Sports
Michael Sam’s Biggest Obstacle: NFL Front Offices, Not NFL Players
Coaches who say the league isn't ready for an openly gay player aren't worried about team performance—they're worried about money.
Sochi's Team Figure-Skating Event: Good for Skating, Good for Skaters
Some questioned whether such a fiercely individual sport could translate into a team competition at the Olympic level. The inaugural event proved it can.
The NFL Will Never Be 'Ready' for an Openly Gay Player
It doesn't matter whether the NFL wants to accept an openly gay player like Missouri defensive end Michael Sam. He's arrived, and the league will have to adjust accordingly.
Sochi's Olympic Luge Track: Slower, but Not Necessarily Safer
Officials blamed a luger's death in the 2010 games entirely on driver error. But some fear a design flaw in the course played a role—and that another accident could happen this year.
A Sochi Opening-Ceremony Malfunction: It's the Olympics*
A beautiful start to the games, with some fine print
2 Reasons to Have Watched the Pre-Opening Night Sochi Broadcast
"For Russians, if our hockey team wins, nothing else will matter. And if they lose, nothing else will matter."
A Past (and Future?) Olympic Sport That's Like Waterskiing Behind a Dog
Skijoring, a demonstration event in the 1928 Olympics, is campaigning to make a comeback.
