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Robert Griffin III is no ordinary QB -- he's a legacy who embodies the traits of his predecessors, both one and two. In ESPN The Magazine, Tom Friend explores the life of RG3 in this definitive profile on the draft's most important player.

Tony Gwynn's cancer surgery was deemed a success Wednesday, after five doctors spent 14 hours removing a malignant tumor from the Hall of Famer's right cheek Tuesday.

Tony Gwynn, the Hall of Fame outfielder who 18 months ago blamed smokeless tobacco for a malignant growth inside his right cheek, was scheduled to have surgery Monday to remove a new cancerous tumor in the same spot.

The same offensive lineman who staged a phony news conference four years ago to announce he was attending California -- even though Cal never recruited him -- will sign a legitimate letter of intent Wednesday with Division II Missouri Western State.

Editor's note: Thursday, Academy Award winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr. visited ESPN's Bristol campus to promote his new movie Red Tails, opening Friday nationwide. Gooding won the 1996 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Jerry Maguire. The...

In the year since being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, San Diego Padres bullpen coach Darrel Akerfelds has been determined to stay involved with the game he loves.

Tyrone Curry was just another ordinary high school janitor -- until a stroke of luck gave him the power to change an athletic community

Kansas power forward Thomas Robinson lost his mother and both grandparents in about a month last season. Struck by unbearable grief, he leaned on KU hoops to heal. Tom Friend follows his journey for ESPN The Magazine.

The anniversary of Sept. 11 arrives when baseball's calendar is full of hope for contenders and call-ups. That's why, for Eric Junge, the tragedy of the day inspires his major league dreams.

You'd think leading the NBA in scoring twice by 22 years old and taking the NBA's youngest playoff team to the conference semifinals would go to a kid's head. But not Kevin Durant's. Tom Friend explains why.

Twenty years later, Tom Friend looks back at Duke's upset of undefeated UNLV in the 1991 Final Four....

Former Padres standout Tony Gwynn was in danger of losing more than just his signature smile. He had cancer in his mouth. Now Gwynn, the head coach at San Diego State, talks about his addiction to smokeless tobacco, his treatment and his recovery.

Longtime NFL player agent Gary Wichard has died at 60.

Amid the hoopla of Super Bowl XLV, you might have missed Tom Friend's stark weekend profile of former Chicago Bears defensive lineman William 'The Refrigerator' Perry, who continues to suffer from health and alcohol-related problems at age 48. Below ...

AIKEN, S.C. -- Every day begins with William Perry needing help out of bed. Usually, it's 10 a.m. before he even gives it a try, and to support his 400 pounds, he shuffles to the living room on two legs that barely work and his sturdy black cane. ...

William "The Refrigerator" Perry is stubborn. He is not the innocent "Fridge" from the Chicago Bears' famous 1985 season. He is not coachable. William Perry does what he wants -- and that includes still drinking.