Michael Phelps
With his curtain call weeks away, the greatest swimmer of all time hopes to put his nightmares behind him and embrace life on dry land.
Wayne Drehs | June 23, 2016
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali fought 50 men. Only one disappeared.
Wright Thompson | Dec. 16, 2009
Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan has not left the building
As he turns 50, MJ is wondering whether there are any more asses to kick.
Wright Thompson | Feb. 14, 2013
Kobe Bryant
You'd think after the career Kobe has had, he'd just ride off into the sunset. But really, he's just getting started. Black Mamba may be out of the NBA, but not the spotlight.
Ramona Shelburne | April 19, 2016
Faker
19-year-old Faker came out of nowhere to become the first true global star of gaming. But can the League of Legends prodigy carry a nation on his shoulders?
Mina Kimes | June 10, 2015
Stephen Curry
The untold story of how a single rickety hoop in rural Virginia produced two generations of NBA greats, including the future-shaping golden boy.
David Fleming | April 23, 2015
Alex Rodriguez
The education of Alex Rodriguez
Six months, four cities, two coasts and one Batman suit -- we chronicle the fallen slugger's winding road back to pinstripes.
J.R. Moehringer | Feb. 18, 2015
Ronda Rousey
Rousey says she's down but not out
In the days after her stunning defeat, Ronda Rousey says that she's ready to fight again.
Ramona Shelburne | Dec. 8, 2015
Ted Williams
The greatest hitter who ever lived on
Ted Williams' ambitions shaped his legacy but wrecked his relationships. If his lone surviving child has her wish, the family's cycle of suffering might at last be broken.
Wright Thompson | May 5, 2015
Tiger Woods
The secret history of Tiger Woods
The death of his father set a battle raging inside the world's greatest golfer. How he waged that war -- through an obsession with the Navy SEALs -- is the tale of how Tiger lost his way.
Wright Thompson | April 21, 2016
Derek Jeter
Now that Derek Jeter has joined the ranks of baseball immortals, we pause, in appreciation, to look at what he has meant to the Yankees, to the game, to all of us.
J.R. Moehringer | Sept. 26, 2014
Breanna Stewart
The UConn senior comes across as "Stewie," the goofy kid, but her killer instinct has the Huskies on the cusp of a fourth straight national title.
Elizabeth Merrill | March 29, 2016
Abby Wambach
U.S. women's soccer star Abby Wambach is known for living to the extreme. What life holds beyond the Women's World Cup is a great unknown.
Kate Fagan | Oct. 8, 2014
Zenyatta
Zenyatta is 19-0 and she has one race left, the Breeders' Cup Classic. She has won more consecutive races than any horse in history, breaking Cigar and Citation's record.
Wright Thompson | Oct. 10, 2010
Lionel Messi
The strange relationship between Lionel Messi and his hometown in Argentina.
Wright Thompson | Oct. 5, 2012
Tom Brady
What more could Tom Brady want?
What do you get a young father who has everything? Tom Brady would like to find a way to keep his privileged kids grounded. Another championship wouldn't hurt, either.
Seth Wickersham | April 15, 2013