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May 16, 2013 | Jordan Zirm

There was some debate about whether Dwyane Wade would even play in Game 5 of the Miami Heat's second-round series against the Chicago Bulls. After re-aggravating his troublesome right knee during the team's victory in Game 4, Wade mentioned to...

Move Over Harrison Twins: The Caron-Goudreau Twins Are Basketball's Next Big Thing

May 16, 2013 | Samantha Jones

Colleges should start sending scholarship offers electronically to twin sisters Khaleann and Audreyann Caron-Goudreau. That switch alone could save hundreds of trees. Now juniors at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., the twins started receiving scholarship offers their freshman year in Canada. First from...

Greg Smith's Wild Ride From the D-League to the NBA Playoffs

May 15, 2013 | Jordan Zirm

It isn't often that a professional basketball player finds himself playing in the D-League and starting an NBA Playoff game in the same season. Guys from the D-League are usually talented but raw, and when they are called up to...

Kevin Durant Is Down, But Not Out

May 14, 2013 | Jordan Zirm

Ever since his running mate Russell Westbrook went down with a torn meniscus early in the 2013 NBA Playoffs, Kevin Durant has vowed to do more. He has slung his wounded Oklahoma City Thunder team over his shoulder and carried...

Best Linebacker in the NFL? NaVorro Bowman Responds

May 7, 2013 | Zac Clark

NaVorro Bowman of the San Francisco 49ers pauses to reflect on how far he’s come since being selected with the 91st overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. “I get chills just thinking about it,” he says. Bowman is shirtless and exhausted,...

Skylar Diggins: Then and Now

May 3, 2013 | Samantha Jones

Skylar Diggins is no stranger to the spotlight. A four-time All American, Diggins led Notre Dame to three consecutive Final Four appearances and set new school records for career points and steals. (Read Skylar Diggins' Hard Work Led Her to the...

Fearless Femme: Pro Mountain Biker Georgia Gould

May 1, 2013 | Niki Gruttadauria

Georgia Gould didn't take her first mountain bike ride until she was 19 years old. Nine years later, she was careening through the cross-country mountain bike course at the Beijing Olympic Games for Team USA. Finally, last year, Gould proudly...

Taylor Ritzel: The Row To Rio

April 29, 2013 | Taylor Ritzel

Editor's Note: Taylor Ritzel was 23 years old and not long out of Yale University when she won a gold medal with the U.S. Women’s Rowing team at the 2012 London Olympics. She thought she’d leave the sport and move...

Path to the Pros 2013: Sheldon Richardson

April 25, 2013 | Zac Clark

Sheldon Richardson’s left forearm is the backdrop for a trilogy of tattoos that pay homage to the pro sports teams in his hometown of St. Louis. There’s the Cardinals bird-on-the-bat logo, the musical note symbol for the Blues in the...

Path to the Pros 2013: Alec Ogletree

April 25, 2013 | Zac Clark

If a running back bounces outside or catches a swing pass out of the backfield, count on Alec Ogletree to close quickly on the ballcarrier and deliver a jarring, open-field hit. They call him "Tree," but not because the long-limbed...