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In January 2012, nobody had Gabby Douglas on a list of athletes who would dominate the headlines. Who will be the top performer in sports this year?

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Who are the top athletes in Dallas? ESPN RISE Magazine honors the top boys' and girls' candidates.

Who are the top athletes in Atlanta? ESPN RISE Magazine honors the top boys' and girls' candidates.

This is the kind of thing that happens to mere mortals. Not to Derek Jeter.

Jose Contreras has received a rousing welcome in his return to Cuba 10 years after defecting.

Derek Jeter has had a resurgence in the past 12 months and leads MLB in hits this season. Dan Szymborski writes that Jeter's play has put him on a realistic path to reach 4,000 career hits, with a small chance at catching all-time hits leader Pete Rose.

Story | Conversation | August 30, 2012

The crop of talent at this year's Area Code Games lacked the elite layer of no-doubt first-rounders that I've seen at the six previous ones I've covered, but the usual depth of arms was there and we did have a few standout athletes wor...

Blog | August 10, 2012

Keith Law went looking for top high school talent at this year's Area Code Games, and files a full report here.

Blog | Conversation | August 10, 2012

Aaron Rodgers is the 2011 Male Athlete of the Year chosen by members of The Associated Press after his MVP performance in the Green Bay Packers' Super Bowl victory in February and his stellar play during the team's long unbeaten run this season.

Anthony Galea, a go-to doctor for injured elite athletes -- from golfing great Tiger Woods to baseball star Alex Rodriguez -- was sentenced Friday afternoon in a U.S. District Court.

At a time when MLB wants to restore the Dodgers' brand after years of damage under the ownership of Frank McCourt, Earvin "Magic" Johnson is a major player in a group that wants to buy the team.

Jose Reyes won't be wearing a Mets uniform in this week's issue of ESPN The Magazine. Reyes will be one of the athletes featured in the magazine's annual "Body Issue." "They called my agent. My good friend Hanley Ramirez did that last year. The...

With Justin Verlander's dominance in five of the past six seasons, Detroit not only has a new local legend to adore but the face of Major League Baseball.

Mary Anne Catalano, the former lead assistant to a Canadian doctor accused of treating professional athletes with performance-enhancing drugs, avoided jail time as expected and was sentenced to one year of unsupervised probation.

Fort Worth is the host city for this year's Texas High School Coaches Association Coaching School, bringing the football and boys basketball all-star games to the Metroplex. Many of the area's stand-out athletes have been named to the North All-Star ...