Issue No. 1 · October 2026 NominateSubscribe
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The Cover · WNBAOLIVIA MILESPoint No. 770
Giving Back · NFLSHEDEUR SANDERS"Places a lot of people wouldn't go"The Overcomers · GymnasticsSIMONE BILESThrough the dividerThe Grind · NBAVICTOR WEMBANYAMAChess in the rainOrigins · SoccerLAMINE YAMALThe baby in the tubThe Grind · NFLJOSH ALLEN“Copy, paste, copy, paste”Origins · TennisCOCO GAUFFSame lines, same courtThe Overcomers · Formula 1KIMI ANTONELLIMonza, again.The Overcomers · ParalympicsOKSANA MASTERSSixteen seconds clearThe Grind · EsportsLEE "FAKER" SANG-HYEOK“If another opportunity comes”The Overcomers · DartsLUKE LITTLERThe Ally Pally booed him. He thanked them for the money.The Founders · TennisNAOMI OSAKAGold in two languagesThe Overcomers · NFLDAMAR HAMLINDid we win?The Grind · SoccerERLING HAALAND"How we put Norway on the map"Origins · SkateboardingRAYSSA LEALFairy wings and a three-stairOrigins · NBABAM ADEBAYO83 points and a green trailerThe Founders · TennisVENUS WILLIAMS12:13 a.m.Giving Back · WNBACHERYL REEVE397 wins and the roster tooThe Grind · NFLBROCK PURDYVery relevant, after allThe Grind · TrackGOUT GOUT"Put onto this Earth"The Overcomers · Figure SkatingALYSA LIUBack for the rushOrigins · BoxingCLARESSA SHIELDSCannonball's daughterThe Founders · NBARUSSELL WESTBROOKThree characters on a wristbandGiving Back · TennisRAFAEL NADALFrom Manacor to AnantapurThe Grind · HockeyGAVIN McKENNAThirty below, one backyard rinkThe Grind · BobsledELANA MEYERS TAYLORFour hundredthsThe Grind · SwimmingKATIE LEDECKYIt started at the Palisades poolThe Grind · NASCARCONNOR ZILISCHPhoenix, 41 to go.The Founders · NFL ApparelKRISTIN JUSZCZYKMinus 4 at ArrowheadGiving Back · NBAJAYLEN BROWNThe gambit guy
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Via Wikimedia Commons: Olivia Miles by John Mac (CC BY-SA 4.0). Gout Gout by Erik van Leeuwen (CC BY-SA 4.0). Kimi Antonelli by Lukas Raich (CC BY-SA 4.0). Gavin McKenna by Maybemintz (CC BY-SA 4.0). Alysa Liu by SpiritedMichelle (CC BY 4.0). Josh Allen by Erik Drost (CC BY 2.0). Lamine Yamal by Bryan Berlin (CC BY-SA 4.0). Bam Adebayo by Joe Glorioso (CC BY-SA 2.0). Coco Gauff by Carine06 (CC BY-SA 2.0). Claressa Shields by theharv58 (CC BY 2.0). Katie Ledecky by Voltmetro (CC BY-SA 4.0). Simone Biles by Fernando Frazao, Agencia Brasil (CC BY 3.0 BR). Damar Hamlin by The White House (Public domain). Cheryl Reeve by John Mac (CC BY-SA 2.0). Connor Zilisch by Nascar9919 (CC BY 4.0). Erling Haaland by MichaelEmilio (CC BY 4.0). Victor Wembanyama by Daiei Onoguchi (CC BY 4.0). Naomi Osaka by TristanLaplap (CC BY-SA 4.0). Venus Williams by Hameltion (CC BY-SA 4.0). Russell Westbrook by Erik Drost (CC BY 2.0). Rafael Nadal by Carine06 (CC BY-SA 2.0). Brock Purdy by Daniel Hartwig (CC BY 2.0). Shedeur Sanders by Erik Drost (CC BY 4.0). Jaylen Brown by Hameltion (CC BY-SA 4.0). Faker by Marie Claire (CC BY 4.0). Elana Meyers Taylor by Sandro Halank (CC BY-SA 4.0). Oksana Masters by Yakudza (GFDL 1.2). Luke Littler by Sandro Halank (CC BY-SA 4.0). Rayssa Leal by Breno Barros (CC BY 3.0 BR). Kristin Juszczyk by Sidewalks Entertainment (CC BY 3.0). Basketball court at night by Ximonic (Simo Räsänen) (CC BY 3.0). High school football under the lights by Icejacket (CC BY-SA 3.0).