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Black Bears at Fenway

I had my doubts about Frozen Fenway, the 16-day-long "ice event" held at the venerable old ballpark, starting on New Year's Day.
Balls, Pucks, and Monster Trucks
By RICK WORMWOOD | January 27, 2012

False Joe Paterno Death Report Relied on Faulty Sourcing

Source: Flickr via WikipediaThe Onward State tweet that erroneously reported Joe Paterno's death Saturday night and led to an avalanche of false reports in other...
By Pro Publica | January 23, 2012

Open your mind

I simply love bass — there is nothing wrong with that.
Letters to the Boston Phoenix editors, January 13, 2012
By BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS | January 13, 2012

Rick Perry is the Houston Texans, and how the rest of the GOP presidential field measures up to the NFL playoffs

Sports radio guy and notorious pants salesman DAMON AMENDOLARA breaks it down: RICK PERRY is the Houston Texans: meaning he has no chance. NEWT GINGRICH?...
By Carly Carioli | January 11, 2012

Because Hollywood Says So: ESPN Sportsguy Bill Simmons explains why next week's Patriots v. Tebow rematch was inevitable

We're still trying to figure out what awful thing the good people of western Pennsylvania did to deserve God's wrath, in the form of yet...
By Carly Carioli | January 09, 2012

It seemed for every hail Mary, walk-off homer, and buzzer beater in 2011, the sports pages had a story on work stoppages, performance-enhancing drugs, or mind-boggling college-conference realignments.
Looking forward to more scoring and less scandal
By SEAN KERRIGAN | December 30, 2011

Small potatoes

There are too many ridiculous college football bowl games to really care about unless your alma mater plays in one.
Balls, pucks and monster trucks
By RICK WORMWOOD | December 30, 2011

The Asian Dubya

Well, you can bet they're sleeping with one eye open in South Korea these days, now that the recently deceased porn fan and Oriental Fatty Arbuckle impersonator Kim Jong Il appears to have passed his role as Great Oppressor to the Great Successor, his so
Let’s hear it for the boy; Gina hits Fountain Street; hometown rockers
By PHILLIPE AND JORGE | December 23, 2011

Have Bill Simmons and Grantland made it cool for geeks to like sports?

"The paper quickly began its operations, grabbing all of the talent money could buy."
Game changer
By MATT PARISH | December 16, 2011

Money Talks and Fans Walk

This article was originally published in the September 29, 1995 issue of the Boston Phoenix.
Salaries, strikes, and TV have changed everything about baseball since 1975
By BILL SIMMONS | December 16, 2011

The Curse of Len Bias

This article was originally published in the December 1, 1995 issue of the Boston Phoenix.
The curious decline of a team that had it all
By BILL SIMMONS | December 16, 2011

Ten Great Moments In Red Sox Playoffs

This story was originally published in the September 25, 1995, issue of the Boston Phoenix.
The good, the bad, the ugly — we've seen it all
By BILL SIMMONS | December 09, 2011

Shopping, simplified

With the holidays, and their attendant sturm und drang , upon us again, I was thinking about sports news in the context of Thanksgiving.
Balls, pucks, and monster trucks
By RICK WORMWOOD | December 02, 2011

From the ''Sporting Eye'' Archives

"1973 World Series: You Gotta Believe," "Super Bowl VIII: Bud Grant as Capt. Queeg," and more
From the Phoenix's George Kimball archives
By GEORGE KIMBALL | November 18, 2011

The Ploughshares years

After reading an item on the Boston Globe book page noting that DeWitt Henry had published a memoir, I bought a copy of the book.
A different perspective on the venerable Boston lit mag's early years
By GEORGE KIMBALL | November 11, 2011

SF’s no Boston

While escaping New England for a few days on the west coast, in the Bay Area, just ahead of all that unexpected October wind and snow, I decided to catch a 49ers game.
Balls, pucks and monster trucks
By RICK WORMWOOD | November 04, 2011

