Louisa Thomas

Louisa Thomas (@louisahthomas) is the author of Conscience: Two Soldiers, Two Pacifists, One Family — a Test of Will and Faith in World War I.

Of Gods and Medals
It was about more than the controversy at the men's basketball finals — the 1972 Olympics in Munich were the site of unimaginable turmoil.
By Louisa Thomas
The Teammates
After her Olympic triumph, Missy Franklin has nothing left to prove — but there's something she doesn't want to lose.
By Louisa Thomas
Drama Queens
A ham and a Method actress square off at the Australian Open.
By Louisa Thomas
The Pain and the Joy of Sloane Stephens and Serena Williams
It can hurt to see someone in pain. It's real, not metaphorical, and it's strange. The flash of pain across a face can signal across the space between...
By Louisa Thomas, The Triangle
He Thinks He Can
Can Bernard "Tomic the Tank Engine" become tennis's new wizard of Oz?
By Louisa Thomas
Up and Running
Racing through the streets, searching for the meaning of a marathon in post-Sandy New York.
By Louisa Thomas
A House Divided
After 79 years, playoff baseball returns to Washington, D.C. — but is it too late for America's (former) pastime?
By Louisa Thomas
Fire and Reign
In one of the greatest women's tennis finals in years, Serena Williams overcame the mercurial no. 1 seed, Victoria Azarenka, at the U.S. Open.
By Louisa Thomas
Who Is Tomas Berdych and How Did He Beat Roger Federer?
If I said I'd picked Tomas Berdych to beat Roger Federer last night, I'd be lying. But the Andy Murray freak-out against Marin Cilic was actually more...
By Louisa Thomas, The Triangle
All About Andy
A fond farewell to American tennis's almost-golden boy.
By Louisa Thomas