The stadium scene.

If you'd like to sort this department listing by headline, author or date, please use the Slate search.

• Rick Reilly's Complete Dental Records Why is America's most famous sportswriter obsessed with molars, gingivitis, and floss?
  Josh Levin Dec. 2, 2008
  
• In Praise of Kissing Your Sister Why I love tie games.
  Edward McClelland Nov. 26, 2008
  
• Change You Can't Believe In Why hiring a new coach won't solve your favorite NBA team's problems. (Unless the old coach was Isiah Thomas.)
  Ryan McCarthy Nov. 18, 2008
  
• Curriculum Vitale How to polish your pro-basketball résumé.
  Elliot Hannon Nov. 13, 2008
  
• Rasheed Wallace Is a Toaster Presenting the NBA's Periodic Table of Style.
  FreeDarko Nov. 11, 2008
  
• Bowling for Dollars Why college football is more cutthroat and competitive than the NFL.
  Michael Oriard Nov. 6, 2008
  
• The Future of Sports Television You can catch a glimpse of it online with NBC's Sunday Night Football Extra.
  Robert Weintraub Oct. 31, 2008
  
• Dispatch From the World Series The Phillies win Game 4, and Philadelphians try to get used to being happy about sports.
  Josh Levin Oct. 27, 2008
  
• Philadelphia vs. the Phillies Philly fans finally have a winning baseball team. Now they just need to stop hating themselves.
  Chris Wilson Oct. 22, 2008
  
• The Smartest Team in Baseball How the Rays beat the Red Sox.
  Tim Marchman Oct. 20, 2008
  
• It's the Thinking Man's Game, Stupid What's with all the dumb baseball commentary on television?
  Ben Mathis-Lilley Oct. 13, 2008
  
• A Prayer for the Tampa Bay Rays Sure, Cubs supporters have been suffering longer, but Rays fans have it much, much worse.
  Tim Marchman Oct. 8, 2008
  
• Cocktail Chatter: Baseball Playoffs Edition How to fake your way through the 2008 baseball playoffs.
  Justin Peters Oct. 1, 2008
  
• This Call to the Bullpen Is Eroding My Stomach Lining The cruel torture of watching the New York Mets' relief pitchers.
  Josh Levin Sept. 25, 2008
  
• Stopping Makes Sense Vince Young might not be cut out for the NFL—and that's OK.
  Stefan Fatsis Sept. 17, 2008
  
• The Patriots Get Kneecapped Has Tom Brady's injury doomed New England, or will Bill Belichick prove his genius once and for all?
  Robert Weintraub Sept. 9, 2008
  
• Are You Ready for Some Torn Knee Ligaments? Should fans feel guilty about all of the injuries in professional football?
  Michael Oriard Sept. 4, 2008
  
• The NFL's Reality Check HBO's Hard Knocks is spectacularly entertaining, but it doesn't tell the whole truth about the NFL.
  Stefan Fatsis Aug. 29, 2008
  
• Burning Manny Who's crazier, Manny Ramirez or the Bostonians who grew to despise him?
  Charles P. Pierce Aug. 1, 2008
  
• Dear Michael Chang You ruined my tennis career. Thanks for nothing.
  Huan Hsu July 23, 2008
  
• Derek Jeter vs. Objective Reality Why baseball researchers are obsessed with denigrating the Yankee captain's defense.
  Nate DiMeo July 14, 2008
  
• The Great Basketball Exodus What would happen if America's best high-school hoopsters went to Europe? A Slate thought experiment.
  Jacob Leibenluft July 10, 2008
  
• Defense Wins the Wimbledon Championships How Rafael Nadal finally took down Roger Federer.
  Daniel Seidel July 7, 2008
  
• Hi-Ho, Steroids, Away! Why it matters that racehorses are on the juice.
  Daniel Engber June 27, 2008
  
• Top of the World! Kevin Garnett shows America how to celebrate an NBA title.
  Josh Levin June 18, 2008
  
• Kobe for Commissioner! What the Lakers star can teach David Stern.
  Tom Scocca June 12, 2008
  
• The Truth Hurts Paul Pierce injures his knee, then slays the Lakers.
  John Swansburg June 6, 2008
  
• Always Bet On … White? Will the Lakers benefit from racial discrimination in the NBA Finals?
  Daniel Engber June 5, 2008
  
• Junior Mint The enduring popularity (and ubiquity) of the 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. card.
  Darren Rovell May 29, 2008
  
• Josh Beckett Won't Return My Phone Calls Athletes don't trust reporters, reporters resent athletes, and readers don't know their heroes as they used to.
  Pat Jordan May 22, 2008
  
• Let Them Gallop! Come on, equestrian pooh-bahs, open the Triple Crown to horses of all ages.
  Edward McClelland May 16, 2008
  
• Dispatch From the New Garden The Celtics' home court is cheesy and generic. Why do they keep winning here?
  John Swansburg May 15, 2008
  
• 87 Is the Loneliest Number Hyping Sidney Crosby won't fix hockey's problems. Here's how the NHL will win over new fans.
  Patrick Stack May 8, 2008
  
