Kirst draws inspiration from top sports scribes
New York Yankees legends Lou Gehrig and Mickey Mantle play prominent roles in baseball columns written by Sean Kirst.
Sports books endangered? I dissent
A writer for Esquire argues that the genre is endangered. I think there is plenty of room for sports titles in the big tent of publishing.
Five questions for Gregg Easterbrook
Gregg Easterbrook, the author of 15 books, has a new Substack newsletter.
From ‘The Hawk’ to LeBron: How NBA players took charge
LeBron James felt the heat after his 2010 decision to leave Cleveland and take his talents to South Beach.
Michael Bamberger writes a love letter to golf
In his new book, “The Ball in the Air,” the award-winning golf writer Michael Bamberger tells the stories of three very different golfers, each of whom is a model of persistence.
Matt Higgins draws inspiration from master storytellers
Matt answered Sports Literate’s five questions about his career, influences and inspirations.
Rebutting George Plimpton’s Small Ball Theory
The writer and editor George Plimpton posited what he called the Small Ball Theory, stating that “the smaller the ball, the more formidable the literature.”
Sports writing’s golden age
Colorful language is one of the bonuses in a great oral history project involving sports writers, the book “No Cheering in the Press Box.”
Why Sports Literate?
After 50 years of collecting and consuming sports media, I decided to launch this site to take deep (or medium) dives into classics of the genre, as well as highlight new releases.
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