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From time to time, the writers of Grantland will use this space to unpack a new sports book. Most of these books will be bad. Relentless is a sports self-help/inspirational book by famed athletic trainer Tim Grover that reads like it was written b...

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild's goaltending situation appears to have gone from dramatic to dire in very short order. Josh Harding, diagnosed before this season with multiple sclerosis, provided inspirational play coming on at the start of...

What a month for Jack Hoffman. The 7-year-old cancer patient and Nebraska Cornhusker super fan began April by providing the coolest/most inspirational/most memorable play of a spring game in college football history, when he ran 69 yards for a tou...

Star The Rock Had a Tough Childhood: "Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has a reputation for being the ultimate showman, playing badass tough guys in movies like G.I. Joe Retaliation and The Scorpion King, and winning over WWE wrestling fans with his char...

The simplicity in Brittney Griner's announcement was striking, and telling. It said a lot about who she is, and it sent a clear, inspirational message to any person who might be considering coming out.

Dick and Rick Hoyt have been in perpetual motion on Boston Marathon Monday nearly every year since 1981. They now are forever stuck in time thanks to a bronze statue featuring the pair that was officially unveiled this week in Hopkinton, Mass., l...

Zinedine Zidane says of all the players this season he has been most impressed by the "unique" talent of Gareth Bale.

Tim Tebow is enjoying his NFL offseason away from the bright NFL spotlight. But the popular New York Jets quarterback found a way to contribute to the biggest sporting event in March. Tebow gave an inspirational speech to the Wichita State Shocker...

AUSTIN, Texas -- Somewhere lost in all the pomp, circumstance, inspirational montages and endless car commercials of the NCAA tournament is the little secret someone forgot to mention to Colorado and Illinois -- in order to win, you must put ...

Ty Lawson scored 25 points, Andre Miller had 20 points and nine assists and the Denver Nuggets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 114-104 Tuesday night to win a 13th straight game for the first time since joining the NBA.

#INSERT type:image caption:Juan Carlos Valeron was inspirational in what may be his last ever Galician derby END# Deportivo La Coruna gave their survival hopes a vital boost with a 3-1 victory over ten-man relegation rivals Celta Vigo in the Galicia...

EVANSTON, Ill. -- What senior guard Reggie Hearn did at Northwestern on the court, which recently culminated into an all-conference honorable mention selection, can be attributed to the countless hours he put into his game. How he ended up here an...

DALLAS - It wasn't quite as entertaining or inspirational as Bluto Blutarsky's big speech in "Animal House," but coach Rick Carlisle made it clear that he doesn't consider the Mavericks' season over. "What is there to play for?" Carlisle said, rep...

Cardiff manager Malky Mackay has a dilemma at the heart of his defence as the table-topping Bluebirds look to get back to winning ways against Derby.Inspirational captain Mark Hudson's ankle injury meant he missed the defeat at Middlesbrough and the ...

Cardiff manager Malky Mackay has a dilemma at the heart of his defence as the table-topping Bluebirds look to get back to winning ways against Derby.Inspirational captain Mark Hudson's ankle injury meant he missed the defeat at Middlesbrough and the ...

The Portland Timbers overcame two early goals by Fabian Espindola to forge a 3-all draw with the New York Red Bulls in both teams' Major League Soccer season opener on Sunday night.