The origin story of a now-ubiquitous celebration.

On Bill May, considered to be the greatest male synchronized swimmer who ever lived, and his long quest for Olympic gold.

Inside the dual legacies of NFL players’ union boss DeMaurice Smith.

An obituary for the baseball legend.

It’s been 14 years since Bryan Pata was shot to death just after football practice. He was months away from the NFL Draft. His killer is still free.

One man’s choice to stand alone. The story of race, politics, and power in baseball.

When a car careened onto a baseball field in Sanford, Maine, during a Babe Ruth game in 2018, it set in motion a true-crime mystery 50 years in the making.

On Feb. 5, 2019, Maya Moore made an announcement on The Players' Tribune that would upend the WNBA: She would be sitting out the 2019 season to focus on "the people in my family, as well as on investing my time in some ministry dreams that have been stirring in my heart for many years." It was a stunning declaration. This was Maya Moore, in her prime.

On the origins of Michael Jordan.

In American baseball, flipping your bat is frowned upon. In South Korea, it’s an art.

Happy 59th! Or is it 58th? Cracking the mystery of Don Mattingly’s birthday.

A letter from the coronavirus quarantine.

Sex in the Olympic Village.

Andy Burcham is navigating his first season as the on-air replacement for his best friend, a beloved college football announcer named Rod Bramblett who was killed with his wife in a car crash. But a bigger change is at home, where the Burchams are raising the Brambletts’ son.

Inside the Rams-Chargers marriage.

How a Sacramento Kings executive stole more than $13 million from the team—and almost got away with it.

On LeBron James’s photographic memory.

Texans receiver DeAndre Hopkins says he owes his career to his mom. When you hear her remarkable story of survival, you’ll understand his devotion.

On sleep deprivation in the NBA.

How to lose weight while barely moving.

On life after you accomplish your lifelong goal.

(It’s PB&J.)

For more than 40 years, a former Olympian allegedly has been molesting boys and young men. Now, they’re speaking out.

A two-part investigation into why so many more young players are getting seriously injured.

On the World Cup star’s relationship with her older brother, who has watched most of her games from a prison cell.