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To Slovakia: A first-hand account of basketball and chaos in Europe

Multi-colored smoke swept across the court. More than once I raised my jersey up over my nose and breathed into the dark sweaty space between the fabric and my skin to avoid passing out. Stay…
LENGTH: 23 minutes (5872 words)

The Legend of Malacrianza: Costa Rica’s badass, killer toro

Stay connected with SB Nation Follow @sbnation The sun has not risen yet over Garza, a tiny fishing village on Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula, but already there is movement. On one side of the…
LENGTH: 20 minutes (5175 words)

I am Royce White: Living and working with anxiety disorder

Stay connected with SB Nation Follow @sbnation I am Royce White. I am not 6’ 8. I can barely grow a beard, much less one of the epic varieties that White often sports. I’ve never been…
LENGTH: 24 minutes (6026 words)

No finish line: Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens returns to the track

Stay connected with SB Nation Follow @sbnation Photo credit: Getty Images ““I got balls and guts,” Gary Stevens tweeted on the evening of Feb. 23. The barb was directed at an…
LENGTH: 30 minutes (7513 words)

The secret world of NBA daps: The choreographed pregame rituals that have become an integral part of pro basketball

The darkness fades and gives way to the fluorescent lights overhead. A man — nearly seven feet tall — jogs toward a group of similarly sized men. He approaches one with both hands…
LENGTH: 17 minutes (4498 words)

The original dual-threat: Before RGIII, there was Reggie Collier, college football's first great run-pass QB

Go ahead — click on the YouTube video. Check out that quarterback with the long strides and the dragster speed and the rocket-fueled passes. If not for the grainy production value and those…
LENGTH: 19 minutes (4796 words)

A different world: How one small college is quitting sports -- and might lead a revolution

In the beginning, Danyelle Carter had only one thought: I'm going to die. The 7 a.m. boot camp workout class at Spelman College is a muscle-testing, lung-battering trial for even the fittest. And…
LENGTH: 24 minutes (6022 words)

The Re-education of Chris Copeland: How a 29-year-old rookie made it to the NBA

“We plan our lives according to a dream that came to us in our childhood, and we find that life alters our plans. And yet, at the end, from a rare height, we also see that our dream was our…
LENGTH: 25 minutes (6255 words)

The good hurt: How Ray King lives and plays basketball with cancer

You know how heavy and achy your body feels the morning after a day spent moving from one apartment to another or clearing land or something like that? That’s how Ray King has felt every day…
LENGTH: 24 minutes (6090 words)
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