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Tim Marchman, a 2011-12 Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan, writes regularly about sports and books for the Wall Street Journal.

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Baseball's Brilliant Antagonist

R.I.P.

The Baltimore Orioles manager used genius strategy and red-faced rage to transform the game.

Tim Marchman | Published Jan 20, 2013

Tony La Russa on Coaching After Tragedy

NFL MURDER-SUICIDE

A day after Belcher killed the mother of his child and then himself, the Kansas City Chiefs had a game to win. Tim Marchman talks to former Cardinals manager Tony La Russa on managing after a death.

Tim Marchman | Published Dec 03, 2012

Hacks, Flacks & Third-Party Notions

The Other Debate

Tim Marchman reports from the debate of minor-party presidential candidates in Chicago, moderated by Larry King.

Tim Marchman | Published Oct 24, 2012

How Marvel Ruled the World

Origin Myth

<p>Stan Lee headed not so much a fantastical world of superheroes but a conservative factory of broken dreams that sometimes exploited its artists to churn out endlessly cyclical narratives meant to prevent change and protect trademarks, as <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Marvel-Comics-The-Untold-Story/dp/0061992100/">Sean Howe’s new history</a> shows. By Tim Marchman.</p>

Tim Marchman | Published Oct 16, 2012

Who Watches the Watchmen?

<p>Is DC Comics' <i>Watchmen</i> reboot an insult to the comic's creator, and the company's canon? Tim Marchman talks to one of the writers trying to breathe new life into an old story.<br> </p>

Tim Marchman | Published Jul 03, 2012

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