When Sweden's Jan-Ove Waldner travels to China to play table tennis, he is mobbed when he leaves his hotel as if he were a rock star walking around Manhattan or a soccer star walking around Europe. George Vecsey chinaeuropehotel Change image and share on social
I know, I know - men have that extra hero gene in their foolish makeup; it's part of our charm. But I happen to know some women who have their inner sports hero, too. George Vecsey charmextrafoolish Change image and share on social
It is hard to imagine the World Series being held in the sweet hazy sunshine of late September rather than the sour night air of late October, but that is precisely what has transpired in baseball over the past 50 years, a deterioration from light to darkness. George Vecsey airbaseballdarkness share on social
Most descriptions make Beijing sound overbuilt: not a blade of grass left. George Vecsey beijingbladedescription Change image and share on social
Yankee caps pop up all over the world, not as a statement of loyalty to that team, but as a symbol of - what? Winning 27 so-called World Series? Much of the world doesn't even play that sport. George Vecsey callcaployalty Change image and share on social
There may not be much future for the kind of sports column I did. George Vecsey columnfuturekind Change image and share on social
What is there about basketball that makes Larry Bird or Lenny Wilkens want to coach after their playing careers are done? George Vecsey basketballbirdcareer Change image and share on social
Flo Hyman became America's best-known volleyball player with a faulty aorta, but she did not know it. George Vecsey americaaortafaulty Change image and share on social
FIFA is a vuvuzela. It's in your ear, but you don't want to hear it, and then eventually it goes away. George Vecsey eareventuallyfifa Change image and share on social
In 1949, I saw a World War II veteran named Lou Brissie, who had nearly lost a lower leg in combat, pitch in the All-Star Game in Brooklyn. George Vecsey brissiebrooklyncombat Change image and share on social
