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Allen St. John has written about sports for The Wall Street Journal, The Village Voice, Rolling Stone, and The New York Times Magazine. He is the author, with Ainissa Ramirez, of Newton's Football: The Science Behind America's Game, to be published by Ballantine Books in November.

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Jamaica's Amazing Dogsled Team

Iditarod

The Iditarod is one of the most rigorous, cold-weather races in the world. So how did Newton Marshall, a resident of Jamaica, end up in the competition?

Allen St. John | Published Mar 25, 2014

A-Rod the Scapegoat

Foul

Allen St. John on how the third baseman fell victim to the MLB’s cronyism.

Allen St. John | Published Aug 05, 2013

The Man Who Freed the Ballplayers

Marvin Miller, R.I.P.

That Miller isn’t in baseball’s Hall of Fame is the kind of inexplicable decision that diminishes not the man, but the institution, writes Allen St. John.

Allen St. John | Published Nov 27, 2012

IndyCar Driver’s Final Moments

Shocking Video

The live feed of Dan Wheldon’s fatal crash was horrific enough. Then came the high-definition replays.

Allen St. John | Published Oct 18, 2011

The U.S. Open’s Watergate

Players were right about the U.S. Open’s dangerous rain game, Allen St. John argues.

Allen St. John | Published Sep 08, 2011

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