No More Spring Trainings

John Jaso walked away from Major League Baseball at 34, potentially leaving millions of dollars on the table. The sea was calling.

There's Never Been a QB Quite Like Anthony Richardson

On a tour through hometown Gainesville, Florida, the NFL Draft's most interesting prospect explains why you'd be wise not to bet against him.

Chet Holmgren Seeks a Silver Lining in a Lost Rookie Season

“I could let this be a blessing or a curse, you know?” Holmgren said. “So I got to figure out how to turn it into a blessing, how to make the most out of it.”

Gunshots shattered her hoop dreams. Now she wants them back.

A McDonald’s all-American and USC recruit, Aaliyah Gayles’s budding basketball career was torn apart by gun violence. Now comes the painful fight to reclaim it.

How a former NBA player and activist became a far-right media darling

Royce White’s journey from NBA first-round draft pick to far-right Congressional candidate and pundit.

In hip-hop and basketball, Flau’jae Johnson is a two-way star

She’ll play basketball for LSU and rap for Jay-Z’s label. The new rules of college sports will let her profit from both.

Knicks Rookie Quentin Grimes Can’t Stop Scrolling, Either

A dolphin trend on TikTok made his name on the internet. Now Grimes, 21, is trying to make his mark at Madison Square Garden.

The Art of Leaving Baseball Behind

Blake McFarland had a big fastball and a bad shoulder. Undeterred, he pivoted to an unexpected role: professional artist.

Magic Time

HBO's new drama, 'Winning Time,' explores the magnetic personalities behind the Showtime Lakers of the 1980s

To Find ‘Freedom,’ They Ditched the Road for the Gravel

Pick a course, invite endurance athletes, and let them ride free. No permits, police or decades of experience needed.

Endless Loops and Shattered Records: ‘This Is Pure Ultrarunning’

Aleksandr Sorokin’s latest 100-mile world record, set on a looped course in Tel Aviv, is part of a recent revival in road and track ultrarunning.

An Evangelical Icon Finds Salvation in West Hollywood

One of America’s most famous preachers has found a new following in young nonbelievers seeking spiritual salvation

His NBA Dream Was Right There. Then He Couldn’t Move His Legs.

A mysterious illness on the eve of the 2019 N.B.A. draft derailed Kris Wilkes’s hopes of going pro. As he heals, he’s not giving up hope.

Hype House of Highlights

Can Overtime Elite, a new league funded by investors like Drake and fueled by social media, overturn the traditional pathway to the NBA?

What Happened to Chameleon BX?

As skepticism about the NCAA and amateurism mounts, fueling the creation of alternative paths to the pros for the best high school basketball prospects, Chameleon BX serves as a cautionary tale for what can go wrong.

Nets Rookie Goes Apartment Shopping. Needs Ice Cream.

Day’Ron Sharpe, the 29th overall pick in this year’s N.B.A. draft, is making himself at home in New York as he gets ready for his first season alongside the Nets’ big stars.

Teenage Ballers Can Cash in Earlier Than Ever. But at What Cost?

Male players as young as 16 have many options to play high-level basketball before the N.B.A. without going to college — and get paid big money to do it.

The Rise of the $10 Million Disc Golf Celebrity

How much can athletes really make in niche sports? Disc golfer Paul McBeth set a new standard by signing an eight-figure endorsement contract—and his deal might only be the beginning.

The Death of Bryce Gowdy

Before a prep football star’s suicide, a desperate hunt for stability and support

The Rise of Obi Toppin

Life has been a series of big leaps for the dominant dunker who emerged from prep obscurity to put Dayton in the spotlight. Next up: the NBA.

‘I Want Kinship, not Animosity’

Backing up Aaron Rodgers requires a lot of patience, but for those who do, the job offers not only a master class in how to be a quarterback but also a chance to hang with a future Hall of Famer.

