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Dave Duerson: The Ferocious Life and Tragic Death of a Super Bowl Star

For years ex-Bear Dave Duerson had a hand in turning down scores of disability claims of retired players – though he likely suffered from brain injuries himself. In February, 2011, he shot himself in the heart. Was it because he couldn't bear to admit his betrayal?

Is This Man Too Smart for Baseball?

Buck Showalter has an obsessive mind for the game. That's been both his greatest strength – and his undoing.

A Father's Small Hope

Stricken with a rare genetic syndrome, the author's son was a prisoner in his own body. Then his dad took him surfing.

Faster, Faster, Kill, Kill

As circumspect and gracious off the court as he is lethal on it, Steve Nash has made watching the Phoenix Suns run the floor one of the most exhilarating rides in sports. But has he finally reached his mortal limits – or can he go faster still?

Confessions of an NFL Hitman

Steelers linebacker James Harrison has been labeled the scourge of football — a one-man concussion machine. But he says he plays the game the way it's meant to be played, and he doesn't care what anyone thinks — especially the commissioner.

The Ghost Park

If you think global warming is some distant threat, come visit Yellowstone, our most beloved national park. Acres of trees are dying, trout runs are disappearing, and starving bears are attacking campers. It's an ecosystem in collapse, and things are only getting worse.

Mark Ruffalo's Good Life Formula

How Hollywood's greenest star found peace.

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