Many classical composers of the 19th and 20th century were athletes in their spare time.
FourFourTwo's 100 best British football stadiums
Which British stadiums would be in your top 100?
Tennis Abstract's new tennis game based on 'degrees of separation'
It’s a small tennis world.
ESPN's best sporting images of 2021
There were some iconic sports photos taken last year. ESPN picked their faves.
Pato, the national sport of Argentina
Pato may be Argentina’s national sport but it’s by no means the most popular. Here’s how it’s played and why ‘more than 90% of Argentines’ may have never seen a game.
Princess Ka‘iulani: a female pioneer of modern surfing
‘She kept on riding waves—and in so doing saved surfing for all generations to come.’
The Ringer's favourite sporting moments of 2021
The panDemiLovato couldn’t stop these sporting moments from 2021.
Skating through Transylvania
Trying to imagine Dracula holding a big air event at his castle.
TIL: Inter Milan sells Christmas merch
If you’re ‘inter’ sporty Christmas merch, you might enjoy this.
The top 10 posts of 2021
Imagine this post as an ESPN top 10 plays of the year montage or something.
Tracking your sports team the hard way
Alexa, I know you know the score but I’m gonna tell you anyway.
A data viz showing positive and negative regression of NFL teams after a year
The NFL tries to maintain structural balances with its teams and that shows in this data viz of performance regression.
Shakeia Taylor on baseball's managers of colour and the ineffectiveness of the 'Selig Rule'
Diversity has been a major league issue for baseball, despite the good intentions of the Selig Rule.
Will Valencia ever finish Nou Mestalla?
Valencia has been given a financial reprieve but only 2 months to finish their doomed stadium.
Venus Williams on the stuff that has made her tough
Body, mind, and soul. Three key elements to becoming a tennis champion. Venus Williams explained why in her NYT essay.