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A.J. Green remembers his friend, Rondale Moore: “Man, I swear….. sometimes he really did feel like my son. I hope he knew I really did love him that way.”

A.J. Green

A.J. Green remembers his friend, Rondale Moore: “Man, I swear….. sometimes he really did feel like my son. I hope he knew I really did love him that way.”

A.J. Green

Paul Skenes is proud to represent the U.S.A. at the World Baseball Classic: “This tournament is not about me. It’s not about any of us, really. It’s bigger than any one person. It’s about country.”

Paul Skenes

As Haley Winn gets ready for Team USA’s gold medal game against Canada, her brothers, Casey, Ryan and Tommy, leave their sister an encouraging voicemail.

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Meredith Gaudreau remembers the John she knew: “Thank you for the very best years of my life. Thank you for making us a family. Thank you for being my best friend, my favorite person, the man of my dreams.”

Meredith Gaudreau

EDITOR'S PICKS

Before UConn takes the court for the national championship game, Paige Bueckers’ little brother, Drew, left his sister a touching message. 

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To all the NFL general managers, Ashton Jeanty wants you to read this before the draft: “I truly believe I was born to do this.”

Ashton Jeanty

Jack Bech wrote this letter to his older brother, Tiger, who was killed in the New Orleans terrorist attack earlier this year: “We’re going to the NFL, Tiger. We really, really did it.”

Jack Bech

WOMEN IN SPORTS

Naomi Girma pens a letter to Katie Meyer: “There are friends, and then there are true friends. Katie Meyer was a true friend, in every sense of the word.”

Naomi Girma

Kelsey Mitchell opens up about losing her father, finding strength in her Fever family, and the WNBA season that changed everything: “This was one of the hardest seasons I’ve ever been through.”

Kelsey Mitchell

LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF

Derek Jeter pens a letter to his younger self: “You’re going to live out your wildest dreams. You’ll be a Yankee. A champion. Even a Hall of Famer.”

Derek Jeter

Derek Jeter pens a letter to his younger self: “You’re going to live out your wildest dreams. You’ll be a Yankee. A champion. Even a Hall of Famer.”

Derek Jeter

It’s not going to take two days or two weeks for it to hit you that you won the Stanley Cup — it’s going to hit you right then and there.

Mike Modano

Brandi Chastain pens a letter to her younger self: “People will remind you to never look back — always look forward, in positivity and hopefulness.”

Brandi Chastain

Tarik Cohen pens a letter to his younger self: “It’s almost like, for you, nothing can just be easy and work out and make everyone happy.”

Tarik Cohen