A rape case in which most of the evidence lies in the archives of Twitter and Instagram divides a football-crazed town of 18,400.

On high school basketball star Chris Tang and the pressures of being the “Great Yellow Hope.”

The brilliant, tragic life of Hall of Fame second baseman Johnny Evers.

Baseball legend Lenny Dykstra’s on-field brilliance and private-life disasters, from drunk driving to failed investment and publishing ventures.

The story of a rookie clinging to his dream, as told by his uncle.

The relationship between Buffalo and its team.

Dunks, drugs, and disappointment: an oral history of the 1980s Houston Rockets.

A high school baseball team responds to a loss.

Reflections on Mr. Angell, Mr. Kahn and Dad.

Barry Zito, profiled.

A profile of Jeremy Lin.

In Argentina, where the fútbol underworld controls everything from t-shirt vending to murder, and “rowdy gangs” have turned the stadium into a battleground.

On the strange relationship between Lionel Messi and his Argentinian hometown.

When the best three months of your life are “called three of the uglier months in the recent history of the National Football League.”

An attempt at writing about the football coach.

A profile of the oft-shirtless tight end Rob Gronkowski.

Two brothers dreamed of baseball stardom. One would end up killing the other.

A sport in flux.

The evolution and economics of English football.

A new chapter for Ohio State’s football coach.

Just days after suffering a concussion, a 17-year-old fullback hangs himself. Inside his family’s journey to learn if a brain injury is to blame.

How Curt Schilling’s video-game company went bust.

“Calça de veludo ou bunda de fora.” Why Neymar, one of the world’s best talents hasn’t taken the money and run.

The playground, the Ivy League, the triangle offense,  and how we dreamed up a “black basketball” and “white basketball.”

A profile of Italian soccer star Mario Balotelli.