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Matthew Roberson

Staff Writer

Matthew Roberson is a Staff Writer for GQ Sports. Before joining GQ, he was at the New York Daily News, primarily covering the Yankees and Mets. He spends his summers obsessing over the Seattle Mariners, and can usually be found walking around Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn listening to pop music.

GQ Sports

Yes, the Pat Riley Statue Is Wearing Armani

Los Angeles has a suave new reminder of the Showtime Lakers and their 1980s style god.
GQ Sports

This Was the Olympics of Teeth

The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics gave us plenty of indelible images—including the wildly disparate, equally memorable dental situations of Jack Hughes and Alysa Liu.
GQ Sports

Meet the NBA’s Surging New Superstar, Cade Cunningham

At 24, the Detroit Pistons point guard has begun to steadily reverse the fate of his long-beleaguered franchise—becoming one of the youngest and most laid-back members of the league’s ultra elite. GQ hung out with him in the Motor City and his hometown of Dallas to learn the secret to his relaxed greatness.
Wellness

Why Am I So Tired All the Time?

Always fighting lethargy? A physician explains what habits might be to blame, and what you can do to ensure that you’re not the person dozing off in a meeting.
Wellness

The Real-Life Diet of Benjamin ‘Coach’ Wade, Who Did 100-Hour Fasts to Prepare for Survivor 50

Coach has taken part in Survivor four times, which has taught him the power of intuitive eating, breathwork, and meditation.
GQ Sports

Meet the Globetrotters Who Spend Millions of Loyalty Points on Super Bowl Tickets

From Nova Scotian diehards who go every year to steely Germans just there for the California sunshine, Super Bowl LX attracted a motley band of fans.
Wellness

4 Expert Habits to Keep a Calm Mind From Shaolin Master Shi Heng Yi

Focusing on the moment after you wake up and the way you breathe can make an enormous impact on your life, says Master Shi Heng Yi, because “so many things are made to pour the attention and energy out of you.”
GQ Sports

I’m a Die-Hard Seahawks Fan. Here’s How It Felt to Watch the Super Bowl IRL

Sports fandom can be cruel, but every once in a while—as GQ’s Matthew Roberson discovered in the stands at Super Bowl LX—it delivers hootin’, hollerin’, life-affirming joy.
GQ Sports

Laila Edwards Is About to Make Olympic Hockey History. It Hardly Fazes Her

“It’s what I signed up for,” says the 22-year-old Wisconsin star, who will become the first-ever Black woman to play for Team USA at the Olympics. “So it’s nothing crazy.”
GQ Sports

Ken Jennings Talks Being a Lifelong Seattle Seahawks Fan: ‘I Think It’s Made Me a Better Person’

The Jeopardy! host (and Seattle resident) works through his feelings about the Seahawks’ Super Bowl run with GQ’s Matthew Roberson, a fellow Seattle sports sicko.
Wellness

The Real-Life Diet of Will Forte, Who Is Thinking About Getting Into Blueberries

The former Saturday Night Live cast member is raising awareness for Huntington’s disease, getting double the daily recommended step count, and crushing butter cake ice cream.
GQ Sports

Caleb Williams Is GQ’s Most Stylish Football Player (Again), As Voted by You

For the second year running, the Chicago Bear has been crowned his sport’s best-dressed player.
Wellness

The Real-Life Diet of Tampa Bay Lightning Captain Victor Hedman, Who Did a Blood Panel That Changed Everything

The Swede is nearing two decades of life playing hockey in the states, which has deprived him of his favorite Nordic delicacy, but taught him to focus on shorter, explosive workouts.
GQ Sports

How Every NFL Team Left Can Win the Super Bowl, According to ESPN’s Ryan Clark

The NFL analyst and Steelers great goes deep on the Broncos’ Jarrett Stidham situation, the merits of playing nasty football, and Ginger Cuz.
Wellness

The Real-Life Diet of Alex Honnold, Who Still Gets Scared While Climbing

The man behind Free Solo, the Planet Visionaries podcast, and some of the most incredible athletic achievements of all time is scaling a skyscraper in Taiwan with no ropes. Yes, that still freaks him out.
Wellness

The Real-Life Diet of Detroit Pistons Center Jalen Duren, Who Eats a Pound of Grapes Per Day

Replacing bags of sugary candy with handfuls of nature’s candy can make a world of difference for a professional athlete, who’s also learned the power of stretching.
Style

Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler’s Stylist Feels Like Part of the Sinners Family

Jason Bolden, who styled both the actor and director for the 2026 Golden Globes, tells GQ about the winking sartorial nods to Sinners, the vintage ice on Jordan’s wrist, and the Black icons who inspired the looks.
GQ Sports

One of the NBA’s Most Sneakily Stylish Players Just Got Traded

Trae Young is the headliner in the recent Hawks-Wizards trade, but sharpshooter Corey Kispert is the best-dressed person in the deal.
Wellness

The Real-Life Diet of Equinox Executive Harvey Spevak, Who Is Big on Bloodwork, Biomarkers, and Blueberries

If you’re in one of his gyms trying to hit your fitness goals, just remember that the executive chairman and managing partner is still scarfing cheese pizza any chance he gets.
Wellness

The Real-Life Diet of Mario Lopez, Whose Favorite Thing in the World Is Sleeping In

One of Hollywood’s true jack of all trades is powered by nightly sweets, combat workouts, and teenage-like slumber.
Wellness

The Real-Life Diet of Noah Beck, Who Told His Parents to Stop Buying Pop-Tarts

The TikTok star and budding actor swears by yogurt and berries, mobility exercises, and daily reading.
Wellness

40 Athletes, Entertainers, and Influencers on Their Fitness and Recovery Routines

First, wake up and do your elaborate morning routine. Then, once you’re properly centered, read this roundup of how the fitness world’s highest performers get it done.
Wellness

Everything I Learned from Talking to 39 Athletes, Entertainers, and Influencers About Their Diet This Year

Proteins, peptides, and pills, oh my! In 2025, NFL players, silver screen superheroes, and creators told us all about everything they put in their bodies.