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The Blind Side reviewed.

Michael Lewis' book tells the true story of Michael Oher, a poor black kid who gets adopted by a rich white family and transforms himself into a football star. The movie version zooms in on Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock), the woman who gave the hard- ...

From JOSH LEVIN, Slate,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Michael Oher,  Sandra Bullock,  Michael Lewis,  Leigh Anne Tuohy,  NFL

Bill Simmons' The Book of Basketball reviewed.

To hear Josh Levin, Stefan Fatsis, and Mike Pesca discuss The Book of Basketball on Slate's sports podcast "Hang Up and Listen," click the arrow on the audio player below and fast-forward to the 27:30 mark: In his foreword to Bill Simmons' The Book of ...

From JOSH LEVIN, Slate,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Bill Simmons,  Bill James,  National Basketball Association,  ESPN,  Moses Malone

Slate's sports podcast, Hang Up and Listen, for the week of Nov. 2, 2009.

Listen to "Hang Up and Listen" with Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca by clicking the arrow on the audio player below: Become a fan of Hang Up and Listen on Facebook. Leave us a note, recommend topics of conversation, and see what other ...

From STEFAN FATSIS, JOSH LEVIN, AND MIKE PESCA, Slate,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Facebook Inc.,  NFL,  National Basketball Association,  Brett Favre,  Andre Agassi

Dispatch from Game 1 of the 2009 World Series.

NEW YORK, NY—In the ninth inning of the first game of the 2009 World Series, Alex Rodriguez comes to bat with the Yankees trailing by five runs. After a postseason full of late-inning, game-changing home runs, A-Rod has finally lived down to ...

From JOSH LEVIN, Slate,  29 Oct 2009

Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Philadelphia Phillies,  Cliff Lee,  Alex Rodriguez,  Lou Gehrig

How to fix the WNBA.

Why does the WNBA inspire such outrage and disdain? All nascent sports leagues—the WNBA launched in 1997—have a problem with legitimacy. (Just ask the Continental League, the XFL, or the United Football League.) Along with partaking in the ritual ...

From JOSH LEVIN, Slate,  20 Oct 2009

Related Topics: National Basketball Association,  United Football League,  NFL,  ESPN,  Nike

How More than a Game buffs LeBron James' reputation.

The best documentaries change the way we think. Sports movies soothe us by following a formula: There are heroes and villains and obstacles to overcome, and the big game always comes down to a final shot. It's a rare sports doc—the exemplary Hoop ...

From JOSH LEVIN, Slate,  8 Oct 2009

Related Topics: LeBron James,  Sports Illustrated,  Willie McGee,  Buzz Bissinger

Zombieland reviewed.

Zombie cinema has already been sliced into such thin micro-genres—zombie pole dancers! zombie Nazis!—that auteurs of the undead should probably stop striving for originality. And yet (Columbia) is something new, perhaps because it borrows from another ...

From JOSH LEVIN, Slate,  1 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Jesse Eisenberg,  Zack Snyder,  Woody Harrelson,  NASCAR,  Dale Earnhardt

How should Florida respond to Tim Tebow's concussive brain injury?

On Saturday, University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow got crushed in the chest by a Kentucky defender. As he flew backward, a teammate's knee knocked into the back of his head and his arms went limp as he flopped to the ground. Tebow vomited on the ...

From JOSH LEVIN, Slate,  30 Sep 2009

Related Topics: NFL,  University of Florida,  Tim Tebow,  Yahoo!,  Kyle Turley

Slate's sports podcast, Hang Up and Listen, for the week of Sept. 7, 2009.

Listen to Hang Up and Listen with Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca by clicking the arrow on the audio player below: Become a fan of Hang Up and Listen on Facebook. Leave us a note and see what other listeners have to say about the latest ...

From STEFAN FATSIS, JOSH LEVIN, AND MIKE PESCA, Slate,  8 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Facebook Inc.,  Melanie Oudin,  NFL,  Tim Tebow,  National Basketball Association

How peculiar Medicare rules contributed to the Memorial Medical Center tragedy during Hurricane Katrina.

Most of those 17 people had something in common: They were housed at a "hospital within a hospital," an 82-bed long-term-care facility called LifeCare that leased space from Memorial Medical Center. As Fink explained, LifeCare "credentialed its own ...

From JOSH LEVIN, Slate,  4 Sep 2009

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