The World's Game (According to Us)

...of Project Runway. We were there. After all, it's not every day we get to see Olympic gold medalists strutting down a catwalk made of Astroturf and then get to lounge around on a...

...I have a great jersey collection; Leo Messi threw his to me in the stands at the Olympics. I also have signed soccer balls from Pelé for my kids and a picture with Diego Maradona...

Baby, You're The Greatest

Want to know what sport your kid should play? Why wait? Everybody into the gene pool!

Dog Days

Sure, they're big-time now. But these jocks will never forget what it was like sweating for an honest buck

The Morning According to Us

People tend to think college basketball is a little more egalitarian. Everybody has a shot, the assumption goes. The NCAA Tourney field is 65 deep, an...

The Action Sports Report

...A.R. DOWNHILL RIDE Less than six weeks removed from reconstructive ACL surgery on Oct. 2, BMX Olympic bronze medalist Jill Kintner is already back on her bike, thanks to alternative treatment she's receiving...

The World Says U.S. Soccer Has Arrived

It's Time For Us To Get On Board

BABY YOU'RE THE GREATEST

Want to Know What Sport Your Kid Should Play? Why Wait? Everybody into the Gene Pool!

THE WORLD SAYS U.S. SOCCER HAS ARRIVED. IT'S TIME FOR US TO GET ON BOARD.

...and found a coach who nurtured his talent, and by 15 he was in the Adidas-sponsored Olympic Development Program, traveling the globe and discovering he could make a living playing this game. Now the...

NEXT SPORT: SOCCER

The world has says U.S. soccer has arrived. It's time for us to get on board.

NEXT COUNTRY: NIGERIA

A nation still suffering growing pains gives birth to a generation of athletes.

NEXT LAUNCHING PADS

Finding talent is one thing. Knowing what to do with it-well, that's a whole different story. From golfers to goalies, midfielders to outfielders, the...

2004: THE 'NEXT' ONES

Circa 2004, who was poised to break out?

THE MAGAZINE EDITOR'S BLOG: DECATHLON GOLD MEDALIST BRYAN CLAY STOPS BY

...world doesn't get to be really famous anymore.* Clay is the winner of the most recent Olympic decathlon—ten events over two days, both of which last about 14 hours, all of which...

FROM THIS ISSUE ... TREADING WATER

After watching the Olympics, the question arises more and more often, especially for parents of young athletes: What if we lived...