In a Plano bowling alley one night, Bill Fong came so close to perfection that it nearly killed him.

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.

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

For Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe, the work is just getting started.

Kobe Bryant in twilight.

An obituary for the baseball legend.

It’s a multilevel marketing company called AdvoCare. Or maybe it’s a pyramid scheme.

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.

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.

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.

On trying, and failing, to qualify for the USA Olympic Marathon Trials.

On the life and legacy of one of soccer’s legends, who died Wednesday.

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.

In 2018, Floridians voted overwhelmingly to end greyhound racing, a sport they were told was archaic and inhumane. What if they were wrong?

A year after her ‘Hell,’ Olga Sharypova is ready to speak out.

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.

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.

What happened when 59-year-old Paralympian Angela Madsen set out to row from California to Hawaii.

A legendary chef and the wheels he left behind.

In 1989, USC had a depth chart of a dozen linebackers. Five have died, each before age 50.

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.

How dexamethasone corrupted mountaineering.

Against all odds, it really was a refuge of competence, normalcy and transcendent play. But the outside world has a way of sneaking in.

“His life with the virus would be his witness, his public testimony. Performance as life, and life as performance.”

On the death of a major league pitcher and its aftermath.