How a group of 17 trans athletes came together last November to make history.

Gun violence, high school football and what coaches are doing to keep their players safe

Inside the NCAA’s years-long, twisting investigation into Mississippi football.

The origins of an explorer.

“Football as we know it is done, because the lawyers are here.”

Can Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski make the casual audience care about figure skating?

Defensive end Shawn King was the 36th pick in the 1995 draft. His career with the Carolina Panthers didn’t turn out as planned.

A car race goes tragically wrong.

How one woman’s sexual assault by four University of Oregon football players in 1980 unwittingly led to the state’s expansive free speech protections.

Agony, hallucinations, and canoes on the Yukon River.

A fugitive spends six years on the Appalachian trail.

Searching for the line between courage and humility on an expedition to Cirque of the Unclimbables, a remote ring of perfect rock-climbing mountains in Canada.

An athlete without arms or legs tries to get a spot on a the national wheelchair rugby team.

What’s the reason for Mike Tyson’s continuing appeal?

A former employee’s horror stories.

An essay on the pitcher, friendship and death.

After Devaughn Darling died during a workout with the Florida State football team, his family was awarded a payout of $2 million. That was 13 years ago. Only $200,000 has come.

The story of imprisoned boxer James Scott, who contended for the light heavyweight title by staging fights inside Rahway prison.

A flamboyant player, a charismatic coach, and a sex predator.

The allure of dangerous sports.

A final visit with late boxer Teófilo Stevenson, who could have fought or even been Muhammad Ali had he not stayed in Cuba.

A trip to Turkey for a soccer game between bitter rivals and its accompanying madness.

How to buy college football players, in the words of a man who delivers the money.

Jai Alai once packed Florida’s frontons with gamblers and glamor. Today, America is down to a single top-level pro who plays under the name Tevin in honor of Tevin Campbell.

The death of a runner and the “ongoing culture war between fitness enthusiasts and automobiles.”