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Mina Kimes

Business Sports

Drew Brees Has a Dream He'd Like to Sell You

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

Mina Kimes ESPN the Magazine Mar 2016 20min Permalink

Best Article Sports

The Art of Letting Go

In American baseball, flipping your bat is frowned upon. In South Korea, it’s an art.

Mina Kimes ESPN Oct 2016 20min Permalink

Sports

Luka Doncic Is No Darko Milicic

“Wonder Boy” is heading to the NBA, and he’s out to change how we think about European imports.

Mina Kimes ESPN the Magazine Apr 2018 15min Permalink

Sports

The Unbreakable Bond

Texans receiver DeAndre Hopkins says he owes his career to his mom. When you hear her remarkable story of survival, you’ll understand his devotion.

Mina Kimes ESPN Oct 2019 15min Permalink

Sports

Aly Raisman Takes The Floor

In her fight to end sexual abuse, the Olympic champion is challenging the very institutions she led to glory.

Mina Kimes ESPN the Magazine Jul 2018 20min Permalink

Game: Interrupted

How a teenage gamer in the hottest new esport, Overwatch, became a reluctant icon for South Korea’s feminist movement.

Mina Kimes ESPN Sep 2017 20min Permalink

Sports

The Search For Aaron Rodgers

A profile of the quarterback.

Mina Kimes ESPN Aug 2017 20min Permalink

Sports

The Bennett Brothers vs. Everyone

On NFL siblings Michael and Martellus Bennett, who “tend to perplex people.”

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Mina Kimes ESPN Aug 2016 15min Permalink

Business Sports

How Darrelle Revis Became the NFL's Savviest Negotiator

“In an industry in which millions of people are invested in his success – in which he’s constantly being advised, praised and berated, often by total strangers – Revis’ tranquillity might be his greatest asset. He isn’t just an island. He’s a fortress.”

Mina Kimes ESPN Aug 2015 15min Permalink

The Unkillable Demon King

A profile of the world’s best League of Legends player, a 19-year-old Korean kid whose nickname is God.

Mina Kimes ESPN the Magazine Jun 2015 10min Permalink

Crime Sports

Free To Go

To save himself, a basketball recruit testified against his mother.

Mina Kimes ESPN the Magazine Oct 2014 10min Permalink

Business

At Sears, Eddie Lampert's Warring Divisions Model Adds to the Troubles

The story of a risky management style gone bust.

Mina Kimes Businessweek Jul 2013 15min Permalink

Business

Caterpillar's Doug Oberhelman: Manufacturing's Mouthpiece

Caterpillar’s CEO made $22 million last year. Some of his employees are on food stamps.

Mina Kimes Businessweek May 2013 10min Permalink

Best Article Science

Bad to the Bone

A medical device company experiments on humans.

Mina Kimes Fortune Sep 2012 30min Permalink

Business

The Man Who Sees Another Crash

Bob Rodriguez, the oracular mutual fund manager with the best record over the last quarter century and two correctly-predicted crashes under his belt, says another spectacular crash is on its way within five years.

Mina Kimes Fortune Jun 2011 15min Permalink