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The Rape Allegation Against Cristiano Ronaldo Reveals Fame's Protective Shield
To be the world’s most famous athlete means Cristiano Ronaldo can appear on screens everywhere yet somehow elude the fallout from a rape allegation.
8 min |
April 2019
ESPN The Magazine
Michelle Waterson Reps More Than Herself In The Cage
MMA is a violent and unforgiving sport. But instead of shielding her young daughter from her career, Michelle Waterson is bringing her along every step of the way.
10+ min |
April 2019
ESPN The Magazine
Kyler Murray Owns His Future In A Way No Other Rookie Has
As Kyler Murray decides which sport will win his talents, at least one thing is clear: He owns his future in a way no other rookie has.
6 min |
March 2019
ESPN The Magazine
Kyle Kuzma Turned A Sneaker Obsession Into A Legit Business Opportunity
No eight-figure shoe deal? No problem. The Lakers’ Kyle Kuzma walked his own path to sneaker supremacy.
4 min |
March 2019
ESPN The Magazine
Bryce Harper Is One Very Big Deal
He’s baseball’s best-known face and now its richest player. In this exclusive interview, the All-Star talks rejecting $300 million, recruiting Mike Trout and becoming a Phillie for life.
10+ min |
April 2019
ESPN The Magazine
Kyler Murray - Will Past Be Prologue For The Possible Top NFL Draft Pick?
Sizable expectations? Kyler Murray’s got a few: go No. 1 in the draft, become a franchise player and—oh yeah— completely blow up decades of doctrine about short quarterbacks.
10+ min |
May 2019
ESPN The Magazine
Eternal Champions
Seven months ago, Brazilian underdogs Chapecoense boarded a plane to play in the game of their lives. Instead, their biggest moment turned into a tragedy no one can forget.
10+ min |
June 26, 2017
ESPN The Magazine
Sin City or Bust
How Oakland’s Mark Davis—with a little luck, his own brand of genius and an assist from Jerry Jones—outflanked power brokers to put the Raiders in Las Vegas.
10+ min |
April 24, 2017
ESPN The Magazine
What Am I Paying for?
It was a bold new idea: an all-sports college, classes be damned. But for the athletes at Forest Trail Sports University who faced hunger, sickness and worse, it turned into a nightmare.
10+ min |
April 24, 2017
ESPN The Magazine
Going Against The Grind
Talented, joyful and Dominican-Proud, Manny Machado is the face of MLB’s new identity.
10+ min |
June 26, 2017
ESPN The Magazine
The Aging Curve Of MLB Players
We know MLB players peak in their 20s and decline in their 30s. What happens in between? Only millions of tiny changes to their bodies and minds that are nothing short of remarkable.
10+ min |
July 9, 2018
ESPN The Magazine
Draymond Green Keeping The Warriors' Together
On a Monday morning in Tokyos chic Harajuku district, I meet three-time All-Star and three-time NBA champ Draymond Green outside a bustling train station.
10+ min |
October 29, 2018
ESPN The Magazine
Fire Starters
How to bond post-Kobe? The Lakers’ backcourt hopes it comes in the form of paint pellets.
5 min |
November 14,2016
ESPN The Magazine
A Checkered Legacy
How will history remember Tony Stewart after a two-decade NASCAR career filled with brilliance but complicated by controversy and tragedy?
7 min |
November 14,2016
ESPN The Magazine
House Money
All it took for the Vegas Golden Knights to beat the odds—and 50 years’ worth of expansion franchise failure—was a little luck, a lot of rotation and a few aces up their sleeves.
7 min |
May 07, 2018
ESPN The Magazine
On Her Wavelength
In her 10th year as a pro, Hawaiian surfing royalty Coco Ho shares how she’s perfected her stance on training, breathing and body confidence.
2 min |
May 07, 2018
ESPN The Magazine
The Audacity Of Hoops
Kelsey Plum is a rare talent. (Just ask her.) But the WNBA’s No. 1 pick insists she’s ready to wait for her chance to shine in San Antonio.
7 min |
May 29, 2017
ESPN The Magazine
Mighty Mouse Unleashed
Demetrious Johnson, UFC champ, opens up about CM Punk, McGregor Mayweather and the “Cash Me Ousside” girl.
5 min |
May 29, 2017
ESPN The Magazine
Cameroon Calling
More than a decade ago, LUC MBAH a moute created an unlikely NBA path, which Joel Embiid took and pascal Siakam followed. This is the untold story of the rise of Cameroonian ball.
10+ min |
May 29, 2017
ESPN The Magazine
It's Better To Be Hated Than Bad
One year after the launch of the Swachh Bharat Mission, it is clear that the mission is still a long way from meeting its targets and that its approach to the problems of providing sanitation are inadequate.
7 min |
December 21,2015
ESPN The Magazine
The New Moneyball Is Here
One year after the launch of the Swachh Bharat Mission, it is clear that the mission is still a long way from meeting its targets and that its approach to the problems of providing sanitation are inadequate.
8 min |
December 21,2015
ESPN The Magazine
Paris - The Fear Is Real Now
A portrait of Paris one week after terror shook the city.
10+ min |
December 21,2015
ESPN The Magazine
The Higher Power of Russell Wilson
How Russell Wilson kept the faith during the Seahawks’ darkest hours.
10+ min |
January 04,2016
ESPN The Magazine
25 Things We Thought We Knew About the College Football Season
Teen pregnancy usually gets the spotlight, but women in their 20s have much greater numbers of unwanted pregnancies. And for Latinas, that raises the stakes.
6 min |
January 04,2016
ESPN The Magazine
Watch the Throne: LeBron James vs Stephen Curry
Will Stephen Curry’s rise lead to the fall of LeBron James?
10+ min |
February 8,2016
ESPN The Magazine
Blades of Glory: Not All Grass Is Created Equal
It grew for over a year on secret membranes with special ingredients and high-tech tools, never knowing whether it would get the chance to live up to its full potential. Finally, Field No. 2 is ready for the big stage at Super Bowl 50. Question is, can it withstand the weight of the game?
9 min |
February 8,2016
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.
10+ min |
February 29,2016
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.
10+ min |
February 29,2016
ESPN The Magazine
Larry Bird Will Die Young, Just Ask Him
Many NBA big men believe they are cursed by the very trait that brought them glory. And the emerging science around extreme size suggests they’re right.
10+ min |
February 29,2016
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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