January 21 - January 27, 2013
A Battle for the Best Chappelle’s Show Sketch Ever
Sixty-four sketches. One winner. Ten years later, we determine the champ.
Stuffing the All-Star Ballot Box
Sure, LeBron and Melo made it. But who else should be Houston-bound? Plus: Steve Nash and Amar'e Stoudemire aren't getting any younger, while Carlton Banks lives forever.
The Winners’ History of Rock and Roll, Part 3: Bon Jovi
How the hair-metal pretty boys from New Jersey became one of our last legacy rock bands
January 14 - January 20, 2013
The Fouettés en Tournant of the WTA
An ode to Russian and Eastern European women's tennis players you've vaguely heard of but can't entirely keep straight
They’re Back, Baby!
All the key story lines to get you ready for the (wildly abbreviated, probably totally insane) NHL season
The Tale of Tina and Amy
They didn't just destroy at the Globes — they're two of the most important comedians working today
Director’s Cut: ‘Down Great Purple Valleys,’ by John Lardner
A look at the bombastic and abbreviated life of Stanley Ketchel, from one of America's greatest sportswriters
Director’s Cut: ‘The Making of a Goon,’ by Johnette Howard
An annotated version of a classic story from The National
The Comeback
Jo Jo Hunter never made it to the NBA. But after years in prison, he's finally back in D.C., where he was once the District's brightest star.
30 for 30 Shorts: ‘Ali: The Mission’
Our latest film, narrated by Grammy Award-winning musician John Legend
Can the Indiana Pacers Really Contend for the Title?
How Paul George & Co. bounced back from an early-season slump. Plus: the little-man dunk, the hapless Bobcats, and the tyranny of coaches on the court.
The Winners’ History of Rock and Roll, Part 2: Kiss
How four men in face paint made rock real for a nation
January 7 - January 13, 2013
The Top 10 Sports Apologies (That Never Happened)
Lance Armstrong is headed to Oprah's couch. So since we're on the topic … does anyone else have something to say? (Looking at you, Calipari.)
A Tale of Two Brands: Kobe Bryant and NeNe Leakes
Why the Lakers legend joined Twitter and what he has in common with Atlanta's housewife honcho
Sheed and Stack in the Big Apple
Two wily veterans spend the twilight of their intertwined careers in New York
Titus’s Top 12 NCAA Power Rankings
Trey Burke tows Michigan to no. 1 and threatens to ruin the best National Player of the Year race since 2007
The Shadow of Nick Saban
After yet another Alabama national championship, how much longer can this go on?
The Winners’ History of Rock and Roll, Part 1: Led Zeppelin
In the first installment of a new series, we swing the hammer of the gods
Line ’em Up
The NBA's five-man squads that crush. Plus: DeAndre Jordan's self-alley-oops, Kevin Love's injury, and the disappearance of Marvin Williams
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
International tensions, goofy cheerleaders, and a shot for an American gold medal — a visit to the World Junior Hockey Championships in Russia
That Old-Time Religion
The stadium was glass and steel, but Johnny Football staged a tent revival at the Cotton Bowl
