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THE DAMAGE DONE
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• LSU-Bama: An Alabama fan, an LSU fan -- and one night on Bourbon Street they'll never forget. Mark Winegardner
• Seitz: How FC Dallas goalkeeper became a bone marrow donor. Wayne Drehs
• Halmans: Bound by baseball, torn apart in psychotic episode. Wright Thompson
• Trippin': Dock Ellis, the man behind baseball's most psychedelic myth. Patrick Hruby
• Ryan vs. Ryan: The life of Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte. Wayne Drehs
• Tyler Clary: The best male swimmer you've never heard of. Bonnie D. Ford
• Broken Bow: Coaches Zane Harvey, Anthony Blum fondly remembered. Elizabeth Merrill
• The Kid Who Wasn't There: Guerdwich Montimere? Or Jerry Joseph? Wright Thompson
• For Father's Day: A son's baseball career comes to an end. Steve Wulf
• The Last Ride of Bear and Billy: A struggle to recall the past. Wright Thompson
• Soccer in the Storm: Bob Bradley coaches the Egyptian team. Wayne Drehs
• Deadly Games: In Rio, some neighborhoods have become war zones. Wright Thompson
• Slumdog Golfer: A man, trapped between worlds, chases a dream. Wright Thompson
• A Man Obsessed: Charlie Wittmack and his quest to conquer the world. Wayne Drehs
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EDITOR'S PICKS
MIND CONTROL
How multiple research groups and the NFL battled over Junior Seau's brain to lead the science of concussions. Fainarus' story » Video »
HIS GAME, HIS RULES
How Roger Goodell made the NFL bigger, richer, more powerful -- and now more divided. Don Van Natta Jr. » The BS Report » Podcast »
MJ HAS NOT LEFT THE BUILDING
As he settles into 50, Michael Jordan finds himself wondering if there are any more asses left for him to kick. Wright Thompson »
THE RUNNER
Fauja Singh ran his first marathon at age 89 and became an international sensation. Now 101, he'll run his last race in Hong Kong-- and try to find peace with a Guinness World Records slight. Jordan Conn »
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