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Editor's note: This is the extended version of a story that appears in ESPN The Magazine's Feb. 4 Perfect Issue. It is part of an ongoing collaboration between Klout and ESPN to highlight athletes with surprising social media influence. Subscribe to ...

Editor's note: This is the extended version of a story that appears in ESPN The Magazine's Feb. 4 Perfect Issue. Subscribe today! It's not every day an athlete can tell the NFL off, not get fined and become an overnight social-media success story....

Editor's note: This story appears in ESPN The Magazine's Feb. 4 Perfect Issue. Subscribe today! After 14 years in the NBA, German-born Dirk Nowitzki is an 11-time All-Star and the Dallas Mavericks' all-time leading scorer. After missing the first ...

In ESPN The Magazine, Sam Khan Jr. and Jared Shanker write that last February, Ohio State, Notre Dame and Texas A&M were missing from Recruiting Nation's top five. But following surprise seasons, they'll be front and center on signing day.

Story | Conversation | January 25, 2013

A head case, some journeymen, washouts, oldsters and a 35-year-old rookie walk into Madison Square Garden ... and start winning? Read Pablo S. Torre's story from ESPN The Magazine's Perfect issue on how the mess of the Knicks became a joy to behol...

In ESPN The Magazine, Seth Wickersham writes that Bill Walsh's first book was an unwieldy 550-page mind-dump. But 15 years later, it lives on as a Super Bowl road map -- and a haunting reminder of the tortured genius it takes to win the big one.

Sixth man Briante Weber is more than VCU's king of steals -- he's the perfect example of how Shaka Smart's recruiting style can turn unconventional strengths into success come March.

Story | Conversation | January 24, 2013

In ESPN The Magazine, Chris Palmer counts down to game time with Golden State sharpshooter Stephen Curry.

A head case, some journeymen, washouts, oldsters and a 35-year-old rookie walk into Madison Square Garden ... and start winning? In ESPN The Magazine, Pablo S. Torre writes about how the mess of the Knicks have become a joy to behold.

Sure, it's great that the NHL is back. But longtime fan Chris Jones wonders if the lockout was this league's last chance to correct the broken, bloated monster it's become.

In ESPN The Magazine's Perfect issue, Sam Miller writes that in today's extreme-strikeout era, every pitcher -- amazing or awful -- has a chance to throw a perfect game on any day. Case in point: Philip Humber.

Sports have taught us to believe in miracles and fairy tales, writes Tim Keown in ESPN The Magazine's Perfect issue. So is it any wonder we fell for the unbelievable stories of Lance Armstrong and Manti T'eo?

As easy as it is to appreciate Rafael Nadal's greatness when he's in action, it's even easier to appreciate it when he's sidelined, writes Howard Bryant in ESPN The Magazine's Perfect issue.

In ESPN The Magazine, John Gasaway writes that Oklahoma State's Marcus Smart can't shake a shooting slump. But scouts still say he's a slam dunk.

Story | Conversation | January 23, 2013

In ESPN The Magazine, Brian Windhorst talks with Atlanta Hawks star Josh Smith about his team's hot start, the iPad minis he bought his fellow players and his odds of teaming up with Dwight Howard.

When the slightest glitch in a golf swing can destroy an entire career, how has Tiger Woods reinvented his own swing three times? And, as Scott Eden asks in ESPN The Magazine's Perfect issue, why?