Archive | Sports | Men’s Journal

A Field Guide to Sports Egos

March 2, 2010

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 Rebirth of Jeret Peterson

February 26, 2010

9 Comments

Before riding the Hurricane — his signature trick — to Olympic silver yesterday, Jeret Peterson sat down with AIMEE BERG to discuss his own stormy past. Our most complicated Olympian brings a tempest on and off the snow like only he can.

Olympics for the Everyman

February 26, 2010

0 Comments

Ever wonder if you had the right stuff for a podium finish? We sent four writers to three olympic venues to skate, sled, ski, shoot, and jump. Now it’s your turn.

Faces of the Vancouver Olympics

February 25, 2010

1 Comment

Over two days, former U.S. Ski Team member and professional photographer LAUREN ROSS captured images of the athletes and fans that make up the 2010 Winter Games.

The Frozen Soul of Pond Hockey

February 23, 2010

3 Comments

Vying for the world championship of shinny on the Canadian tundra

Steve Nash on Sleeping Easier

February 22, 2010

2 Comments

The Phoenix Suns' point guard talks about his methods for getting a good night's sleep.

Blogging the Vancouver Olympics: Part 4

February 19, 2010

7 Comments

All week, Men’s Journal editor GORDY MEGROZ will provide an inside look at the events, athletes, and parties that make up the Winter Games. In this dispatch, he puts his tourist hat on and trades pins, watches a team Canada hockey game among Canadians, and puts forth a question about Olympic uniforms.

The Links Crashers

February 18, 2010

1 Comment

Seven PGA-Tour rookies show off the classic spring staples every man should own.

Winning Without Wheat

February 18, 2010

23 Comments

How a gluten-free diet powers one of the best cycling teams in the world — and how it can help you perform better and recover faster.

Blogging the Vancouver Olympics: Part 3

February 18, 2010

3 Comments

All week, Men’s Journal editor GORDY MEGROZ will provide an inside look at the events, athletes, and parties that make up the Winter Games. In this dispatch, he scores a ticket to the men's halfpipe finals—one of the hottest seats at the Olympics—and chats with Shaun White's manager prior to his gold medal run.

America’s Golden Boys

February 17, 2010

1 Comment

These seven veteran Olympians can’t wait to wave the stars and stripes triumphantly in Vancouver. Here they inject some of that excitement into their wardrobe, showing off the season’s Technicolor options.

Blogging the Vancouver Olympics: Part 2

February 17, 2010

1 Comment

All week, Men’s Journal editor GORDY MEGROZ will provide an inside look at the events, athletes, and parties that make up the Winter Games. In this second dispatch, he heads up to the Whistler-Blackcomb ski resort, only to find the alpine ski race he'd hoped to see was canceled for the day—due to a foot of fresh powder...

Blogging The Vancouver Olympics

February 16, 2010

5 Comments

All week, Men's Journal editor GORDY MEGROZ will provide an inside look at the events, athletes, and parties that make up the Winter Games. In his first dispatch he observes the mood in Yaletown and considers the odds of Bode Miller taking home more Olympic hardware.