Tag Archive | Sports | Men’s Journal

A Field Guide to Sports Egos

Tuesday, 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 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

Dr. Bob: Under the Spell of Winning

Monday, January 11, 2010

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Dr. Bob and the truth about hypnotherapy.

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

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.

The Godfather Project

Friday, June 19, 2009

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For father's day weekend, we present a novel way to build a 'life list' — a favor they can't refuse.

The Upside of Ugly

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

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There are two kinds of grotesque athletes: the good ugly, who help you win by frightening and distracting teams for a game or two a year, and the bad ugly, who offend God every day of the week. Here, a scorecard.

The Game Faces Project

Monday, November 10, 2008

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We went to three locations — a New York Jets practice, a basketball rec-league night at Manhattan’s Chelsea Piers; and a practice of the South Orange/Maplewood, New Jersey, Villagers youth baseball team — and asked the athletes to do one thing: Show us your game face!