Sports

Seeking the sources of Rafael Nadal's unbelievable French Open dominance

This is part 1 of a series on the latest book out now about tennis legend Rafael Nadal.

May 22 •

Great Magazine Reads: Jannik Sinner may not have the flash, but he’s a likable tennis superstar

(This is my 1,400th article published on Pop Culture Lunch Box.

May 12 •

April Pop Culture RIPs, including an almost more real Jim Morrison than the real Jim Morrison

Val Kilmer leads the list of influentual figures we lost this past month.

Apr 30 •

With Michael Kosta's Lucky Loser, am I reading my own memoir?

This is part 1 of a multi-part series on Michael Kosta’s new memoir Lucky Loser: Adventures in Tennis and Comedy.

Mar 22 •

John Feinstein was one of my favorite sportswriters + a bunch of other recent RIPs

There are a handful of teachers and sportswriters who truly inspired me to become a newspaper sportswriter in my mid-20s.

Mar 16 •

The Lakers' rise to dominance provides one of my favorite moments in TV sports storytelling

It’s been decades since I closely followed the NBA.

Mar 10 •

RIP Tom Robbins and others

As noted in the introduction to 2005’s Wild Ducks Flying Backward, Tom Robbins “began writing his first novel in 1968 and he’s made it clear that if…

Feb 10 •

5 simple tips I learned at Copper Mountain to improve my skiing

My three favorite sporting activities these days are tennis, biking, and skiing.

Feb 1 •

Great Magazine Reads: GQ gives us 7 more reasons why Novak Djokovic sucks

Tennis legend and highly unlikeable 37-year-older Novak Djokovic is the cover feature of the February issue of GQ.

Jan 30 •

Andre Agassi found his true loves as his tennis career was winding down

This is part 4 of my series on Andre Agassi's Open: An Autobiography, a must-read for tennis fans.

Jan 6 •

RIP Jimmy Carter

I was hoping Jimmy Carter would wait long enough to pass away for it to coincide with my ongoing Pop Culture Presidents series. But that was never very…

Jan 1 •

RIPs in November from Quincy Jones to business billionaires

Quincy Jones was the man in the 1980s.

Nov 20, 2024 •

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