A picture essay on rising Spanish tennis star Garbiñe Muguruza. The “untying” of Ryan Grigson and Chuck Pagano by Gregg Doyel of the Indianapolis Star. The Atlanta Falcons are heading to the Super Bowl for only the second time in 51 seasons. Nearly the entire Chapecoense soccer team died in a November plane crash. Sunday marked the team’s …
Read MoreMichael Joyce’s Second Act follows up on David Foster Wallace’s famous profile of the tennis player and is a reflection by the athlete on his career after it has ended. Annie Heilbrunn writes of her reaction to the impending Chargers move to Los Angeles in an opinion piece in the San Diego Union-Tribune. Vice examines the …
Read MoreAnthony Walker could be the first Northwestern football player to leave school early for the NFL in 20 years. Joan Niesen of Sports Illustrated chronicles Walker’s difficult journey to this point. Marcus Thompson II from the Mercury News writes about a 15-year-old girl’s fight to return to the water-polo pool and a normal life after …
Read MoreMick McCabe, longtime high school sports writer for the Detroit Free Press, says farewell as he looks back on a 46-year career at the paper. Alexandre Tanguay is a 23-year-old college student. He’s also one of the youngest owners in professional sports. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch brought 12 college journalist together and peppered them with …
Read MoreJustin Heckert writes about Nintendo’s “most coveted game” for ESPN the Magazine. Vice has a controversial perspective on high school football and what should be done to prevent concussions. Former professional surfers learn to farm in this Atlantic video on life after sports and drastically changing careers. Lindsey Schnell tells the story of the University …
Read MoreSam Mellinger of The Kansas City Star describes how the Kansas City Royals gave Caleb Schwab’s family their best day since their worst day. Sports Illustrated’s L. Jon Wertheim tells the story of how the 428th pick of the 1974 NFL Draft became one of the most violent killers in American history. Following the passing …
Read MoreIn the wake of a historic election, the nation grapples with its differences. The feeling is familiar to veteran sports reporter Tim Layden. Roger Bennett travels to Germany to meet rising American soccer star Christian Pulisic. Joe Resnick, a sports writer for the Associated Press battling advanced colon cancer, thought nobody cared. He was wrong. …
Read MoreLocal Indianapolis NBC affiliate broadcasts a moving story about a son watching Game 7 with his late father Buck Harvey says goodbye to the Express-News after 30 years as a writer and columnist in San Antonio Social issues and sports collide in this story about high school football in a border town and a boy from Mexico …
Read MoreAfter conducting an exclusive interview, SI.com’s Lee Jenkins describes 76ers rookie Joel Embiid’s two-year journey through tragedy and injuries back to the court. In the wee hours of the morning, die-hard Chicago Cubs fans take an Amtrak train from Cleveland back to Chicago following the Cubs’ World Series Game Two victory. Ronald Blum from the …
Read MoreMitch Albom writes a poignant tribute to his late colleague at the Detroit Free Press, Drew Sharp. Cody Miller’s improbable rise to the Olympic podium in Rio for swimming. Pat Forde at Yahoo tells his story. Anya Alvarez interviews Kelli Masters, one of the only female NFL agents. A brief look into the dynamics of a high school …
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