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Magic Johnson | Before LeBron James, there was Magic Johnson, a point guard in the body of a forward. Johnson is often credited as being one of the players who helped save the NBA with his on-court skill, but he had a greater impact away from the game. In 1991, Johnson announced he was HIV-positive, and his battle brought worldwide attention and new information about the disease to millions.

New Wheaties box honors athlete-activist Tommie Smith’s iconic 1968 Olympics protest

February 3, 2021 at 10:50 a.m.

Track star Tommie Smith's iconic 1968 Olympics protest — a silent statement on racial inequality in America that has resonated around the world and through the decades — will be...

Gabby Douglas competes on the balance beam Sunday in the Olympic Trials in San Jose, Calif.

Despite falls, gymnast Gabby Douglas heading back to Olympics

June 10, 2018 at 11:01 a.m.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -— Gabby Douglas stood arms akimbo, the right leg shaking nervously just before facing a nemesis Sunday night at the U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials. The star of...

Bonds tied to steroids

August 19, 2021 at 4:26 a.m.

The vice president of BALCO told federal investigators last year that San Francisco Giants star Barry Bonds tried the company's new performance-enhancing drugs but didn't like how one of them...

Latinos find way around language gap

August 21, 2021 at 12:55 a.m.

It all began with a corked bat, a baseball star and one grammatically incorrect sentence. Now baseball finds itself confronting issues of language, ethnicity and the growing influence of Latinos...

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