• Why Doesn't Anybody Go to the Horse Races? It pays to stay home.
  Edward McClelland May 1, 2008
  
• Sheik Mohammed's Billion-Dollar Question Can you buy a Kentucky Derby title?
  Dan Schar May 1, 2008
  
• Zero Effect The trouble with Gilbert Arenas.
  Josh Levin April 28, 2008
  
• Top 10 Dumbest Sports Trends No. 1: meaningless rankings, power polls, and "MVP races."
  Neal Pollack April 17, 2008
  
• The Boys of Late Summer Why do so many pro baseball players have August birthdays?
  Greg Spira April 16, 2008
  
• Tiger vs. Nobody Will the lack of a suitable rival hurt Tiger Woods' legacy?
  Dave Larzelere April 9, 2008
  
• My Kingdom for a Free Throw Kansas seizes the NCAA title thanks to a dramatic three-pointer—and Memphis' misses at the line.
  Robert Weintraub April 8, 2008
  
• What We Talk About When We Talk About Love UCLA's Kevin Love isn't who the basketball pundits want him to be.
  Tommy Craggs April 4, 2008
  
• Grappling With History Floyd Mayweather follows the Muhammad Ali career path ... by climbing into the wrestling ring?
  Dave Larzelere April 1, 2008
  
• Otto von Bismarck at the Bat The fight for the soul of my fantasy-baseball league.
  John Swansburg March 27, 2008
  
• How Davidson Slayed Goliath The diminutive Stephen Curry leads his team past Georgetown and into the Sweet 16.
  Robert Weintraub March 24, 2008
  
• Dispatch From the NCAA Tournament Behind the Belmont bench for (almost) the greatest upset in the history of March Madness.
  Josh Levin March 21, 2008
  
• Teams We Hate 
  Josh Levin March 19, 2008
  
• Teams We Hate Duke, USC, Cornell, and eight more odious schools in this year's NCAA Tournament.
  Bryan Curtis March 19, 2008
  
• The Lead Is Safe How to tell when a college basketball game is out of reach.
  Bill James March 17, 2008
  
• This Is One of the Greatest Teams in NBA History? The mystery of the Houston Rockets' 20-game winning streak.
  Robert Weintraub March 13, 2008
  
• Minute Details Watching the Hawks and Heat do over the last 51.9 seconds of a game they started in December.
  John Swansburg March 10, 2008
  
• Do-Over Dos and Don'ts The NBA dares to trifle with the sports-time continuum.
  John Swansburg March 7, 2008
  
• Say No to Johan Why Red Sox and Yankee fans are happy they won't be rooting for the best pitcher in baseball.
  Emma Span Feb. 28, 2008
  
• The Epic of Craig Biggio Why I loved, and then grew tired of, the long-time Houston Astro.
  Bill James Feb. 25, 2008
  
• Hoop Dreams in the Big Easy I'm falling in love with the New Orleans Hornets, but will the team be here in two years?
  David Ramsey Feb. 21, 2008
  
• You've Gotta Be Kidding Me Only in the NBA could a simple trade inspire a bench player's revolt and earn a retiree $4 million.
  Josh Levin Feb. 20, 2008
  
• It Is What It Is … But What Is It? A sports cliché for our times.
  Douglas McCollam Feb. 15, 2008
  
• The Rocket Under Fire Congress investigates Jose Canseco's barbecue, a nanny in a peach bikini, and Roger Clemens' bloody butt.
  Josh Levin Feb. 14, 2008
  
• A Great Big Bucket of Fail Surveying the aftermath of the Patriots' Super Bowl defeat.
  Charles P. Pierce Feb. 7, 2008
  
• Gone Fishin' On the eve of his retirement, Bob Knight discusses his greatest passion: bass.
  Sam Eifling Feb. 6, 2008
  
• Giant Killers How Eli Manning and the New York defense took down the mighty Patriots.
  Robert Weintraub Feb. 4, 2008
  
• Finish Them! Why the Patriots have to blow out the Giants in the Super Bowl.
  Tom Scocca Feb. 1, 2008
  
• Their Right Feet Everything you need to know, and more, about the Super Bowl kickers.
  Stefan Fatsis Jan. 29, 2008
  
• Bullpen Market A minor-league pitcher named Randy Newsom is selling shares of his future earnings. Should I invest?
  Josh Levin Jan. 25, 2008
  
• New England Ekes One Out Sorry, Pats haters. That was your chance.
  Charles P. Pierce Jan. 21, 2008
  
• The Mystery of Eli Manning Can a meek, befuddled youngest sibling become a great quarterback?
  Roger Director Jan. 17, 2008
  
• The Geek's Guide to the NFL Playoffs It's the Patriots in a blowout and Seattle in an upset.
  Aaron Schatz Jan. 10, 2008
  
• We Are the Sort-Of Champions In a season where nobody wanted to win, LSU finally takes the college football title.
  Josh Levin Jan. 8, 2008
  
• Cocktail Chatter: NFL Playoffs Edition How to fake your way through the first round of pro football's postseason.
  Justin Peters Jan. 4, 2008