A1: Must-Read Stories
The average four-seam fastball has increased in velocity every season since we started tracking it. What's the upper limit?
Eno Sarris163
The real story underlying the French talent invasion of the NBA
John Hollinger179
They have one of Team USA's toughest jobs: Picking Simone Biles' Olympics teammates
Dana O'Neil51
NHL legacies and hockey dads: How Jarome Iginla and Byron Ritchie are preparing for the draft
Thomas Drance28
Football injuries nearly destroyed Jim McMahon. Somehow, he keeps coming back
Dan Pompei403
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Lionel Messi in the U.S., a legend knowing 'there’s not a lot of time left'
Felipe Cardenas and Paul Tenorio46
'Nobody prepared us': An Ivy League wrestler's unlikely path to SEC lineman and NFL Draft prospect
Bruce Feldman75
Nyjah Huston won everything in skateboarding. Then the Tokyo Olympics happened
Dana O'Neil60
Remco Evenepoel: The Tour de France contender who might have played for Belgium at Euro 2024
Jacob Whitehead110
Adolf Hitler, Jesse Owens and Berlin's Olympiastadion: the complicated history of Euro 2024 final venue
Adam Crafton271
The number of Black NFL head coaches doubled this offseason, is it a sign of lasting change?
Tashan Reed315
The Blue Jays' eye-popping 50/50 lotto is changing lives for a cause: 'Is this real?'
Kaitlyn McGrath134
From the shadow of the U.S. Open at Pinehurst, a game-changer emerges
Brendan Quinn75
Thanks to NIL, local car dealers are out of the shadows and landing star college athletes
Christopher Kamrani and Brian Hamilton195
High turnover, low morale: NFL's officiating problems extend beyond the field
Kalyn Kahler239
Nico Harrison's deep belief in Kyrie Irving trade paying off for Mavs in NBA Finals run
Sam Amick68
Where did MLB's Latin American starting pitchers go?
Chad Jennings and Andy McCullough97
Mourning the Stanley Cup that never was and a goal that 'was in' but didn't count
Julian McKenzie117
Jaylon Johnson was defined by what he didn't have; now he has more than enough
Dan Pompei110
'No one is spared': Tracing Mike Babcock's imperious NHL coaching career
Dan Robson and Katie Strang995
The long climb back for Fernando Tatis, Jr., once the next 'face of baseball’
Brittany Ghiroli191
After a turnaround season, DeMeco Ryans has the Texans on the rise
Dan Pompei80
Michael Jordan and Woody Harrelson: Tales from the Kenny Rogers Classic Weekend
Doug Haller89
Does lightning-rod umpire Angel Hernandez deserve his villainous reputation?
Sam Blum and Cody Stavenhagen1090
The fire that drives Anthony Edwards' quest to be the next American NBA star
Jon Krawczynski and Joe Vardon78
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