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How a Disastrous Fall Led to a Record-Setting Thru-Hike
Backpacker

How a Disastrous Fall Led to a Record-Setting Thru-Hike

Time slowed as my momentum gained. An eternity separated me from my fate. This couldn’t be real. That’s when I passed out. 

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May 2016
When Athletes Are Left to Their Own Digital-Dating Devices
ESPN The Magazine

When Athletes Are Left to Their Own Digital-Dating Devices

In the age of digital dating, athletes work in ways that make average lonely hearts look like amateurs: city arrivals broadcast on Twitter, covert Tinder profiles, steamy Snapchats … and, of course, nondisclosure agreements.

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May 09,2016
The Braves Play Taxpayers Better Than They Play Baseball
Bloomberg Businessweek

The Braves Play Taxpayers Better Than They Play Baseball

Is building a stadium for the Braves a good deal for anyone but the Braves?

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May 2 - May 8, 2016
U.S. Women's Soccer Stars Set to Score Olympic-Size Endorsements
ADWEEK

U.S. Women's Soccer Stars Set to Score Olympic-Size Endorsements

As they fight for equal pay, the stars of the U.S. women's soccer team are poised to land more endorsement deals after Rio.

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April 25, 2016
How to Watch Baseball Online in 2016
Techlife News

How to Watch Baseball Online in 2016

It’s a little easier to watch baseball online this year, though no one would call it safe at home quite yet.

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May 01,2016
The Secret History of Tiger Woods
ESPN The Magazine

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 and affairs that weren’t what they seemed—is the tale of how Tiger lost his way.

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May 09,2016
The Nkemdiche Prophecy
ESPN The Magazine

The Nkemdiche Prophecy

Between Robert Nkemdiche’s off-field issues and unique outlook on life, teams worry about his NFL future. Should they?  

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April 25,2016
Draymond Green Won't Back Down
ESPN The Magazine

Draymond Green Won't Back Down

"He's the crazy one, the wild one, the one you love having on your team. We go at it all the time." Steve Kerr

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April 11,2016
How Charlotte Became the East's Hottest Team
ESPN The Magazine

How Charlotte Became the East's Hottest Team

This is not a typo: Charlotte is the East’s hottest team. So we talked to point guard Kemba Walker about his squad and his best season yet. 

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April 25,2016
The Mets and Cubs Are Favorites. Could This Possibly Be Real?
New York magazine

The Mets and Cubs Are Favorites. Could This Possibly Be Real?

It's opening day and the Mets and Cubs are league favorites, hard as that is to believe.

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April 4–17, 2016
The Story of the Greatest Male Synchronized Swimmer Ever
ESPN The Magazine

The Story of the Greatest Male Synchronized Swimmer Ever

The story of Bill May, the greatest male synchronized swimmer who ever lived, and his improbable quest for Olympic gold.

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April 11,2016
Steph Curry Is Pure Joy
ESPN The Magazine

Steph Curry Is Pure Joy

St Pauli lead footballs response to humanitarian crisis.

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April 11,2016
The Last Days of Extreme-Sports Superstar Dave Mirra
New York magazine

The Last Days of Extreme-Sports Superstar Dave Mirra

Rising from a Louisiana Bayou, America's most unlikely energy project will change the natural gas market.

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April 4–17, 2016
Baseball Looks For Its Fountain Of Youth
ADWEEK

Baseball Looks For Its Fountain Of Youth

Rob Manfred kicks off second season at the helm of MLB with an increased social play to win young fans back to the national pastime. 

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March 28, 2016
Roger Federer Adds One More Chapter To His Legend
Maxim

Roger Federer Adds One More Chapter To His Legend

Roger Federer is unquestionably the greatest tennis player who ever stepped on a court. At 34, the champion has nothing left to prove, but someone forgot to tell Roger Federer.

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April 2016
Quebec - Canada's Next Mountain Biking Powerhouse
Bike

Quebec - Canada's Next Mountain Biking Powerhouse

Quebec's building revival is turning 'La belle province' into a mountain biking powerhouse.

