“No one wanted him.” How Ward let outsiders’ doubt fuel his rise from a no-star recruit to becoming the future face of an NFL franchise.
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Why one simple word defines Steph Curry’s leadership with the Warriors
Twenty former teammates, coaches and staffers share their best Steph Curry leadership stories, all with one common theme.
After Luis Arraez collision, Padres’ Mike Shildt supports safety measures at first base
During a Starkville podcast appearance, Shildt said MLB should consider implementing college baseball’s “double first base rule.”
Death, Taxes and Ben Affleck: ‘The Accountant’ Gets a Sequel
In the movie class of 2016, “The Accountant” was a wild-card. It told an original story for adults, breaking from the family-friendly intellectual property derivatives that crowded the top of the box office charts. And though it resembled a durable …
Lorde Planned a Surprise Show in New York. Surprise: There Was No Show.
The singer summoned fans to an impromptu performance in Washington Square Park Tuesday night. She neglected to get a permit. But there was one more surprise to come.
Remember When Facebook Was Cool? Recalling a Bygone Era at Meta’s Trial.
In the landmark antitrust case, tech executives have harked back to a Silicon Valley age when social apps like Facebook, Path, Orkut and Google Plus boomed.
NHL outsider Eric Tulsky, an Ivy League scientist, is changing what it means to be a GM
A Harvard grad with a PhD from UC Berkeley, Eric Tulsky is not a typical NHL GM. Is what he’s building in Carolina the future of hockey?
Gov. Josh Shapiro: Finding Moral Clarity After an Arsonist’s Attack
I woke up to yelling in the hallway. A few seconds later, there was a bang on the door. It was just after 2 a.m., and a state trooper in the hallway of our private living quarters at the governor’s residence said there was a fire in the building. We …
How the War Over Trans Athletes Tore a Volleyball Team Apart
Last November, on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, the second- or third-best player on the third- or fourth-best team in the sixth- or seventh-best conference in women’s college volleyball took the court in Las Vegas. She was the center of attention …
Why the White House Started Making Deportation Cartoons
The Trump administration hasn’t yet delivered huge deportation numbers — but it is using the internet to provide regular deportation spectacles.