Randy Johnson stands out in a crowd. His six-foot-ten-inch height makes him the tallest player to ever play in the major leagues and has earned him the nicknames "Big Bird" and "Big Unit." It is his 100-mile-an-hour fastball and unhittable...

Every team starts the season undefeated, but very few finish without a loss. Only nine major college basketball teams, men's and women's, have ever finished the season without a loss. One of those teams is the 1994-95 Connecticut Lady Husk...

During his 15-year career with the National Football League, Reggie White dominated the league as one of its most ferocious defensive players. White struck terror into many an offense with his strength, speed, stamina, and ability to make ...

Riddick Bowe faced many obstacles on his way to becoming professional boxing's heavyweight champion of the world. He overcame a childhood of poverty and an up-and-down amateur career to reach the very top of his sport. In a tremendous thre...

A cornerback is the loneliest player on the football field. One mistake, one slip, and a speedy wide receiver will run by and catch a touchdown pass. Rod Woodson loves the challenge of facing the game's greatest wide receivers. The Pittsbu...

The ring in which Roy Jones Jr. learned to fight was located by the river behind his family home. There Jones developed the speed and power that helped him win the super middleweight boxing title and become the best fighter, pound-for-poun...

Ryne Sandberg is a quiet man who lets his bat and glove do the talking. He won the National League Most Valuable Player award in 1984 and has set numerous major league offensive and defensive records for second basemen. He has won ten Gold...