Off the Field

I have to apologize to the Hall of Fame committee: I know. I invited too many people. My bad.

Today, I’m retiring from the National Hockey League.

We’ve all been job hunting. Checking the online job listings, asking friends to put in a good word, even hitting the classifieds in the newspaper,

At The Players’ Tribune, we know that music and sports have always been great teammates.

If the fans love it, then I love it, too.

You’d probably never be able to tell looking at me, but I’ve been in daily pain for more than 16 years.

Before he became Spain's top all-time goalscorer, a World Cup champion and the face of New York City FC, David Villa was just a kid from...

Lisa Leslie shies away from labels, but she was the face of the league. She fundamentally changed the game of basketball for women. There will never be another

Before I was president of the USTA, I was a player. And as much as I was a player, I was a fan.

I was a hyperactive kid. Probably not a surprise, right? Except I took hyperactivity to another level. One day, my dad had enough. He took me down to the boxing

Kids now don’t understand what it was like back in the late ’70s, early ’80s.

There are no borders when it comes to basketball. To that end, Kevin Durant is on a three-country European tour, including Madrid, Paris and Berlin, to check ou

Before he was a four-time Pro Bowler, before he was a Super Bowl champion and before he was the anchor of the Legion of Boom, Earl Thomas was just a kid from Or

On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Richard Berman nullified the NFL’s four-game suspension of Tom Brady for his role in #DeflateGate. On...

Here, with her Watchlist, is New York Liberty center (and future reality show competitor) Kiah Stokes.

Football is a numbers game. One grass field, 120 by 53 1/3 yards. Six points for a touchdown, three for a field goal. Four chances to make 10 yards.

Before she led UConn to three national championships and the Phoenix Mercury to three WNBA championships, Diana Taurasi was just a kid...

Here with his Playlist is Redskins defensive tackle (and #RomanticGuy) Terrance 'Pot Roast' Knighton.

I know how this story might come off to some people -- a white guy with a drug problem finds himself and goes to Africa.

Introducing Tribune Mailbag, a new series featuring athletes and fans in conversation.

When I started swallowing the seawater and felt it go into my lungs, I experienced a fear that I will never be able to fully describe.

"Every professional athlete dreams of being the best, but before they made it big, they were just kids from somewhere. Photo by Clay..."

You don’t reach the top of your sport without standing on the shoulders of those who came before you.

If Hurricane Katrina hit a wealthier city, would it have suffered as bad for as long as New Orleans did?