The Right Thing to Do vs. The State of Florida
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.
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.
Michael Kruse SB Nation Aug 2014 25min Permalink
Once their careers end, pro wrestlers often fall into emotional and physical disrepair. One of their own, Diamond Dallas Page, has a fix.
Alex French New York Times Magazine Aug 2014 15min Permalink
This is what happens when you concoct game-fixing allegations against a Major League pitcher because of a perceived slight on Facebook.
Lance Williams, Brian Tuohy Center for Investigative Reporting Aug 2014 20min Permalink
Professional wrestling as the epitome of American capitalism.
Dan O'Sullivan Jacobin Aug 2014 25min Permalink
To understand why a 64-year-old man would try and break the land speed record by traveling hundreds of miles per hour, you need to know a little something about his family.
Ann O'Neill CNN Aug 2014 20min Permalink
The World Cup and Argentina’s “Dirty War.”
Wright Thompson ESPN the Magazine Jun 2014 10min Permalink
The story of imprisoned boxer James Scott, who contended for the light heavyweight title by staging fights inside Rahway prison.
Brin-Jonathan Butler, Kurt Emhoff SB Nation Mar 2014 40min Permalink
Johnny Damon, after baseball.
Pat Jordan Sports on Earth Jul 2014 20min Permalink
Erik Weihenmayer has climbed Mount Everest, raced across the Moroccan desert, and is about to kayak the Grand Canyon’s deadliest rapids—all without being able to see.
Chris Norris Men's Journal Jul 2014 20min Permalink
Y.A. Tittle, an 87-year-old Hall of Fame quarterback with dementia, travels to his hometown for the last time.
Seth Wickersham ESPN Jul 2014 Permalink
Tom Emanski changed the sport of baseball, his iconic instructional videos a mainstay on ESPN. Then he disappeared.
Erik Malinowski Fox Sports Jul 2014 20min Permalink
A flamboyant player, a charismatic coach, and a sex predator.
Greg Hanlon SB Nation Jul 2014 20min Permalink
A father who brought his daughter to a ballgame and the fallout from a foul ball.
Christine Van Dusen Atlanta Magazine Jul 2014 15min Permalink
A 2011 profile of LeBron James, originally meant to run in Port, that was killed by Nike.
Benjamin Markovits Deadspin Jul 2014 30min Permalink
A profile of the boxer Floyd Patterson, after a painful loss to Sonny Liston.
Gay Talese Esquire Mar 1964 35min Permalink
How Javaris Crittenton went from basketball phenom to standing trial on a murder charge.
Flinder Boyd Fox Sports Jun 2014 30min Permalink
A profile of Novak Djokovic.
Lauren Collins New Yorker Sep 2013 35min Permalink
100 miles, 24 hours.
Inside a struggling franchise’s radical rebuilding project.
Ben Reiter Sports Illustrated Jun 2014 Permalink
The allure of dangerous sports.
Eva Holland SB Nation Jun 2014 20min Permalink
A profile of Luis Suarez.
Wright Thompson ESPN Jun 2014 10min Permalink
Eddie Griffin made it to the NBA. Then his life began to unravel.
Jonathan Abrams Grantland Jun 2014 45min Permalink
A final visit with late boxer Teófilo Stevenson, who could have fought or even been Muhammad Ali had he not stayed in Cuba.
Brin-Jonathan Butler SB Nation Jun 2014 30min Permalink
How coach Jurgen Klinsmann, “soccer’s Alexis de Tocqueville,” is trying to give the US an identity.
Matthew Futterman Wall Street Journal Jun 2014 10min Permalink
How a bipolar diagnosis follows you from the top to the bottom of professional basketball.
David Haglund Slate Jun 2014 40min Permalink