The Players Tribune

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The Players’ Tribune is a new media company that provides athletes with a platform to connect directly with their fans, in their own words. Founded by Derek Jeter, The Players’ Tribune publishes first-person articles from athletes, providing unique insight into the daily sports conversation. Through impactful and powerful long- and short-form articles, video series and podcasts, The Players’ Tribune brings fans closer than ever to the games they love.

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TPT Assist recently hosted a special athlete panel featuring Jerry Stackhouse, Jay Williams, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Marcedes Lewis and Anthony (Spice) Adams for over

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This past weekend, the Red Sox retired David Ortiz’s number 34, and the city of Boston joined together to honor Big Papi.

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As a kid, getting my number retired by the Yankees wasn't something I thought about even in my wildest dreams.

Derek Jeter

Shaquille O’Neal picks out his favorite Lakers photos with longtime team photographer Andrew D. Bernstein. Yes, this is his real handwriting.

Shaquille O’Neal

We are both Olympic gold medalists and world champions,and now we’re freshmen at UCLA & the first Olympic gold medalists ever to compete in collegiate gymnastic

Madison Kocian and Kyla Ross

This city is in our hearts. It’s our one true love. And the place we always come back to.

Manny Machado, Jon Jay, and Yonder Alonso

On Saturday, Kevin Durant got to discover -- really discover -- his new city. It looks like he's fitting right in.

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For Maine-Endwell, a Little League team from central New York, the summer of 2016 has been like a movie.

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Right now I'm getting ready for the World Championships coming up in August in Beijing, so I've been going extra hard.

Allyson Felix

The best of the best from the summer party in Los Angeles.

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Here's what we learned: Justin Britt has a gold glove (and killer tats). Zach LaVine can drop bombs. Prime Time’s still got it.

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With the halfway point of the 2016 Major League Baseball season drawing near, photographer Tom DiPace presents the faces of summer.

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It’s important to make sure we’re prepared to play, but also we have to let our hair down a little bit, relax, and clear our minds.

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Kobe Bryant's next move? Ghostbuster. The Black Mamba let us ride along for his Ghostbusters promo shoot.

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We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you a hard-hitting dispatch from the highest pinnacle of sporting competition. As the Panthers and Bro

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2015 PBR Champion J.B. Mauney has one motto on bull riding: "Tell me a Bull is unrideable and that's the one I'm picking."

J.B. Mauney

How Clayton Kershaw, Yasiel Puig, Jose Abreu and a crew of MLB stars made history, and made Cuba cry

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NBA players are like rock stars in China, and Charlotte Hornets guard Troy Daniels documented the team's entire trip.

Troy Daniels

Legendary Photographer Walter Iooss Jr. shares his 24 most memorable photos of Number 24 himself: Kobe Bryant.

Walter Iooss Jr.

Earlier this week, we caught up with Kobe Bryant on the road in San Francisco for a game against the Warriors.

Kobe Bryant

Here are some of my favorite images from my career shooting college football.

Walter Iooss Jr.

I like the challenge of trying to be in the moment. It’s not easy.

Kevin Durant