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The Fittest Human Ever Quit Sports, Found Happiness<em></em>Oskar Svendsen was the next big thing. The baby-faced Norwegian was just 18 years old when he was tabbed as cycling’s next great prodigy at the 2012 World Championships; maybe he’d follow in Thor Hushovd’s footsteps and win bushels of Tour de France stages for Norway, or, who knows, maybe even beco...

Banned Golf Phenom Returns To Links, Keeps WinningAfter a bizarre, court-ordered ban from golf, a preteen golf prodigy in suburban Washington, D.C., has returned to the sport, and has picked up right where she left off....

Virginia Judge Bans 10-Year-Old "Prodigy" From Golf In Custody BattleEarlier this month, Judge Jeanette Irby of the Circuit Court of Loudoun County, Va. entered her ruling in the case of Michael Vechery vs. Florence Cottet-Moine, a dispute over custody of their 10-year-old daughter....

11-Year-Old American Soccer Prodigy Joins Real Madrid

Rejoice, America, for we finally have our soccer savior. He's 11. His name is Joshua....

Your Primer On 14-Year-Old Tianlang Guan's Prodigious 1-Over Day At Augusta National

Winning after the first round at Augusta National is the boy tied for 46th place: Tianlang Guan, the 14-year-old who as the youngest competitor in a major since 1865 sits just on the cut line at 1-over....

This Nine-Year-Old Kid Might Well Be The World's Next Greatest Soccer Player

This lad, who has yet to be publicly identified, is being called "The Japanese Messi." For good reason. The kid's got footwork, pace and panache to the point where the guy who coached "The Real Messi" as a youth has linked to this clip via Twitter. Or, it could just be a farce, which would be sad....