Muhammad Ali

Outside, the house is neat and trim, not unlike the owner himself, who possesses one of those perfectly oval faces -- bald on top, bearded on the bottom -- that, in caricature class, could be turned upside down and...

As a writer, I want it to go on and on. I'm riding in the front passenger seat, watching the nose of Muhammad Ali's luxury car begin to drift back and forth across the center lane of a Los Angeles freeway, feeling...

Do I spy a trend? Kyle Lohse of the Minnesota Twins is the fourth big league pitcher injured while engaging in fisticuffs with an inanimate object during the past year.

Let's play a little word association. What athletes -- active or retired, living or gone home to glory -- come to mind when you read the following words?

Take a young but seemingly gifted athlete. Now predict his or her future in sports. It's not easy. Scouts, recruiters, general managers, personnel directors, coaches, journalists, fantasy geeks and parents -- we've...