House Of Hockey

Pierre and Linda Lamoureux of Grand Forks, N.D., didn’t set out to breed a full hockey team, but that’s what they got: six college players, including two Olympians who will skate for Team USA in Vancouver

Author: Gary Smith
Published: Feb 1, 2010
Length: 23 minutes (5,865 words)

Hang ’em High

Never, it seems, have punters been more valuable to NFL teams. So who are these guys—and why hasn’t a single punter been voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

Published: Dec 21, 2009
Length: 20 minutes (5,198 words)

The Running Back, The Cheerleader And What Came After The Greatest College Football Game Ever

The magic carpet ride began for Boise State with the unbelievable finish to the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, but what became of the heroic prince and the beautiful princess who waltzed into a nation’s embrace that night? How did their fairy tale turn out?

Published: Dec 28, 2009
Length: 13 minutes (3,404 words)

2009 Sportsman Of The Year: Derek Jeter

It is not so much what he accomplished at 35—a fifth World Series ring capping a historic season, to be sure—as how the Yankees’ shortstop arrived at his iconic place. Being the ultimate team player and a role model synonymous with winning has brought him still another title: Sportsman of the Year.

Published: Dec 7, 2009
Length: 20 minutes (5,044 words)

What Happened to Michael Vick’s Dogs

Since being rescued 20 months ago from the dogfighting ring financed by Michael Vick, all but a few of the abused pit bulls have been recovering in sanctuary, foster care and adoptive homes. Now even the most traumatized of them can have a happy new year.

Author: Jim Gorant
Published: Dec 24, 2008
Length: 18 minutes (4,544 words)

What’s With You, Man?

HEY, JIMMIE JOHNSON You’re the best ever, Superman in a firesuit, a three-time NASCAR champion rolling toward your fourth straight Cup—fourth straight!—and yet you’re humble and quiet and polite and nice …

Published: Nov 9, 2009
Length: 16 minutes (4,244 words)

‘I Hate Tennis’

In a powerful autobiography, Andre Agassi speaks in surprising and vivid detail about his violent, overbearing father, his antipathy toward the sport that made him famous, and the deep dissatisfaction that led him to use crystal meth

Published: Nov 2, 2009
Length: 8 minutes (2,177 words)

Joe Paterno Top Of The World, Pa!

He’s 82. He has the career-wins record. Isn’t it time to quit? Bite your tongue. As long as he has an impact at Penn State, Joe Paterno is staying put.

Published: Oct 26, 2009
Length: 20 minutes (5,065 words)

8 Teams. 17 Years. 208 Games. One Long Road

The oldest field player in the NFL is Brett Favre. The second-oldest is Jeff Zgonina. He’ll never make it to Canton, but he and players like him are the soul of football.

Author: Tim Layden
Published: Oct 19, 2009
Length: 6 minutes (1,682 words)

The Power Of One

At age 17 Bonnie Richardson won the Texas state track team championship all by herself. Then she did it again

Author: Gary Smith
Published: Sep 28, 2009
Length: 26 minutes (6,510 words)