Topic: Sports

Bye Bye Belly Putting

REUTERS/Mike Segar

The hallowed "Rules of Golf" will undergo a rare and controversial change, as the sport has placed a ban on "anchor putting," a tactic that has threatened to over take the game.

By Katharine Rust

Sep 1, 2009

What the Williams Sisters Mean to Tennis

Will the sport ever be the same? Could they be even greater?

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By Katharine Rust

Aug 28, 2009

Redeeming Pete Rose

Legendary third-baseman Mike Schmidt pens an op-ed asking: why is gambling a worse crime for baseball than steroids?

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Aug 21, 2009

Usain Bolt: Human, All Too Human?

Sports writers reconsider the limits of the human body as Bolt obliterates two world records

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By Mara Gay

Aug 21, 2009

Did Plaxico Burress Get a Fair Sentence?

The Giants wide receiver gets 2 years for gun possession

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By Katharine Rust

Aug 20, 2009

Telling Fans to Watch What They Do Online

Are the Southeastern Conference's new social media restrictions fair for the media or violation of free speech?

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By Mara Gay

Aug 20, 2009

She Doesn't Run Like a Girl

Rejecting the notion that Caster Semenya needs to prove that she's female

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By Uri Friedman

Aug 18, 2009

Booing Brett Favre's Comeback

Sports writers denounce the famous quarterback's second return from retirement with the Minnesota Vikings

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Aug 17, 2009

Absolving Michael Vick

Sportswriters--at least outside of Philadelphia--seem ready to grant forgiveness after his '60 Minutes' appearance.

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By Katharine Rust

Aug 13, 2009

The Competitive Side Of U.S.-Mexico Relations

In no other sport is national pride as much at stake as it is in soccer

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By Katharine Rust

Aug 12, 2009

Is Tiger Woods Above the Law?

Inaccurate reporting didn't stop the golfing world from riffing on whether or not Tiger Woods deserved the fine from the PGA that he didn't actually get.

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