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A Guide to Surviving March Madness

Friday, March 11, 2011

Matt Taibbi's bracket-filling approach to the NCAA tourney is not so much about picking the winners as minimizing the pain.

Your Burning Questions, Answered

Friday, December 17, 2010

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Matt Taibbi asked you to hit him with your most pressing sports concerns, and, boy, did you respond.

The Golden Age of Sports Spats

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

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Athletes have always feuded, but thanks in part to nifty new social-networking media, the amusement factor has reached record heights. MATT TAIBBI on his seven favorite tiffs.

The 30-Second NFL Preview

Saturday, September 11, 2010

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MATT TAIBBI's quick pre-cap for the man too busy to watch 22 weeks of football

The NFL’s Next Evolution

Thursday, September 9, 2010

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A new decade of football is upon us. What’ll it bring? A premium on fat guys, for one thing. And more tweets from kickers. MATT TAIBBI's guide to what’s in — and out — in the ’10s.

The Jock’s Guide to Getting Arrested

Monday, August 2, 2010

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Most players take years to master the art of getting busted. For the benefit of the uninitiated, here’s a cheat sheet.

Why the World Cup Sucks

Thursday, June 10, 2010

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Hating soccer used to be our thing, a distinctly American trait. But every four years, more and more of us get suckered into treating it like a real sport. Here’s why MATT TAIBBI's holding out.

The NFL Draft, Decoded

Monday, April 19, 2010

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For years MATT TAIBBI has been obsessed with what is surely the greatest spectacle in all of sports: the NFL draft. Now he's finally figured out how to put his fixation to good use. Listen up, GMs.

How I’d Save Baseball

Thursday, April 1, 2010

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If Matt Taibbi ran things, there would be more parity, more replays, and more drunk mascots.

When you have agents and hangers-on handing you money and naked women and Escalades from the age of 14 on, it’s bound to swell your head. Some athletes just get a worse case of it than others. BY MATT TAIBBI

The Awkward Decade

Monday, January 25, 2010

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Through the miracle of the internet, fans were able to wallow in their obsession like never before, relentlessly dissecting every uncomfortable sports moment. The result? Ten years of unintentional comedy gold. By MATT TAIBBI

Why Sports Are for Losers

Monday, December 21, 2009

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There is a dirty truth that professional sports keeps hidden from fans. And that truth is: Watching sports sucks.

Your Logo Here

Monday, November 2, 2009

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From now on I’m putting this space in my column up for sale. And why not? I’m just following the lead of the sports world, where every inch of turf, every minute of airtime, can be had for a price. By Matt Taibbi

If I Ran the NFL

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

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For one thing, there’d be no more of these keep-your-hands-off-the-receiver, high-octane-offense, no-lead-is-safe mockeries of a football game. Oh, and fewer talking-baby ads. By Matt Taibbi

Nine Guys I Don’t Hate

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

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There’s no shortage of athletes easy to despise. (Preening, overpaid, starbanging phony A-Rod comes to mind.) But even a rabid fan like me has a few opposing players he can’t get too worked up about.