Nick Thompson was an above-average runner who suddenly, in middle age, started breaking world records—a mysterious success inspired by a complicated relationship with his father.
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Hitting His Stride
Nick Thompson was an above-average runner who suddenly, in middle age, started breaking world records—a mysterious success inspired by a complicated relationship with his father.
Posted inNovember/December 2024
The App Always Wins
Online sports gambling companies use sophisticated and deceptive techniques to exploit problem gamblers. The same technologies could be used to protect the addicted, if government would only demand it.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Why It’s Important That Drew Brees Apologized
The NFL quarterback recently said that kneeling during the national anthem was disrespectful. It’s not.
Posted inPolitical Animal
What Joe Biden Can Learn from the NFL Draft
Character and leadership are just as important in a running mate as how good a candidate looks on paper.
Posted inPolitical Animal
A Non-Sports Fan’s Take On Politics and Sports
Football is Trump and basketball is Democrats.
Posted inEducation, Higher Education
The 2018 Net Price Madness Bracket
Every year, I take the 68 teams in the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament and fill out a bracket based on colleges with the lowest net price of attendance (defined as the total cost of attendance less all grant aid received). My 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013 brackets are preserved for posterity—and often […]
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The 2017 Net Price Madness Bracket
Which college in this year’s NCAA March Madness has the lowest net price of attendance?
Posted inPolitical Animal
Sports Journalism and Politics
The cultural gulf between professional athletes and sports fans is growing.
Posted inEducation, Higher Education
Berkeley Intercollegiate Athletics at A[nother] Crossroads
Cal sports cost the campus about $30 million per year.
