PLAYING A LIFE OR DEATH GAME
Meet The Devastated Parents Who Want To Save Football From Itself
"What made me say that the culture of football is wrong, having watched my son's death live and first hand, was watching it on video."
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HIS PYRAMID FORMATION
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?
MONDAY MORNING NON-QUARTERBACK
Here's A Transcript Of Peyton Manning's Retirement Speech
"There is just something about 18 years. Eighteen is a good number and today I retire from pro football."
FROM A YOUNG COLT TO AN OLD BRONCO
Peyton Manning Expected To Retire Monday
The five-time NFL MVP is retiring, the Denver Broncos announced Sunday. The team will hold a news conference Monday for Manning to discuss his stepping away from the game after 18 seasons and two Super Bowl victories.
IT'S ALL KICKING OFF
The FBI Versus FIFA
The exclusive account of how a small band of federal agents and an outsized corrupt official brought down the sports world's biggest governing body.
GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME
The Wow Factor — Inside The NFL's Wild Return To Los Angeles
Few could have guessed that the league's return would become so bloody, bitter and, most of all, emblematic of how power in the NFL truly works.
SNEAKERHEAD TO HEAD
Ranking Every Air Jordan Sneaker From 1 To XX9
On Feb. 12, Jordan Brand will release the Air Jordan XXX, the 30th signature model in the Air Jordan line. The first Air Jordan came out more than 30 years ago and its legacy endures to this day. But which Jordan sneaker is the best of the best?
'YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER'
When Whitney Hit The High Note
Ten days after the US entered into war, Whitney Houston didn't just sing the national anthem at Super Bowl XXV — she owned it. This is the story of her moment in time.
RUE THE WAVE
Swallowed By Jaws
On Jan. 15, legendary surfers took on Maui's skyscraper-sized waves. The best-case scenario was an epic, record-breaking ride. The worst was death.
NOW JUST FOR DAFT KINGS
DraftKings Bans Use Of Offsite Scripts
Daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings will no longer allow the use of outside computer scripts and plans to start identifying experienced players, among other changes announced by the company Friday.
PATRIOT GAMES
Tom Brady's Big Reveal
Even when he is dressed in a lumpy Patriots sweatshirt and stocking cap, standing before a wall of cameras, Tom Brady manages to look regal. It's almost easy to forget what a competitive lunatic he becomes on the field.
A DAB OF MISCHIEF
How Cam Newton Made Football Fun Again
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is enjoying this NFL season in a way that makes some people proud and others lose their minds.
FANTASY FINES
New York Attorney General Wants DraftKings And FanDuel To Return Profits
New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman filed an amended lawsuit against the two companies, this time asking for them to give back all the money they made in New York State, to give it back to those who lost money and to pay a fine of up to $5,000 per case.
BANNER EFFORT
The Airplane Banner Campaign That Got A College Football Coach Fired
By the 1960s, football fans were using aerial banners the same way they've used most every other form of communication: to demand that coaches lose their jobs. The practice may have just reached its apex at the University of Miami.
TANGLED UP WITH BLUE
The Prosecution Of Thabo Sefolosha
On an April night in New York City, the Hawks forward was injured and arrested by the NYPD. This is the exclusive story of how, in the aftermath, he became what he never wanted to be: a civil rights symbol.
FANTASY COME TRUE
An Oral History Of 'The League'
As "The League" comes to an end it's only fitting that we celebrate the show with an exploration of how it came to be.
TIME TO GET BACK UP
Ronda Rousey Is Down, But Not Out
In the days after her stunning defeat, Ronda Rousey says that she's ready to fight again.
DRAFTKINGS WITHOUT A CROWN
The Fate Of Daily Fantasy Is All About These Bros
A year ago Dave and Rob Gomes won $1,000,000 playing daily fantasy football. Now, DraftKings, currently under legal pressure, is using them to prove it takes skill, not luck to win.
GROWING BODY OF EVIDENCE
Is It Time To Rethink Human Growth Hormone?
New research is focusing on HGH — known as an illegal performance enhancer — as a powerful therapy for career-ending ACL injuries.
THE WAVE HAS CRASHED
When Stadiums Are No Longer Safe Spaces
Stadiums are soft, rich targets. Live sports only work because people believe they are safe, and in Paris, that belief came under attack.
