http://dir.salon.com/topics/sports/?source=rss&aim=sports en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT By Aaron Traister Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/22/vick_danza/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/22/vick_danza/index.html?source=rss Both men are coming to Philadelphia for high-profile projects. But only one of them has something to teach kids By Mary Elizabeth Williams Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/28/war_on_booty/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/28/war_on_booty/index.html?source=rss Another day, another calculated "men are dogs" apologia By Dana Scarton Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/08/17/vick/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/08/17/vick/index.html?source=rss Science says we'll be healthier if we do, but some argue there's room in a healthy life for a good grudge By Caitlin Moscatello Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/03/women_baseball/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/03/women_baseball/index.html?source=rss The Dodgers are trying to lure women with radio broadcasts and celebrities. As a sports fan, I'm trying not to gag. By Katharine Mieszkowski Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/05/25/halfway_heaven/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/05/25/halfway_heaven/index.html?source=rss How couch potato Mark Obmascik changed his life, and his body, summiting dozens of Colorado mountains in one summer By Vincent Rossmeier Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/2009/07/29/equipment/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/2009/07/29/equipment/index.html?source=rss Michael Phelps lost a major race for the first time in four years. Was his opponent's suit really to blame? By Sarah Hepola Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/05/28/kick_girl/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/05/28/kick_girl/index.html?source=rss In a new HBO documentary, an all-girls soccer team faces off against the boys for a season. By Allen Barra Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/05/08/a_rod/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/05/08/a_rod/index.html?source=rss A controversial new biography collects just about every rumor and bad story ever told about baseball icon Alex Rodriguez. But who leaked his drug tests, and what do they mean, anyway? By Alva Noe Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/05/01/a_rod_steroids/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/05/01/a_rod_steroids/index.html?source=rss Taking steroids is only natural. It's an extension of our technological lives. So let's come down from our romantic soapboxes. By King Kaufman Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/04/15/ending/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/04/15/ending/index.html?source=rss Because, like a lot of things in this business, it's shutting down. But this isn't a sad story. These are exciting times. By King Kaufman Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/03/25/yogi_berra/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/03/25/yogi_berra/index.html?source=rss Biographer Allen Barra talks about his new book, in which the lovable, quotable old catcher comes off as intelligent, shrewd and decent. By King Kaufman Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/03/20/ncaa_day_2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/03/20/ncaa_day_2/index.html?source=rss Another 16 goes down, but not without a fight, in a great afternoon of basketball. By King Kaufman Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/03/19/ncaa_day_1/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/03/19/ncaa_day_1/index.html?source=rss If you want to understand America, you don't have to watch all this basketball. But it helps. By King Kaufman Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/03/13/ringolsby/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/03/13/ringolsby/index.html?source=rss The Hall of Fame baseball writer quickly fires up a blog in the wake of the Rocky Mountain News' demise. "I never felt the Internet was a threat." By King Kaufman Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/03/04/withdraw/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/03/04/withdraw/index.html?source=rss Give me the guys who've pulled out and I can rule the World. Baseball Classic, that is. By King Kaufman Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/02/26/greatest/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/02/26/greatest/index.html?source=rss The trend in sports books is to claim that a single contest changed the course of history. Sure it did. By King Kaufman Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/02/23/oscars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/02/23/oscars/index.html?source=rss Academy Awards viewers get a little taste of the kind of coverage sports fans loathe. By King Kaufman Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/02/18/rodriguez/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/02/18/rodriguez/index.html?source=rss Alex Rodriguez doesn't seem to come fully clean, but without fear of baseball's draconian punishments, he offers something in short supply in the war on drugs: Information. By King Kaufman Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/2009/02/11/favre/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/2009/02/11/favre/index.html?source=rss It appears the future Hall of Famer is going to keep trying until he gets it right. By King Kaufman Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/02/09/rodriguez/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/02/09/rodriguez/index.html?source=rss Knowing about Alex Rodriguez's positive steroid test from 2003 changes nothing, but get out your torches and pitchforks anyway. By Joe Conason Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2009/02/06/michael_phelps/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2009/02/06/michael_phelps/index.html?source=rss Come on, people, all he did was smoke some weed, like Bill Gates, Barack Obama and countless other overachievers. By Nancy Goldstein Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/02/06/wnba/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/02/06/wnba/index.html?source=rss As the WNBA fades, it's taking the hopes of Title IX-era female athletes along with it. By King Kaufman Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/02/04/letters/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/02/04/letters/index.html?source=rss In the wake of his third fine Super Bowl performance, the readers write about that and other big-game subjects. By Gary Kamiya Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2009/02/03/super_bowl/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2009/02/03/super_bowl/index.html?source=rss Obama is trying to build a country that works together like a great football team. The Republicans want to take their ball and go home. By King Kaufman Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/02/02/super_bowl/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/02/02/super_bowl/index.html?source=rss Super Bowl 43 looked like a grinding Pittsburgh win before the two teams started trading thrilling comebacks.