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games
Feb. 23, 2021
It Already Feels Like the Post-COVID Era in Sports
A shockingly ordinary baseball spring training presages a return to normalcy — or close to it.
By
Will Leitch
games
Dec. 8, 2020
How Sports Leagues Are Gearing Up for Another Weird Season
Everyone is hoping for vaccine-enabled normalcy in 2021, but some sports are better positioned than others to wait things out.
By
Will Leitch
games
Oct. 20, 2020
The Pandemic Lessons From MLB’s Surprisingly Successful Season
Four takeaways and four unknowns as the World Series looms.
By
Will Leitch
games
Oct. 13, 2020
The Fans Can Go to Games Again. Will They?
The stadiums are open, but fans aren’t exactly rushing through the doors.
By
Will Leitch
games
Sept. 22, 2020
Sports Pulled Off a Miracle in 2020. Now What About 2021?
The pandemic isn’t going anywhere, but leagues can’t afford another season with no fans.
By
Will Leitch
coronavirus
Aug. 3, 2020
How Major League Baseball Is Handling Its COVID-19 Outbreak
Baseball is tightening up its social-distancing requirements after two team outbreaks in just two weeks.
By
Matt Stieb
president trump
July 27, 2020
Trump Made Up His Yankees Opening Pitch Invite: Report
Last Thursday, Trump announced he would throw out the opening pitch at an August 15 Yankees game, to the surprise of the New York Yankees.
By
Matt Stieb
games
July 21, 2020
Can Baseball Really Pull This Off?
After a very rocky road back, the sport finally starts up this week amid a coronavirus spike.
By
Will Leitch
coronavirus
July 10, 2020
When (and How) Sports Are Returning Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
In the next few weeks, the MLB, NBA, and NHL will start playing again — but they’ll look wildly different.
By
Adam K. Raymond
games
June 16, 2020
Baseball’s Disastrous Spring Feels Like an Existential Crisis
At this point, does it even matter when the sport comes back?
By
Will Leitch
games
May 27, 2020
Outraged by Crowded Pool Parties? Just Wait Until Sports Come Back.
Fans will show up in droves even if they’re not allowed inside stadiums.
By
Will Leitch
games
May 12, 2020
The Big Questions Sports Leagues Have to Answer Before They Reopen
A big one: What happens if a player tests positive for coronavirus in the middle of the season?
By
Will Leitch
games
Apr. 30, 2020
When Your Favorite Sport Might Be Coming Back
Slowly but surely, the big American leagues are planning their returns.
By
Will Leitch
coronavirus
Mar. 12, 2020
Most U.S. Sports Leagues Have Suspended Their Seasons Due to Coronavirus
The NHL, MLB, MLS, and NBA are all either suspending or canceling play due to the coronavirus pandemic.
By
Chas Danner
games
Feb. 13, 2020
Pete Rose’s Plea to Be Unbanned From Baseball Is Right From the Trump Playbook
The legendary hitter (and gambler) admits no fault while harkening back to the sport’s bygone golden age. It just might work.
By
Will Leitch
games
Oct. 28, 2019
The Wisdom of the Crowd
Booing the president probably won’t help. But hey, it can’t hurt, either!
By
Will Leitch
games
Oct. 22, 2019
How the World Got Too Crowded for the World Series
The crowning event of America’s Pastime is now just another thing on TV. But there may be another way forward.
By
Will Leitch
games
Oct. 1, 2019
The Postseason Is Sleepless Season for Baseball Diehards
There’s a simple logic driving the late start times and low TV ratings.
By
Will Leitch
games
Sept. 11, 2019
Winning Ain’t What It Used to Be
The twin goals of maximizing profit and maximizing championships aren’t aligned anymore for modern sports franchises.
By
Will Leitch
games
July 18, 2019
Baseball’s Latest Identity Crisis
MLB players are hitting more home runs than ever, and that’s all right with me.
By
Will Leitch
games
Apr. 3, 2019
The Era of the Old Athlete Is Over
When did every sport become obsessed with youth?
By
Will Leitch
games
Mar. 27, 2019
Why the MLB Off-season Explains Our Response to the Mueller Investigation
We see the trees, but not the forest; we see so many atoms that we barely react when the bomb hits.
By
Will Leitch
games
Mar. 19, 2019
Hardly Anyone Knows Mike Trout, the Greatest Baseball Player of All Time
Our generation’s Mickey Mantle is going to play his whole career in total obscurity.
By
Will Leitch
games
Mar. 13, 2019
Baseball’s New Rock N’ Jock Era
How much should a sport try to change?
By
Will Leitch
games
Jan. 15, 2019
If You Could Play Any Sport, Which One Should You Choose?
