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Beyond Sides Of History: A Series
Our multimedia series follows the granddaughter of an SS officer and the granddaughter of a Jewish Holocaust survivor. In a twist of fate, their lives have become linked.
Equestrian, Ballroom Dancer, Bowler: George Washington, The Athlete
Philip Smucker, a descendant of George Washington, discovered his forefather was not just a skilled military commander, but a talented sportsman. Smucker spent five years exploring the athletic accomplishments of...
Former NBA Player Jason Collins' Path To An Authentic Life
Former NBA player Jason Collins sometimes makes coming out as gay sound easy. But it wasn't.
Former DI Hoopster Searches For Athletic Boost In The Microbiome
"I wanted to play in the NBA. I didn't make it," Jonathan Scheiman says. "So my backup plan was getting a Ph.D. in molecular biology."
'You Get To Name The Kid' — A Baseball Coach's Motivational Tool
The Heritage High School baseball team had never posted a winning season, but in 2016, coach Rob Querry came up with a creative way to motivate his players. Rob and...
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How A Steeplejack, A Teenager And A Mule Won The Great American Horse Race
This story is about America, a birthday party, a father and a son — and a one-of-a-kind sporting event. Only A Game's Martin Kessler has more.
Once Imprisoned For Providing Steroids, BALCO Founder Switches Sides
BALCO founder Victor Conte served time for providing performance-enhancing drugs to world-class athletes. More than a decade later, he considers himself to be a "very vocal anti-doping advocate."
Pablo Sanchez: The Origin Of A Video Game Legend
The most popular sports video game character of all time may be a fictional Hispanic little leaguer. His name is Pablo Sanchez. And he probably wouldn't exist if it weren't...
Laila Ali Is Undefeated — Even Against Her Father
Who could defeat Muhammad Ali not once, but twice? Leave that to his daughter Laila Ali, who battled her father over religion and her own boxing career.
Med School And The Major Leagues With Dr. — And Nurse — Baseball
Gail Hopkins played professional baseball for a decade while studying his way to five degrees and a career in orthopedic surgery. He says his international, multi-tasking adventure wouldn't have been...
Lawmakers In The Outfield: The Story Behind The Congressional Baseball Game
Each summer, Democrats and Republicans meet in the Congressional Baseball Game. The tradition has a humble beginning. "None of the outfielders caught any fly balls," says Mary Craig, who recently...
'The Banana-Leaf Ball' Shows How 'Play Can Change The World'
Young Benjamin Nzobonankira's life in a refugee camp in Tanzania was grim, until soccer coaches arrived to teach lessons of forgiveness. Author Katie Smith Milway hopes to use Benjamin's story...
Former MLB Hurler Remembers 5 Pitches That Derailed His Career
At 20 years old, Rick Ankiel seemed to be on his way to becoming one of the great pitchers in the major leagues. That is, until one wrong inning changed...
50 Years Of Coach Wooden And Kareem, Through Racism, Olympic Boycotts And More
On the surface, coach John Wooden and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar couldn't have seemed less alike. But their decades-long friendship taught both men invaluable lessons.
A Mensa Member's Decade-Long Quest To Fix Basketball
If you've followed basketball, you know the ends of games can be filled with fouls and free throws. Nick Elam — a middle school principal/MLB groundskeeper/Mensa member — has spent...
'Over The Hill' League Celebrates Basketball ... And Friendship
Twenty five years after starting the Over The Hill Basketball League, Pat Dowdall planned a reunion to celebrate all those who had participated. That led him to track down one...
Arlene Pieper: The Marathon Pioneer Almost Forgotten By History
For half a century, Arlene Pieper had a place in running history — and she didn’t even know it.
Former Boston Mayor Ray Flynn Was Jackie Robinson's 'No. 1 Fan'
Ray Flynn met popes and presidents while serving as mayor of Boston and the U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. But before all that, he was a poor kid growing up...
Robinson And Durocher's Complicated — And Changing — Relationship
Jackie Robinson and former Dodgers manager Leo Durocher led very different lifestyles and feuded for years. But by the end of their lives, they had reconciled.
On Chicago's South Side, Lou Collier Tries To Stage A Baseball Comeback
By the 1970s, African-Americans made up close to 20 percent of all MLB players. That number stayed in the high teens through the early 90s. And then it dropped. Former...