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• Non-LeBron The sports media celebrate Kevin Durant for being someone he isn't.
  Tommy Craggs Sept. 1, 2010
  
• The Pittsburgh Paradox Should the Pirates spend money to win ballgames?
  Phil Birnbaum Aug. 25, 2010
  
• Messi to Madrid! An appreciation of soccer's ludicrous, misleading, and fabulously entertaining transfer rumor mill.
  Brian Phillips Aug. 24, 2010
  
• Pelé and Maradona The glorious, ludicrous feud between soccer's two biggest stars.
  Brian Phillips Aug. 9, 2010
  
• The Brett Favre Retirement Curve Now updated with the indecesive quarterback's latest unretirement.
  Josh Levin Aug. 5, 2010
  
• APB in Cincinnati Why are the Bengals signing so many headcases and criminals?
  Robert Weintraub July 30, 2010
  
• Into the Woods An in-depth statistical investigation into Tiger Woods' struggles on the golf course.
  Michael Agger July 22, 2010
  
• All Downhill From Here Lance Armstrong's rotten Tour de France could just be the start of his troubles.
  Bill Gifford July 15, 2010
  
• Not-So-Beautiful Game Spain's win over the Netherlands brings a fantastic World Cup to a hacking, plodding end.
  Brian Phillips July 12, 2010
  
• Do Soccer Players Choke? Assessing the research on penalty kicks and pressure.
  Phil Birnbaum July 9, 2010
  
• Cavalier Goodbye A conversation about LeBron James' decision to leave Cleveland and join the Miami Heat.
  Tom Scocca July 9, 2010
  
• Orange Devolution Why all soccer fans should root for Holland to lose to Spain.
  Brian Phillips July 8, 2010
  
• The Curse of the Nike Ad The company's "Write the Future" commercial is a warning against banking on star power during the World Cup.
  Douglas Haddow July 6, 2010
  
• LeBron James' Facebook Feed The free agent summit, Mikhail Prokhorov, and desperate Clevelanders
  Josh Levin July 1, 2010
  
• Jamestown Colony Why it's a bad idea for LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh to team up.
  Josh Levin June 30, 2010
  
• England Re-Enacts a Drama of Failure Forty-four years without a World Cup may only be the start of the waiting.
  Paul Hayward June 28, 2010
  
• Star-Spangled Bummer The United States' inspirational, disappointing 2010 World Cup.
  Luke O'Brien June 27, 2010
  
• The Myth of the American Soccer Guru Why U.S. manager Bob Bradley is a great coach, not a miracle worker.
  Alan Siegel June 25, 2010
  
• Cursing, Jeering, Beer Flinging, and Joy In the stands for the United States' amazing World Cup win over Algeria.
  Luke O'Brien June 24, 2010
  
• Among the Hugs Watching the World Cup in a small English town: no hooligans, lots of elated blokes.
  Jeremy Stahl June 24, 2010
  
• USA vs. Algeria, As It Happened The Guardian's live blog of the Americans' big World Cup victory.
  Paul Doyle June 23, 2010
  
• The French Dejection The sordid details behind the collapse and mutiny of France's national soccer team.
  Mathieu Grégoire June 22, 2010
  
• American Soccer's Strong Second Half How the 2010 World Cup could push the United States into the international soccer elite.
  Stefan Fatsis June 19, 2010
  
• World Cup Weirdos International soccer managers are the strangest men in sports.
  Brian Phillips June 16, 2010
  
• Rob Green's World Cup Blunder Keepers past and present have their say.
  June 14, 2010
  
• We Tied! We Tied! A festive mood in South Africa after the United States' 1-1 draw with England.
  Luke O'Brien June 13, 2010
  
• A Draw, and the Drinkers Go Home The view from England after the United States and England play to a 1-1 tie.
  Inigo Thomas June 13, 2010
  
• The 2010 World Cup A roundup of Slate's coverage of the planet's biggest sporting event.
  June 11, 2010
  
• When Are We Going To Lose This Time? A dispatch from England on the eve of the World Cup.
  Inigo Thomas June 11, 2010
  
• How To Write a World Cup Anthem The band behind "Goal! England" explains the secrets of soccer songcraft.
  We Are Scientists June 11, 2010
  
