While awarding gold, silver, and bronze to the strongest competitors while sending everybody else home empty-handed may work at the games, uneven distribution of treasure is a vicious, stupid, and ultimately destructive way to run a planet.

Pat Tillman Obit; NBA Playoffs with Eric Neel; Hard Times in The Big Easy; Mmmmmm… Donuts!; Mr. Irrelevant; Women on High…Redux; Letters; The NFL Draft 2004 and More with Charlie Pierce; Extreme Croquet

Miami Heat; WNBA Draft; Simply Marbleous; Kenyan Runners; Charity Marathoners; The NBA Playoffs and More With Charlie Pierce; Caddy For Life

Jon Feinstein’s new book looks at the life of Bruce Edwards.

Are baseball players as upset as the fans when a game is rained out? We have the answer.

Martha vs. Annika; NHL Hockey with Helene; Banned Because of Beer; Adam Hyzdu Finale; The Ticket Out; Baseball’s Opening Day and More with Charlie Pierce; Mah Jong

Leigh Montville brings to this biography of Ted Williams a perspective which eludes most folks writing about ballplayers.

It’s easy to understand why Michael Sokolove placed Darryl Strawberry at the center of his recent book.

Final Fours with Pat Forde; Freddy Adu; Pooh on You!; Trouble in Tokyo with Tim Kurkjian; Hyzdu Update; Hank Aaron and the Home Run that Changed America; The Armory

A look at a book on the life of Hank Aaron.