Articles by Philip Hersh

So Lance Armstrong is, as expected, going to be the next Borat – in a manner of speaking. Read more

Ten things I know, and you should: 1. Read more

U.S. Olympic Committee Chief Executive Jim Scherr has apologized to the four Olympic track cyclists at the center of a controversy started when they wore anti-pollution masks upon their Aug. Read more

The U.S. Olympic Committee is drafting a letter of apology to the four Olympic cyclists whom USOC officials publicly condemned for wearing anti-pollution masks upon their Aug. Read more

Lance Armstrong’s announcement Tuesday of his return to professional bicycle road racing after a three-year break raised more questions than it answered. Read more

The four U.S. Olympic track cyclists from whom the U.S. Olympic Committee demanded an apology for offending China by wearing anti-pollution masks upon their Aug. Read more

I fired up the DVR and watched the 2008 Olympic opening ceremony for the first time Thursday morning. Read more

This is what 24 hours in the life of Michael Phelps looks like these days: (These days being the aftermath of the 2008 Olympics, when Phelps went from a very good swimmer whom few knew to an even better swimmer whom the country has made the celebrity du jour.) Read more

Beijing The air turned an eerie white four days before the opening ceremony, then became a murky haze that hung over this city for a week. Read more