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Today, I have a treat for you. My friend, my teammate, Leonard Johnson will be whippin' up a dish.

Cam Newton

I remember one question after the game, “Do you think 50 points is your ceiling?” In my head I was thinking: No way.

Kristine Anigwe

Your story is reaching millions upon millions of people all over the world.

Kurt Suzuki

I’m not the man Ashley married. I’m a much better version of that man. One I wish she was here to see.

Tommie Harris

Big moments have a way of making you look ahead. Now, Derek and I are looking to the future.

Hannah Jeter

Through all the dark times that he faced, Wilson just kept smiling. He was the best friend you could ever have.

Blake Griffin

In the latest edition of Life Out Loud, Muhammad Ali’s widow offers new insights about Ali’s life through her own stories and memories.

Lonnie Ali

Let's bring basketball and hockey back to Seattle.

Russell Wilson

Last year it wasn't a historic year but this year a lot of people are counting on us to bring it back. So, you know, it's up to us to bring the tradition back.

Lonzo Ball, T.J. Leaf and Ike Anigbogu

It’s what Lil’ Brod would have wanted. I knew I needed to be strong for him. All he wanted me to do was ball.

Kwon Alexander

Those 628 days between us allowed me to watch Nneka pave the way. Everything I am, I owe to her. I don’t tell her that enough.

Chiney Ogwumike

But I’d be lying if I said I didn’t think about my dad when I was making the decision. Maybe he was the tiebreaker that put the Raiders over the top.

Dan Williams

Want to hear a joke? A guy from Southern Ontario goes to China to teach ice hockey. That’s it. Except that’s exactly what happened to me.

Matt Beleskey

I was extremely proud that my Turn 2 Foundation recently hosted a number of events in Kalamazoo — as a small way to give back.

Derek Jeter

From the outside, we looked like a perfect family that people hoped to have. Until the cops came.

Jayne Appel-Marinelli

There were some heavy-hitting storylines in this week's episode of Ballers. None as important as my HBO debut. Yep, I made it into the show.

Tyler Horn

"The NFL is a business." If you hang around NFL players long enough, you’ll hear that sentiment a lot. The funny thing is, the same five words can mean differen

Tyler Horn

It’s easy for fans to forget that GMs will praise you, and pay you, until the day they don’t need you anymore. Then they will let you go.

Tyler Horn

The best part about doing these Ballers recaps is that I get to relive my glory days as an athlete, while concurrently watching how my life plays out as a finan

Tyler Horn

I've realized all of my dreams. Every single one. And it was all because of you.

Bobby Ryan

Coming off one of the best seasons of my career, I can’t help but look back and be appreciative of everyone who helped guide me to this point.

Joel Ward