Charles P. Pierce

2:27

NFL

Patriots’ Win Against the Chiefs Represents the Epitome of Football in 2018

It was a standout Sunday in Boston, with New England besting Kansas City in the best game of the NFL season so far and the Red Sox taking one from the Astros in the ALCS.

by Charles P. Pierce

1:42

MLB

Game 1 of the ALCS was an Ugly Game Between Two Top Teams

There were errors, walks and hit batsmen aplenty. Game 1 of the ALCS between the Astros and Red Sox was simply not good.

by Charles P. Pierce

1:08

MLB

Brewers Emulate Winning Formula of 2015 Royals to Make Postseason Push

This season's Brewers look strikingly familiar to the 2015 championship Royals, from Mike Moustakas and Lorenzo Cain to fielding and relief pitching. Might history repeat itself?

by Charles P. Pierce

2:14

College Football

The Mess at Maryland Is Another Grim Indictment of College Sports's Institutions

The death of Maryland’s Jordan McNair is just the latest college sports story to open up a chamber of horrors beneath for all to see.

by Charles P. Pierce

MLB

Spending a Day With the Nationals, the Perfect Team for the Worried Baseball Fan

Baseball fans should worry less and embrace the game more. That is, of course, unless you're a Nationals fan.

by Charles P. Pierce

More Sports

Goat vs. G.O.A.T.: The History Behind Sports's Antithetical Animal Analogy

In sports, being called the goat used to only be a bad thing—just ask Fred Merkle or Bill Buckner. But nowadays, add some capitalization and punctuation, and it's perhaps the greatest compliment possible.

by Charles P. Pierce

NFL

Trump Has Made the NFL His Punching Bag. The League’s Best Response Is Defiance

The President’s latest anti-NFL rant shows he has no intention of depoliticizing football. Irish history offers a lesson in how the league could—and surely won’t—fight back 

by Charles P. Pierce

3:45

NBA

Minute by Minute: LeBron James Continues to Push the Limits of Exhaustion

In his 15th NBA season, LeBron James’s workload is unlike any superstar before him. Will he have enough in the tank for the Finals?

by Charles P. Pierce

1:16

NHL

Larry Bird, Wayne Gretzky and My Favorite Day as a Sportswriter

Some sports writers spend an entire career waiting for a day like the author had 30 years ago in the old Boston Garden.

by Charles P. Pierce

NHL

Even After a Loss, Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals Remain Calm

Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals are not letting previous playoff failures–or a loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning–get to them this time around.

by Charles P. Pierce