Review: The Mighty Macs

Based on a true story, but drawing on every underdog sports movie ever made, Tim Chambers's tale of Immaculata College's 1971 championship women's basketball team had me going — up to the regional semi-finals.
A study in stereotypes
By PETER KEOUGH | October 21, 2011

Jonah Hill straightens up

The Superbad star has embraced his inner math geek for his role in Moneyball, the film adaptation of Michael Lewis's best-selling book on Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane, who turned the baseball world on its head in 2002 when he cast aside his sc
Money man
By SEAN KERRIGAN | September 23, 2011

The heartbreak and hilarity of Rhode Island amateur baseball

By the eighth inning it's clear the Dodgers, a middling team in the 22-plus age division of Rhode Island's largest amateur baseball league, aren't going to win.
Endless summer
By DAVID SCHARFENBERG | September 02, 2011

Where to go with what's in your pocket (or couch, or car)

After about two weeks of being back in school and eating every meal — day after day after day — in the cafeteria, it's going to start sucking. It's actually written in the student handbook.
Cheap eats
By LEISCHEN STELTER | September 02, 2011

Photos: Zombie parents' day at Wizards & Warriors camp

"Your mission is nothing! Prepare to die in Sidleterra!" yells one young warrior after maiming the enemy, buying time to attack more zombie parents as they arrive, bloody and moaning, to retrieve their offspring on the last day of summer camp.
Bridge to Sidelterra
By MOLLY GEIGER | August 12, 2011

Running in the Family

As a kid, I always knew I had been adopted. It was no big deal, but being adopted meant I had no information about my biological family's medical history, which is a double-edged sword.
Balls, Pucks, and Monster Trucks
By RICK WORMWOOD | August 12, 2011

Don’t fear the sphere: The tao of wiffleball

If you're the type of person that spent your youth perfecting that Nomahh Garciaparra batting ritual, or you still find yourself bragging about the wicked riser you used to throw in your backyard, then head to Slater Park this weekend and show your stuf
The Sporting Life I
By DANIEL MCGOWAN | August 05, 2011

Pro pool comes to Providence

Mike "The Fireball" Dechaine, the second-ranked pool player in the nation, sits in a large, rounded booth at Snookers sports and billiards bar on Ashburton Street.
The Sporting Life II
By DAVID SCHARFENBERG | August 05, 2011

Bottom of the 33rd: Hope, Redemption, and Baseball's Longest Game

"I hope you're still with us," the broadcaster Bob Drew says to the night, a note of desperation in his voice.
EXCERPTED FROM THE BOOK BY DAN BARRY
By DAN BARRY | July 22, 2011

Let's compromise

I am writing in response to the article that ran in the paper on July 1 entitled " Democrats Celebrate Victory in the Face of Defeat " (by Lance Tapley).
Letters to the Portland Phoenix Editor, July 22, 2011
By PORTLAND PHOENIX LETTERS | July 22, 2011

Come the revolution?

As the Pats, Sox, and Celtics all won recent championships, the Bruins were the unlucky, left-out stepchildren during a decade of professional sports dominance the likes of which New England (nor anywhere else, for that matter) had never seen. Of course
Balls, pucks, and monster trucks
By RICK WORMWOOD | July 15, 2011

George Kimball, 1943-2011

George Kimball, Phoenix sports editor (back when there was such a thing) for nearly 10 years, Boston Herald columnist for 25 more, and truly one of the great boxing writers of our time, passed away last week at his home in New York City. He was 67.
In Memoriam
By SEAN KERRIGAN | July 15, 2011

Boston to Build Long Overdue Statue for Bill Russell

Celtics legend Bill RussellIn a town with a history loaded with heroes, legends and giants, paying homage to each deserving demigod is a tall task....
By Nate Homan | July 14, 2011

Slugfest of the all-stars: Home Run Derby 2011 tonight at Chase Field

With the State Farm Home Run Derby set for later tonight at Chase Field in Phoenix, American League captain David Ortiz looks to carry his...
By Tyler Manoukian | July 11, 2011

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