(I don’t think it’s football or baseball.)
By
Will Leitch
Aug. 29, 2018
It Might Be Impossible to Be an Ethical Sports Fan
What should we do when good players are bad people?
By
Will Leitch
games
July 19, 2018
It Looks Like We Are Now, Officially, Over Steroid Panic
What were we even freaking out about in the first place?
By
Will Leitch
games
July 11, 2018
Nobody’s Going to Sports in Person Anymore. And No One Seems to Care.
Which may be because it’s all by design.
By
Will Leitch
games
June 27, 2018
The Sports World Needs Its #MeToo Moment
Unfortunately, when fans don’t care, executives certainly won’t.
By
Will Leitch
games
Mar. 21, 2018
Baseball’s Very Tepid Offseason Is Finally Over
Why was there so much less free-agent activity this year? Moneyball.
By
Will Leitch
select all
July 14, 2017
A Guy Called wetbutt23 Scooped the Mainstream Media on Big Baseball News
Booty, booty, booty, booty, scoopin’ everywhere.
By
Paris Martineau
games
Aug. 7, 2016
New York Sports Fans Have Learned to Love the Fire Sale and Embrace Losing
For one season, anyway.
By
Will Leitch
the sports section
Feb. 25, 2016
MLB Adopts New Sliding Rules
Can’t just take out the fielder.
By
Joe DeLessio
the sports section
July 11, 2015
The Cardinals’ Hacking Scandal Has Brought Sports Into the Surveillance Era
After a century or more of semi-comic continuity, cheating has changed.
By
Will Leitch
the sports section
Apr. 8, 2015
Can Baseball’s New Commissioner Actually Change the Game?
For Rob Manfred, the clock starts now.
By
Will Leitch
profile
Mar. 22, 2015
Are the Mets Big Enough for Matt Harvey?
The next New York–size super sports star is finally back on the mound.
By
Chris Smith
the sports section
Oct. 5, 2014
What Bud Selig Hath Wrought — and Not Just in Baseball
He forever changed what it means to be a sports commissioner.
By
Will Leitch
feature
Sept. 21, 2014
Derek Jeter Opens the Door
The retiring legend offers a photographer access to his private world — the first project in a new career that is all about control.
By
Chris Smith
the sports section
Mar. 6, 2014
The Worst Slurs in Sports, Ranked by Punishment
How professional sports leagues respond to offensive words and gestures.
By
Jason Schwartzman
the sports section
Jan. 11, 2014
With 2014 Suspension, A-Rod Joins Armstrong
Bud Selig gets his man.
By
Steve Fishman
scandal-stained wretches
Oct. 4, 2013
Alex Rodriguez’s Juicy Lawsuit Against MLB
He’s seeking unspecified damages for having his reputation destroyed.
By
Joe Coscarelli
June 4, 2013
MLB Will Seek Suspensions for A-Rod, Twenty Other Players in PED Scandal
Biogenesis clinic founder Tony Bosch is cooperating with the investigation.
By
Margaret Hartmann
media
Oct. 13, 2010
Fox, Cablevision Both Want You to Panic About Losing Your Sports,
Bones
Reruns
Forget the NLCS. What about those two re-broadcasts of ‘Seinfeld’ every night??
By
Chris Rovzar
the sports section
Sept. 23, 2009
Why Making the Playoffs Wasn’t the Best Part of Last Night’s Yankees Win
At least, not for A-Rod.
By
Chris Rovzar
imaginary conversations
July 15, 2009
Inside the Obama Team’s First-Pitch Preparation
The planning, the practice pitches … the conspiracy.
By
Dan Amira
the sports section
July 6, 2009
Once Again, All-Star Picks Favor New York
And somewhat delusionally, in the case of the Mets.
By
Will Leitch
the sports section
June 3, 2009
Mark Teixeira Might Just Make Himself a Real Yankee Yet
Last night’s burst of emotion was just another sign of an emerging Yankee character.
By
Will Leitch
the sports section
Dec. 24, 2008
Leitch: Where Does Teixeira Fit Into the Yankees’ Fantastically Overpaid Four?
Team fans are rejoicing. But what about fans of baseball in general?
By
Will Leitch
the sports section
Nov. 20, 2008
Hal Steinbrenner Triumphs Over Brother Hank!
Prince Hal wins! The cool and calculating younger son seizes control of the Yankees from his blustering brother Hank!
By
Chris Smith
the sports section
Sept. 23, 2008
Pirates’ Renewed Deal With Pedro Alvarez Marks the Inwood Native’s First MLB Score
It looks like the Horace Mann–educated slugger has taken his smarts into the boardroom and won a better contract with the Pirates — and maybe changed baseball in the process.
By
Tommy Craggs
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