The second-annual Body Issue is out. If you haven’t seen it yet, you can check it out online here. It’s one of the coolest issues we do all year. The photos are beautiful and the athletes who posed for them are pretty dang daring — and their bodies are something to behold. Also, my story…

This past weekend, some of the most awesome and influential women in sports (and me) gathered at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, Calif., for the announcement of ESPNW. Up until now, W has been an internal initiative headed by a few passionate women gaining steam while those women and their team collected research and ideas…

Last week was a whirlwind of travel. A few highlights and observations. First up, New Jersey for the Pats-Jets game and a tour of the New Meadowlands Stadium. I met my new friend Bill Squires an hour before the game–You might remember him from THIS STORY–for a tour of the Jets & Giants’ new digs.…

Monday afternoon, I went to the DC store on Melrose to meet up with co-founder and World Rally Championship driver Ken Block and check out his latest viral video, Gymkhana THREE; Part 2: Ultimate Playground. If you’re not familiar with Block’s Gymkhana videos, they were recently named to Ad Age’s list of Top 10 Viral…

My story on what it means to be a blacklisted fan is out in the current issue. Check it out. It’s a fun, different read — and it will make you think twice about having that 15th beer at the next game you attend. Read the story, which I like to call Stadium Security and…

Lately, my reporting and research has taken me places I never imagined I would go as a sports writer. Like into the mind of a streaker and inside the research of a group of quantum physicists. For a story on blacklisted fans and the heads of stadium who chase them (out in our List Issue…

When I sit down to begin writing a story about someone, I often think to myself, “If I were writing a story about me, would that story be the truth about me by the time it went to print?” The answer, inevitably, is, “No.” Sure, the general story would be the same. My back story…

The most impressive thing about climbing Mt. Whitney wasn’t that I climbed Mt. Whitney. It was that, 15 minutes after arriving back at our hotel in Lone Pine, swollen and sore, I hopped on the phone and interviewed Shaun White. Then Tricia and I drove four hours home to my apartment in Santa Monica, unpacked,…

This summer has been a climb. At its start, I had big plans to stay at home in Storybookland as much as possible. I was going to soak in summer and get to know this city that still feels brand new to me. Somehow, as tends to happen, my plan fell apart, my planner began…

There are few places I love more than mountain towns in the summer. They’re so quiet and peaceful; I often think if there is a heaven, it’s possibly located somewhere in the Grand Tetons or the Wasatch Valley. This summer, I’ve had the opportunity to spend time in three of my favorite winter spots—Mammoth, Jackson…