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Nick Rimando Was Never Too Short To Stand TallOne dream is that it never ends. The cartilage never recedes and the synapses fire as fast as ever, and you just keep going. Every morning you pop out of bed without the reminder of the 100 times you hit the ground in practice the day before and your body and mind never tire of the routine. Everyone...

Tim Duncan Was Big FunThe first time I ever watched Tim Duncan play basketball, I had no idea who he was. I’d tuned in to an ACC telecast expecting to be paying attention to Randolph Childress and Scooter Banks for Wake Forest, but possession after possession this tall freshman kept materializing right in the middle of t...

John Daly Sings "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" Days After Collapsing On CourseGolfer and unique pants enthusiast John Daly suffered a collapsed lung during a tournament Saturday, and had to be hospitalized. The 49-year-old reportedly wasn’t breathing for almost three minutes. And yet, Daly showed up the next day to play while smoking cigarettes, because that’s just what John ...

Are Football Players Really Living Longer Than Baseball Players? Why Grantland's Study Is Wrong

Grantland recently published an article, "Mere Mortals," by Bill Barnwell, which claims that:...