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RIO DE JANEIRO -- There will come a point Saturday when the whistle will be blown, the ball will be kicked, and Brazil will take its place as the yearlong epicenter of the soccer world. The opening of the men's Confederations Cup will officially l...

Major U.S. men's sports leagues have been preparing for the moment when an active player announces he's gay. It was never a matter of if, but when.

Writer Wayne Drehs goes on a boat ride under Brazil's Iguacu Falls, the site of this week's X Games Vert events.

In ESPN The Magazine's One Day One Game issue, Wayne Drehs examines whether it's Ohio State point guard Aaron Craft's defense that enrages opposing fans -- or if it's something else entirely.

Shaun White got his six-peat and proved that winning never gets old.

Mike Schultz lost a leg in a horrific accident, but that didn't stop him from living -- and competing.

When he's not sleeping, young Japanese snowboarder Ayumu Hirano is making his mark as the "coolest kid in the pipe."

Mark McMorris put on a Slopestyle show to win the anticipated showdown with Shaun White.

Why being herself is Roz Groenewoud's best defense in Women's Ski SuperPipe at X Games Aspen.

Shaun White, his coach and X Games judges discuss White's perfect-run SuperPipe score at X Games Aspen 2012.

The Indianapolis Colts coach has been as a beacon of hope for people facing their own battles with leukemia.

With every sunrise and sunset, with the change of another season, the moments from the greatest two weeks in Maggie Steffens' young athletic life drift further and further away. Four months after carrying the U.S. women's water polo team to its first...

It has been a whirlwind ride for Missy Franklin since winning five medals at the London Olympics three months ago. Now, she is looking ahead to college and helping carry the torch in the sport of swimming.

After winning five Olympic medals in London, Missy Franklin recalls her dreamlike summer in ESPN The Magazine's Interview issue.

How FC Dallas goalkeeper Chris Seitz decided to become a bone marrow donor and the challenges and choices he faced while on a mission to help save a life.

Tim Lincecum no longer resembles the pitcher who only two years ago led San Francisco to its first World Series title in 56 years.