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Writer of books and other things. Player of games. New York by way of Arkansas.
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Can't Knock the Hustle

Can't Knock the Hustle

Earl Strickland, Scooter Goodman, and the struggle for the soul of pool

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A Bull in Pyongyang

A Bull in Pyongyang

"You guys think this is a joke. This is not a joke." Dennis Rodman is seated at the dais in a conference room…

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Shelter From the Storm

Shelter From the Storm

Horses and humans and the path to the Derby By David Hill on Sua Sponte was running. He loved to run. He was …

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Sitting Down in the Deep End

Sitting Down in the Deep End

A sawdust joint is an end-of-the line kind of gambling parlor. It's a place without frills and pretension.Thi…

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The Union Forever

The Union Forever

Hard times and hockey on the Nashville Highway By David Hill on I am hunched over a cup of coffee at the bar …

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The Invaders

The Invaders

In the first of a series of personal essays about gambling, David Hill looks back at a racetrack, a killing, …

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Funny You're So Sad

Funny You're So Sad

The guy next to me had recently moved to Brooklyn from Cincinnati. When I asked him what he did in New York h…

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Knight Moves in Zuccotti Park

Knight Moves in Zuccotti Park

Related Content It's 6:00 a.m. in Zuccotti Park. Quiet hours started at 11:00, but that isn't stopping the ki…

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Fading the Vig: A Gambler's Guide to Life: $100 Hand of Blackjack, Foxwoods Casino.

Fading the Vig: A Gambler's Guide to Life: $100 Hand of Blackjack, Foxwoods Casino.

Fading the Vig: A Gambler's Guide to Life $100 Hand of Blackjack, Foxwoods Casino. I met Anthony in a poker g…

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Two Horses, Two Races: The Civil Rights Movement Goes To The Kentucky Derby

Two Horses, Two Races: The Civil Rights Movement Goes To The Kentucky Derby

Every year for the past 55 years during the week leading up to the Kentucky Derby, Louisville has hosted one …

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Am I the Worst Basketball Player in New York City?

Am I the Worst Basketball Player in New York City?

"Twenty seconds!" someone yelled from the sideline. I had just snatched a rebound under the other team's bask…

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