Selected pieces on chess, football and other sports …

• Jan. 31, 2014: Sexism in Super Bowl ads (OZY)
• Dec. 7, 2013: Living the fantasy football life (OZY)
• Nov. 13, 2013: Magnus Carlsen, the new ambassador of chess (OZY)
• Dec. 12, 2012: The year in moderately popular sports (Popdose)
• March 5, 2012: Ranting about rivalries and respect (Popdose)
• Feb. 3, 2012: Can you call it hype if no one actually reads it?(Popdose; a fun look at Super Bowl overkill)
• Sept. 30, 2010: Are sports monopolies necessary? (SportsMyriad)