September 24 - September 30, 2012
Cinemetrics: The Smart-Movie Issue
<i>Looper</i> is brainy as hell — so why doesn't it connect?
30 for 30 Shorts: ‘Arnold’s Blueprint’
The latest film from the directors of The Two Escobars
I Survived a Raiders Game
Among the lugs in Oakland
The Straw That Broke the NFL’s Back
The Monday Night Football fiasco showed that football is on a dangerous course to irrelevance
A Nice Place to Visit
Examining the failures of Los Angeles as a football town after USC and UCLA suffer disappointing losses on consecutive weekends
The 30, Week 25: Brewers Hoping for an Octoberfest
It doesn't matter who leaves Milwaukee, because they just keep getting better
The Breaking Point
Was Sunday night's Patriots-Ravens game the lowest moment of the NFL ref lockout?
The Mailbag: Referee Armageddon
The Sports Guy fears an official-induced riot as he goes through his inbox and makes his Week 3 picks
Minnesota’s Stolen Game Plan
The Vikings out-Niner the Niners, and the rest of the worthy news from Week 3 in the NFL
September 17 - September 23, 2012
Director’s Cut: ‘Oh, No! Not Another Boring Interview With Steve Carlton,’ by Diane K. Shah
How one columnist turned the tables
Director’s Cut: ‘Silent Season of a Hero,’ by Gay Talese
An annotated version of this classic Esquire profile of Joe DiMaggio
Director’s Cut: ‘Bringing It All Back Home,’ by Tony Kornheiser
An annotated version of a classic 1980 profile of Nolan Ryan
Carolina’s Chaos
The Panthers GM seems more interested in keeping his job than in actually winning football games
Can Florida State Get Past Clemson and Join the National Championship Race?
Plus a Mississippi hunk and the week in college football
The Miseducation of J.R. Smith
Is the Knicks' erratic shooting guard misguided or just misunderstood?
The End of the Locker Room Omertà
How the Hard Knocks era vaporized the standards of clubhouse access
CM Punk’s Nostalgia Reign and the Art of the Dusty Finish
The WWE champion found another way to reference wrestling lore at Night of Champions
The 30, Week 24: Return of the Freak
Tim Lincecum's return to his dominant ways has the Giants thinking of October glory
The One That Got Away
Reds reliever Aroldis Chapman makes a late-season visit to Marlins Park and stirs thoughts of what might have been
The Tao of Gronk
Lunatic? Goofball? Unrepentant party animal? Maybe. But Rob Gronkowski is stupid like a fox.
Barhopping With Junot Diaz
We tag along with the Pulitzer Prize winner on a tour of his favorite New York watering holes
Beautiful Losers
This was supposed to be the year USC's Lane Kiffin figured it all out — then his team ran into Stanford again
Screwing With Fate
We interrupt the Patriots' lock of a win to remind you how random the NFL is, plus the rest of the Week 2 news
Night of Fights: Chávez-Martinez and Canelo-Josesito
How boxing's self-inflicted doomsday became a good night for the sport
September 10 - September 16, 2012
When Will Jay Cutler Be Cured of Having to Be Jay Cutler?
We'll keep relabeling the embattled Chicago quarterback until he has a Super Bowl on his résumé
They Wanna Be Bob Dylan
Why ol' Bob is still better (and darker) than musical offspring like the Avett Brothers and Dave Matthews Band
How CM Punk Can Be an Even Bigger Heel at WWE’s Night of Champions
Plus five more burning issues about Sunday's pay-per-view
Michigan-Alabama, the Fighting Irish in Ireland, and the Clemson-Auburn Tiger Fight
The week in college football
It Begins: College Football Season Is Upon Us
2012's first Hunk of the Week, a letter to Michigan coach Brady Hoke, and a rare vote of confidence in the NCAA
Steve Spurrier’s Golden Years
The Ball Coach has never been more relaxed — and South Carolina may be better than ever
Can Jim L. Mora Turn UCLA Into Pac-12 Contenders? SEC Fans Hope So.
Plus Miami at KSU, Georgia at Mizzou, and the rest of the week in college football
The Last Days of Paycheck Season
Arkansas and other college football teams are padding their schedules before the new playoff system starts — and paying dearly for it
Can Arkansas Bounce Back Against Alabama? Not If Barrett Jones Can Help It
Brandon's beefiest hunk to date, Texas at Ole Miss, and the week in college football
