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Montaous Walton couldn’t throw, catch or hit. But he wanted to be a ballplayer. And with the help of the internet, the media, and an ambitious young agent, that’s what he briefly became.

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The story of Héctor Espino, the greatest hitter never to play in the majors.

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A profile of Costa Rica’s most famous bull, who is responsible for two riders’ deaths and a brand of craft beer.

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“He was, it must be said, a pig. And my heart grew fonder.”

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An account of Yukon Quest, Alaska’s grueling, thousand-mile dog sled race.

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On the cranky king of New York sports talk.

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Richard Simmons at 64, sweatin’ to the oldies (and country and disco) thrice weekly.

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The story of the 1944 German national soccer championship game.

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Reflections on Mr. Angell, Mr. Kahn and Dad.