This week, we’re sharing stories from Eli Hager, Bryan Curtis, Terry DeMio and Dan Horn, Alexander Nazaryan, and Ellie Shechet.
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Posted inBusiness & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes, Sports
Mixing Business and Family in the LA Lakers Empire
At ESPN, Ramona Shelburne tells the complex family drama between the president and other stakeholders, which include her siblings.
Posted inFood, Nonfiction, Quotes, Sports
Peanut Butter and Jelly: The NBA’s Secret Addiction
The secret sweet and salty comfort food that fuels the NBA? None other than the lowly, delicious, peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Posted inStory
A Walk On The Wild Side: The Pete Ripmaster Journey
After discovering ultrarunning, a middle-aged father battling depression attempts his most daunting and dangerous race to date: 1,000 miles, solo, across Alaska in winter.
Posted inNonfiction, Story, Uncategorized
West Across the Sea
Tryggvi Hlinason is a sheep farmer at the center of a new generation of Icelandic basketball talent. He’s trying to do something that only one other Icelander has done before — play in the NBA.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes, Sports
What Happens When You Dope Like Maria Sharapova
Did taking melodonium actually do anything for Maria Sharapova? Caitlin Thompson decided to take some to find out.
Posted inNonfiction
Longreads Best of 2017: Investigative Reporting on Sexual Misconduct
Investigations into sexual misconduct perpetrated by powerful men across several industries had the biggest impact in 2017.
Posted inEditor's Pick
The (Still) Awesome Life of Dick Vitale
It’s impossible to escape Dick Vitale, the original ESPN personality and longtime mensch of college basketball, but at age 77, and after watching countless friends retire from the broadcast booth, The Ringer’s Bryan Curtis tries to answer the question of what continues to push Vitale?
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Inside the ‘Tinderization’ of Today’s NBA
A compelling argument: Home teams are losing their advantage in the NBA because visiting players are partying less. ESPN’s Tom Haberstroh suggests players are using dating apps like Tinder to hook up without going to a club (and get more sleep), and they’re more serious about the detrimental effects of alcohol on physical performance.
Posted inArts & Culture, Business & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes, Uncategorized
When Is an Internet Company Evil?
What is Facebook *really* about? Surveillance and advertising, not about “the power to build community” as its new mission statement so disingenuously puts it.
