That dinner started as the lowest point in our lives. By the end, it was a party.
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Cam Newton captivated us in victory and defeat in 2016. (Nate Lepak/Flickr)
Saturday - December 31, 2016 Sat - 12/31/16
rantnrave:// Picking the best stories of 2016 is an impossible task. There are too many to stop at 20 or 40 or wherever you want to cut it off. These are the stories that resonated with me most this past year. It would have been nice to throw in a story about MLB's newest member of the 3,000 hit club or BILL KENNEDYs coming out party. How CRAIG SAGER captivated us this year. The history of running gear. The list goes on. Enjoy these and get ready for a new year to awe us again... SportsREDEF is taking a long weekend to bring in the New Year's. Hope you have a fun and vibrant New Year's Eve! We will see you Tuesday.
- Mike Vorkunov, curator
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ProPublica
The Muscular Dystrophy Patient and Olympic Medalist with the Same Genetic Disorder
by David Epstein
How a woman whose muscles disappeared discovered she shared a disease with a muscle-bound Olympic medalist.
Quartz
Why men fight: An empirical investigation of the extremes of masculinity
by Thomas Page McBee
Eric Cohen, a 27-year-old partner in a private equity firm, is a squat 155 pounds, a little soft around the belly, and presumably a lot richer than me. I am his 34-year-old, 132-pound opponent.
ESPN.com
The great Korean bat flip mystery
by Mina Kimes
MLB's code is clear: Flip your bat and you'll pay. But in South Korea, flips are an art. How does this alternate world exist? And what does it say about us?
National Geographic
Why Are So Many BASE Jumpers Dying?
by Andrew Bisharat
A wingsuit BASE jumper just live-streamed his own death-marking the latest fatality in the sport’s deadliest year. We investigate why both highly experienced pilots and beginners are dying in this extreme sport.
Yahoo! Sports
The tragic final night of Jose Fernandez's life
by Jeff Passan
The Miami Marlins’ star pitcher was upset and just wanted to get away, leading him on a late-night ride on a 32-foot fishing boat into the wee hours of Sunday. It would be the last boat ride of his life.
The New Yorker
The Soccer-Star Refugees of Eritrea
by Alexis Okeowo
Athletes from the national team plan a mass defection.
Rolling Stone
Gridiron Gangster: How a Pro Gambler Took Down an Alleged Crime Boss
by David Amsden
Inside the story of Owen Hanson, the former USC athlete suspected of heading an international gambling and drug syndicate.
MMQB
How NFL Quarterbacks Are Made
by Robert Klemko
The MMQB examined the youth football careers and family backgrounds of the 15 QBs taken in this year’s NFL draft (a record number), and found several key life experiences that appear to be predictors of success. Often, the men who play the position aren’t natural born leaders.
VQR
Vertical Descent
by Elisabeth Donnelly
Adventures in synchronized swimming.
The New York Times
The Enduring Power of Jaromir Jagr
by Ben Shpigel
After 22 years and eight teams, the Panthers’ Jagr is bound for another playoff appearance and seems unlikely to retire any time soon.
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The Ringer
The Disappearance of Justin Blackmon
by Jordan Ritter Conn
Where did it all go wrong for one of the most gifted players in college football history?
Deadspin
The Writer Who Was Too Strong To Live
by Dave McKenna
Jennifer Frey drank herself to death.
Sports Illustrated
Can Robert Swift revive his NBA career and life?
by Chris Ballard
A millionaire at 18 and a junkie at 27, Robert Swift is trying to revive his basketball career and repair his frayed life.
Down East
Who Wants to Run a Marathon in December in Northern Maine?
by Kathryn Miles
And who seriously thinks doing so will make a lick of difference for a struggling mill town? This guy does.
The Fader
Why Are The Soccer Hooligans of Argentina Killing Each Other?
by Amos Barshad
In the city of Rosario, Argentina, some soccer fans have evolved into a mafia with an illicit cash flow and a stable of hit men. A look inside their homicidal turf war.
Outside Online
The Most Successful Female Everest Climber of All Time Is a Housekeeper in Hartford, Connecticut
by Grayson Schaffer
Lhakpa Sherpa has climbed Everest more than any other woman--and now she's on the mountain trying for her seventh summit. So why doesn’t anyone know her name?
Vice Sports
The House That Built Cam Newton
by Eric Nusbaum
The Holy Zion Center of Deliverance church played an integral part in Cam Newton's upbringing. We visited the church, where Cam's father Cecil Newton was a reluctant host.
The Washington Post
Dusty Baker survived ruin and humiliation. With the Nationals, he can go out on top.
by Dave Sheinin
Nationals Manager Dusty Baker is a vintner, gardener, family man and baseball icon. And because of some troubled times in his past, he cherishes his present even more.
Bleacher Report
The Great Fall of Chyna: How WWE's Greatest Female Wrestler Disappeared
by Jason King
He crouched at the back of the 70-foot yacht, tightening his grip on the urn as he extended it over the Pacific Ocean. Adorned with spiked metal studs and hot-pink rhinestones spelling out CHYNA, the vase would've seemed gaudy in most circles.
ESPN.com
Welcome to Manu's familia
by Zach Lowe
Four years ago in London, the last aging members of Argentina's Golden Generation sat at their lockers and wept after losing a frantic bronze-medal game to Russia. The nation's two greatest players, Luis Scola and Manu Ginobili, gathered themselves and spoke to mark the moment.
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