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In a Plano bowling alley one night, Bill Fong came so close to perfection that it nearly killed him.
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In a Plano bowling alley one night, Bill Fong came so close to perfection that it nearly killed him.
Michael J. Mooney D Magazine Jun 2012 20min Permalink
Mike Schyck and hundreds of other Ohio State University athletes suffered sexual abuse by Dr. Richard Strauss. Schyck and many others believe then-OSU assistant wrestling coach Jim Jordan—now a congressman from Ohio—knew about it.
Scott Raab Esquire Feb 2021 30min Permalink
Inside the dual legacies of NFL players’ union boss DeMaurice Smith.
Don Van Natta Jr., Seth Wickerstam ESPN Feb 2021 40min Permalink
For Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe, the work is just getting started.
Emma Carmichael GQ Feb 2021 20min Permalink
Kobe Bryant in twilight.
Chris Ballard Sports Illustrated Aug 2014 Permalink
An obituary for the baseball legend.
Howard Bryant ESPN Jan 2021 10min Permalink
It’s a multilevel marketing company called AdvoCare. Or maybe it’s a pyramid scheme.
Mina Kimes ESPN the Magazine Mar 2016 20min Permalink
Carried away by love—for risk and for each other—two of the world’s best freedivers went to the limits of their sport. Only one came back.
Gary Smith Sports Illustrated Jun 2003 35min Permalink
One year after a 14-year-old basketball player was killed by a stray bullet on a playground court in Queens, his friends and family still don’t have answers—only enduring anguish and a familiar feeling of grief.
Kevin Armstrong Sports Illustrated Dec 2020 25min Permalink
In high school, I started to become like a local legend. A hood celebrity, if you will. And you really gotta understand how poppin’ New York City basketball was at that time. I’m playing against Stephon Marbury, Skip 2 My Lou, Alimoe (rest in peace), all these guys who would become household names, they were just kids from around the way. Man, even Cam’ron was super nice!!!
I knew all these guys from when we was little kids playing church basketball, and now all of a sudden we got Jay-Z, Puff, Dame Dash — all these guys are showing up to our games. That’s how insane New York City basketball was at that time.
God Shammgod Player's Tribune Dec 2020 Permalink
On trying, and failing, to qualify for the USA Olympic Marathon Trials.
Peter Bromka Medium Nov 2020 40min Permalink
On the life and legacy of one of soccer’s legends, who died Wednesday.
Brian Phillips The Ringer Oct 2019 35min Permalink
The man on the trail went by “Mostly Harmless.” He was friendly and said he worked in tech. After he died in his tent, no one could figure out who he was.
Nicholas Thompson Wired Nov 2020 15min Permalink
In 2018, Floridians voted overwhelmingly to end greyhound racing, a sport they were told was archaic and inhumane. What if they were wrong?
Ashley Stimpson Longreads Nov 2020 30min Permalink
A year after her ‘Hell,’ Olga Sharypova is ready to speak out.
Ben Rothenberg Racquet Nov 2020 30min Permalink
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.
Paula Lavigne, Elizabeth Merrill ESPN Nov 2020 40min Permalink
A year ago, he was one of the Premier League’s highest-paid players. Now, after angering China and refusing a pay cut, he has simply vanished.
Rory Smith, Tariq Panja New York Times Oct 2020 Permalink
What happened when 59-year-old Paralympian Angela Madsen set out to row from California to Hawaii.
Andrew Lewis Outside Oct 2020 Permalink
A legendary chef and the wheels he left behind.
Ben Montgomery Bicycling Sep 2020 20min Permalink
In 1989, USC had a depth chart of a dozen linebackers. Five have died, each before age 50.
Michael Rosenberg Sports Illustrated Oct 2020 30min Permalink
Just before his first NBA game, an 18-year-old LeBron James was asked about the pressure of controlling the combined fortunes of a city, major corporations, and the league. “I can handle it,” he said.
Jack McCallum Sports Illustrated Oct 2003 15min Permalink
How dexamethasone corrupted mountaineering.
Devon O'Neil Outside Mar 2013 30min Permalink
Against all odds, it really was a refuge of competence, normalcy and transcendent play. But the outside world has a way of sneaking in.
Sam Anderson New York Times Magazine Sep 2020 20min Permalink
“His life with the virus would be his witness, his public testimony. Performance as life, and life as performance.”
Charles P. Pierce GQ Feb 1993 25min Permalink
On the death of a major league pitcher and its aftermath.
Mirin Fader Bleacher Report Sep 2020 20min Permalink