Alexander Goot

Cleveland forward Kevin Love has been dogged by questions about fit and role his entire career. The Cavaliers won't win a NBA title without answering them.

The Clippers have found themselves cast as basketball villains. Maybe that's not such a bad role to play.

For years, the Grizzlies were a transcendent, elbow-throwing throwback to old-school NBA teams. Now, they just seem old, but there's still a lot to celebrate here.

Washington has been the best team in the NHL all season, which is nothing new. The challenge, as in all the years before, is carrying that into the playoffs.

Baseball players come in all shapes and sizes, up to and including ones like Pablo Sandoval, but for some reason this is always forgotten around spring training.

Carson Palmer has endured a pair of wrecked knees, a disastrous stint in Oakland, and all manner of bad luck. At 36, he's playing better than he ever has.

The 2016 NASCAR season will be Tony Stewart's last behind the wheel. He'll leave the sport the same way he helped define it—by doing it just the way he wants to.

Matt Williams was the National League Manager of the Year in 2014. In 2015, he's getting criticized and kicked around. He didn't get worse. He just has a weird job.

What kind of person would go see a 110-minute movie about soccer's disgraced governing body? As it turns out, the answer is 1) nobody and 2) journalists.

Henrik Lundqvist is one of the great goaltenders of his era, and has been at his greatest in Game 7's. He's also never touched the Stanley Cup. He can change that.

Joakim Noah said some things to LeBron James that James didn't appreciate. We don't need to know what they are to enjoy these two dudes' dislike for each other.

A-Rod is one of the greatest, most complicated, and most dishonest baseball players of all time. The Yankees are dealing with this by pretending he doesn't exist.