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May 2016
Bryce Harper Wants To Change Baseball Forever
ESPN The Magazine

Bryce Harper Wants To Change Baseball Forever

Bryce Harper - his play, his attitude, his hair! - is on a mission to change baseball forever. Does that make him a hero or a villain?

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March 28,2016
The Evolution Of Rising Star Madison Keys
Tennis

The Evolution Of Rising Star Madison Keys

After a breakthrough season, the young American is taking matters into her own hands.

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March - April 2016
The Man Fighting to Keep the Best Young Pitchers From Physical Ruin
ESPN The Magazine

The Man Fighting to Keep the Best Young Pitchers From Physical Ruin

The super agent is on a crusade to keep the game's best young pitchers, including client Jose Fernandez, from physical ruin. But is what's good for players bad for fans?

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March 28,2016
Stephen Curry Is Basketball's Biggest Hope
Maxim

Stephen Curry Is Basketball's Biggest Hope

Stephen Curry is basketball’s biggest hope.

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March 2016
DeAndre Jordan Talks Chris Paul, Free Throws and His Brief Time In Dallas
ESPN The Magazine

DeAndre Jordan Talks Chris Paul, Free Throws and His Brief Time In Dallas

Clippers center DeAndre Jordan talks free throws, picking on J.J. Redick, his contentious relationship with Chris Paul … and a summer free agency period that went juuuust a little haywire.

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March 28,2016
Kris Bryant is a Superstar in the Making - Just Like His Father Planned It
ESPN The Magazine

Kris Bryant is a Superstar in the Making - Just Like His Father Planned It

He grew up in the shadow of that other Sin City phemon, but rookie of the year Kris Bryant has quickly become one of the brightest talents in the game. Exactly as his dad planned it. 

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March 28,2016
Drew Brees Has a Dream He'd Like to Sell You
ESPN The Magazine

Drew Brees Has a Dream He'd Like to Sell You

With the Saints QB leading the way, AdvoCare is using its sports ties to build a nutrition empire. But is the company really pushing false hope?

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March 28,2016
The Heart & Soul of the Golden State Warriors
Slam

The Heart & Soul of the Golden State Warriors

He may not be their best player...but Michigan bred Draymond Green is the heart soul of the NBA leading Golden Warriors.

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April 2016
March Madness Is a Blood Bath for Fantasy Sports Rookies
Bloomberg Businessweek

March Madness Is a Blood Bath for Fantasy Sports Rookies

For sophisticated fantasy sports players, March Madness is a feeding frenzy. 

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March 14 - March 20, 2016
Inside the Vicious, Vicious Cheerleader Wars
Inc.

Inside the Vicious, Vicious Cheerleader Wars

Rebel Athletic is fighting a spangled, appliqued fashion-forward guerrilla war against an industry giant.

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March 2016
Beast Mode with Russell Westbrook
Slam

Beast Mode with Russell Westbrook

Blessed with unreal explosiveness and forever motivated by the very real loss of his best friend, Russell Westbrook somehow keeps getting better.

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April 2016
How Stephen Curry Got The Best Worst Ankles In Sports
ESPN The Magazine

How Stephen Curry Got The Best Worst Ankles In Sports

How one unorthodox trainer helped Stephen Curry turn the injuries that cursed the start of his NBA career into his greatest blessing.

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February 29,2016
Warriors Sharpshooter Klay Thompson: "I Changed A Lot"
Slam

Warriors Sharpshooter Klay Thompson: "I Changed A Lot"

Warriors sharpshooter Klay Thompson has evolved from a quiet, understated role player to an All-Star-level 2-guard and off-the-court star.

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February 2016
Behind the Cruel & Unrelenting Anti-Logic of the NBA Schedule
ESPN The Magazine

Behind the Cruel & Unrelenting Anti-Logic of the NBA Schedule

More injuries. Lower quality of play. Fewer dunks, for crying out loud! Slogging through 82 games is anything but faaaantastic.

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February 29,2016