The Education of a Mastermind

Family, high-school coaches, and former teammates recall the autograph-hunting, base-stealing baseball youth of Dodgers president Andrew Friedman.

Paige Bueckers is the Future of Basketball

The best player in high school hoops gorges on Chick-fil-A before games, tells rivals how she's going to beat them before she does it and hasn't lost a game in two years. Get ready for the revolution.

He Just Got Left Behind

Hasheem Thabeet lasted only five years in the NBA after being drafted No. 2 overall in 2009. Now, in a game that no longer prizes his skills, can a G League comeback attempt prove he isn’t a bust?

Chet Holmgren Is The Next Unicorn

He may have crossed up Steph Curry, but the 7-foot teen didn't become a prize in the 2021 recruiting class because he was a natural. He's just learned how to look like one.

Nico Mannion Can’t Avoid Stardom Anymore

He may not look like one of the country's best players, but the Arizona star has been playing like one for years, and it won't be long before everybody knows why even KD has taken notice of his game.

Are The Newmans For Real?

Julian and Jaden Newman dazzle opponents on the court, have almost a million fans each on social media and star in their own reality series, but can the two teens prove they're legit players?

The Air Up There Is Changing

Being tall used to be a golden ticket to basketball stardom. Not anymore, as Boban Marjanovich, Tacko Fall and all of the game's new era 7-footers are finding out.

Katie Lou’s Unfinished Business

Sidetracked by injuries and excruciating losses, the UConn star was stopped in her quest to lead the Huskies to a national title. But as Samuelson starts her WNBA career, it's clear she developed a toughness you shouldn't bet against.

Seth Jones’ Fast Break

Popeye Jones played in the NBA for 11 years and introduced his kids to the likes of Michael Jordan, so why did they choose to chase their dreams in the NHL? Maybe because they were too good not to try.

What Happened In Vegas

One pro baseball player, two perfect strangers and a mass shooting: If this is what it feels like to survive, how can you ever escape?

Mr. Irrelevant Is Anything But

Trey Quinn set records and dominated multiple sports before he was selected last in the NFL draft

The Doctor Will Block For You Now

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif knows the dangers of football more than most, but he won’t quit

The Chicharito Show is Ready to Start

Javier Hernandez has never let limited minutes hold him back

Into the Desert But Not the Sunset

Brent Musburger begins final journey in broadcasting career

Here Comes Marvin Bagley

The rising star wants the world to hear his music—and to watch him hoop

Deandre Ayton Knows He's No. 1

Arizona's unicorn center already runs the game. Time to get the whole world talkin'.

He's Going to be Good for a Long Time

Donovan Mitchell almost sat out the draft. Now he's the new king of Utah

We'll Figure This Out

A trip with Tim Duncan to help save the Virgin Islands

Anquan Boldin Goes To Washington

An NFL star retired retired early to focus on a more important fight

Doctor Football

Myron Rolle has been an All-American, an NFL and is studying to become a brain surgeon. Next stop: White House?

This Could Have Been Me

A high school football team plays on after a teammate is killed by police

On The Trail With Kane

The WWE star runs for office in Trump country, unmasked

Underhanded Strategy

Florida's Canyon Barry, son of Rick, brings back the granny shot

The Senior Running Back

At 55 years old, Joe Thomas Sr. tries to make college football history

Love In The Aftermath

Chris Singleton’s year of strength and sorrow after the Charleston shooting

Bigger than basketball

Devin Booker forms unlikely bond with Suns fan

Legacies to Live Up To

Didi Gregorius keys Yankees' revival while upholding two baseball legacies

Reclaiming a lost season

E.C. Matthews returns to lead Rhode Island

In Dallas, a tragic fight between college-bound basketball stars changed lives forever

Terry Rozier hopes to carry Louisville, and his family, to new heights

All the right moves: Monmouth hoops making noise on court & on sidelines

New York Liberty star Tina Charles determined to help her community

Ex-UNI team doctor Dan Murphy now changing—and saving—lives abroad