“Bugatti Queen” tells the story of the life of Helle Nice, whose chief distinction may have been that she drove racing cars very fast seventy and eighty years ago, when doing that was considerably more dangerous than it is today.

Dynasty; Pat Forde on College Basketball; What’s My Name?; Bugatti Queen; Hockey Players Find Work; Illinois Basketball and more with Charlie Pierce; News Round-up; Cyclocross

They’re talking of a dynasty, a team built for the ages…

Championship Sunday; Magic Turnaround; Pope My Ride; Qualifying Quandry; Watermarks; Letters; Pennsylvania plans and More with Charlie Pierce; Rolling into the NHL

Kickers are the guys with no dirt on their uniforms. Infielders who bobble ground balls get to hit. Basketball players who miss last-second shots play defense. Kickers kick.

NCAA Reforms; MLB Takes a Stand (Maybe); Campbell’s? Curses!!; NHL Fans Don’t Care; The American Hockey League; NCAA Reforms and More with Charlie Pierce; Wink

In Manning, let us say the Colts have passing’s poster child, a man who never tires of throwing, though he’s sometimes wild…

San Diego Chargers; The Surprising Sonics; Soccer Takes a Stand; Unforgivable Blackness; Roundup; National Championship Blowout and More With Charlie Pierce; Commentary; U.S. Women’s Hockey

The story of Jack Johnson and the world of boxing provided author Geoffrey Ward with so much material that it’s the rare page of “Unforgivable Blackness” that doesn’t include footnotes, and many of the footnotes are memorable freestanding stories.

It’s a goofy leap to suggest a direct link between football of a Saturday or Sunday afternoon and war.