• The Loneliness of the American Soccer Fan The world's most popular sport is on the rise in the United States—and my neighbors still couldn't care less about the World Cup.
  Daniel Gross June 10, 2010
  
• The Secret History of American Soccer In the 1920s, soccer was on the cusp of becoming a major sport in the United States. Then it all crashed and burned.
  Brian Phillips June 9, 2010
  
• The Captain of Crunch Is Kobe Bryant really the best clutch player in the NBA?
  Alan Siegel June 8, 2010
  
• You're Outta Here! Armando Galarraga's near-perfect game raises the question: Are umpires necessary?
  Josh Levin June 3, 2010
  
• Hello, World Cup Assessing Team USA's chances after a final tuneup for South Africa.
  Alan Siegel May 31, 2010
  
• The Undeniable Greatness of Rajon Rondo He torched LeBron and the Cavaliers. Is he the best point guard in the NBA?
  Charles P. Pierce May 17, 2010
  
• Bury My Heart at Wounded Elbow It would be completely fitting for Cleveland to lose LeBron James.
  Rachael Larimore May 14, 2010
  
• America's First Sports Superstar How the bare-knuckle fighter John C. Heenan united the country before the Civil War.
  Peter Duffy May 5, 2010
  
• Downward Spiral Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder's amusing failure at Six Flags.
  Dave McKenna May 3, 2010
  
• Old Moneyball Did George Will's Men at Work anticipate baseball's statistical revolution?
  Tim Marchman April 27, 2010
  
• The Cubans Are Coming! Dozens of ballplayers are leaving the island for the major leagues. There's a lot more where they came from.
  Dan Morrell April 15, 2010
  
• Tiger Woods A roundup of Slate's coverage of the cheating, texting, golfing superstar.
  April 9, 2010
  
• Buddhists Don't Do Fist Pumps Will Tiger Woods maintain his vow to keep calm on the golf course?
  Michael Agger April 8, 2010
  
• The Tiger Woods Crank-Call Generator Use this Slate soundboard to gab with the world's greatest golfer.
  Josh Levin April 6, 2010
  
• Let's Read Two Babe Ruth's whores, Pete Rose's pills, and other stuff you never read about your favorite players when you were a kid.
  Cate Plys April 4, 2010
  
• The Duke Fluke Why are so many Blue Devils awesome in college and awful in the pros?
  Josh Levin April 2, 2010
  
• Big Red Run Cornell's NCAA Tournament magic doesn't have to be an Ivy League rarity.
  Stefan Fatsis March 25, 2010
  
• The Great Baseball Card Bubble Before tech stocks and McMansions, there was cardboard.
  Dave Jamieson March 24, 2010
  
• The Sleaziest Coach in a Sleazy Game John Calipari and college basketball are a match made a few levels below heaven.
  Charles P. Pierce March 16, 2010
  
• How To Win Your NCAA Pool Act like a hedge-fund manager, and pick Duke to win it all.
  Chris Wilson March 16, 2010
  
• I'll Take a Mulligan Tiger Woods is very sorry. Now he wants you to please leave him alone.
  Josh Levin Feb. 19, 2010
  
• Big, Not Easy How Sean Payton's daring play-calling won the New Orleans Saints their first Super Bowl.
  Josh Levin Feb. 8, 2010
  
• Peyton Manning Is a Genius The Super Bowl quarterback is also a huge pain in the ass.
  Stefan Fatsis Feb. 4, 2010
  
• Tim Tebow Goes for the Conversion The real meaning of the quarterback's pro-life Super Bowl ad.
  Jason Fagone Jan. 29, 2010
  
• The Saints Are Coming New Orleans celebrates its football team's first-ever Super Bowl appearance.
  Josh Levin Jan. 25, 2010
  
• Football's Invisible Men How can we tell if NFL cornerbacks are any good when we can't see them on TV?
  Doug Farrar Jan. 21, 2010
  
• That's a Good Boy The secrets of the world's greatest canine obedience champions.
  Martin Kihn Jan. 21, 2010
  
• Less Than Zero Why NBA Commissioner David Stern is behaving worse than Gilbert Arenas.
  Tom Scocca Jan. 12, 2010
  
• I'm Here To Talk About the Past Mark McGwire finally confesses his steroid sins.
  Josh Levin Jan. 12, 2010
  
• Going Deep What to expect from ESPN 3D.
  Justin Peters Jan. 6, 2010