Andrew Kerth 
Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam still played on grass, and the reason is both simpler and stranger than most fans assume. Grass isn’t a quirky choice Wimbledon made; grass is what tennis is. The sport’s full, formal name is lawn tennis, it was invented on Victorian croquet lawns, and the All England Club that … Read more
Shohei Ohtani is the most collected baseball player on the planet, and his rookie cards sit at the center of the hobby, never more so than this month, with Ohtani fresh off joining the 300 home run club on July 7 as the first Japanese-born player ever to reach the milestone. But “Ohtani rookie card” … Read more
Eight teams remain at the 2026 World Cup, and the quarterfinals that begin Thursday carry more raw history than any round of the tournament. The quarterfinal is where the World Cup’s most infamous moments live, the Hand of God was a quarterfinal, so was the ensuing Goal of the Century, four minutes apart, where England’s … Read more
Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam on earth where you can wake up with no ticket, stand in a line, and watch Centre Court that afternoon. The mechanism is The Queue, capital T, capital Q, an institution so formal it has its own printed Code of Conduct, numbered queue cards, dedicated stewards, and a tent … Read more
The 2026 MLB All-Star Game is at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Tuesday, July 14, the city’s first Midsummer Classic in thirty years, and the anchor of a stacked All-Star week that includes the Home Run Derby, the Futures Game, and, for the first time in the same city and same week, the MLB … Read more
Three of the greatest goalscorers alive, separated by a single goal, with three matches left to settle it. The 2026 World Cup Golden Boot race has become the tournament’s tournament: a 39-year-old legend chasing a final crown, against the two heirs apparent, each with the schedule and the form to catch him. The quarterfinals begin … Read more
Does the MLB All-Star Game count for anything? The short answer: not anymore, not in the standings, not for playoff position, and, since 2017, not for World Series home-field advantage either. The Midsummer Classic is once again what it was born as in 1933: an exhibition. But the long answer is more interesting, because for … Read more
The most Grand Slam singles titles in tennis history is 24, a number that, remarkably, sits atop both lists: Novak Djokovic holds the men’s record with 24, and Margaret Court holds the women’s record with 24, with Serena Williams one agonizing title behind at 23, the most by any woman in the Open Era. Those … Read more
The MLB All-Star Game has crowned an MVP every year since 1962, and the list doubles as a tour of baseball history’s showcase moments: Willie Mays owning the Midsummer Classic, Bo Jackson’s leadoff missile, Ichiro’s inside-the-park home run, Mariano Rivera standing alone on the mound in his farewell, and, most recently, Kyle Schwarber winning the … Read more
Everyone knows the yellow jersey. Most people know the polka dots. But the fourth jersey at the Tour de France, the plain white one, confuses more viewers than any of them, because the rider wearing it often isn’t leading anything you can see. The white jersey, the maillot blanc, belongs to the best young rider: … Read more